The US administration wants to sell public lands, while the White House exempts retardant drops from water rules. In related news: logging projects are moving more quickly in Montana; Washington’s Lands Commissioner is seeking wildfire funding; BC’s Pear Lake fire leaves elevated flood risks; ENGOs critique West Fraser’s Crowsnest Pass plan; Vermont loggers are hurt by diesel prices; the Canadian Climate Institute makes the case for Indigenous-owned carbon offsets; and a biomass district heat plan advances in Chapleau, Ontario. Meanwhile: the US Endowment announced $10.5M million in forest sector investments; and Maine suspended $107K in fines following the deadly Robbins Lumber explosion.
In Business news: Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson and the Truck Loggers Association responded to the Quesnel River Pulp curtailment; Newfoundland’s Sexton Lumber shutdown affects everybody; ThirdGen Timber Group acquired several companies; ND Paper restarted its paper machine in Rumford, Maine; the US Lumber Coalition says Canadian subsidies top $9B; FPAC called for a blueprint to build more homes; Stora Enso will keep its Central European sawmills; and US developers are turning to mass timber. Meanwhile: BCIT highlights its Mass Timber Construction and Industrial Wood Processing certificate programs; while the CIF promotes its Climate Adaptation and Resilience webinar.
Finally, why did US home builders trade masonry for wood framing after WWII?
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor