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Nova Scotia Accepts Land as Payment
The Nova Scotia government is picking up 3,242 hectares of forestry land in western Nova Scotia in ex- change for debts owed the province by family-owned lumber company Freeman and Son of Greenfield, according to the Chronicle Herald Thursday. The land, in 19 blocks scattered across Kings, Lunenburg, Shelburne, Queens, and Annapolis counties, is owned…
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Post-Fire Carbon Dynamic Study
A new study released by the Canadian Journal of Forest Research March 22, estimated change in woody carbon pools as a function of crown fire severity as indicated by a post-fire index, years since fire, pre-fire woody carbon, forest type group (hardwood vs. softwood), elevation, and climate attributes. California Post-Fire Study Canadian and US researchers…
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Possible Forest Industry Labour Disruption: Canada West Coast
VERY BAD NEWS just landed on Madison’s desk, from the British Columbia Truck Loggers Association. “The TLA is built on a strong foundation with deep roots in BC’s coastal communities where our timber harvesting contractors live and work. We have developed a strategic plan to better serve our members and the coastal communities they live…
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Possible Forest Industry Labour Disruption: Canada West Coast
VERY BAD NEWS just landed on Madison’s desk, from the British Columbia Truck Loggers Association. “The TLA is built on a strong foundation with deep roots in BC’s coastal communities where our timber harvesting contractors live and work. We have developed a strategic plan to better serve our members and the coastal communities they live…
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US West Coast Log and Lumber Exports: 4Q 2015
The latest data summarizing West coast log and lumber exports in the fourth quarter of 2015 were released Tuesday by the U.S. Forest Service’s Paci c North– west Research Station. The data—covering exports during October, November, and December 2015—were compiled and analyzed by Xiaoping Zhou, a research economist with the station. Volume and Value of…
