Oregon’s post-fire logging is taking trees that may never be hazards, experts say
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Rick Till, a certified arborist from Portland, examining some of the trees cut down in Gates as part of the state s post-wildfire hazard tree removal program.
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Tree No. 252256 is a 95-foot Douglas Fir that stands south of Oregon 22 east of Mehama, one of dozens of trees in this patch of the Santiam Canyon that has been tagged to be cut as part of the state’s troubled hazard tree removal program.
The massive undertaking is slowly creeping westward, leaving swaths of denuded highway and private properties in its wake.
Insects and fungus raise concerns in Washington s annual forest health checkup
Dry and dying vegetation can become fuel for fires, and drought brought on by climate change can hurt trees resistance to disease. Author: Glenn Farley Updated: 10:21 PM PDT May 6, 2021
Dry and dying vegetation can become fuel for fires.
Last year, Washington state recorded 1,638 fires, an increase of 243 more fires than the previous year. Late summer also saw the Sumner Grade Fire in Pierce County, which burned homes and threatened others, reminding people that wildfire isn’t just a problem on the typically drier east side of the state.
That fire was part of a rash of 116 fires that broke out on the Labor Day weekend, including the largest of the season at 233,730 acres.
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ( Western or the Company ) reported adjusted EBITDA of $62.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. Western capitalized on strong North American markets and overcame logistics constraints to deliver record realized lumber pricing.
Net income in the first quarter of 2021 was $53.8 million ($0.14 net income per diluted share), as compared to a net loss of $21.0 million ($0.06 net loss per diluted share) for the first quarter of 2020 and net income of $34.4 million ($0.09 net income per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Wild North Brewing aiming for mid-May opening
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Creston’s newest watering hole is nearing its grand opening with only a few finishing touches needed.
What used to be the local Greyhound station is completely refurbished and encapsulated within a larger beer brewing and tasting facility.
Part owner Craig Wood said the design came from a Nelson-based architect and the materials were sourced locally.
“We’ve been in construction mode since November,” said Craig as he began pointing out the rustic wooden long tables. “Handmade, Douglas Fir right from the Valley. J.H. Huscroft, they supplied us with the lumber, that’s why we stamp their logo on there. We buy everything in our own province or at least in Canada.”