A change in the weather is coming but things may get worse in some regions before they get better. Here are the key wildfire headlines:
- Change in weather could blow wildfire smoke out of BC
- More resources needed to make BC fireproof (First Nations Chief)
- BC loggers lose at least $5M of equipment in raging wildfire ( Kootenays BC)
- Ontario announces that out-of-province fire crews are no longer needed
- Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows (US West)
In Business news: lumber tariffs are driving up US housing prices; record prices mean record profits for lumber producers; America’s largest homebuilder continues to post impressive results; former BC premier Dan Miller to lead contractor sustainability review: and tree-nursery firm PRT expands to Michigan. Other topics of note include: BC’s celebri-tree (Doug); Nova Scotia’s radical forestry shift; Trump’s impact on public lands; and potential violence in California’s forests.
Finally, a German study says the longer growing season that comes with climate change means faster tree growth but less dense and weaker wood.
— Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor