Recognized in more than 100 countries, Justin Trudeau, the BC Forest Safety Council, and the Canadian Labour Congress honour those lost or injured in the workforce—today, the National Day of Mourning. 

In Business news: the San Group expands again with its purchase of a specialty mill in Port Alberni, BC; Domtar idles Kentucky and downsizes Wisconsin paper mills; and PotlatchDeltic reports Q1 loss of $17 million. In Forestry/Climate news: fire-ravaged soils beget floods in BC; British wildfires are getting more frequent; Chernobyl forest fire poses no health risk from radiation; and new carbon accounting protocols purport to fully account for forest carbon.

Finally, the Tree Frogs editors have shown up in the Tree Frog ICU. Have you?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor