Lumber quotas could be part of a Canada–US trade deal, said Prime Minister Carney. In response, the US Lumber Coalition panned the idea, while a Canadian litigator thinks the idea is unwise. In other Business news: Nova Scotia promotes more wood use in construction; Kalesnikoff’s Andrew Stiffman talks mass timber; Drax is called a top UK polluter; US industries brace for Trump’s tariffs; and US homebuilder confidence edges up.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: UBC researchers link clear-cutting to a rise in flooding; logging in Ontario’s boreal forest is called unsustainable; Northern Pulp’s asset sale raises questions about who pays for the cleanup; Oregon declares a state of emergency due to wildfire threat; California debuts a burn severity mapping tool; and Trump’s 20-year logging contracts could tie up the land. Meanwhile: dogs sniff out lanternfly eggs, wasps battle emerald ash borers, and golden oyster mushrooms spread unchecked across eastern forests.

Finally, a new study says mass timber could spur intensive forest management and reduce GHGs.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor