News in timber

The US Forest Service and US Endowment launched the beta FACT platform, providing free, science-based forest sector carbon data to users nationwide.

As of October 2, eight large fires are actively burning across the US. Year-to-date, 62,738 fires have burned more than 9 million acres nationwide.

Weyerhaeuser is exploring 7–10 sites for wood-to-biocarbon facilities, including locations near company sawmills and Southern timberlands, Harborwright reported.

Year-to-date, wildfires have burned nearly 8.6 million acres.

Ontario announced more than CA$3.6 million for Northern Ontario biomass projects supporting bioenergy, wood processing, and Indigenous-led development, Northern Ontario Business reported.

Forests Canada supported the planting of nearly 3.7 million trees in 2026, bringing its total since 2004 to more than 54 million trees planted.

USFS is proposing accelerated logging on about 5,000 recently burned acres in Deschutes National Forest, OPB reported.

As of Monday, September 21, 33 large fires are actively burning across the US. Year-to-date, 8,542,800 acres have been burned.

NZ Super Fund committed another US$50 million to its US timberland mandate with Domain Timber Advisors, bringing total committed capital to US$200 million.

BC is investing CA$15 million in the 2027 FireSmart Community Funding and Supports program to help communities reduce wildfire risk and improve resilience.