The New York Times: we made wildfire an Enemy for 110 years when it could have been an Ally. In related news: climate-fuelled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide; what can the US learn from BC’s wildfire smoke experience; and the latest on the fires in California, Oregon and Wyoming.

In Forestry news: there’s going to be a BC election, has the NDP kept their promises; funding for two of BC’s threatened caribou herds; artificial intelligence tracks California’s wildfire hazards; and a 7-part podcast on Oregon’s timber wars. In other news: lumber prices stabilize; Vancouver’s timber tower gets a reprieve; and an interactive map of Canada’s leading-edge wood buildings.

Finally, Tree Frog Editor Sandy McKellar makes news and forest-themed masks.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor