Oregon-based Hampton Lumber bucks South Carolina’s mill closure trend with new sawmill announcement. In related news: SmartLam’s Alabama expansion is paying dividends; US homebuilders wonder if lumber self-reliance is possible; Southern Pine exports are up; and US consumer confidence is down again. Meanwhile: the BC lawsuit over RCMP actions at Fairy Creek is dismissed;  BC First Nations want to expand their forest economy; and the Softwood Lumber Board reports Q1, 2025 lumber demand generated.

In Forestry news: Trump’s Roadless Rule change garners support while raising concerns; the US plan to sell public land hits Senate roadblock; and Vietnam aims to up its FSC and PEFC certification. Meanwhile, new studies on climate mitigation via burying forest waste; natural-regeneration and carbon-credit schemes. 

Finally, the BC is Burning documentary premiers in Vernon tomorrow!

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor