When the Verso Corp. paper mill in Duluth closed its doors this summer, the northern Minnesota area took an economic hit.
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Commercial Thinning Comes to B.C. at Willow River Demonstration Forest
The Grove wildfire in the early 1960’s burned a significant portion of what is now called the Willow River Demonstration Forest, located east of Prince George BC. Currently 55-hectares of the 500-hectares demonstration forest in undergoing a process called “commercial thinning.”
Area Loggers Disappointed that Jay Maine Mill Pulp Digester Will Not be Rebuilt
A news release on Wednesday (12/9) by Pixelle Specialty Solutions’ that the pulp digester destroyed in an explosion at its Jay Maine mill in April will not be rebuilt was a serious blow to members of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine (PLCM).
B.C. Government Halts Logging Planned for Critical Habitat for Endangered Caribou Herd
Following criticism from conservation groups, scientist and the public, the B.C. government has announced that they are stepping back from their initial plans to log a critical habitat for an endangered caribou herd in an old-growth valley north of Revelstoke.
Oregon Governor Provides Update on Memorandum of Understanding Between Parties Committed to Forest Health
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has provided an update on the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) she brokered back in February between 12 timber and forest products companies, the Oregon Small Woodlands Association, and 13 environmental and fisheries organizations to amend Oregon forest practices is moving forward.
Trade Tensions Between Australia and China Continue to Increase
The tension between Australia and China moved another notch higher with an official notice from China’s Customs Authority on 12/3, which notified Australian exporters that they had detected a pest (with no further specifics) in shipments of logs from South Australia and Tasmania and would therefore not accept any additional shipments from those areas.
After Recent Unparalleled Wildfires Colorado Looks to Logging to Re-Balance Forests
After recent unparalleled wildfire in Colorado has the state’s Department of Forestry and their foresters are looking at actions to bring the states’ forests back into balance with the state’s population growth and where people are choosing to live.
Researchers Findings Indicate that Planting Trees and Deforestation Efforts Costs Could Quickly Accelerate
Researchers from RTI International (RTI), North Carolina State University and Ohio State University are reporting in the journal Nature Communications, published on 12-2-20, that planting trees and preventing deforestation remain key climate change mitigation strategies.
Oregon Proposes Salvage Logging and Reforestation Plan for Beachie Creek, Lionhead and Riverside Wildfires
Oregon is proposing a log salvage as well as the implementation of a reforestation plan in the areas in the Santiam State Forest that were harmed by September’s Beachie Creek, Lionshead and Riverside wildfires.
B.C. Returning to Separate Forestry and Rural Development Ministries
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has announced that the B.C. ministry with the biggest name and footprint in provincial history is being broken up as part of a reform of rural and resource development.