NOTE: There are "elk" pictured in this video when the narrator is referring to "deer." This is because the narrator is British and the British word for "elk" is "red deer" or "deer" for short. The scientific report this is based on refers to elk so we wanted to be accurate with the truth of the story.
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? George Monbiot explains in this movie remix.
A rapid increase in deer population could "forever alter" the progression of a forest's natural future by creating environmental havoc in the soil and disrupting the soil's natural seed banks, according to a recent study.
DuPont is pleased to announce the launch of new DuPont™ Truvist™ and Navius™ VM into the Canadian industrial vegetation management market. These products have just received registration from the PMRA, and will be available to applicators for the 2014 season.
With the application season just around the corner, we would like your members to be aware that these products will be available for sale shortly.
HERBICIDES: Collaborative Efforts Community-focused right-of-way initiatives result in low-maintenance, environmentally sustainable vegetation strategies. Submitted by Mike Cunningham, January 2013.
By Rick Johnstone, IVM Partners Inc.
A successful utility vegetation management program on the environmentally sensitive Delmarva Peninsula, with its coastal bays such as the Chesapeake Bay, demands good communication and cooperation with conservationists, sportsmen and government regulators.
The AVMA Constitution and By-laws requires a written notice be sent to the membership prior to the voting at the AGM. There will be a vote on the proposed revised By-law 5 (attached below) at the AGM in St. John’s.
In recent years it has been a new tradition to hold a silent auction in memory of our friends Randy and Howard. All the proceeds of the auction go to the Children’s Wish Foundation.
Good afternoon If you are planning to attend the AGM on Oct 17-19th, please note the […]
Controversial pesticide 2,4-D deemed not ‘dangerous’, but still banned in Quebec BARRIE McKENNA From Friday’s Globe […]
The details have yet to emerge, but Dow AgroSciences says it has settled a NAFTA challenge case with Ottawa over the pesticide 2,4-D. As part of agreement, a victory for the company, the government of Quebec has agreed to a statement saying the pesticides used chemical does “not pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment.”
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court ruled that genetically-modified (GM) alfalfa cannot be planted or sold in that country. This ruling has very significant implications for Canadian farmers and all other citizens. Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU) participated in an “amicus brief” to the US Supreme Court as part of this case.