Wood Matters Blog
A Picture is not Worth a Thousand Words
Images are powerful propaganda tools especially when the story that accompanies those images is used to tell a damning story of forestry practices in New Brunswick. But with the use of any imaging technology, whether its drone footage or satellite imagery, the information it generates is only as good as the interpretation of it. A…
Read MoreMy Friend Daryl
I’ve got a friend. Let’s call him Daryl. Daryl has some strong opinions regarding the fairness of softwood prices received by private woodlot owners in the face of skyrocketing lumber prices. Daryl’s opinion is not entirely unreasonable, its just unfounded and here is why. Daryl’s take on wood pricing stems from his belief that the…
Read MoreWhere We Last Left Off
Where We Last Left Off With government now formed, MLA’s and minister’s sworn in, the forest sector is looking to pick up where things were left off prior to the writ being dropped in August. Notably wood supply, in particular private sources, conservation initiatives and forest management objectives were all on the radar of DNR…
Read MoreThe “New Normal”
Since the declaration of the global COVID-19 pandemic by the WHO in March there has been a building movement to reconsider how things we once thought distant possibilities as now within arms length of being adopted as the “New Normal”. The new normal for the forestry sector in New Brunswick is one where a new…
Read MoreFORESTRY STEPS UP TO HELP NEIGHBORS IN NEED
Foresters spend a lot of time in the outdoors and they know that trees are connected to each other through underground networks that let them share water, nutrients, and information that is essential for life. Trees are very much like people in that the health of our respective communities is directly related to the well…
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