One of the challenges that the forest managers are facing is the lack of precision inventory tools at the operational level. Forest managers do not currently have the tools to efficiently and accurately measure dispersed…
Forestry
Precision forestry; Indigenous forestry
Forest fuel reduction treatments are conducted at a stand level in the wildland–urban interface to reduce the potential for catastrophic loss caused by wildfire. Given the considerable expense of conducting these fuel treatments, fuels managers…
A new report published by FPInnovations, In-Situ Identification of Wood Inhabiting Microorganisms, compares three methods for identifying wood-inhabiting microorganisms. Abstract: To improve the accessibility of genomics for the identification of wood inhabiting microorganisms to FPInnovations’…
Research Information Sharing and Feedback (RISF) activities are offered to FPInnovations’ members to highlight results and solutions from recent research projects. They also present an opportunity to provide feedback on continuing projects to maximize value…
A new report published by FPInnovations, Detection of Phytophthora Pathogens in Wood Products Using Genomics, Part Two, looks at the cause of false positives in control samples of quarantine pathogens on wood products. Abstract: Pathogen…
Montréal, Québec – April 20, 2022 – Groupements forestiers Québec, a powerful force in Québec forestry with its more than 26,000 private forest landowners, and FPInnovations, a private not-for-profit organization that specializes in the creation…
In British Columbia, the large-scale application of Commercial Thinning (CT) has become increasingly important over the last few years. CT is beneficial as a stand-tending operation as well as a way to provide fibre to…
FPInnovations is conducting a national survey on the usage of Advanced Driver Assistance System in logging and chip hauling: FPInnovations’ 2022 Forest Transportation Safety Improvement Survey. The survey will take less than 15 minutes of…
FPInnovations recently investigated whether greater use of rock breaker technology could offer safety and productivity improvements in BC Timber Sales’ road-building operations. Rock removal is often required when building new roads or improving existing ones,…