Domtar announced it will idle operations at its Coosa Pines, Alabama, fluff pulp mill in May. In related news: West Fraser seeks tax break for McDavid sawmill expansion in Florida; and the Alabama Forestry Accelerator announced inaugural cohort of companies. Meanwhile: BC Premier Eby mulls plan to weaken DRIPA; BC pushes for ‘lumber deal’ as US group praises Trump’s tariffs;  and Northwestern Ontario kicks-off program to support forestry start-ups.

In other news: Nova Scotia plans to tweak ‘weakened’ land protection laws: Ontario considers tax break to spur home buyers; the US mortgage lobby wants to ease credit checks; recession odds climb due to war fallout; and mass timber project highlights from Vancouver, BC, Michigan and Arkansas. Meanwhile: a New Hampshire Senate bill seeks to give preference to US SPFs over Canadian SPF.

Finally, forestry groups in Austria release Wood goes Europe app with augmented reality.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor