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FPInnovations Receives Research Award
FPInnovations has received the Omond Solandt Award, which is presented annually to a public or private organization that has made an outstanding contribution to operational research in Canada. more
Jul 21, 2017 12:00 AM News
Study Confirms: Maintaining forests vital to health of Chesapeake Bay
The Commonwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania have completed a two-tier analysis of the economic benefits of meeting the Chesapeake Bay clean-up goals through the retention of forestland. more
Jul 20, 2017 12:00 AM News
Top Tembec Shareholders Oppose Rayonier Offer
Two of the largest shareholders of Tembec Inc. have said they will not support the proposed acquisition by Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. unless the company improves its offer. more
Jul 20, 2017 12:00 AM News
Forest Industry Could Lead Way in Meeting BC Climate Goals: Study
BC's forest sector has the potential to make a massive contribution to meeting provincial greenhouse gas targets if even relatively small changes are made in the way timber is managed, harvested and processed. more
Jul 19, 2017 12:00 AM News
Managed Forests Are a Powerful Tool for Coping with Climate Change
The world’s forests already have a lot on their plate: Providing flood protection, drinking water purification, lumber, and recreation, plus habitat for about half the world’s mammals, birds, and insects. more
Jul 19, 2017 12:00 AM News
Merritt Biomass Power Plant on Track for Fall Start
The Merritt Green Energy project in BC, a 40-megawatt biomass-fuelled power plant, has finished site construction and is in the commissioning stage. more
Jul 19, 2017 12:00 AM News
Forestry Still a Key in Alabama Economy
The forest products industry remains one of the strongest industries in Alabama in terms of annual capital investment and employment, according to a report released recently by Gov. more
Jul 18, 2017 12:00 AM News
Fluctuating Forest Industry Performs Well in First Quarter
Canada's forestry sector might be facing one of the most volatile times in recent history, yet recent figures suggest it’s off to a solid start in 2017. more
Jul 18, 2017 12:00 AM News
One Town’s Effort to save Maine’s Forest Economy Reflects a Statewide Hope
Tom Cushman’s not an energy trader. Not exactly. Every morning before heading into the woods, he checks the going rate for electricity, estimating whether the wood-to-energy plants he supplies are going to break even. more
Jul 18, 2017 12:00 AM News
The West Is on Fire, Blame the Housing Crisis
California is on fire again. CalFire, one of the agencies charged with putting those fires out, is tracking upward of two dozen conflagrations up and down the state at the moment—Detwiller, Grade, Bridge, Wall, Alamo, Garza, on and on. more
Jul 17, 2017 12:00 AM News
Spray Targets 80,000 Hectares of NB Forest as Spruce Budworm Makes Inroads
New Brunswick has just finished spraying more than 80,000 hectares of forest against the spruce budworm, the dreaded insect that infests the province every 30 years or so. more
Jul 17, 2017 12:00 AM News
Thousands Free to Return Home as Some BC Wildfire Evacuation Orders Downgraded
Thousands of evacuees from Princeton, 100 Mile House and surrounding areas in British Columbia are free to go home after evacuation orders were downgraded to alerts on Sunday. more
Jul 17, 2017 12:00 AM News
The Latest: Rural community sees “complete devastation”
Miki Crawford says only a chimney and a cinder block wall are left standing in the rubble of the house she and her family called home for 22 years. more
Jul 16, 2017 12:00 AM News
Canadian Forces Sending 225 More Troops to Help with BC Wildfires
About 225 more Canadian Forces personnel will be coming to BC to help with wildfire response. more
Jul 16, 2017 12:00 AM News
Community Coalition Speaks out Against MNRF Policy Change
In response to new polices that will significantly impact northern and rural Ontario, a coalition of indigenous and municipal leaders, chambers of commerce, unions and the forest sector have come together to voice their concerns. more
Jul 15, 2017 12:00 AM News
Canadian Forest Service Develops Trap to Stop Spread of Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer has not made its way to Atlantic Canada yet, but researchers at the Canadian Forest Service in Fredericton say they want to be prepared. more
Jul 15, 2017 12:00 AM News
Sawmill to Bring 90 Jobs to Bonfield
A new multi-million-dollar sawmill facility planned for Bonfield is expected to create 90 jobs. more
Jul 14, 2017 12:00 AM News
Kadant Acquires NII FPG Forest Products Business
Kadant Inc. is extending its reach as a supplier to the forest products sector with the purchase of the forest products business of NII FPG Company. more
Jul 13, 2017 12:00 AM News
Wildfire Pollution Much Worse than Thought, Study Says
Monstrous wildfires not only devastate communities and sometimes kill dozens each year in the US, but they also release a toxic brew of hazardous pollution, a new study found. more
Jul 6, 2017 12:00 AM News
BC Wildfires: Number of evacuees expected to rise
There is no end in sight to the wildfires in British Columbia that have forced thousands of people from their homes and destroyed hundreds of square kilometres of land. more
Jul 5, 2017 12:00 AM News
