The BC government announced $90M in tariff support with forest-dependent communities given priority. In related news: BC’s forest critic said mills could close within months; Canada gave Conifex Timber a $30M loan; New Hampshire enacted legislation giving preference to US-harvested lumber; and a First Nation filed lawsuit claims 14% of Vancouver Island. In Wood Products news: a fire demo highlights the benefits of wildfire-resistant construction; and a Long Island charter school showcases mass timber design.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the pros and cons of BC’s proposed Working Forest Model; the Union of BC Municipalities backs call to ban log exports; BC Timber Sales seeks input on its Robson Valley plan; Murray Wilson responds to criticism of his BC Is Burning film; Ontario invests in Indigenous biomass projects; Quebec’s caribou are at a breaking point; Oregon will return federal forestland to Confederated Tribes; and forester Keith Coulter makes the case for rolling back the Roadless Rule. Meanwhile: the CIF and SFI celebrate National Forest Week; the ILMA WTF? Convention kicks off today; and Peggy McDougall, RPF Ret-SK receives the 2026 Christopher Lee Memorial Scholarship.

Finally, on herbicides: glyphosate’s role in forest management is defended; Bayer’s influence over EPA regulation of dicamba is questioned.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor