Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heatwave, prompting health warnings and wildfire concerns. In related news: firefighters gained ground on the wildfire near Lytton, BC, while Arizona’s Pocket fire and Utah’s Eureka fire prompted evacuations. In other Forestry news: the Sierra Club of BC used the World Cup to spotlight old-growth logging; Ben Parfitt says the Forest Enhancement Society of BC is subsidizing logging; a Canadian Forest Owners survey will assess the importance of private forests; and a US House committee set hearings on conservation and forestry.

In other news: Canada’s inflation rate rose to a 29-month high in May; Forestry Innovation Investment released its annual review; a wood pellet LCA study quantifies GHG reductions; Russian timber is pushing out Australian wood products; and Thailand looks to Sweden for construction solutions. Meanwhile: Rayonier Advanced Materials named Daniel Krawczyk CEO; the BC Institute of Technology appointed Breena Jackson Interim Associate Dean; Mississippi State honored Rubin Shmulsky with a wood science award; and a pillar of Idaho’s lumber industry, Richard Bennett Sr. died at 92.  

Finally, a Quebec municipality has formally recognized trees as living beings with rights.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor