The Nature ConservancyвЂ™s Washington and Oregon staffs do much of their research work in concert with the U.S. Although this is not yet the case in central and eastern Washington, the accelerating decline has become a matter of great concern, not just for the Conservancy and its cadre of scientists, but for Washington residents whose homes and communities now lay in the shadow of the largest forest fires in state history. In recent years, the Nature Conservancy has increasingly turned its attention to the disastrous decline in the health of the WestвЂ™s national forests, some now in such bad shape that annual mortality exceeds annual growth. Haugo co-authored a landmark 2015 paper titled, вЂњA new approach to evaluate forest structure restoration needs across Oregon and Washington, USA.вЂќ The paper, which was published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management and posted online in October of 2014, lays out a working strategy for addressing the rapid decline of Intermountain, mixed conifer, dry site forests in eastern and southwest Oregon and eastern Washington. He holds masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Washington, and is a widely published research scientist. Ryan Haugo has been the Nature ConservancyвЂ™s forest ecologist for northern Idaho and eastern Washington since 2011. Ryan Haugo The Nature Conservancy - Senior Forest Ecologist Yakima, Washington Just as there is no simple answer to the good-fire bad-fire question, there is also no single approach to conserving the forested landscapes we all treasure.вЂќ Elsewhere, we advocate for managing wildfires at the right place and time вЂ“ when conditions are right. In forests that have traditionally supported timber economies, we can use ecological restoration strategies that rely on mechanical thinning and prescribed fire. To alter the unexpected course nature has taken, our focus should be on promoting resilient natural and human communities. Past societal values favored excluding fire from forests and that broke our natural link to fire, leaving us with forests that are more vulnerable to insects, diseases and uncharacteristic wildfires. What is currently inevitable is that there will be more big fires in our future. Society bases its answer to this questions on current values. вЂњAbout three years ago, I wrote an essay in which I asked whether wildfire can be both good and bad at the same time. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol CAS. With its management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to deliver the innovative products that customers have come to rely on. The Company employs close to 12,000 employees, who work in 100 production units located in North America and Europe. Greenpac Mill started its production in July 2013.ДЇounded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibres. Greenpac Mill has 118 employees and is owned at 59% by Cascades, with three other partners. Greenpac Mill is a brand new state-of-the-art mill that manufactures 100% recycled linerboard.

Norampac, a division of Cascades, manufactures 100% recycled medium and has 137 employees. Norampac and Greenpac Mill manufacture different types of containerboard that is used in the production of corrugated boxes.

Additional information concerning the start-up of the mills will be disclosed by press release as soon as it is known. Damage to the Norampac Niagara Falls mill, while more extensive, is limited to the OCC stock pile, pulper and stock preparation.ДЄt this time firefighters are still onsite and it is still too early to know when the mills will resume production.Д®mployees and customers will be informed as the situation evolves. Damage to the Greenpac Mill is limited to the OCC stock pile and the OCC conveyor. The causes of the fire are currently unknown, but local authorities are investigating to determine the potential causes of this event. Both mills were quickly evacuated with no injuries to personnel. 21, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Cascades announces the temporary shutdown of the Greenpac and Norampac Niagara Falls containerboard mills following a fire that occurred on Saturday September 20, 2014, in the old corrugated containers (OCC) stock piles located outside of the mills.

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