‘Tis the season? Foresters, loggers and wood specifiers gather to honour their champions

February 23, 2018
Category: Today's Takeaway

‘Tis the season? Foresters, loggers and wood specifiers are gathering to learn, and honour their respective champions. The Association of BC Forest Professionals recognized more than a dozen professionals for their outstanding work in sustainable forest management; the 80th annual Oregon Logging Conference kicked off in Eugene Oregon and the Canadian Wood Council announced its Manitoba Wood Solutions Fair in April.

Researchers at the University of BC have made a wood-based concrete panel that performs best with beetle-killed wood; while Purdue University researchers show that concrete infused with wood nanocrystals is stronger, allowing for less concrete in some applications. In other news: inside the operation to save ‘ghosts of the woods’ from hungry wolves; Ontario’s forest industry is also committed to protecting caribou; and drier conditions could doom Rocky Mountain spruce and fir trees.

Finally, Canfor announces and then updates a delay to its planned construction of a new mill in Washington GA.

— Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor

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