Wildfires in western Canada generated heavy clouds, causing 710,000 lightning strikes in a single night. Other notable headlines include: On the Subject of Old-growth Forests—by UBC forestry dean John Innes; from the Bioeconomy Conference—The Path to Net Zero on World Bioproduct Day; and from the Copenhagen Consensus—”climate coverage ignores the heavy impact of heat on cold deaths”.

In other news: Canadian consumer and business confidence rises to record levels; the use of mass timber soars despite lumber costs; and West Fraser launches share buyback initiative. Also available today – online versions of the Truck LoggerBC magazine and the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference presentations; and courtesy of the new Tree Frog News platform— our most recent EdiTOADials (by Russ Taylor, John Innes, David Elstone, Rob van Adrichem, and yours truly). 

Finally; an online game that demonstrates wood supply chain complexities in play.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor