A US Trade Court temporarily blocked the US Dept of Commerce from revoking duties on five Canadian lumber companies. In other Business news: Western Forest Product’s strike enters 3rd week; Stella-Jones’ CEO-change causes market unease; support and opposition for the Canfor/Interfor tenure sale; how the Weyerhaeuser dusky gopher frog decision complicates the US Endangered Species Act; and the BC Liberals outline their plan to support the forest sector.

In Forestry/Climate news: researchers say wolfs are not to blame for BC’s declining deer population; whole-tree harvesting could boost Michigan’s biomass production; and wood smuggling in Afghanistan turns a profit for the Islamic State.

Finally, stay tuned for a series of reader-driven enhancements to the Tree Frog News. First up, a company finance and market pricing section, separate from Business & Politics news.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor