The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is empowering communities to tackle important forest health issues with two new grant programs. These programs, which support DNR’s 20-Year Forest Health Strategic Plan, aim to create forests that are resilient to wildfires, insects and disease by supporting large-scale forest restoration efforts led by groups called forest collaboratives.
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Natural Resources Canada Releases State of Canada’s Forests Report
Natural Resources Canada has released its 2017 State of Canada’s Forests report. This latest edition delves into forest fires by examining the Fort McMurray fire, and […]
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Closed BC Interior Sawmill Adds to Local Woes
Operations at a sawmill in British Columbia’s Interior, temporarily evacuated over the summer because of massive wildfires, has now been shut down following a fire […]
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Ministers Met to Discuss Softwood Lumber Tariffs
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and his provincial counterparts met Nov. 10 to discuss the final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce […]