Americans do not need to be protected from wily Canadians selling lumber at reasonable rates, says the National Review’s Kevin Williamson. In related news: the US construction material cost-shock migrates beyond lumber, creating shortages and pushing new home prices higher. Elsewhere: New Brunswick is panned for not increasing timber royalties; Resolute might permanently idle two Quebec newsprint mills; and the trade impact of Russia’s proposed log export ban.

In Forestry/Climate news: FPAC’s Derek Nighbor on forestry’s role in Canada’s net-zero future; BC faces protests, calls for action on old-growth, climate change, and species at risk; the USDA announces investments to conserve forest and wetland habitat; and the proposed REPLANT Act seeks to restore US National Forests damaged by wildfires.

Finally, Alabama school children meet Lucy and a Logger.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor