Over the last several decades, a combination of devastating wildfires and pest infestations have destroyed millions of acres of timber in the western US and Canada. The European forest community has watched this with some mix of disbelief and a hope that a similar situation couldn’t arise here. However, many European forests are now experiencing dire effects from a combination of drought, excessive heat, severe storms and an infestation of the Spruce Bark Beetle, and the situation is dramatically impacting the European roundwood market.