Spruce beetle outbreak requires aggressive action
By Donna Barnett BC Local News February 3, 2018 Spruce beetle outbreaks occur throughout B.C. and usually last up to seven or eight years.
Not all timber destroyed by 2017 forest fires should be salvaged, chief forester says
By Andrew Kurjata CBC News February 3, 2018 B.C.’s chief forester says she recognizes the economic desire to harvest wood damaged in 2017’s record-setting
Dead wood must be salvaged from forest floor to prevent wildfires
..the major flaw in the province’s report — it doesn’t consider the next fire in its recovery recommendation By Robert Gray, Fire Ecologist The
BCGEU weighs in on Professional Reliance
BC Environment Has Suffered from a History of ‘Reliance’ By Stephanie Smith, President of the BCGEU The Tyee February 2, 2018 Professional Reliance is
Free Lecture in Victoria
The Future of Wildfire in BC Association of BC Forest Professionals February 1, 2018 What can we learn from California? The summer of 2017 brought
100 Mile House
Planning underway for community forest By Max Winkelman 100 Mile House Free Press February 1, 2018 While they would like to do some work
Do you think this could work in BC?
Drones can fix our forest problem by planting 100,000 trees a day By Chris Smith BGR January 31, 2018 …smart drones could fix humanity’s
Technology serving forest managers accelerating rapidly
Technology serving forest managers accelerating rapidly forestTECHX February 1, 2018 Vancouver, BC – With the speed of technology devices and software applications improving faster
Award to recognize “exceptional Aboriginal youth who go above and beyond to support their communities and contribute to the forest sector”
Forest industry and Canadian Council of Forest Ministers open applications for sixth annual Skills Awards for Aboriginal Youth By the Forest Products Association of
MP Cannings Reports on the Natural Resources Forum
‘From the Hill’ — BC’s natural resources Rossland Telegraph By Dick Cannings, MP South Okanagan-West Kootenay The Rossland Telegraph January 30, 2018 In mid-January
Fort McMurray embraces plan to bolster wildfire prevention in region
“The most important and effective action… is to clear away any combustible material within 1.5 metres of your home” Canadian Press in Lethbridge Herald
Truck Loggers Association Elects New President from Campbell River
Truck Loggers Association January 26, 2018 Vancouver – Mike Richardson was elected President by the Truck Loggers Association membership at their AGM last week.
Elephant Hill Fire was Human Caused
Police set up tip line to find source of B.C.’s largest forest fire in 2017 Canadian Press in Victoria Times Colonist January 29, 2018
New Vancouver Island University forestry program to start in Woss
By Hanna Petersen North Island Gazette January 30, 2018 Woss will soon be home to a new Forestry Program. Sponsored by the BC Forest
“What is the plan, if any?”
Opinion: Status quo a non-starter in BC’s forest industry By Arnold Bercov, President Public and Private Workers of Canada The Province January 28, 2018
Community Tenures in the Wildland Urban Interface: A BCCFA Proposal for Community Forest Program Expansion
The BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA) proposes an expansion in the number and size of community-based tenures around rural and Indigenous communities to help
Plant Communities at Risk from Logging
BC Forest Practices Board January 25, 2018 VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board investigation of a complaint about logging near Mt. Elphinstone Park has
BC Government doesn’t plan to dramatically increase the number of forest firefighters before the start of fire season
RadioNL January 26, 2018 The B.C Wildfire Service is heading into 2018 with plans to make changes after the worst wildfire season in history
B.C. government delegation promotes natural resources, wood products and winter tourism in Beijing
BC Office of the Premier January 24, 2018 BEIJING – Promoting opportunities for British Columbia-China collaboration in wood construction, tourism and energy was the