Wisconsin-based Besse Forest Products closed three wood product mills, drawing union complaint. In related news: Willamette Falls Paper is closing its West Linn, Oregon mill; Canfor to curtail its Fort St. John sawmill for two weeks; New Zealand’s Winstone Pulp curtails operations; AZEK is partnering with Doman Building Materials and Clearwater Paper and Rayonier Advanced Materials report Q2 results. Meanwhile: the University of Maine is turning wood products into jet fuel; and a fire destroyed an under-construction 6-storey wood frame development in Vancouver.

In Forestry news: Canada extends the consultation period to protect Quebec caribou; debris from BC’s landslide raises concerns over salmon runs; a BC Forest Practices Board audit finds issues with BCTS road and bridge maintenance; University of Arkansas researchers develop remote sensing breakthrough; and an Oregon study on managing regrowth for climate mitigation.

Finally, Oregon nears record for forest area burned as fire season approaches its apex.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor