Ottawa launched Canada’s first-ever national reserve of firefighting aircraft to boost provincial wildfire response capacity. In related news: Alberta utilities plan for wildfire power-shutoffs; Oregon questions the US Forest Service’s wildfire readiness; and Ukraine tallies its forest fire damage due to the war. Meanwhile: Canada Wood secures recognition of Hem-fir (N) in Japan; and Finland’s industry urges government to boosts its wood use.

In other Forestry news: the BC Forest Practices Board will audit BC Timber Sales near Hazelton; Washington state’s Pacific yew helped produce a breakthrough cancer drug; and restoring Virginia’s longleaf pines and New England’s elm—one seed at a time. In other news: San Group is fined and sanctioned for hiring migrant workers; Stora Enso is closing a softwood pulp line in Sweden; and the latest NAHB data on multifamily, custom home and single-family housing starts.

Finally, on Day 2 of Forest Safety Week: how supervisor training, wildlife awareness, and employer-led investigations can prevent future incidents.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor