Citing low log availability, Hampton Lumber announced a five week mill curtailment in Fort St. James, BC. In related news: Terrace Bay, Ontario pulp mill workers want action on shuttered mill; Canfor and Weyerhaeuser report Q2, 2024 results; and Raymond James’ Daryl Swetlishoff opines about their earnings (in video). Meanwhile: Michigan eases the path for mass timber schools; and the lastest newsletters from the Softwood Lumber Board, and BC Forest Enhancement Society.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Alberta’s premier says up to half of all Jasper buildings have been destroyed by fire; the fire in Golden, BC fire spurs evacuations; Canada’s wildfires are captured in satellite imagery; the Pacific Northwest fires send smoke southeastward; Nick Smith says Montana’s Horse Gulch fire could have been prevented; New Hampshire debates logging in the  White Mountain National Forest; and Australia keeps the Pine Wood Nematode at bay.

Finally, an early look at the rebuild of Notre-Dame’s wooden roof, 5-years after fire.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor