US Customs said that it will stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In response: Trump said he’ll use another law to raise tariffs; Quebec expressed mixed reactions; BC may challenge the lumber tariffs; the EU said their trade deal must be honoured; and China wants the tariffs cancelled. Meanwhile: Unifor says Canadian jobs remain at risk; the DOW dropped 600 points; ING bank says new tariffs means new uncertainty; and US builders says uncertainty will stall new construction.  

In Forestry news: BC is rethinking its FireSmart funding model; Oregon opens up more lands for logging; Arizona needs another biomass-burning power plant; Colorado Governor appoints Ponderosa Mountain Pine Beetle task force; the American Forest Foundation plants millionth tree; and after logging bans—Australia turns to forest thinning. Meanwhile: FPInnovations‘ latest technology updates; and FSC Africa partners to protect forests.

Finally, sustainable timber and steel hybrid solution specified for UK sports centre.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor