Canadian Forestry Can Save The World

Everyone knows that as a forest grows trees absorb and store carbon. But what happens to that carbon when the trees that captured it leave the forest? In this episode, we talk with Sindhu Mahadevan, the Head of R&D at Michael Green Architecture and Nick Milestone at Mercer Mass Timber about how innovations in mass timber are not only changing the face of the construction industry but changing how we think about building more sustainable communities as part of collective race against the climate

In this episode, Rob Keen, the CEO of Forests Ontario sits down with Mat from Nova Scotia, Alison from BC, and Candace from Ontario at the kitchen table to dispel some of the most common misconceptions about forestry practices in Canada while talking about the role sustainably-sourced wood products can play in helping Canadians make more climate-conscious choices.Canadian Forestry Can Save The World is brought to you by Forestry For The Future. To learn more about Canada’s forest sector visit

You’ve heard of fighting fire with fire? In many ways that’s what’s happening in our forests. Fire has long been a natural part of the forest lifecycle, and our foresters respect that, using both it, and innovative harvesting techniques, to reduce the likelihood that a more catastrophic wildfire breaks out.In this episode, we talk with Amy Cardinal Christianson about how prescribed burns have long been part of traditional forest management practices while Paul LeBlanc, a district forester from

Shel Silverstein’s 1973 book The Giving Tree teaches us that trees can give us a lot over the course of their life. But the story of a single tree never really ends; from the seeds it sows, to the homes it builds, a single tree continues to give back long after it’s left the forest. In this episode, we’ll reconnect with Jenny Tallman and Lacey Rose to talk more about regeneration and renewal and hear from Kerry McLaven, the CEO of Forest Gene Conservation Association about the critical role seeds

What does it mean to actually manage a forest sustainably? And why does it matter?In this episode, we talk with Jenny Tallman, the Chief Forester at Interfor, about what goes in to a sustainable forest management plan and the level of detail, planning and consultation that occurs before a single tree is harvested. We then talk to Peter Moonen, National Sustainability Manager with the Canadian Wood Council, about what comes out — the impact that sustainably-sourced wood products can have on

What do we mean when we say Canadian Forestry Can Save The World? In the inaugural episode of the podcast of the same name, we dive into that question while debunking some of the most common misconceptions about the sector.We talk with foresters Lacey Rose and Paul LeBlanc about what movies like Fern Gully got wrong and how cutting down trees — contrary to the lessons of The Lorax — can actually help build resiliency and increase our forests’ capacity to combat climate change. We’ll hear from the

The global fight against climate change has become a collective race against the clock. To keepthe average temperature from rising by more than 1.5°C — the mark noted by nations theworld over as the one we need to hit to fulfill the promise we’ve made to future generations —we need collective action from every corner of society.Our forests have a critical role to play in that fight, and Canada’s in particular stand as apotential game-changer when it comes to growing a greener economy and combatting