With summer temperatures on the rise, weather, wildfires and public safety dominate the news headlines:
- Weather co-operating with evacuation in Manitoba
- Hot, dry weather in forecast increases BC wildfire risk
- Public safety plays second fiddle in Jasper, Alberta
- Safety concerns dominate Prince George road change meeting
- Gov. Brown’s wildfire plan may make things worse in California
Other forest newsmakers include: Pete Erickson (Nak’azdli First Nation) on the need for balance in BC; Rhys Andrews, (Selkirk College) on their new high-tech research program; Adam Ford (UBC-Okanagan) re: fire’s impact on mule deer; and Jeff Bishop (Forest Nova Scotia) on why forestry workers are a “misunderstood bunch”.
Finally, a prelude to delisting the Grizzley in Montana and a reprise on yesterday’s good-news Softwood Lumber Board story (along with our Tree Frog commentary).
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor