Forestry and insects

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.

Scientists at Natural Resources Canada are exploring the potential of using wood ash as a forest fertilizer.