West Fraser and Mercer announced the dissolution of their joint venture in the Cariboo Pulp and Paper. In related news: JD Irving was in court for the landmark New Brunswick First Nation title claim; Weyerhaeuser is accused of unionbusting in Alberta; Enviva’s bankruptcy effects others in the biomass industry; West Fraser upgrades its Williams Lake plywood mill; Quesnel River Pulp experienced a roof fire; and BC Coastal First Nations form a new investment consortium.

In Forestry news: a federal judge finalizes the return of large tree protections in Oregon; the US Endowment supports forest landowners in North Carolina; lightning found to have sparked Canada’s most destructive wildfire season; BC relocates its northern fire attack crew to Dawson Creek; and a record number of wildfires in parts of Brazil.

Finally, for Wildfire Week–using the past to predict the future (BC Coastal Wildfire Service) and teaching children about the good and bad of fire (Project Learning Tree Canada).

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor