WIRED Magazine says Western infernos are melting our sense of how fire works; megafires are said to imperil California’s fire-loving forest birds; and the John Muir Project says climate action not forest management is the solution. In other Forestry news: old-growth protests continue near Nanaimo, BC; Canada to conserve species-at-risk habitat in Nova Scotia; and a look-back at Oregon’s Timber Wars.

In Business news: US housing starts stall as lumber prices remain stable and US consumer confidence rebounds. Elsewhere: the proposed Alberta-Alaska rail line is Trump approved; Russia to stop uncontrolled export of unprocessed timber; more on the US-Canada lumber dispute; Nova Scotia encourages biomass burning; and Maine loggers grapple with low wood pulp prices.

Finally, Cascades launches 100% recycled cardboard food tray, a North American first.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor