Wildfire lessons from Jasper, Alberta suggest forest management helped save the town. But as Parks Canada offers tours ahead of the fire’s anniversary, Alberta’s Premier is demanding an apology over a critical report. In related news: Canada launches a wildfire resilience hub; Ontario scientists probe northern fire trends; BC is Burning aims to ignite change in forest policy; Oregon’s Skyline Forest tests new burning technology; evacuations are ordered in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; Grand Canyon’s North Rim fire was unstoppable; and Oregon’s largest fire nears megafire status. Meanwhile: Vancouver’s Stanley Park weighs more looper moth tree removals; BC ENGOs push for access to private forests; and Colorado’s old-growth ponderosa pines are protected.

In Business news: Bloomberg and the National Post offer softwood lumber explainers, as Canada’s premiers meet to talk trade; US Secretary Lutnick says tariffs are coming; and Daniel Dorman says Trump’s tariffs will enable China’s rise. Meanwhile: why Nova Scotia missed out on a new pulp mill; slower growth is projected for US remodelling; and US Consumer sentiment is unchanged in July.

Finally, mass timber news via Vancouver’s PNE Amphitheatre, and Saanich’s Fire Station #2.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor