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The Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) is Canada's oldest conservation organization. It was established on March 8, 1900 by a group of influential Canadians from government and industry, at the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa ON. [ 1 ]
Boreal Forest Region - This the largest forest region in Canada. It is located in the north and contains about one third of the world's circumpolar boreal forests . Coast Forest Region - Located on the west coast, this region almost entirely comprises coniferous trees including the Douglas-fir , Sitka spruce , western hemlock , and western red ...
In 2016, 15,489,117 hectares (38,274,440 acres) of Canadian forests were destroyed by insects. [2] Two main insects place the Canadian forestry industry at risk, the mountain pine beetle and the emerald ash borer. The mountain pine beetle has destroyed much of the western lodgepole pine stock. The pine beetle has thrived due to a combination of ...
Also: Canada: People: By occupation: Scientists: Naturalists Pages in category "Canadian naturalists" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
Suzanne Simard (born 1960) [3] is a Canadian scientist and Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. [4] After growing up in the Monashee Mountains, British Columbia, [3] [5] [6] she received her PhD in Forest Sciences at Oregon State University. [4]
West Fraser Timber was founded in 1955 by three brothers from Seattle: Samuel Kendall Ketcham, Henry Holman ("Pete") Ketcham Jr., and William Peters Ketcham. [5] Their father was Hank Ketcham, who played college football for the Yale Bulldogs and was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Harvey Reginald MacMillan, CC CBE (September 9, 1885 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist.. Born in Pine Orchard, Whitchurch Township, Ontario (today part of Whitchurch–Stouffville), he attended school in Bogarttown, Sharon, and Aurora. [1]
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography – biographies of Canadians from 1000 to 1930 CE; Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada – biographies of Canadian architects and lists of their buildings from 1800 to 1950 "Canada Questions and Answers: Everything You Need to Know About Canada" by canadafaq.ca