Bullock and Lamoureux

A research team at The University of Winnipeg has secured federal funding to help small businesses in Canada’s forestry sector adapt to a changing climate in ways that make financial, logistical, and environmental sense. Project Lead Dr. Ryan Bullock and Senior Research Associate Bryanne Lamoureux are overseeing the three-year research project, entitled “Maximizing Pathways to Forest Sector Adaptation by Reducing Barriers for Small Enterprise.”.. Forestry might bring to mind big names like Weyerhaeuser, but small and micro-sized companies account for 99 per cent of Canada’s forestry enterprises, making them the “front line” for implementing adaptation strategies, Lamoureux said… Lamoureux listed several aspects of forestry and logging that could unlock workable solutions with the right research behind them. “What if we take the mill to the woods?”