International Paper and Smurfit Westrock announced facility closures—with IP shuttering operations in Kentucky, Illinois, California and New Jersey, and Smurfit Westrock closing a Tennessee plant. In other Business news: BC Premier Eby heads to China to diversify trade; businesses are more resigned to Trump’s trade chaos; while critics declare free trade dead and supporters urge Trump to reaffirm the USMCA pact. Meanwhile: registration is open for Investing in Cellulose—a Celco and Numera Analytics conference; and Portland earned top spot in US airport rankings thanks in part to mass timber.

In Wildfire news: three firefighters were killed battling blazes on the Colorado–Utah border; wildfire evacuations were ordered in the Northwest Territories and Manitoba, and major fires are burning in Colorado and Arizona. In Forestry news: European forest industries urge more realistic EU land-use climate targets; Massachusetts highlights the ecological impacts of overabundant deer; researchers examine LiDAR’s use in forest carbon measurement; and a Cornell study suggests climate models may overestimate forests’ carbon storage potential.

Finally, the Frogs will be taking a short holiday Wednesday – Friday, barring breaking news.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor