Tiny homes make a big difference to veterans and elderly in need
During the 2020 wildfire season, an estimated nine million acres burned up and down the West Coast. Countless families lost their homes. Some of the more fortunate had the means…
Restoring Longleaf Pine Forests through USDA-NRCS Program
While longleaf pine forests once encompassed more than 90 million acres across the Southeast, the past couple of centuries has seen development, timbering and fire suppression reduce the ecosystem’s range.…
COFI Awards 13 Scholarships to Students Pursuing Careers in B.C.’s Sustainable Forest Sector
COFI established its forestry scholarship in 2007 with the goal of encouraging young people to choose professional, technical, or trades careers in the forest sector. Scholarship recipients will each receive $2,000 to…
Resolute Announces Indefinite Idling of Pulp and Paper Operations at Calhoun, TN Mill
Resolute Forest Products Inc. have announced the indefinite idling of pulp and paper operations at its Calhoun (Tennessee) mill. Tissue manufacturing and converting will continue at the site and the…
Holmen is investing SEK 400 million to increase value added and capacity at Iggesund Sawmill
The investment is a further step in Holmen’s strategy to grow the wood products business and contribute to the green transition. This will increase the production at Iggesund Sawmill by…
Treecycling for Twelfth Night
You’ve enjoyed a lovely Christmas with your tree taking centre stage, but what do you do with it now? Once the festive period comes to an end the Government estimates…
EGGER Turns 60
Since 1961, EGGER has developed from a Tirolean sawmill into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wood-based materials. The pioneering spirit of the founder, Fritz Egger sr., still characterises…
Stora Enso Is Investing €23 Million Into Board Production At The Varkaus Site In Finland
Stora Enso invests €23 million for increasing flexibility and capacity at the Varkaus containerboard mill, resulting also in expanded capacity of using recycled fibre. Preparatory work on the investment will…
National Trust Warns Of “Catastrophic” Impact Of Tree And Plant Disease
British trees are under threat from an increase in the severity and frequency of diseases, the National Trust has warned. Pathogens like ash dieback, Phytophthora ramorum and acute oak decline…
Could There Be Dark Times Ahead
After the feature I did on the Tesla Cybertruck, it set me thinking about where the extra electricity is going to come from to charge all of our electric vehicles…