August 18, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 16 Warning: Some of the opinions expressed in this edition may contain facts. Will This Summer’s Smoke Focus the Need for a BC Wildfire Natural Hazard Policy? Kelowna 2003, Slave Lake 2011, Fort McMurray 2016, this year’s provincial wildfire emergency, and let’s not forget the almost catastrophic near-miss of … Read more
July 21, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 15 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may be too hot to handle. What’s With These Fires? It’s Mostly The Fuels It’s important to note just how quickly and fiercely this year’s wildfire season has sprung up. It followed what was, in most parts, a long, cool … Read more
July 7, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 14 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may have appeared in previous editions and have been published again in order to repeat them. Road Deactivation Continues to Hinder Planting Projects and Safety in B.C. and Alberta Contractor project managers may be justified in wondering what it will … Read more
June 23, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 13 Warning: Some of the facts contained in this edition may have political connotations. Spring 2017 Planting Season Winds Down; Summer Hot-Lift Warms Up The advent of the summer solstice is usually considered the best-before date for spring planting in a normal year. This year hasn’t been all that … Read more
June 9, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 12 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition may be subject to politics How Will Promised $15.00 Minimum Wage Affect Tree Planting? Assuming we may soon be setting our sails for new political winds in the province many contractors, especially tree planting employers, have to be thinking about … Read more
May 12, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 11 Warning: Some of the facts in this edition contain warnings. Spring 2017: Floods, Winds, Slides This Year Emphasize Need For Emergency Planning. We are not dealing with anything of Biblical proportions, but 2017 has so far seen a gamut of trials associated snow, floods, avalanches, mud-slides and, just this … Read more
May 12, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 10 Warning: Some of the facts in this publication should be talked about in mixed company. Time to talk about work place harassment It could be expected that the tree planting work place might include the risk of harassment and bullying. After all we hire people, and they don’t … Read more
April 28, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 9 Warning: Some facts required for this publication are missing or may not exist. How Many Foresters Does It Take To Reforest A Forest? That’s not a trick question. It’s a good one. It’s what occurred to us when we got the results back from a quick straw poll … Read more
April 13, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 8 Warning: Some of the biases of this publication may contain facts. Provincial Government Bans Reckless Shooting On Fraser Valley Forestry Roads Municipal and regional governments, the RCMP and the WFCA have succeeded in having indiscriminate target shooting banned from forestry roads in parts of the Fraser Valley. Minister … Read more
March 31, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 7 Warning: Some facts may be data dependent. Will Province Act on Reckless Target Shooting Recommendations Before Election? A roadside shooting gallery near Stave Lake: Local governments and RCMP are recommending MFLNRO ban target shooting on many forest service roads around Fraser Valley Foresters, contractors, local governments, and enforcement … Read more
