International Paper to divest 5 European corrugated box plants as required per its DS Smith acquisition. In other Business news: tariffs may trip-up Godfrey Wood Products’ new OSB mill in Maine; Jasper Lumber’s Alabama sawmill upgrade nears completion; Unifor calls for a Team Canada approach on duties; Adera Development says trade war could boost mass-timber; BC’s Forest Minister says US customers are afraid to protest; and how Vanderhoof, BC is faring after its sawmill closed. Meanwhile: Canada’s housing starts fell in March, and a new report on Canada’s housing crisis.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the European Space agency is launching a new biomass satellite; Clemson University awards honour forestry accomplishments; University of West Alabama expands its forestry program; BC’s firefighters gather to train; Wisconsin sees records start to wildfire season; California ups investments in wildfire prevention; Eastern White Pine is at risk in the US East; and US logging order sparks fear in the US Southeast.

Finally, research on the value of tropical forests as natural factories of plant chemicals.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News