Daily News for July 31, 2026

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The Tree Frog Forestry News
July 31, 2026
Category: Today's Takeaway

Hello early bird! We just want you to know that the news team is busy adding stories to this page. Be sure to check back at 9:00 am (PST) for the full line up of articles.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor

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Forestry

West Fraser Shares Nature Reporting Framework Developed for Alberta Operations

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
July 23, 2026
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada West

Alongside the release of our first  (TNFD)-aligned report focused on our Alberta operations, West Fraser is sharing the supporting methodology so others across the forest sector can learn from and build on the approach. Developed in collaboration with the  (NCASI) and supported by our project partners, the methodology provides a practical roadmap for assessing nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities. West Fraser chose to focus this work on our Alberta forest management operations and mills as a starting point. It was an opportunity to test, learn and refine our approach before applying it more broadly across our operations. Our forest management operations represent a direct, on-the-ground relationship with nature; we operate within ecosystems and depend on them. 

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Health & Safety

Hawesville Mill: Leading the Way in Safety, Learning From Normal Work

By Colleen Marble
Domtar Corporation
July 29, 2026
Category: Health & Safety
Region: US East

Our Hawesville Mill has put safety front and center. The 2025 Marty Barfield Memorial Award-winning facility was recognized for its substantial injury-prevention efforts, but it’s also gaining recognition for championing Domtar’s Health and Safety Strategy and Learning From Normal Work within the Paper and Packaging Business Unit. “Hawesville Mill has really done a great body of work this year. They’ve executed against our overall strategy, and they’re incorporating solutions that are more than just one-off initiatives,” says DeWayne Bone, senior director of Health and Safety for Domtar’s Paper and Packaging Business Unit. “In many cases, they’ve created a standardized and easily repeated process that can be applied not only at Hawesville but also at other Domtar facilities.” Hawesville Mill, located in Hawesville, Kentucky, earned Domtar’s Marty Barfield safety award for a project that addressed three key hazards in a common at-risk practice, or CARP.

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