Happy Thanksgiving to our readers in Canada! The Frogs will be back Tuesday.

Canada’s forest sector expressed disappointment that the Carney-Trump talks were silent on lumber tariffs. In related commentary: reciprocal tariffs ‘are not enough’ for some US hardwood producers; there’s no national security basis for Trump’s furniture tariffs; and the Vietnam wood industry is in shock. In other Business news: BC’s expanding strike includes professional engineers and foresters; US remodellers remain optimistic; the UK faces challenges despite record sales; and a new report on construction’s plastic problem.

In Forestry/Climate news: demand for wood fibre has changed in the US; new research on why some carbon projects overestimate their CO2 benefits; and an Arctic Bioenergy Summit and Tour is announced. Meanwhile: CIF’s 2025 National Award recipients; and BC’s latest mass timber project-support recipients.

Finally, The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor