Governments and business groups up their efforts to persuade the EU to suspend its anti-deforestation law. In other Business news: West Fraser will curtail its Lake Butler, Florida sawmill; Ontario helps former Terrace Bay pulp mill employees; Restoration Bioproducts opens its Virginia biochar plant; Drax is fined for early start to Longview plant; and Weyerhaeuser’s North Carolina mill is fined for a safety accident. Meanwhile: Forestry Together launches ‘workforce inclusivity’ initiative; and FESBC’s Jason Fisher comments on his new post.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: wildfires stretch provincial resources to their limits; US puts seasonal hiring on hold; Indigenous fire stewardship can reduce BC’s wildfire risk and cost; and Oregon says the tide is turning on a historic fire season. Meanwhile: researchers says wood is good for our health; ENGO’s say toilet paper is a waste of boreal forests; and a BC regional district board say Forestry Works for BC.

Finally, climate change means we may have to learn to live with some invasive species.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor