by Jim Stirling | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forest Management, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal
British Columbia’s spectrum of enticing landscapes has long drawn those with a pioneering spirit. Both the driven and the dreamers, those seeking something and those trying to escape something else, have discovered the province’s diversity and opportunity to be an...
by George Fullerton | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Biomass, Forest Management, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, New Technology
Getting the tool kit right is a critical element to a successful contracting business. Axcor Renewable Energy Inc., based in Buctouche, New Brunswick, provides biomass grinding, as well as chipping, to supply wood pellet producers, delivering to customers in New...
by Paul MacDonald | Jun 30, 2026 | 2026, Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, May/June/July 2026
British Columbia may be known for clearcuts when it comes to harvesting operations, but Integrated Operations Group (IOG) is now proving that commercial thinning is do-able—and can be financially feasible with careful planning and selecting the right stand—in B.C. And...
by Dawn Killough | Jun 10, 2026 | 2026, Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, May/June 2026, TimberWest Magazine
EUGENE, Oregon – Staton Forestry offers a unique mix of services for a forestry business. While the company has done a few small logging jobs, most of its recent work has been restoring floodplains and relocating riverbeds. “We’re dabbling in everything we can in the...
by Dawn Killough | Jun 10, 2026 | 2026, Forest Management, May/June 2026, TimberWest Magazine
GRANTS PASS, Oregon — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 67 deaths and 41 injuries related to forestry and logging occupations in 2024. In an effort to improve safety in the industry and bring back a dying art, logger Roy Hauser wrote a book...
by Forestnet | May 13, 2026 | Fire Mitigation, Forest Management, Industry News
By Bruce Blackwell Blackwell Consulting Ltd. This article was originally published in the Tree Frog Forestry News Newsletter (https://treefrogcreative.ca) After more than three decades working in forestry and wildfire risk in British Columbia, I have come to see our...
