New Brunswick forests are so dry, the province has closed all Crown land to industrial operations and recreational activities, with the exception of provincial parks. More than 80 per cent of the province is forested and forestry product exports were valued at close to $2 billion in 2018. Already, 2020 has been hard on New Brunswick's most valued natural resource:To date, New Brunswick has reported 263 fires. A water bomber drops water on a forest fire in the area of Mount Scio Road in St. John's in 2019. "And I've been talking to many guys with over 40 years in the forests, and they've never seen [this].

Source: CBC News June 19, 2020 21:00 UTC