Canada’s wildfire season is close to its 10-year average heading into summer peak weather. In related news: crews continue to battle wildfires near Labrador City, Newfoundland; BC’s Chun T’oh Whudujut Park; Idaho’s Bench Lake; the Blue River, Oregon; and Montana’s Horse Gulch area.

In other News: the Harmac’s grounds fire in Nanaimo, BC was human-caused; the AP Group laments the impact of its mill closure in Merritt, BC; and Michigan’s forest products industry hits a new revenue peak. Meanwhile: the value of Canadian building permits fall; US material prices rise; and US consumer sentiment is unchanged.

Finally, climate scientist Andrew Weaver opines on the BC NDP and the missed ‘innovation opportunity’. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor