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Weyerhaeuser’s wildfire recovery efforts in Oregon
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY — Earlier this year, a log truck full of fire-salvaged timber wound its way down the mainline road… read more…
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Consumer Prices Rise in September
NAHB EYE ON HOUSING — Inflation accelerated in September, as prices for food and shelter showed notable gains. Federal Reserve… read more…
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Call for conservation grant proposals!
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is accepting proposals for conservation grants until Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.… read more…
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FSC New & Returning Certificate Holders 2021
September 2021 Accent Labels Inc. Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) Bois Daaquam inc. Bois d’oeuvre Cedrico Inc. Canpak Trade… read more…
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Canfor commits to developing biofuel plant in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN — Canfor will be moving forward with an investment to support a biofuel plan in Prince George.… read more…
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Russia’s Fire Season Six Times Worse Than North America’s
GRIST — In mid-August, the leader of the Republic of Sakha, in Russia, told residents not to go outside, and… read more…
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Carlisle belts by Timken is now Timken Belts
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, — The Timken Company, a world leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, has announced Carlisle® brand… read more…
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After devastating fire season, experts call for new approach
CBC NEWS — Scenes from this summer’s devastating wildfires in southern Europe reverberated around the world. Acres of olive groves… read more…
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Ikea owner buys 5500ha of Otago farmland for forestry
Most of the forest will be planted with radiata pine. Photo: 123RF / Lakeview Image Library The company which owns retail giant… read more…
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Brad McKinney New IWPA Executive Director
IWPA, Alexandria, Virginia – The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) has announce that Brad McKinney has been selected to serve… read more…
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The Softwood Lumber Board and U.S. Department of Agriculture Sign Memorandum
OREGON CITY, Ore., The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that builds… read more…
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Western Australia to ban native forest logging from 2024
THE GUARDIAN — Native forest logging in Western Australia will end at the start of 2024, the state government has announced, in… read more…
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Jim Kessler Appointed President, Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros. has announced that its chief operating officer, Jim Kessler, will take on the additional role of president, effective… read more…
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B.C.’s war in the woods shows complex politics
CBC NEWS — A little over a year ago, the first protesters arrived at the Fairy Creek watershed in southern… read more…
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Foresters say it’s time to restore the majestic western white pine to its rightful place
LEWISTON TRIBUNE — Western white pine, as a species, was known as king pine in the early 1900s because of… read more…
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Plant Trees to Slow Climate Change – Never a Better Time Than Today
By Rob Keen, CEO of Forest Recovery Canada and Forests Ontario Vast, beautiful, healthy forests define Canada, making up… read more…
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Cascades’ GHG reduction targets approved
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, CNW Telbec – Cascades has announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its greenhouse… read more…
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Xi Jinping inspects forest farm as eco-friendliness highlighted in high-quality development
CORRECTION: Editor’s Note: The Kaingora Forest in New Zealand is considered the largest man-made forest at 190,000 hectares. See… read more…
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Nextfor free online webinar
Did you know that forest-based lignin can be used to replace fossil-fuel-based chemicals and products? Lignin is an abundant raw… read more…
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Forests Need Bats
By Michelle Visconti, Forests Ontario When asked about bats, most people think about vampires, Halloween, or Dracula, but many fail… read more…
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Garrison Lake fire jumps Highway 3, southwest of Princeton
PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS — The Garrison Lake fire, 33 km from Princeton, jumped Highway 3 Saturday, Aug. 14. A spokesman… read more…
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Members of N.S. forest industry form lobby group to reopen Northern Pulp mill
CBC NEWS — Some companies in Nova Scotia’s forestry sector have launched a lobby group to support restarting the idle pulp… read more…
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UBC to host virtual International Forestry Conference August 16-18
The 20th Commonwealth Forestry Conference will bring together more than 186 speakers who will share their knowledge of the most pressing… read more…
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American Particle Board Imports Soar
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘U.S. – Particle Board – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is… read more…
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Siberia’s wildfires are bigger than all the world’s other blazes combined
MOSCOW, THE WASHINGTON POST — For Russia, there are two types of fires raging across Siberia: the kind the authorities… read more…