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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…
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Global Wood Pellet Imports Reach Record $4.5B
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Wood Pellets – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is… read more…
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BC extends state of emergency
WESTERN STANDARD — The BC government has extended the provincial state of emergency until 12:01 a.m. on August 18, 2021,… read more…
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Lumber shows no sign of rebounding, OSB continues to decline
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS — Lumber prices haven’t shown signs of rebounding yet, as OSB continues to have triple digit declines –… read more…
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Satellites reveal how forests increase cloud and cool climate
PHYS.ORG., BY EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY — Forests are not only key to moderating our climate by sequestering atmospheric carbon, but… read more…
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Mercer Receives Bankruptcy Court Sales Order Approval to Acquire a CLT Facility
NEW YORK, GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Mercer International Inc. The Company has announced that it received approval from the applicable Bankruptcy… read more…
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Lumber output in focus as producers look beyond record quarter
BLOOMBERG — North American lumber producers are expected to post another quarter of record profits this week, but most attention… read more…
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Resolute Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2021 Results
MONTRÉAL, CNW Telbec – Resolute Forest Products Inc. has reported a net income of $268 million, or $3.34 per diluted… read more…
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West Fraser Announces Second Quarter Results
VANCOUVER, BC, CNW – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has reported second-quarter results of 2021. The Company also announced that… read more…
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CRIBE: Forest Technology Commercial Acceleration Program (CAP)
The purpose of the Forest Technology CAP is to financially support projects which demonstrate first-in-kind innovative technology, equipment or data… read more…
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The End of the Housing Boom will be when Mortgage Rates Rise In 2022
Bill Conerly Senior Contributor Forbes FORBES — The current housing boom will flatten in 2022—or possibly early 2023—when mortgage… read more…