Evacuations announced as California braces for a ‘parade of cyclones‘ and weather-swings uproot trees. In related news: what are atmospheric rivers? In other Business news: Skeena Sawmills to curtail operations in Terrace, BC; Anthony Timberlands pauses sawmill in Malvern Arkansas; Canada’s bank regulator weighs mortgage constraints, as high interest rates push lumber prices down and recession-risk up.
In other news: BC encouraged to scrap its stumpage system; Montana group sues to halt logging in grizzly habitat; the USDA appoints four to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board; and honors for Florida’s retiring state forester and Weyerhaeuser’s Jeff Grogan.
Finally, the first mass timber boutique hotel in North America wins award in Austin, Texas.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor