Construction costs climbed again in May, following price increases driven by lumber trade disputes, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. In related news: the former US Ambassador to Canada believes the current tiff with Canada is a precursor to a US withdrawal from NAFTA; while Newfoundland’s Premier calls out Trump and encourages more rational negotiations.

In Forestry news: Colorado’s wildfires are gaining steam; the US Forest Service is harvesting more to prevent wildfires; activists claim logging in Oregon is threatening coho spawning grounds; and Alaskan rainforests are short on… rain.

Finally, SFI is avicaching with the Bird Conservancy and the world’s oldest rain forest frogs have been found in amber.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor