BC invites public feedback on how to revive the interior forest sector amid job losses and new curtailments at Canfor. In related news: Vaughn Palmer is surprised at the finance minister’s lack of concern for the sector; a BC town declares a financial crisis; and Dawson Creek’s MLA says more needs to be done. Also, 2nd quarter results for: West Fraser and Södra; expansion plans by Stora Enso; and post-fire thoughts at Muskoka Timber Mill in Ontario.

In Forestry news: ENGOs say BC’s iconic tree protection is ‘mostly symbolic’; ENGOs are not the ‘real problem’ in Montana; and a new study says deforestation in war torn counties is worse ‘post-conflict’.

Finally, tiny molecules that add life to pulp and paper products.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor