Author: rpalma
Source: Huffington Post You have probably bought forest products like lumber for a home reno or notepaper for school supplies and wondered how your purchase affects the forest it came from. You may feel guilty, but you shouldn’t if the forest products you buy are harvested sustainably and certified to internationally recognized standards. In fact, […]
Source: The Economist IN THE early 1900’s, an average forested acre in California supported fewer than 50 or so trees. After a century of efforts to fight wildfires, the average has risen to more than 300 (albeit mostly smaller) trees. Some might reckon such growth wonderful, but it is a problem far more serious than, […]
Source: Business in Vancouver Great Bear Rainforest Agreement On February 1, the B.C. government signed off on a landmark agreement that ended 20 years of environmental conflict over logging on B.C.’s central coast. Eighty-five per cent of the 6.4 million-hectare Great Bear Rainforest is protected while forest companies have the certainty they need to operate […]
Source: Tree Hugger Make 2017 the year you support North America’s forests—like clockwork. Forests clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and help control our climate. Resolve to put the time to support forests on your monthly schedule, so forests can keep supporting us for many years to come. This monthly adventure […]
Source: Courthouse News By David Reece MISSOULA, Mont. (CN) – Four environmental groups sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop it from implementing a plan to manage 1,155 acres of forest in northwest Montana. Swan View Coalition, Friends of the Wild Swan, Native Ecosystems Council and Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed suit Dec. 16 in […]