The process converts low-grade timber and low-value lumber into a wood product that can be used as a substitute for lumber and timber in various applications, Canadian Forest Industries reported.
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BC Working With Communities to Prepare for Wildfire Season
The FireSmart Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit will bring together hundreds of local and municipal firefighters to collaborate and train with the BC Wildfire Service.
Alberta Gives First Wildfire Update of the Season: Activity Already Above Last Year
Alberta held its first weekly wildfire update, just days after a fire north of Obed Lake caused by a pipeline rupture quickly burned 60 hectares, Canadian Forest Industries reported.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for the Week Ending April 19th
As of Friday, April 19th, 18 new large wildfires were reported in the last week. Currently, 3 large uncontained wildfires are burning in Kansas, North Carolina, and Virigina.
Rayonier Announces Sale of 115,250 Acres of Timberland in Washington
Rayonier is selling 115,250 acres of timberland in Washington that it has owned for almost 80 years, the Peninsula Daily News reported.
BC Government Celebrates the Planting of 10-Billionth Tree in Its Reforestation Program
BC is celebrating the 10 billionth tree planted since reforestation programs began in 1930, with two billion those trees planted in the past seven years.
BC Government Continues to Invest in the Forest Sector
BC Premier David Eby said the province is partnering with forestry manufacturers to build a strong forest-product sector through significant capital expansion in their operations.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for the Week Ending April 12th
Year-to-date through April 12th, 9,458 wildfires were reported, and they have burned 1,754,439 acres.
Reduced Black Hill National Forest Timber Sales Lead Nieman Enterprises to Cut Production and Headcount at Its Spearfish, SD, Sawmill
Nieman Enterprises plans to reduce production and the headcount at Spearfish Forest Products, South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported.
BC’s Wildfire-Damaged Timber Recovery is Underway
BC announced new measures to streamline the use of wildfire-damaged timber and support land recovery.