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BC Government Announcements
The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations this week announced changes to BC forestry legislation intended to enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales. Proposed amendments to the Forest Act will enable holders of pulpwood agreements to sell or transfer their agreements. BC Timber Sales Changes Amendments to forestry legislation…
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US Home Sales, Prices
Builders in the US signed contracts on more homes last month than any time since early 2008, according to figures released by the Census Bureau and HUD. February seasonally adjusted annual new home sales topped out at a 539,000 annual pace, up 7.8 per cent from a healthy 500,000 rate in January. In percentage terms,…
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Oregon Timberlands. Timber Access, and Timber Revenue
FULL STORY HERE: http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/03/aid_to_timber-dependent_oregon.html Federal aid that has provided a financial lifeline for timber-dependent counties in Oregon may soon start flowing again after a key congressional deal was announced Tuesday. House Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to include the timber aid – which will pump about US$100 million a year into the economy in mostly…
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Central Newfoundland Timber Resources for Sale
The Government of Newfoundland said this week negotiations are still ongoing with a California-based company interested in timber resources in central Newfoundland, according to VOCM radio Wednesday. Rentech is looking to produce wood pellets in Canada; it already has access to wood resources in Ontario. Up for grabs is the 280,000 cubic metres of wood…
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Habitat Fragmentation: Global Forest Cover
A new study out of North Carolina State University gives a stark view of the dwindling size of forests globally. The analysis of global forest cover revealed that 70 per cent of remaining forest is within 1 kilometre of the forest’s edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning…
