News in timber

New Brunswick announced new steps the province is taking to protect more Crown forest, according to CBC News.

Canadians returning to Yellowknife, Dettah, and Ndilǫ this week can expect to see fires in the area flare up in the coming weeks, a NWT minister has said, according to CBC News.

As of September 1st, 82 large wildfires have burned more than 642,615 acres in 14 states. Three new large new fires were reported on Thursday.

US Forest Service Chief Rand Moore announced that the Bitterroot Front Project in the Bitterroot National Forest has been fast-tracked by the federal government, according to the Billings Gazette.

A plan to invest nearly $3 million (CAD) to plant trees that will permanently expand the forest cover in Prince Edward Island (PEI) and help areas damaged by Hurricane Fiona to recover was announced on Friday.

As of Friday, August 25th, 78 large wildfires have burned more than 603,921 acres in 14 states. Five large new wildfires were reported just on Thursday.

Domain Capital Group and its subsidiary Domain Timber Advisors announced the disposition of nearly 1,300 contiguous acres of timberland to a local utility company in Virginia.

As of August 18th, 92 large wildfires have burned more than a half million acres in 14 states. Fourteen large new wildfires were reported on Thursday alone.

Domain Capital Group and its subsidiary, Domain Timber Advisors, announced the disposition of approximately 2,900 acres of timberland in southeast Arkansas.

Canada is stepping up its efforts to support those Canadians dealing with today’s wildfire issues, as well as preparing for the future.