Smoke from US fires is blanketing southern BC and eastern Washington state, leading to health warnings. In related news: heatwave-fuelled fires beget evacuations, firefighter injuries and helicopter rescues in California, while Brazil’s fire situation worsens, reaching 10-year high.

In Business news: Canadian housing starts increase 7% in August, softwood lumber prices pause as demand slows;  BC’s forest industry revenues shrink 31% in 2019; Ontario supports laid-off Kenora forestry workers; and the all-too-familiar storyline of the Huron Central Railway wind-down.

Finally, zen-like timber charging stations for electric cars in Denmark!

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor