Canada is pressing the European Union to ease its deforestation rules as the two sides pursue closer ties. In related news: Canada’s Ambassador wants relief for low-risk countries; while revised EUDR rules now exempt used timber, bamboo and rattan. In other Business news: Kimberly Clarke seeks EU approval of Kenvue deal; a BC court rejects a Teal-Jones transaction that would extinguish fibre agreements; CMHC says US tariffs could make more lumber available for housing; and a proposed US diesel export ban raises concerns for Canada’s economy, and Louisiana’s timber industry.

In Forestry/Climate news: Washington may join the California-Quebec carbon market; acres of California’s forest offsets are destroyed by fire; an insurance report says boreal fires impact US supply chains; the US Endowment supports markets for Tribal forest products; pellet experts warn of challenging years ahead; and Domtar supports Indigenous forestry students. Meanwhile: Charlotte breaks ground on a mass-timber firehouse; and a needleworm outbreak is taking the gold out of Banff’s famous fall larches.

Finally, congratulations to Robert Kozak on his second 5-year term as Dean of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship at UBC.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor