The underlying cause of deadly US wildfires gets politicized; but it’s not as simple as climate change versus forest management. In related news: smoke spreads to six provinces; slow improvement reported in the US with updates and air quality maps; Covid-19 makes the economic pain worse; and how businesses such as Weyerhaeuser step up to help.

In other News: Interfor sells Gilchrist Specialty Mill in Oregon; Ontario’s first CLT plant nears completion; BC flood victims file lawsuit against BC gov’t and forest companies; BC’s Forest Minister won’t be seeking re-election; a UN report says biodiversity goals are not being met; and SFI announces E-Summit on sustainable forestry.

Finally, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom… but wildfire smoke delays the mail.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor