BC forestry crisis deepens as policy pressures and job losses mount. In related news: US Trade Representative Greer says Canada is lagging behind in talks; Trump’s child labour probe is called a pretext for new tariffs; and Unifor says Quebec’s forest industry should shift to value-added. Meanwhile: Domtar restarts its Arkansas sawmill; the US Fed pauses rate reductions; and US building material prices continue to rise.

In Forestry/Climate news: Canada’s climate plan is said to be at risk and carbon pricing is key; Canada released a National Freshwater Science Agenda; BC Timber Sales prepares cut blocks near Penticton; ENGOs host water and climate forum in Kelowna; study says Idaho can’t afford to manage more federal lands; a Montana lawsuit claims a thinning project may harm whitebark pine; and the deadline to comment on the plan to increase logging in Oregon is Monday.

Finally, your voice matters—a forestry coalition is asking for British Columbians to weigh in.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor