Record temperatures, deadly wildfires and evacuations are causing havoc in Portugal, Spain, France and Morocco. In related news: firefighters make progress on fire near Lytton, BC, Yosemite’s sequoias appear safe from the Washburn fire; and the US Forest Service assumes command of the Moors Mountain fire in Montana. In other Forestry news: Quebec’s plan to help caribou is called inadequate; the Nature Conservancy says ‘lets fight fire with fire’; and a story of logging and conservation on Vancouver Island.
In other news: Canadian housing starts slowed in June; mass timber makes news in Arkansas, New York and Switzerland; and SFI awards five new community grants.
Finally, tree sleuths – how DNA is transforming the fight against illegal logging.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor