Canada and the US are discussing an interim trade deal, with forest products among the sectors under discussion. In related news: Trump readies wildfire retaliation on Canada for smoke; and Kim Haakstad’s top 3 actions for BC’s struggling industry. In other Business news: Interfor swings back to profits in Q2; Metsä reports an operating loss; German sawmillers face headwinds; US share of Canada’s lumber exports slipped; and lumber futures extend their losing streak. Meanwhile: Gorman’s CEO Ashlee Cribb will present at FEA’s Forest Products Forum; and WoodTALKS at the GBM announced its keynotes.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canada’s public service union says job cuts reduce forestry expertise; an investigation into Alberta fish habitat damage was halted due to resource constraints; BC entities debate gate access to the Walbran Valley; Mississauga First Nation received funding to advance wildfire stewardship; the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry in Hilo may be closing; Alaska smokejumpers made their first aerial jump in 67 years; and Washington State says the Spokane fire arsonist had planned the act for weeks. Meanwhile: CWC’s WOOD Design and Building magazine is out; and the latest news on SFI’s Project Learning Tree.

Finally, a University Maine researcher is turning wood fibre into a bio-based cooler insulation.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor