The Canadian back-to-work rail decision—lauded by business, panned by union—echoes past rail shutdowns. In other Business news: a fire damaged Maine’s Sebastian Lumber mill; Timberlab is set to announce its Oregon CLT mill location; Hinton, Alberta moves on Mondi agreement; International Paper’s Tom Hamic to lead IP’s container and containerboard business; and Paper Excellence celebrates four Quebec safety recognitions. Meanwhile: interest rates are moving down; lumber prices are moving up; and US homebuilding is on the rebound.

In Forestry news: a Quebec mayor says caribou protections will devastate her community; the ongoing saga of logging in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country; ForestryWorksforBC makes the case for BC forestry; Michigan’s forest management plan is up for review; and EU companies share US exporter concerns over the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Finally, California could soon have an official state slug and crab.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor