Forestry and insects

A bridge was recently built in Chalk River, Ontario using the latest methods of wood construction. Chalk River is home to Canada’s oldest operating research forest — the Petawawa Research Forest. The recent failure of three culverts left part of the forest inaccessible, which created the need for a bridge. The following is a time-lapse video of the bridge being constructed.

On this episode of AskNRCan, our experts explain how we’re working to increase the use of wood in non-traditional buildings like high-rises, commercial box stores, bridges and more.

University of Ottawa student Simon Lalonde explains how, during his work term at CanmetENERGY in Ottawa, he had the opportunity to work on a project that explores how biomass residues can be converted to make different biofuels and bioproducts.

Over the last 16 years, an army of emerald ash borers, an invasive insect species from Asia, has spread across Ontario, Quebec and, now, New Brunswick, killing tens of millions of ash trees. Scientists have declared war on this destructive insect, waging battle on several fronts to protect our ash trees.