Prince Edward Island’s forestry commission has made several recommendations aimed at protecting the province’s forests against the inevitable next big storm. But some members worry the province may be already poised to dismiss the concerns outlined in the final report. The 12-member panel was struck in the wake of Dorian and Fiona, storms that devastated many of P.E.I.’s forests. Commission member Gary Schneider, who works with the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project, said the two storms demonstrated a need for more diversity in the province’s forests. “We’ve got really accurate predictions that white spruce, balsam fir, white birch are not going to do well with the warming climate, whereas red oak, red maple, white ash are going to be doing well,” Schneider said. …The commission’s report recommends that any new provincial policy encourage the development of more resilient forests, and mitigate damage caused by storms and climate change.