Conifex Timber announced a 2-week curtailment of its Mackenzie, BC mill. In related news: Sierra Pacific is rebuilding its Lane County, Oregon mill; a fire temporarily closes Idaho’s Tamarack Mill; Louisiana Pacific reports Q4 loss; Home Depot misses revenue expectations; and another strike hits Finland’s paper industry. In Forestry news:
- There is no conspiracy in logging emissions (John Mullinder)
- B.C.’s forest loss can be seen from space (Global Forest Watch)
- The time is right to create Working Forests in BC (Jim Stirling)
- Time to stop using virgin forests as a resource for toilet paper (NRDC)
- Cowichan Forest can generate positive ROI (Friends of the Municipal Forest)
- BC changes don’t go far enough to protect against wildfire (Robert Gray)
In other news: Oregon’s new forest plan has its critics; New Mexico’s law to help with wildfires; North Carolina plan spurs logging fears; and a wildfire in Cuba threatens hundreds of residents.
Finally, forestry law practitioner Mark Oulton joins Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson LLP.
Kelly McCloskey Tree Frog Editor