News in timber

In response to recommendations outlined the “An Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia” report, the province has released in its “High Production Forestry Phase II Guidance for Implementation”. According to the document’s introduction, the Province of Nova Scotia is embarking on a new vision for forest management on Crown lands.

According to a notice published in the Lake County Oregon Examiner in late December, the Red Rock Biofuels project in Southern Oregon appears to be headed for foreclosure after Red Rock Biofuels failed to make principal and interest payment on some $300 million in debt.

International Paper (IP) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are working with landowners in Texas to restore and manage forests through IP’s Forestlands Stewardship partnership. The Forestland Stewardship partnership was formed in 2013 to conserve and restore southern forestlands.

The BC forestry industry employs more than 43,000 people and makes up 29% of the province’s total commodity export value. Overall, the sector generates over $13 billion (CAD) in GDP annually. The importance of the BC forestry industry is crucial for the long-term sustainability and livelihood of many residents.

Directors of nine South Carolina and federal agencies held a shared stewardship agreement signing ceremony last week at Harbison State Forest. The pact establishes a framework to improve collaboration and effectively respond to the increasing ecological challenges and natural resource concerns.

According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, a series of tornadoes tracked across Northeast Texas on November 4th damaged timber across more than 10,000 acres. The storms destroyed an estimated $13 million worth of timber. Most of the damage to timber was on private property.

Representatives of the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the Westervelt Company unveiled “Westervelt Forest” with a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 6th. The seventy-acre working forest and wildlife demonstration area, located at AWF State Headquarters in Millbrook, Alabama, will be viewable to the 50,000+ annual visitors.

According to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), logging in Oregon’s state forests produced more than $97 million in revenue for country and state governments in 2022. Oregon currently distributes about two-thirds of the timber revenues from state forests to surrounding counties under a management agreement.

In 2017, FPInnvoation’s Steep Slope Initiative research described the evolution of steep slope harvesting in Canada and the associated challenges that such a process would bring. Five years later, that research remains ongoing. Winch-assist technology is one suggested technique.