Northern Pulp’s proposed pulp mill will require $2.5 billion in private-public funding. In other Business news: cooler heads prevail on US-Canada tariff escalation, but Trump’s steel levies beget countermeasures by Canada and Europe; Alberta’s forest industry seeks tariff support at home; and Drax is not in breach of its UK sustainability obligations. Meanwhile, lumber prices and lumber futures continue to oscillate and Canada cuts its interest rate to 2.75%.

In Forestry news: the USDA Forest Service hires back all 6,000 fired workers—as layoffs sparked wildfire preparation concerns; Louisiana Tech names Paul Jackson director of Ag Sciences and Forestry; the remains of California firefighter from 2020 El Dorado Fire are finally confirmed; and the latest news from FSC Canada.

Finally, and sadly, longtime forestry advocate and North Cowichan mayor Tom Walker died March 7.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor