The politics of wood
A fasces, a bundle of birch rods symbolizing power and justice, rests on the lap of the woman representing Manitoba in the elaborate stone pediment atop the front entrance of the Manitoba Legislative Building. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 100, Summer 2013, page 1.
CFIA imports Chinese wasp to battle borer
It’s a case of fighting fire with fire. The emerald ash borer was found in the USA near Michigan in 2002, suspected of having hitch-hiked a ride from northern China in wooden shipping crates. And now, importing tiny wasps, the natural EAB predator from northern China, is being touted as the way to slow down […]
Wam weighs in on woodlot national priorities
The Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners (CFWO) is stepping up its advocacy for woodlot owners with regular meetings with senior forestry officials in Natural Resources Canada, and it invited input on priorities facing woodlot owners. WAM noted the following priorities in its recommendations to CFWO: Access to research, e.g., new insect and disease problems. This […]
Plantation in the fall
Pete and Irene de Graaf host the WAM Fall Field Day in September 2012 and take a tour through their willow and hybrid poplar plantation near Lockport, MB. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 97
Wood-Mizer sawmill work
Sawyer John Welmer puts his Wood-Mizer sawmill to work in the late winter near Beausejour, MB. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 93
Roundwood round-up
Limbed and stacked roundwood waits for pick-up along Highway 4 near Roblin, MB in August 2012. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 96
Biomass in motion
A demonstration of the prototype BioBaler by the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, turning the willow whips at the de Graaf plantation near Narol, MB into biomass bales on a bitterly cold day in December 2011. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 92
From logs to pellet fuel
Logs fuel the community-owned Naashwaak Valley Pellet Fuel Plant near Sussex, New Brunswick. The Manitoba Woodlot, Issue 83, April/May 2010
