Critics pan FSC review finding there is ‘no majority ownership relationship between Paper Excellence and APP‘. In other Business news: Brazil’s Suzano may up-its-bid for International Paper; a sawdust fire injures three at Weyerhaeuser plant in Michigan; eight Montana wood producers receive USDA support; and more on BC’s forest sector woes from opposition leader Kevin Falcon, the TLA’s Bob Brash, and Stop the Spray’s James Steidle.
In Forestry/Wildfire news: American Loggers sign MOU with US Forest Service; Colorado to reintroduce wolverines; rain and cooler weather helped BC and Alberta wildfire crews over the long weekend; Canada adopts BC model to ward of smoke hazards; and wildfire updates from Fort Liard, NW Territories; and Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
Finally, three safety stories to kick off Forest Safety Awareness Week:
- Forestry Worksite Safety: A Collaborative Effort (BC Forest Safety Council)
- Advancing Advancing Psychological & Cultural Safety (Forest Sector EDI Alliance)
- Steep Slope Rescue and Operator Extraction Drill Safety (a BCFSC video series)
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor