Tolko announced temporary downtime at two Williams Lake, BC mills. In related news: Espanola, Ontario looks to diversify after Domtar closure; Quebec’s premier says Trump tariffs threaten the forest industry, BC Premier Eby seeks out new export markets; and US home builders fear higher lumber costs. In Wood Product news: the UK cancels plans to impose health requirements on Cedar imports; highlights from Alberta’s Japan mission, and the latest from the Canada Wood Group. 

In Forestry news: a new report speaks to how the 2023 Okanagan wildfires spread; Christmas tree grower-struggles from BC and New Brunswick; a New Hampshire society endorses multiple use forestry; and the latest from BC’s Community Forests.

Finally, a bark detective — UK dogs sniff out Sudden Oak Death and other tree diseases. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor