Record heat, forest fires and smoke have Canada and the US primed for another record-breaking wildfire season:
- Province ‘primed’ for another smoky summer, says UBC expert
- Lytton, BC evacuated as wildfire races through town
- Evacuation alerts issued for more parts of Castlegar, BC
- Smoke from wildfires in Northern California drifting over Oregon
- California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat
- Oregon governor declares wildfire emergency
In related news: BC funds communities for wildfire support; Biden raises federal firefighter pay; US Forest Service warns of human-caused fire dangers; and Brazil sees 14-year wildfire record. In other News: Canada lobbies against California forest product law; police dispute protester’s claim of risky “removal tactics”; supply issues persist even as lumber and other prices stabilize; and the Financial Times on EU’s biomass dilemma.
Finally, for our readers on both sides of the 49th, Happy (belated) Canada Day and Happy Independence Day!
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor