Rayonier and PotlatchDeltic have agreed to merge, leveraging their lumber, timberland and real estate enterprises. In other Business news: Trump’s lumber tariffs take effect today; FPAC says urgent action is required; US homebuilders say the tariffs will hike costs; the US Lumber Coalition says that’s not so; and lumber futures rise. Meanwhile: Washington state invests in timber jobs; US tariffs reshape containerboard trade; Boise Cascade faces headwinds; and Lowes completes acquisition.
In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canadians debate the need for a national wildfire agency; fire experts speak out at the Wildfire Resilience Consortium of Canada conference; Manitoba considers a more active role to curb fires; and the US West report less land burned this year. Meanwhile: logging in Oregon’s national forests continues despite government shutdown; a new report says global forests are still in crisis due to farms and fire; and more pushback on the EU Deforestation delay.
Finally, former premier Pat Binns and his wife are PEI’s woodlot owners of the year.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor
Canada’s forest sector
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