The US/Canada trade dispute resolution system (updated under the USMCA) faces an early test with the US move to challenge dairy quotas. In related news: Biden fails to reverse Trump’s tariff policies; while New Brunswick takes cautious approach in denouncing duties. On the pundit front: lumber prices rose again (Madison’s); US South to add lumber capacity (Forests2Market); domestic output not keeping up (NAHB); and there’s never a shortage of lumber—only a shortage of lumber at cheap prices (Russ Taylor).

In Forestry/Climate news: RCMP arrest 30 more logging protestors, as old-growth review panel member speaks out; dozens of forest fires are burning in Ontario; Washington State U predicts early start to a prolonged fire season; and the UK is feeling the pressure of the global timber shortage. 

Finally, Alberta researchers, new research chair look to the future of Alberta’s forests.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor