Seven months after raising royalty rates on timber harvested in provincially owned forests, the New Brunswick provincial government is proposing up to $50 million in reductions, according to CBC News. Some rates will fall all the way back to where they were a decade ago.
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US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for the Week Ending April 28th
The US National Interagency Fire Center is reporting that as of last Friday, nineteen large new fires were reported. Wildland firefighters and support personnel are working towards containment goals on 13 large fires that have burned 45,376 acres in 8 states.
Nova Scotia’s Forestry Innovation Transition Trust Announces Funding for Two New Projects
Trustees of the Forestry Innovation Transition Trust (FITT) announced two more projects, totaling more than $2.5 million (CAD), have been approved. “The projects, together with previously funded projects, are helping to strengthen the sector and ensure it’s sustainable for the long term.”
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for the Week Ending April 21st
The US National Interagency Fire Center is reporting that as of Friday, 54 large new fires were reported. Wildland firefighters and support personnel are working towards containment goals on 20 large fires that have burned 14,812 acres in 11 states.
Drones to Aid Tree Planting in BC Post-Wildfire Restoration Areas Deemed Too Unsafe
Telus has recently invested $11.4 million (CAD) and has teamed up with Canadian reforestation company Flash Forest to develop and expand its post-wildfire reforestation using drones to plant tree seedlings, according to the BC news site “Castanet.”
Boreal Carbon Corporation Acquires 20,000 Acres of Northern Ontario Timberland
Boreal Carbon Corporation, a private Canadian company with a vision of becoming a leading carbon credit developer, announced Tuesday that it has closed on the acquisition of 20,000 plus acres of institutional-quality timberland located in Northern Ontario.
BC and Canadian Federal Government Reach Settlement Agreement With Five First Nations on Treaty Land Entitlement Claims
On Saturday, five First Nations in BC, alongside government representatives, announced settlement agreements of the Nations’ Treaty Land Entitlements claims. The settlements resolve long-standing claims that these First Nations did not receive all the lands owed to them under a 1899 treaty.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for the Week Ending April 14th
The US National Interagency Fire Center is reporting that as of Friday, 30 large new fires were reported. Wildland firefighters and support personnel are working towards containment goals on 20 large fires in nine states, with the most activity being reported in Oklahoma.
Ontario Agrees to 10-Year Logging Ban on Grassy Nerve First Nation Land
In a letter sent from Ontario to the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation, the province indicated that it has abandoned its plans to open a portion of the First Nation’s traditional forest to commercial logging for the next 10 years.
Prineville, Oregon, Receives $1 Million US Forest Service Grant to Further Develop a Renewable Energy Biomass Plant to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Oregon’s KTVZ, Channel 21 is reporting that the City of Prineville has just received a $1 million boost from the US Forest service for its plans with Crook County to build a 25-megawatt renewable energy biomass plant that officials say will speed and expand forest restoration projects while reducing wildfire risk.