Forestry

One of IKEA's most weighty environmental issues is forestry, and in particular the impact of timber extraction on ancient forests. At the end of the 1990s, pressure from Greenpeace and other environmental groups led IKEA to introduce a policy prohibiting the use of wood from intact natural forests, except…

A revolutionary work discussing the public history of Canada in the Great War, Nic Clarke’s Unwanted Warriors: The Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force seeks to popularize stories discounted in Canadian memory. Examining rejected recruits, the text exposes the apparent flaws in the enlistment system that left over 3,000 potential soldiers at home. Denying to their will to serve at Valcartier, the text argues that the regulations of the enlistment process were arbitrary and…

Introduction One of many public safety professions, firefighters are on call twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. They are ready at a moment’s notice to risk their lives in order to save others. They are regarded with the highest of honor, trust and admiration by people all over the world. Best known for putting out fires, running into a burning buildings and saving lives in various forms of distress. Heroes of life safety and property conservation, firefighters are global icons, and…

There is an old legend about a monster living in the depths of Loch Ness. Some say that it is a dinosaur, others say it's a giant serpent, and others believe it is something else. However, I believe it is one big fat hoax. Many Loch Ness plants and animals are large, large enough to be confused for a monster. One example of something that could be confused as a monster is a sturgeon. Many Loch Ness sightings described Nessie to have bony plates on its back, which matches a sturgeons…

One week. Seven days. Six nights. One hundred sixty-eight hours. This was the amount of time I was supposed to spend in the middle of the dense forestry of Algonquin Park, with only a map, a compass, and nine other girls. As I rode the bus to the drop off point, I felt none of the excitement and giddiness everyone else seemed to be feeling. I had no desire to sing songs or play the alphabet game. The only thought occupying my distressed brain was the absolute terror that I had grown accustomed…

Robyn-Jo Williams. Sustainable Construction. Brian Jones. Assignment One. I have been asked to describe six different features of the natural environment that could suffer as a result of bad practice in the construction and built environment sector. There are talks of a new and modern retail park being made on a brown field site. After using books, websites and official documents to research the six features of the natural environment, I am going to state my opinion on whether or not these…

will be a great idea to use them effectively. Furthermore, because of the population declined in Europe, there are eleven million hectares unused land that are wasted more than two percent of the total land area ( “The EU in the world - agriculture, forestry and fisheries”, 2017). If the influx of the refugees can adequately exploited the benefits from the land, it will be a significant contribution to the Europe’s…

“Who can say where the road goes, where the day flows, only time.” So begins Enya’s most recognized song, and so, in a way, begins the epic story of Mr. Kaufmann, a High School Forestry teacher who was a carpenter before that, and a student before that. When I first met Kaufmann, I was immediately struck by his eccentrism and clear passion for his job. He is unheeding of barriers, very loud, and tells many stories. He doesn’t take much bull, and is firm but fair. He often claims to be “Almost…

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Lignocellulose Lignocellulose is the major component of biomass that has been generated through various agricultural practices, forest and industry (Anwar, Gulfraz and Irshad, 2014; Collard and Blin, 2014). It can be used as primary or secondary energy source to produce biofuel (Zeller and Grass, 2007). Table 1.1 illustrates the various sources of lignocellulosic biomass from the several sector with some examples. Lignocellulosic materials consist mainly of three…

should have been curious about what was happening in the world around them. Luckily, Theodore Roosevelt and other people considered progressives were also preservationists, so Aldo had an adequate audience who could spread his message of preserving forestry. Thanks to Leopold, Wisconsin is able to keep the circle of life in balance. Without him, we might not have nearly as many fish as we currently have in La Crosse. Our hunting would have destroyed countless populations of deer, wolves, and…