Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a crisis-era Cabinet to confront Trump’s trade war. In related news: Carney’s cabinet signals softening on climate; experts opine on the US need for Canada’s exports; and US housing inflation remains elevated. Meanwhile: US lawmakers introduce tax credit to support hardwood manufacturers; a breakthrough for wood in New York; a mass timber shaft wall system; and tree rings age Atlanta’s historic buildings.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Unifor pans Quebec’s forestry regime; BC’s Forest Practices Board says 2023 burns were sound forestry; and wildfire alerts in eastern Manitoba; western Ontario and northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile: a US group supports forest land transfers to private ownership; and New Zealand’s timber industry braces for tougher times.

Finally, Canada’s fire forecast looks bad. The impacts could spill into the US.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor