Interfor will establish Georgia as its primary corporate hub, gradually shifting functions from Burnaby, BC. In other Business news: Domtar agrees to reduce emissions in Arkansas; the USDA backs expansion of  Tahoe Forest Products; Port Angeles county backs bioenergy development; and concerns grow over the closure of NY’s Finch Paper operation. Meanwhile: Canada remains among the least-tariffed economies; Nanaimo Mayor defends forestry’s role in BC’s economy; US remodelling is slowing down; and what US lumber dealers see on the horizon.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canadian experts say increasingly severe fire seasons cannot simply be extinguished; Oregon wildfires show no signs of slowing down; and Europe debates how forest management can reduce wildfire risk. Meanwhile: the BC Forest Practices Board will audit three Kamloops-area woodlots; Ontario Nature says new species legislation weakens protections; conservationists protect 78,000 acres in Western Maine; and Ikea strengthens its audit requirements beyond FSC.

Finally, France’s wildfire became so intense its smoke column created its own thunderstorm.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor