Canada’s Prime Minister vowed to keep up the fight against US duties on Canadian softwood lumber. In other Business news: Kalesnikoff Timber lands three significant CLT school-contracts; Canfor secures BC gov’t support to convert wood waste into energy; Resolute reaches a production milestone in Thunder Bay; Hampton’s Steve Zika on Oregon’s threat to the working forest; and Spain-based Saica Group enters the US corrugated market.

In Forestry News: a WWF report says Canada’s at-risk species are in decline; Covid-19’s significant impact on America’s forest supply chain; lobbying claim prompts audit of Oregon Forest Resources Institute; forest recovery uncertain in Colorado after wildfires; and concerns abound as heat rarely ever seen is forecast by the weekend!

Finally, more on the Australian study-error linking logging and bushfire risk.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor