The forward-looking indicator—US pending home sales—increased for a third straight month in July. In other Economic news: lumber and copper prices suggest inflation is on the horizon; and lumber shortages continue to strain American and Canadian builders.

In Forestry news: BC to fund wildlife conservation strategy; the Vancouver Island marmot is back from the brink; and a gypsy moth outbreak hits Muskoka, Ontario. In wildfire news: US firefighters juggle Covid-19 infections on the fire lines; wildfires lead to air pollution warnings in Nova Scotia; an evacuation order is in place as Mount Hood, Oregon fire spreads; and Colorado’s Pine Gulch fire is now the state’s largest ever.

Finally, the One Trillion Trees’ US launch and the companies supporting it.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor