Interfor has agreed to purchase four sawmills from Georgia Pacific (3 in US South, 1 in Oregon). In related news, pundits say: forestry stocks are down but investor interest remains high; rising prices may portend a pullback in housing sales; the return of the softwood lumber war is based on specious arguments; and—even pledging to name your first-born child after the home seller—doesn’t work in this crazy market.

In other news: CN blockade causes safety concerns for Canfor; wildfires are increasing in high elevation forests; and the US is bracing for a rough wildfire season. On the BC old-growth front: more arrests—some by officers with climbing training; commentaries by Vaughn Palmer and Andy McKinnon, a call for fed monies; and a recap by Justine Hunter.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor