Tariffs are raising costs and disrupting markets on both sides of the Canada-US border. In related news: a call for formal Buy Canadian procurement policy; Northeast loggers are adjusting to Finch Paper’s decision to stop producing pulp; and Japan’s housing starts rose for a fourth consecutive month. Meanwhile: BC Wood’s Global Buyers Mission is less than two weeks away; the Independent Lumber Manufacturers’ Association asks “Where’s The Fibre?” ahead of its Osoyoos convention; Northern Innovation Network is offering support to BC workers affected by forestry’s downturn; and the CelCo Conference’s early-bird deadline is today.

In Forestry news: an injunction aimed at preventing logging protests in BC’s Walbran Valley has been extended; BC’s forestry critic is calling for increased salvage of wildfire-damaged timber; scientists are breeding disease-resistant American elms; and funding uncertainty is threatening research in Pacific Northwest experimental forests. Meanwhile: UBC is helping forest-dependent communities explore bioenergy opportunities; new research suggests satellite observations may underestimate forest carbon accumulation; Washington’s Little Giant Fire needs more resources; crews make progress on Montana’s largest fire, and the wildfire in California’s Big Sur region has forced evacuations.

Finally, US tariffs could make toilet paper more expensive — and less soft.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor