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The jury’s votes are in! This week the Prairie Wood Design Award winners were officially announced at the Chateau Lacombe in Edmonton. Below are the winning projects from each category: Category: Residential Building: Tall Timbers Location: Canmore, Alberta Designer: russell and russell design studios Photography: CMC Photography and Measure Services   Category: Interior Wood Showcase Building: Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Location: Calgary, Alberta Designer: Gibbs Gage … Continued

The Prairie Wood Design Awards are back this month and I am eager to find out which projects will win. The versatility and natural look of wood make it a beautiful building material. It is exciting to see so many stunning projects in the prairie provinces. While we wait on the real winners to be … Continued

It is time again for the Prairie Wood Design Awards! The winners for 2019 will be announced on February 12th and in preparation the Work Wild team has once again reviewed the nominees and selected our favorites. Below are my favourites from each of the five categories. Category: Residential Building: Tall Timbers Location: Canmore, Alberta Designer: russell and russell design studios … Continued

The Alberta Forest Products Association recently released a video highlighting Gillian Stauffer, a student in the University of Alberta’s forestry program. In the video, Gillian speaks to her love of her studies and how proud she is to have chosen her career path. I was a student of the same program as Gillian and was inspired to share … Continued

Have you ever seen these labels on lumber, paper, cardboard, or other wood products and wondered what they mean? Well, these small labels tell a big story about the forest our wood products come from.   Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) are all forest certifications found in … Continued

Did you know that this year in Alberta 83 million seedlings were planted? That is a lot of tiny trees! All of these seedlings are safely in the ground thanks to the hard work and dedication of tree planters. Prior to the commencement of the planting season, forest companies that have previously harvested the area, … Continued

The forest industry has a long-standing history in Alberta. Many of the companies that were managing the landbase generations ago are still operating on that same land today. With many of these companies standing the test of time, and often operating out of smaller communities, there are many families who also have a long history … Continued

The final video in the Alberta Forest Products Association’s #Foresters campaign was released yesterday! We’ve seen six videos in six weeks and so many examples of the knowledge that forest management professionals possess. If you have not seen the first five videos in the series, take a look at our last few blog posts to … Continued

The Alberta Forest Products Association has released another video in their #Foresters campaign. Four previous videos have been released. If you missed them be sure to take a look at our previous blog posts. Annette Bugnet is featured in this week’s video. She explains the importance of education for forest management professionals. As a recent graduate … Continued

A brand new video was released yesterday as part of the Alberta Forest Products Association #Foresters campaign. This video campaign was created to inform the public about the specialized knowledge that professional foresters have and the importance of sustainability in their work. If you missed the first three videos of the campaign, check them out … Continued

It’s a new week and that means another new video from the Alberta Forest Products Association’s #Foresters campaign! This video campaign was created to help inform the public about the specialized knowledge that professional foresters have and the importance of sustainability in all that they do. If you missed the first or second video released last week, be … Continued

A second video of the Alberta Forest Products Association’s #Foresters campaign has been released! This video campaign was created to help inform the public about the specialized knowledge that professional foresters have and the importance of sustainability in all that they do. If you missed the first video, released last week, be sure to take … Continued

Have you ever wondered what forest management professionals do? Good news! The Alberta Forest Products Association has released a campaign this week to inform the public about the specialized knowledge these professionals have and the importance of sustainability in all that they do. Over the next six weeks, the Association will profile one Alberta forester each … Continued

The jury’s votes are in! Last night the Prairie Wood Design Award winners were officially announced at a spectacular gala at the Chateau Lacombe in Edmonton. Winners each took home an award which, very aptly, was made from wood! The trophy was a collaboration between designer Lawrence Lwok and the Red Deer College: Centre for Research Innovation. … Continued

The countdown is on! The winners of the 2018 Prairie Wood Design Awards will be announced on March 13th. Earlier this week Emma revealed her thoughts on the best in class for the five categories. Keep on reading to find out who I picked as my favourite submission in each of these categories. Category: Recreational … Continued