In This Issue
Dear:
 
Welcome to the July issue of the PFLA online newsletter! As always, thanks for your interest. 

Despite all the arm-pumping, shoulder slapping handshakes of thanks we doled out last issue, we neglected to give a much deserved special mention to Steve Lackey.

Steve was the organizational mastermind behind the PFLA field tour. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to join us on the day, but we didn't want it to go unmentioned that we owe all its success to Steve's hard work.    
 

"Log export restrictions do not improve economic performance", reads the subheading of a recent Financial Post article by Jack Mintz. Mr. Mintz's article highlights the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as an opportunity to wipe out protectionist policies in the forestry sector. He doesn't mince words (we couldn't resist) when he says, "log export restrictions should be on the hit list". Because the article does a nice job of articulating the situation in British Columbia, we've gone ahead and ...[read more]�  

What do you get when you combine unseasonably low snowpack levels, less than average rainfall, warmer than normal temperatures and an ever-increasing demand for water due to expanding population growth? Level 4 drought conditions and the opportunity to think about the role we all play in managing the water supply. Early in June, the B.C. government issued a statement urging all municipal, agricultural and industrial users on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii to reduce water consumption by 20% ...[read more]�
How to Manage Douglas-fir
Bark Beetle and Root Rot
Group photo! PFLA field tour to Howie Griessel's woodlot on June 3rd, 2015.

One of the highlights of PFLA's 2015 Forest Field Tour was a visit to Howie Griessel's woodlot near Union Bay for an interesting discussion of forest health issues; specifically, managing Douglas-fir bark beetle and root rot problems. Woodlot 85 was advertised and awarded in 1991. The Crown portion of the woodlot license is 400 hectares. The site we visited on the tour was  ...[read more]�
 

As follow up to an earlier post, Critical Wildlife Habitat and the Vancouver Island Marmot, here's a related news story reporting on the continued financial support of private forest companies. The Province is providing $135,000 to support the recovery of the Vancouver Island marmot over the next two years, with Island Timberlands and TimberWest contributing an additional $35,000 each for 2015. The money will go to the Marmot Recovery Foundation, a charity established to spearhead efforts to restore marmots ...[read more]� 

Thanks for taking the time to read through the newsletter. Please contact us if you have any questions or feedback.

Sincerely,

Rod Bealing, Executive Director
Lisa Weeks, Communications Manager

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