forest fires

Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 18, Issue 06

May 4, 2018

4 May 2018 Volume 18 Issue 6 Warning:We have generally assumed the facts and estimates contained in our publications fall within the margin of error. But upon further thought it is not clear to us what a margin of error is. Is it a margin full of error? Or is an area exclusive of error? …  Read more

Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Rumour Mill RoundUpDate Volume 17, Issue 17

September 1, 2017

September 1, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 17 Warning: Some of the facts expressed in this edition may contain opinions. BC Planters Reach Eight Billion Seedling Milestone This Year We have it on good authority from our statists at Forest Practices Branch that the latest numbers show we planted the province’s eight billionth seedling this year. …  Read more

Bigger, Badder Beetle Blazes

February 2, 2007

Expect larger fires that start faster and are more difficult to control as a result of the mountain pine beetle epidemic in B.C.’s Interior, delegates at the Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association convention were told Thursday.  Read more

BC Government Announces Forestry Funding

March 18, 2005

The BC government has announced a five-year 185-million program to begin addressing the reforestation backlog created by the mountain pine beetle disaster, recent forest fires, and years of low public forestry funding. The dollars are aimed at brushing impeded stands, reforesting the mountain and pine beetle backlog, and replanting the old pre-1987 NSR.  Read more