Thousands are evacuated in three provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality in some US states. In related news: Saskatchewan and Manitoba face their worst wildfire seasons in decades; PEI, Quebec and the USDA send resources to help; and why Canada’s wildfire crisis is happening so early this season. Meanwhile: California invests to reduce its wildfire risk; and wildfires persist in Ontario; but Nova Scotia is off to a slow start.

In Business news: Toyota secures a biofuel breakthrough; International Paper and Drax face biomass-energy opposition; Swiss Krono acquires Collins Pine in Oregon; UPM invests to upgrade its Tervasaari mill in Finland; and Russ Taylor opines on the coming increase in lumber prices. In Forestry news: a study on the role of FSC across 70 countries; brickbats for BC’s wolf kill program; Maine seeks info on its forest carbon participants; and the EU eyes non-wood forest products.

Finally, International Pulp Week kicks off in Vancouver—stay tuned for full coverage of the event.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor