MUTUAL BENEFIT: American Loggers Council signs historic memorandum of understanding with the USDA Forest Service. MORE HERE

SENATOR RISCH BILL: Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act opposed by steel industry organizations. MORE HERE

NEW PLAN: Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest meeting leaves conservationists uneasy. MORE HERE

ECONOMIC RISKS: Forest Service estimates costs of fighting wildfires in a hotter future. MORE HERE