Articles
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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…
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Province ‘proposing to harvest’ trees in former birch reserve
The Newfoundland and Labrador government says its proposing to cut wood from a former birch reserve near Gander, despite concerns… read more…
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New bridges helping mid-island route become reality
The government department responsible for forest roads is replacing two bridges that were a barrier to reopening the mid-island highway… read more…
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Methylmercury levels expected to rise at Muskrat Falls reservoir: Nalcor
Protesters at the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador were again blocking access to the work site late Wednesday in… read more…
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Wednesday is National Bioenergy Day – National Forest Products Week
On Wednesday, National Bioenergy Day, part of National Forest Products Week, is the time the U.S. Forest Service is emphasizing… read more…
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Philip Cross: It’s Canada vs. the protectionists in the new world trade wars
As a trading nation, Canada has much to lose if protectionism — clearly on the rise in the U.S. and… read more…
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Lumber stand-still ends, but no deal announced
The one-year halt on the United States lumber industry’s ability to take legal action against Canadian softwood lumber producers passed… read more…
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Lack Of Contractor Sustainability Confirmed By Third-Party Analysis
oday, Canadian Forest Industries published third-party confirmation that BC’s independent timber harvesting contractors are struggling the most compared to their… read more…
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Areas affected by Spruce Beetle in Northern B.C. grow by 35%
The impact of the spruce beetle on Northern B.C. forests continues to grow, with areas impacted by the pest up 35… read more…
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Lumby, Splatsin work together on community forest
Just like the cedar they were carved from, new signs have rooted two communities together. Signs proclaiming the Monashee Community… read more…