US Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick says Canada can avoid tariffs with border action, but the threat is far from over. In related tariff news: BC strikes a new cabinet committee, Unifor readies to defend; and Kruger’s Corner Brook mill is positioned to weather the storm.

In other news: Georgia creates five mass timber hubs; Port Angeles secures foreign trade zone status; Prince George’s biomass to bio-oil facility is set to go; bioenergy helps meet Canada’s energy demands; and the Northwest Territories needs more wood pellets. Meanwhile: BC extends Fairy Creek logging deferral amid tree spiking reports; this Alabama national forest is a target for Big Oil; and how AI helps humans battle wildfires.

Finally, the US Endowment’s Pete Madden on how forests and timber can help solve America’s energy emergency.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor