Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking beyond the US to strengthen Canada’s economy, while Sarah Cox and Trevor Hancock raise concerns about the environmental consequences of his agenda. In related news: Trump’s trade war with Canada is adding to the debate in tight US Senate races; the US and China consider more favourable treatment for logs and wood products; and Kentucky’s hardwood industry looks for relief. Meanwhile: US consumer sentiment slips; rising diesel prices squeeze logging and trucking; and European lumber prices remain stable—for now.

In Forestry news: the debate over US forest management includes competing views on the Roadless Rule, and calls for more active forest management. In Canada, a proposed New Forest Act is presented to BC ministers; the Union of BC Municipalities backs call for faster salvage logging; Newfoundland opens a second round of wildfire funding; and a New Brunswick woodlot turns to the US after the Nackawic mill stopped buying. Meanwhile: UBC looks to the future of sustainable timber buildings with its 2026 Burgess-Lane Memorial Lecture.

Finally, the Council of Forest Industries’ ten 2026 Forestry Scholarship recipients.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor