mountain pine beetle

Government must act to renew forests

January 20, 2010

B.C.’s modest tree-planting goals are falling far short of the need. Few events offer as compelling an example of what climate change might mean for British Columbia as the mountain pine beetle infestation and its impact on our forests.  Read more

Tree planters urge immediate action on beetle-killed forests

May 2, 2008

VANCOUVER – Members of the Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association (WSCA) are calling for immediate action to revitalize tree planting efforts in British Columbia in the wake of an alarming study by the Canadian Forest Services (CFS) pointing to beetle-killed forests in the province as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.  Read more

We can still mitigate the worst effects of the pine beetle disaster

May 2, 2008

The devastation wrought by the tiny mountain pine beetle was hard to comprehend even before the report last week about its potential affect on climate change.  Read more

Canfor CEO Cites Lumber Problems With Beetle-Killed Wood, Need for Better MPB Strategy

February 9, 2007

WSCA Conference:Jim Shepherd says his company is having difficulty making quality lumber out of beetle killed wood in some areas of the province.  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