Canada’s forest sector seeks support to weather the COVID-19 storm, inability to access wage subsidy program a source of frustration. In related news: Skeena Sawmills in Terrace, BC seeks funding to survive pandemic; toilet paper demand rises 241 per cent; recovered paper prices spike in April, and builders do what they can to keep new home sales moving.

In other news: Oregon senators announce grants for wood innovation; UK considers further restrictions on combustible materials; can the Trillion Trees Act help with climate change; ENGO’s urge a pull back from biomass energy; and Maryland’s longleaf pines are moving north—with some help.

Finally, the 6th in a series on the 40th B-day of the eruption of Mount St Helens.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor