Commentary
Economic Recovery and Climate Change: Forest Sector Contributions to a Low Carbon Economy
As we find ourselves learning to live with a global pandemic, we are also facing some realities that have long been hovering at the edges of our collective conscious. Racism is real. Climate change is happening now. Economic health is directly linked to social and environmental health. We’re witnessing and being impacted by disease, natural…
Read MoreCelebrating the 24 000 Employees
People in New Brunswick are all connected in some way to our forests. The many values we have are rooted in cultures, livelihood, conservation, and recreation. Many of these people work in the New Brunswick forest sector – 24,000 of them in fact. I am proud to say that #iam1of24K! It is our diverse and…
Read MoreA 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 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…
Read MoreForestry in a Changing Climate
New Brunswick has been blessed with a temperate climate that has shaped our renewable forest resource. Over many generations we have used our ever-evolving knowledge of how forest ecosystems function to derive great benefits from forest management always with a focus on sustainability. Climate change is undoubtedly going to challenge our management practices but there is a saying that…
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