The UN’s 2026 edition of State of the World’s Forests calls for global action, as the threats to forests mount and the window for restoration narrows. In related news: IKEA looks to climate-smart forestry amid growing pressures; the BC Forest Professional magazine examines post-harvest burning; Utah reports its worst wildfire season since 2007; and the future of the US Roadless Rule remains under debate. Meanwhile: the 2026 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships are open for submissions; and a 1,289-year-old whitebark pine is the oldest on record.

In Business news: US-China agreement includes more hardwood lumber trade; Trump’s ban on $1B of Canadian imports takes effect; Canada appeals a US softwood lumber ruling; AV Nackawic workers prepare for the mill’s temporary closure; a work dies at Canfor’s Axis, Alabama mill; and paper manufacturing is returning to Chillicothe, Ohio. Meanwhile: BC’s export troubles began before the recent US tariffs; and Do it Best backs FEA’s PricePulse as an alternative to Random Lengths.

Finally, tomorrow marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Frogs will be honouring its significance, and will return Thursday.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor