Log exports are back in the news with BC mayors resolving that the provincial government should enact a policy to manage exports; Nova Scotia’s premier and forest minister are distancing themselves from a recent email about clear-cutting; and New Zealand’s forestry minister makes a plea to China for timber industry investment.

In forestry news, fire expert Bob Gray says traditional logging hasn’t eased wildfires in BC – maybe the wrong trees are being left behind; BC’s Premier says he won’t just write a review of this year’s fire season, he wants a call to action; and Manitoba trees are suffering from the equivalent of a depressed immune system. In the US, harvesting activity increases with demand for wood in Southwest Colorado while in the northern part of the state, legislators are calling for restoration funding following the recent fire season.

Finally, a CLT tower in Australia gets the green light – partly because it’s lighter than other materials, and tenants who like “that kind of space” are prepared to pay more!

–Sandy McKellar, Tree Frog Editor