A moratorium on sugar maple logging is required
The growing maple syrup industry in New Brunswick is calling on the province to impose a moratorium on logging in areas with a high concentration of sugar maple trees. The request comes as the New Brunswick Maple Syrup Association awaits a response from the province about an expansion plan. It is claiming 12,000 hectares of more Crown land for syrup production, which is almost double the current allocation. Louise Poitras, the organization's...