US housings starts fell 10% in May as US home builder sentiment sunk to its lowest level since 2022. In Business news: Mercer’s Peace River pulp mill is targeted for carbon sequestration; the defunct Ponderay Newsprint Mill assets are for sale; and International Timber & Veneer is closing its Pennsylvania facility. Meanwhile: Kelowna’s mass timber airport roof is complete; and Ireland considers Wood First Plan to solve its housing crisis.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the G7 Leaders boost cooperation with Wildfire Charter; Canada’s wildfire crisis in displacing First Nations; BC Minister Parmar is appointed Canadian Council of Forest Ministers’ chair; David Elstone’s out of the box idea for wildfire resiliency; a BC logging contractor is fined for grave site damage; and wildfire updates from California, BC and Newfoundland.

Finally, June is National Safety Month in the US, and wildfire smoke can hurt your brain.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor