I Purchase WFP Douglas-fir wood from Italy. I made several furniture and bookcases in my house. It's a small thing but I'm glad that a big company saves these trees and these strips of forest from the cut. It is little but always better than nothing. The real next step would be to apply a naturalistic silviculture. However good WFP, Douglas Fir is among the most peculiar and strange conifers in the world, a unique and precious botanical genus that produces a fantastic bicolor wood. Protecting ancient specimens is really a good thing.
Wow, looks beautiful. Are there any intact forests with giant Douglas firs that are open to the public on the island? I've seen a few giants near Port Renfrew, but of course they're all surrounded by clearcuts or areas that show signs of recent logging...not quite as picturesque as this. I'm just curious if that type of thing exists, because I'd love to see it
@@Trolld the mountains near Golden Hinde mountain and Buttle lake area. The high central VA Island mountains, contains a lot of old growth Douglas-fir forest mixed with Western hemlock.
This program is only in place because of a Weaver/Horgan coalition, because John has to appease the Green Party about old growth logging. I say that’s a nice fir and it would look good going horizontal.
We actually started the policy development concept well before the last election so the government wasn't a factor. We've been retaining big trees as anchors in variable retention patches for over 20 years. This WFP Big Tree Policy really solidifies that commitment and gives words to something thing we've been doing all along. We appreciate your support @Tax Me I'm Canadian. Forests are renewable but we know that big trees like this Douglas fir play a strong role in making sure our working forests are always thriving.
There’s not any WFP wood being made right now other than 2 mill operations. The union voted 98.5% in favor to walk away because of the poor concessions put forth by WFP management. Do not be fooled by this video. What happens daily in Vancouver Island woodlands is being bid out for the lowest cost per cubic metre of produced log. That’s engineering through to free/to-grow stage. Videos like this put a green spin on things to make investors feel good. Be informed. Read up on the ongoing Steelworkers strike. www.cheknews.ca/thousands-of-island-forestry-workers-strike-against-western-forest-products-578671/
I think that you should be less concerned about the size of the trees being harvested. There’s is still plenty of wood to log. Again-do not be fooled by green groups with a subsidized mandate. Our government runs a a very comprehensive Annual Allowable Cut by a Chief Forester. What you really should put your crosshairs on is the amount of logging slash burning by the industry as a whole. It’s sick. If the industry truly wants to be green, it’s simple. Quit burning slash and move to complete fibre recovery and CoGen electricity generation with emissions scrubbers. Of course that will never happen. WFP can’t even get a 5 year labour/production agreement together as you can see. So pile after pile of slash goes up in smoke while you guys in Italy fret about some big tree that’s dead anyway in 15-30 years. Learn your priorities.
You can quote world forestry facts and crap all you want. It’s no secret we have big trees in BC. Do some research on slash burning in BC. Want to talk about a carbon footprint? Want to see a forestry company get uncomfortable? Then ask why tens of millions of tons of wood waste is burned, and all that potential energy is wasted. Get them to Green Spin that one. The slash burning has quietly gone in for years here. Please justify that for me.
I Purchase WFP Douglas-fir wood from Italy. I made several furniture and bookcases in my house. It's a small thing but I'm glad that a big company saves these trees and these strips of forest from the cut. It is little but always better than nothing. The real next step would be to apply a naturalistic silviculture.
However good WFP, Douglas Fir is among the most peculiar and strange conifers in the world, a unique and precious botanical genus that produces a fantastic bicolor wood. Protecting ancient specimens is really a good thing.
Wow, looks beautiful. Are there any intact forests with giant Douglas firs that are open to the public on the island? I've seen a few giants near Port Renfrew, but of course they're all surrounded by clearcuts or areas that show signs of recent logging...not quite as picturesque as this. I'm just curious if that type of thing exists, because I'd love to see it
South-west area of VA IS. And the central mountain near Buttle Lake.
@@Jona_Villa Which central mountain are you referring to?
@@Trolld the mountains near Golden Hinde mountain and Buttle lake area. The high central VA Island mountains, contains a lot of old growth Douglas-fir forest mixed with Western hemlock.
I ask: after some time, has WFP preserved this tree or has it been cut down? This beautiful Douglas-fir
Thank you
@@michelleplatt7451 thanks. This area is localizated in central Vancouver Island?
@@Jona_Villa Yes. Near Sayward.
The tree is in a Riparian Reserve and will never be harvested.
@@steveplatt1363 thanks. Is it in a mixed forest with Western Hemlock? Or pure forest?
@@Jona_Villa Mixed conifer forest of Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar
This program is only in place because of a Weaver/Horgan coalition, because John has to appease the Green Party about old growth logging. I say that’s a nice fir and it would look good going horizontal.
We actually started the policy development concept well before the last election so the government wasn't a factor. We've been retaining big trees as anchors in variable retention patches for over 20 years. This WFP Big Tree Policy really solidifies that commitment and gives words to something thing we've been doing all along. We appreciate your support @Tax Me I'm Canadian. Forests are renewable but we know that big trees like this Douglas fir play a strong role in making sure our working forests are always thriving.
I actually never thought corporate WFP would respond....so thank you very much for your articulate reply, and for setting the record straight.
There’s not any WFP wood being made right now other than 2 mill operations. The union voted 98.5% in favor to walk away because of the poor concessions put forth by WFP management. Do not be fooled by this video. What happens daily in Vancouver Island woodlands is being bid out for the lowest cost per cubic metre of produced log. That’s engineering through to free/to-grow stage. Videos like this put a green spin on things to make investors feel good. Be informed. Read up on the ongoing Steelworkers strike.
www.cheknews.ca/thousands-of-island-forestry-workers-strike-against-western-forest-products-578671/
I think that you should be less concerned about the size of the trees being harvested. There’s is still plenty of wood to log. Again-do not be fooled by green groups with a subsidized mandate. Our government runs a a very comprehensive Annual Allowable Cut by a Chief Forester. What you really should put your crosshairs on is the amount of logging slash burning by the industry as a whole. It’s sick. If the industry truly wants to be green, it’s simple. Quit burning slash and move to complete fibre recovery and CoGen electricity generation with emissions scrubbers. Of course that will never happen. WFP can’t even get a 5 year labour/production agreement together as you can see. So pile after pile of slash goes up in smoke while you guys in Italy fret about some big tree that’s dead anyway in 15-30 years. Learn your priorities.
You can quote world forestry facts and crap all you want. It’s no secret we have big trees in BC. Do some research on slash burning in BC. Want to talk about a carbon footprint? Want to see a forestry company get uncomfortable? Then ask why tens of millions of tons of wood waste is burned, and all that potential energy is wasted. Get them to Green Spin that one. The slash burning has quietly gone in for years here. Please justify that for me.