US Labour statistics from 2018 list logging as the most dangerous profession, on a fatalities per job basis. Meanwhile: lumber is still in short supply, as wildfires and trade disputes are exacerbating the situation; and mass timber leads a nationwide trend to wood, as California laws point to more wildfire-resistant construction.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the role of forest management as a means to help mitigate US wildfires is debated here, here and here. Meanwhile, fuels not weather control boreal forest carbon emissions; and the economic toll of California’s wildfires tops $10 billion.

Finally, this Whiskey distiller plans to plant one million white oak trees.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor