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Dead Pine Kelowna

May 26, 2025

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Spruce Bud Worm

May 25, 2025

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Spruce Bud Worm 2

May 25, 2025

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Spruce Needle Die Back

May 25, 2025

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Tent Caterpillar

May 25, 2025

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Ray the Baker – okay to use

White Pine Blister Rust

February 21, 2025

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White Pine Blister Rust

February 21, 2025

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Bark beetle galleries

February 21, 2025

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Personal Photo Library

Douglas-fir bark beetle

February 21, 2025

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McKellar

Termite egg gallery

May 2, 2024

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Bee

October 17, 2023

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TFN

Mountain Pine Beetle

August 22, 2022

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Fake Pine Beetle at Cap Suspension Bridge

April 21, 2022

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Tree Frog

blister rust

March 28, 2022

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Tree Frog

Rhabdocline in Doug-fir

February 25, 2022

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Tree Frog

decomposing wood

January 7, 2022

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Tree Frog News

Dead Ponderosa Pine

December 24, 2021

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Win Laar

May 13, 2021

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Monarch

Photo by Sandy McKellar

May 6, 2021

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Beetles

Photo by Sandy McKellar

May 6, 2021

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Bug spray

Photo by Sandy McKellar

May 13, 2020

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White Pine Blister Rust

Spider web

September 16, 2019

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By Sandy McKellar

Dead Pine Kelowna

Sandy

Spruce Bud Worm

Sandy

Spruce Bud Worm 2

Sandy

Spruce Needle Die Back

Sandy

Tent Caterpillar

Ray the Baker – okay to use

Week At A Glance

Trump tariffs suffer staggering setback in U.S. court
Thursday, May 29, 2025

In rare rebuke, a large share of tariffs are eliminated — for now. In other Business news: the US Lumber Coalition continues to push for US lumber reliance; Boeing invests millions … → Read More
Ottawa won’t ‘penalize’ Canadian firms offshoring jobs to US
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Ottawa has no plans to penalize Canadian businesses for offshoring jobs to avoid American tariffs. In other Business news: Timberlab plans to build a CLT mill in Millersburg, Oregon; a Montana … → Read More
Ontario First Nations warn of ‘conflict’ if controversial Bill 5 passes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Ontario First Nations leaders warn of ‘conflict on the ground’ if controversial Bill 5 passes. In other Business news: Ontario will spend more for less housing; and Domtar’s penalties at … → Read More
Conservationists join US lawsuit protecting northern spotted owl
Monday, May 26, 2025

Conservationists join US lawsuit protecting the northern spotted owl. In related news: the debate the US should be having on the Endangered Species Act; protecting Maine’s forests from the spruce … → Read More
US and Canada classified as low risk by EU anti-deforestation regulation
Friday, May 23, 2025

The US and Canada are classified as low risk by the European Commission anti-deforestation regulation. In related news: the WRI reports record global forest loss in 2024; Weyerhaeuser acquires timberlands from … → Read More

Replacing Canadian lumber imports with US production would take a decade (at least) and cost more than $10 billion: ERA, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

New Report Highlights Forest Sector’s Vital Role in Strengthening Canada’s Economy from Coast to Coast, By Derek Nighbor, President and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada

Getting To The Heart – The BC Timber Sales Review, By David Elstone, Managing Director, The Spar Tree Group

Despite seasonal uptick, few if any expect lumber demand to move into high gear, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

Trump’s Re-emergence and Political Risk in the Canadian Forest Sector – Part II, By Kelly McCloskey and Robert McKellar, Tree Frog Forestry News

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