Industry leaders say Canada’s forestry future depends on improving fibre access and restoring investor confidence. In other Business news: JD Irving plans sawmill expansion in Maine; a pallet fire destroys an east Michigan business; US pulp market sentiment remains divided; the US labour market improves; and US and Canadian interest rates are likely to stay put.

In Wildfire news: Canada’s wildfire-fighting plan is called a start; why Canada’s wildland firefighters aren’t firefighters (officially); Nova Scotia’s Firesmart practices may reduce insurance premiums, California fast-tracks wildfire prevention projects; Northern Arizona fire officials are on high alert; and new research on wildfires and permafrost critical zones. In Forestry news: SFI’s Project Learning Tree secures funding for youth jobs; the US is said to be pillaging its national forests; Washington’s owl-kill program is underway; and ENGOs sue to stop logging near Port Angeles, Washington. 

Finally, the BC Ministry of Forests and the BC Community Forest Association awarded the 2026 Robin Hood Memorial Award for Excellence to Nakusp and Area Community Forest.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor