Longer trucks save forest companies money, fuel
Add more axles to a log-hauling truck and trailer, to increase payload beyond the six, seven and eight-axle trucks currently in use. That’s a project
BC Forest Policy Killing Jobs in Small Communities, Say Critics
Fort Nelson wants changes to the Forest Act and the ministry’s agreements with forest companies. “Changes need to be directed toward discouraging wood hoarding,
How Mushrooms Could Help Replenish Forests After Clearcut Logging
By Daniel Pierce Nov 24, 2016 Motherboard The small community that lives on Cortes Island, a remote and richly forested spot off the British
Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to our 2016 Newsletter. What a busy year it’s been! The goal of this newsletter is to keep you up-to-date and informed on
Beyond the Beetle with a Look to the Future
The Woodlot Communicator BC’s woodlotters gathered for their Annual General Meeting in Prince George this year, a fitting location given that it is the
Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association Solutions Paper
MAKING BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FOREST ECONOMIC ENGINE GREAT British Columbia’s forest industry has been instrumental in building our province into one of the greatest places on
Forest ecologist says we need to get fire ‘smarter’ in B.C. (interview)
Listen to the interview – CBC Daybreak A wildfire conference in Kelowna is all about building resiliance to save our homes and communities Oct
Monashee Community Forest
Lumby, Splatsin work together on community forest by Richard Rolke Oct 18, 2016 Vernon Morning Star Just like the cedar they were carved from,
Canada: Where Does The Softwood Lumber Agreement Currently Stand?
On August 18, 2016, Martin Moen, Canada’s Chief Negotiator, provided an update report to the Standing Parliamentary Committee on International Trade. By Bull, Housser
Canadian Forest Service launches new mobile app
My Tree Oct 05, 2016 Canadian Forest Service In celebration of National Forest Week, the Canadian Forest Service launched My Tree, a mobile application that
Premier funds water, firefighter help for communities
By Tom Fletcher Sep 28, 2016 BC Local News in Pentiction Western News In what looked and sounded like a road-test of her 2017
B.C. municipalities support Vancouver Island push to save old-growth forests
by Kelly Sinoski Sep 28, 2016 The Vancouver Sun “Our old-growth forests are not a renewable resource,” he said. However, some Vancouver Islanders such
Changing climate is raising forest fire risk: NRCan annual report
by Bruce Cheadle Sep 28, 2016 Canadian Press in CTV News OTTAWA — A new government report says that by the end of this
First Nations attracting record investments for the Great Bear Rainforest
By Kevin Campbell Sep 27, 2016 The Northern View A historic agreement between Coastal First Nations, the Government of B.C., the logging and pulp
Minister Thomson Talks Forestry with BC’s Coastal Mayors
Sep 27, 2016 Truck Loggers Association Victoria – Minister Steve Thomson met with 32 coastal community mayors and councillors last night to discuss how
UBC research reveals genetic patterns in trees for climate adaptation
By Anna Dimoff Sep 25, 2016 CBC News Researchers from UBC have helped discover a pattern of genes in two coniferous trees that
Sunshine Coast Community Forest Event
Good wood draws crowds By Jan Degrass Sep 23, 2016 Coast Reporter We on the Sunshine Coast love our wood. The Wood Expo, a
Province partners with BC First Nations Forestry Council
Sep 25, 2016 Merritt Herald The provincial government and BC First Nations Forestry Council (BCFNFC) have entered into a new labour market partnership to
VIPs take a Walk in the Rain at DEMO International
By Sandy McKellar Categories: Forestry Region: Canada; Canada West Sep 26, 2016 Tree Frog News DEMO International 2016 was a hit with the local