BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar salutes forestry crews “grinding it out every day” following his tour of Wahkash Contracting and Mosaic’s TFL 47, while Peter Lister returns to his roots to lead the BC Truck Loggers Association. In other Business news: fire destroys Nova Scotia’s L.E. Elliott Lumber mill; L.A.’s Angel City Lumber gives street trees new life; Oregon approves $1M for the World Forestry Center; and Finland’s Metsä readies its Kemi mills after major repairs.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: in Canada—wildfires now emit more GHGs than all other sources combined; Canada and Yukon invest $17M to reduce wildfire risk; a poor choice of protective gear put Halifax firefighters at greater risk; and climate change is increasingly blamed for making fires worse. Meanwhile: Trump’s tax-and-spending bill passes Congress—slashing programs and timber funding in Oregon—while New Zealand warns of US tariffs as the Section 232 deadline approaches. 

Finally, to our US readers—wishing you Safe and Happy Independence Day.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor