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Urban Forestry South tests urban forest audit system
An audit system developed by the U.S. Forest Service can help urban forest programs benchmark their resources and program capacity,… read more…
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McDonald’s announces new sustainable sourcing policy
Global fast-food giant McDonald’s on Tuesday pledged to end deforestation across its entire supply chain. The announcement follows recent similar… read more…
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Industry merger and aquisitions reach historic heights
It only took one megadeal is an otherwise quiet quarter to boost mergers and acquisition (M & A) activity in… read more…
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Pic River announces major investment in forestry
The Pic River First Nation announced today a major investment in forestry purchasing harvesting equipment which will be used to… read more…
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Two Sides celebrates Earth Day with good news about paper and sustainable forestry
Two Sides North America announces the release of an engaging infographic that presents key facts about the relationship between Paper and… read more…
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Port Alberni water fight has political implications – Comment
Gaze west from this city’s quay over the lovely silver-flecked vista of Alberni Inlet and steep, forest-clad ridges frame the… read more…
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Scientists create bigger, faster-growing trees in a bid to beat climate change
Trees that grow twice as fast as normal have been developed by scientists, in a bid to boost renewable energy… read more…
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Northern Pulp to shut Boat Harbour waste treatment plant in 2020
The province of Nova Scotia has set aside $50 million to begin cleaning up the pulp mill waste treatment plant… read more…
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Boat Harbour cleanup far from simple – Comment
Fifty million dollars is a lot of money, but it may not be enough to pay for the Boat Harbour… read more…
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Russian ecologists warn summer could see repeat of 2010 wildfires
With fires already raging across parts of Siberia, Russia can expect “catastrophic” wildfires as bad as or worse than those that… read more…
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200 hectare forest fire northwest of Kenora ON threatens two lodges
A forest fire burning 68 kilometres northwest of Kenora is threatening two lodges, and is very close to the Caribou Falls hydroelectric… read more…
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Grants for invasive plants
The B.C. government is distributing more than $1.7 million in grant money to help control the spread of invasive plant… read more…
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North American Wholesale Lumber Association regional meeting coming in May
The NAWLA Toronto regional meeting will feature two expert speakers for this afternoon event. Peter Brown, Deloitte Peter E. Brown… read more…
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Apple is buying up 36,000 acres of forest to conserve it
Apple is partnering with an environmental nonprofit to purchase roughly 36,000 acres of private forestland, which will be sustainably harvested… read more…
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Province monitoring trumpeter swans near logging site
A pair of trumpeter swans has returned to Kangienos Lake in the Ghost Valley, raising residents’ hopes that the birds will… read more…
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Labour talks on way to conciliation
Contract talks between Domtar and 550 Unifor members at the Dryden pulp mill and woodlands operations are headed to conciliation.… read more…
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Wood industry builds a fire-safe future
Do newer mass timber products hold the key to safer, taller wood buildings in the United States? The American Wood… read more…
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OPFA presents awards at annual meeting
On April 9th in Toronto at their annual general meeting the Ontario Professional Foresters Association presented awards to members who… read more…
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EIA annual outlook predicts bioenergy growth
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015), which presents updated projections for U.S. energy… read more…
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Weyerhaeuser donates more than 100K diapers to United Way
It’s not stretching the point too far to say that 12 months of the year Weyerhaeuser in Columbus makes diapers,… read more…
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Foreign firm’s tree-planting practice in B.C. not sustainable, region says
A foreign company that has been replanting thousands of hectares of farmland with trees in British Columbia in order to… read more…
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Wilderness groups fear Park Act changes will increase industrial activity in B.C. parks
To begin the ascent of Golden Hinde – the tallest peak on Vancouver Island in B.C.’s Strathcona Provincial Park –… read more…
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New Brunswick looks to tides and forests as power sources
New Brunswick’s forests and tides are regularly marketed as tourist attractions, but renewable energy experts say they could both play… read more…
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Earnings take a dip for Catalyst in Q4
Catalyst Paper’s earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, was down in its fourth quarter to $6.8 million from $8.0… read more…
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Revelstoke to ask Minister of Forests to get involved in logging issue
Revelstoke City Council has agreed to request the Minister of Forests to mediate discussions on potential logging within Mount Macpherson’s recreational… read more…