Ontario has launched a five-year plan to turn waste wood into energy; invests $15 million in Wawa OSB plant. In other Business news: BC allocates funds to alleviate caribou plan fallout; lumber slides as inflation hits DIY market; Finnish forest exports rise 16%, and EU sanctions curb imports of Russian wood.
In other news: Alberta’s Mike Flannigan is developing a fire prediction model; Colorado receives federal funding for wildfire mitigation; Fairy Creek protesters suspected of blocking culverts again; and old-growth uncertainty in BC’s Slocan Valley. Meanwhile: wooden skyscrapers are on the rise; and durable wood products in a changing climate.
Finally, the American marten can serve as an “umbrella species” for 11 Maine mammals.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor