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California Wildfires 'Too Extreme' Even for Birds that Thrive in Burned Out Forests
Researchers are trying to understand how the increasingly common megafires, some of which span thousands of hectares, are impacting the surrounding ecosystem. Read more
Sobeys Aims to Scrap Plastic Bags from all Stores in 2020
Move would take 225 million plastic grocery bags out of circulation each year in Canada, company says Read more
Colorado Company Partners with Mill to Turn Hemp Pulp into Paper
A Michigan paper mill has converted hemp stalks grown and pulped in Colorado into rolls of hemp paper, marking an industry milestone for integrated industrial hemp processor PureHemp Technology. Read more
Changing Climate, Vanishing Old Growth Bring Increased Fire Risk for Coastal Forests
‘It’s getting worse,’ expert warns. ‘As the climate is shifting, these factors are becoming more extreme.’ Read more
Old-Growth Forest Should be Returned to 30% of Original Level, Researchers say Social Sharing
There are currently about 32,000 sq. km of old growth in province — about 5% of total forested area Read more
Forest Bathing Takes Root in Canada: Meet B.C.'s First Certified Forest Therapist
The quiet practice differs from activities like hiking and trail running Read more
Speak Up Now to Save Our National Forests
The Trump administration is trying to remove public input from Forest Service decision-making Read more
Can Mass Timber Reform Construction’s Carbon Footprint?
Buildings in general are responsible for 40 percent of all emissions and architects are calling this new green building technique “the next great disruption to the construction industry.” Read more
Climate Change is Making Wildfires in Canada Bigger, Hotter and More Dangerous
In B.C., Alberta and beyond, forest fires are getting larger and way more difficult to handle. Get used to it. Read more
Ontario Wildfire Officials say They Expect 'Increased Demand' as Infrastructure Spreads North
Advances in planning, technology, along with frequent communication, key to protecting values in far north Read more
First Nations, Environmentalists, Mill Workers Push Province to Overhaul Forestry Rules
Monday is last day to provide input on changes coming to Forest and Range Practices Act Read more
Smoke from Siberian Forest Fires Traveled Across Bering Sea to US, Canada
The smoke from over 400 forest fires in Siberia reached Alaska and portions of the west coast of Canada by July 31, according to NASA. Read more
An Oregon University Let Loggers Harvest an 420-year-old Tree. The School says that was a Mistake.
Cutting down such an old tree -- part of a stand of trees in the school's McDonald and Dunn Research Forests, near the university's campus in Corvallis -- was a mistake, a school official acknowledged. Read more
Climate Change is Transforming Western Forests. And That Could Have Big Consequences Far Beyond Wildfires.
The heat of a warming planet, like an artist’s palette knife on a canvas, etches its way across Western forests, slowly altering ecosystems that have flourished for centuries. Read more
Canada Invests in Wood Construction and Innovation
The government of Canada has announced a $2.5-million investment in the Canadian Wood Council’s Advanced Wood Education Roadmap to promote the benefits and opportunities associated with wood construction. Read more
Decomposing Wood Waste Fuels Persistent Fire at Old Pulp and Paper Site in Hoquiam
Decomposing wood debris left over from decades of pulp and paper production has led to a persistent fire at the old pulp and paper mill complex at the south end of 28th Street in Hoquiam on land owned by Rayonier Inc. Read more
Oil Giant Shell Has a New Plan for Cutting Carbon Footprint: Planting Millions of Trees
Shell will spend $300 million over the next three years on initiatives like planting more than 5 million trees in the Netherlands and Spain, supporting forest regeneration in Australia and potentially engaging in conservation in Malaysia. Read more
Man Helping to Fight Outaouais Forest Fire Dies
Quebec officials confirm a man working on a forest fire north of Ottawa died Sunday. Read more
Four New Forest Fires Reported in Thunder Bay Region
The fire hazard remains high to moderate throughout much of the region Read more
Tall and Old or Dense and Young: Which Kind of Forest is Better for The Climate?
Scientists say reforestation and better forest management can provide 18 percent of climate change mitigation through 2030. But studies appear to be divided about whether it’s better to prioritize... Read more
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