A report by BC’s new Provincial Forestry Advisory Council says BC’s forest management system needs to be overhauled. In response: 

• The Truck Loggers Association supports the shift from volume to area based management
• Forest critic Ward Stamer says the report fails to address challenges facing the industry
• The Ancient Forest Alliance says the report fails to protect BC’s old growth
• The BC Green Party backs the call for major reforms in forest management

In Forestry/Climate news: high-tech imaging could improve Alberta’s forest industry; the US Forest Service approves logging in Alaska’s Tongass; New Hampshire balances logging and forest carbon offsets; the BC Community Forest Association launches an educational video; and a new book by Richard Hutto celebrates the upsides of burned forests.

Finally, ERA’s Kevin Mason opines on lumber’s price momentum, and Robert McKellar’s latest piece on Trump and trade.