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The Netherlands Will Increase its Forests By a Quarter
The Netherlands currently shares with Ireland the title of Europe’s least wooded country—trees currently cover just 11 percent of its… read more…
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Total And Bill Gates Invest $14 Million In Biomass Conversion Technology For Biofuels
Biofuels and bioenergy have now become an essential component in the world’s renewable energy mix. Last month, French multinational energy company,… read more…
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Fir beetle hitting trees at Otway
Signs of a fir bark beetle outbreak are emerging in a forested area within city limits. About 200 trees at… read more…
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ABORIGINAL COMPANY FROM B.C. HONOURED BY FOREST INDUSTRY
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) today presented the 2016 Aboriginal… read more…
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BC Interior loggers talk rates, future
Once upon a time, contractors in the BC Interior were the envy of Canadian loggers. Big wood, modern mills, large… read more…
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Perseverance Trail Run a huge success
The 12th annual Perseverance Trail Run was a huge success with 425 registered racers, 70 volunteers, a huge team of… read more…
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COFI Launches Community Photo Contest
The Council of Forest Industries (COFI), with media partner Canadian Forest Industries (CFI) Magazine and prize sponsor London Drugs, today… read more…
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Ancient Forest Alliance offering Stanley Park tree tours in Mandarin, Cantonese
B.C.’s Ancient Forest Alliance is hoping to draw Chinese language speakers to its cause by offering Stanley Park nature tours in Mandarin… read more…
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How a moose tax can help B.C. wildlife conservation
Is it time for a moose tax? Faced with declining game populations and the increasing complexities of wildlife management, people… read more…
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Chinese-language forest tours to educate more B.C. residents on conservation
Conservationists have their eyes on a demographic that hasn’t been tapped into before in terms of educating people about British… read more…
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Manitoba-made film a love letter to the world’s forests
Photons journey from the sun to the leaf of a tree in the opening scenes of a Manitoba-made film that explores… read more…
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Blockade against logging work hurts legal stance
Setting up a blockade has hindered rather than helped members of an aboriginal band who have been trying to stop… read more…
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Parks Canada beginning to thin forests in hopes of preventing spread of wildfire
Crews have begun to thin certain forests around Banff National Park, in some cases removing entire strips of trees. It’s… read more…
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USA and Canada continue SLA negotiations
The one-year standstill period for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between Canada and the USA which expired in October 2015… read more…
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CONFLICT TIMBER: THE ETCHEMINS DISASTER AREA
(Quebec) prefect of the regional county municipality (RCM) Etchemins and mayor of Lac-Etchemin, Harold Gagnon still fresh in memory the… read more…
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The Hidden Life Of Trees: Discover A New Way To Look At Forests
To read Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees is to discover a secret world that you never knew existed… read more…
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Opinion: Vancouver Island’s rainforest and communities need urgent action
Vancouver Island’s rainforests are among the rarest ecosystems on the planet — temperate rainforests have never occupied more than 0.5… read more…
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Canfor passes audit of tree farm licence
An audit of Canfor’s Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 14, south of Golden, found compliance with British Columbia’s forestry legislation, according… read more…
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Reports find B.C. government failing to clamp down on suspect logging practices
Colin Richardson has fished along the Skidegate Channel in Haida Gwaii all his life. As a child, he worked as… read more…
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We should be managing a forest ecosystem not just the trees’
Approaches to forest management must change if B.C. wants to end bug outbreaks sooner, said the closing speaker at a… read more…
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tumbler ridge, BC Community Forest grows
The Tumbler Ridge Community Forest is expanding. Recently, the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations allocated 15,500 cubic… read more…
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Victoria filmmaker explores B.C.’s coastal forest
A Victoria-based filmmaker is shedding light on B.C.’s coastal forest industry with a new documentary series entitled Heartwood: A West… read more…
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Province Releases Industry Outlook Profile
The Province has released its Industry Outlook Profile for the next ten years, predicting which sectors will see growth and job… read more…
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Spruce beetle swarm expected in 2017
About a third of this year’s spruce beetle larvae are expected to mature a early, adding their number to the… read more…
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NIC Offers Coastal Forestry Training in Campbell River
Limited seats are available for the four-month Coastal Forest Resource program in Campbell River this January, designed to give students… read more…