Wildfires are on the move again in Canada, the United States and Europe. In related news: Ontario wildfire crews sound the alarm over fatigue and funding. In Forestry news: Colorado fights a beetle outbreak with synthetic pheromones; BC groups pan logging in caribou habitat; Finland unveils new carbon sink measures; Australia releases a national Timber Fibre Strategy; and the Maine Forest Products Council slams media for misrepresenting biomass.
In Business news: Sumitomo announces its first US timber industrial complex; Trump extends the tariff deadline to August 1; homebuilders brace for construction cost spike; and 2024 US multifamily completions hit a 38-year high.
Finally, BCIT is looking for Natural Resource instructors; the CIF’s 2025 conference registration is open; and BCCFA launched a new wildfire outreach tool.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor