COP30 ends with a compromise deal, but fails to create roadmaps to phase out fossil fuels and deforestation. In other Forestry/Climate news: Canada winds down its 2-B planting program; why zombie fires are bad for boreal forests; and how US longleaf pine forests have changed over time. Meanwhile: BC reduces TFL 49’s allowable cut 26%; Prince Edward Island’s new waste-powered energy facility; and a new book on how wood-frame buildings shaped five US cities.

In Business news: Trump holds off on additional 10% tariff on Canada; US senators say relations with Canada are suffering; US industries weigh in on the pending CUSMA review; Pierre Poilievre says tariffs would be different if he was PM; why a lack of timber is causing BC mills to close; rebalancing Europe’s wood resources; and US consumer sentiment remains on edge.

Finally, UBC’s Lori Daniels is honoured with an award; and sadly, BC Distinguished Forester Bruce Devitt dies at 92.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor