Canada moved to end the railway shutdown quickly as the lockout was already hurting BC and Ontario’s forestry sector. In other news: CPKC workers plan to challenge the Minister’s direction; a fire broke out at K & D Forest Products in Utah; Rayonier reports positive Q2 earnings; and Finland’s UPM curtails production at two pulp mills. Meanwhile: Canadian homebuilder sentiment plunges; US housing is a key election issue; and the latest from the Softwood Lumber Board.

In Forestry/Climate news: heat and drought fuelled Canada’s 2023 wildfire season; 1/3 of Canadians say they’ve been impacted by extreme weather; the art and science of responding to BC wildfires; a new film documents threatened US old-growth forests; and FSC welcomes the EU’s Nature Restoration Law.

Finally, a new study on what has worked to fight climate change. Not much unfortunately.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor