by Tony Kryzanowski | Dec 18, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, November/December 2024, The Edge
The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) in collaboration with Canadian company Flash Forest is exploring a novel forest regeneration approach using multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to apply tree seed-loaded pods in evenly distributed patterns across wildfire...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, New Technology, September/October 2024, The Edge
One key sector that can make a significant impact in GHG emission reductions is transportation, which is an important contributor to global carbon emissions. Fortunately, the transportation industry is shifting from fossil fuels to alternatives with the adoption of...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Aug 25, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, July/August 2024, The Edge
Given our changing climate and the growing intensity and frequency of wildfires, pests and pathogens—as well as combinations of these natural forest risks—it is becoming abundantly clear that for forest companies to protect the enhanced productivity that they are...
by Forestnet | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, May/June 2024, The Edge
FPInnovations’ Digital Transformation Offensive (DTO), a strategic initiative to demonstrate the potential of digital transformation with comprehensive field support service, represents an ambitious initiative to modernize and revolutionize the forest industry through...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, May/June 2024, The Edge
Current forest management and reforestation practices over the past half-century have done an excellent job of renewing forests to the free-to-grow stage to maintain a sustainable fibre supply, says Derek Sidders, Program Manager, Technology Development and Transfer...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Apr 25, 2024 | 2024, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, March/April 2024, The Edge
The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) technical development group of the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) and their partners have a history of developing innovative partial harvest systems that address issues of forest managers in the Prairies. Here are a few options...
