News in timber

A forest tenure held by Lake Babine Nation is increasing by more than 2,000% through a partnership with the province and a tenure transfer from West Fraser.

The wildfire situation in northeast BC has eased significantly over the weekend thanks to cooler temperatures and increased precipitation, Energeticcity.ca reported.

North Carolina standing timber prices varied significantly by region and product type in Q2, North Carolina State University reported.

As of Monday, three new large incidents had been recorded since the previous day, bringing the nationwide total to 83 active large fires.

According to the BC government, nearly 30% of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre is likely to burn by the end of this year, CBC reported.

As of Monday, there were a total of 961,740 acres actively burning, and 104 large wildfires or emergency responses are ongoing.

There have been 514 wildfire starts in BC so far this year, but only 71 active fires as of July 8, the Comox Valley Record reported.

More than a half a million acres of trees spread across the state of Washington were sick, struggling, or already dead last year, the Washington State Standard reported.

A total of 31 large wildfires are being managed by full suppression, while 80 are being managed under strategies other than full suppression.