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Beetle
battle rages on
by David Lindsay
In the countdown to an announcement from the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (CFIA) about this year's plan of attack for controlling
the Brown spruce longhorn beetle (BSLB), Nova Scotia's forest
industry remained highly skeptical about the approach taken thus
far, while federal .
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As the world's forests burn
So too do Nicaragua's
by David Palmer
At 35,000 feet over Nicaragua, just east of the Bosawas Reserve,
the ground is visible through haze and wispy clouds. This is
the largest remaining tract of untouched tropical forest in the
Americas, outside of the Amazon. Near the earth's surface, what
appear to be small white . . .
EI lines around the block and saws in the woods
by David Palmer
To hear people wailing about the state of the economy, you would
think the world was going to end. True, things do look grim right
now, especially if you are among the jobless. The recession has
already taken a toll and will exact more retribution before it's
over. A recent RBC report said that the . . .
Pest or not?
The Brown spruce longhorn beetle
by Christopher Majka
In a guest editorial in the last issue of Atlantic Forestry I
drew attention to the fact that, despite eight years of research
and eradication efforts by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA), there is still is no scientific evidence that shows that
the Brown spruce longhorn beetle . . .
Conservation with an axe and a pen
by Jamie Simpson
Aldo Leopold, a grandparent of the modern conservation movement,
remarked that the definition of a conservationist is written
better with an axe than a pen. "A conservationist is one
who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature
on the face of . . .
Close to home
One young entrepreneur's journey in life
by Sid Watts
This is a story I struggled with for some time not because
it was difficult to write, but because it is about a family member,
my son Graham. However, it is a story I feel needs to be told.
Perhaps it will encourage other young people to follow a similar
. . .
FPANS celebrates 75 years
Nova Scotia's forest industry seeks balance, and a way forward
by David Lindsay
As the opening speaker for the 2009 AGM of the Forest Products
Association of Nova Scotia (FPANS), held Jan. 14-16 in Halifax,
Jamie Lim came out swinging.
Lim is president of the Ontario Forest Industries Association.
She acknowledged . . .
The provincial year of forest soils?
by Kevin Keys
As some AFR readers may know, the United Nations has declared
2011 as the "International Year of Forests." The intent
of this declaration is to "raise awareness and promote global
action to sustainably manage, conserve, and develop all types
of forests. . .
The rules and the tools
Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources expects to bring
more certainty to the province's biomass sector by having harvesting
guidelines approved and implemented by the end of March.
Gary Westoll, regional resource. . .
Seeing the sites
Increased biomass harvesting needn't be a Jekyll and Hyde story
by Evelyne Thiffault
There is a solid justification for the blooming of recent initiatives
aimed at harvesting low-grade biomass from forests: it represents
a domestic, well-distributed, renewable, and carbon-lean energy
source . . .
Bioenergy pilgrimage to Finland
With its world-renowned technology for processing and burning
chips and pellets, and ambitious national targets for conversion
to these renewable fuels, Finland is a mecca for advocates of
forest bioenergy. So it is that the Canadian . . .
"Live action" at world's largest forestry fair
Elmia Wood nears capacity booking
by Janne Näsström and staff
Elmia Wood, the world's largest forestry trade and demonstration
fair, held in Sweden every four years, is a good barometer for
the industry. While the "glass" tells us what we know,
we're in the midst of an economic storm, the . . .
Who will be satisfied?
N.B. government releases forest management strategy
A good measure of whether a government has achieved balance on
a controversial issue such as the best way to manage public forest
lands is whether all groups are equally upset. Judged by that
standard alone, the newly-released New Brunswick forest management
strategy appears tilted more towards . . .
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