Citing market challenges, Western Forest Products plans to temporarily reduce lumber production across BC. In related news: US architects celebrate mass timber’s credentials, as Canadian producers see its potential for growth; and the latest insights from Canada Wood Group. Meanwhile: the USDA is still assessing Helene’s impact on forests, as Hurricane Milton bears down on the Florida coast.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: BC and New Brunswick elections beget perspectives on the importance of forests; Vancouver City Council debates logging in Stanley Park; a new study says Acadian forests are best left alone to fight climate change; while another study says diverse forests are better at CO2 capture; Idaho grapples with worsening fire season; and Wyoming’s Elk fire nears 73,000 acres. 

Finally, generating power, revenue and knowledge in UBC’s Alex Fraser Research Forest.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor