Vaughn Palmer, Rob Shaw and Andrew McLeod opine on forest sector unions’ call for a BC fibre supply plan. In other news: Fort Frances drops the ball on Ontario biomass program; Europe asks Japan to ban Russian wood imports; Australia’s first CLT plant comes with $2M in government funding; and more on Enviva’s bankruptcy and restructuring. 

In Forestry/Climate news: Canada’s wildfires may impact US air quality again; wildfires reduce Quebec’s long-term harvest targets; a BC court clears Teal Jones on road access closures; Oregon’s logging-curb said to hurt rural communities; Idaho is facing forestry workforce challenges; a Montana court halts road building due to grizzly bears; and Washington’s family tree farms reduce GHGs.

Finally, Swedish researchers use wood tissue’s chemical footprint to track illegal loggers.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor