Canfor plans to close of its Plateau and Fort St. John, BC sawmills and reduce production in US South operations. In related news: BC’s forest minister, union and BC mayor respond to Canfor’s news; Ontario revokes Terrace Bay pulp mill fine; and Timberlab announces Millersburg, Oregon as new CLT plant site. In Wood Product/GHG reduction news: a conference at the University of Victoria, and report by the BC Council of Forest Industries.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Torchlight’s Jamie Stephen says CBC story on logging emissions makes no sense; Port Alberni to host inaugural Indigenous Forestry Conference; American Forests awards $25 million in  community grants; and wildfire updates from Oregon, California and Brazil.

Finally, a new online map by Heritage BC tells the story of BC’s industrial heritage.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor