Merry Christmas from the Tree Frog News Team

By Sandy McKellar

Tree Frog Forestry news

December 22, 2020

Category: Special Feature

Region: Canada

Biden administration kills the National Old Growth Amendment
Thursday, January 9, 2025

The Biden administration officially jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests – Here’s why. The move is supported by Republican Senators and industry, and now environmental groups are holding out for … → Read More
Trump ups ante on Canada-US trade, threatens ‘economic force’
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

President-elect Trump threatened ‘economic force‘ to annex Canada, says ‘US doesn’t need their cars, lumber and milk’. In related news: US tariffs could cost Washington state billions; and how Canada … → Read More
Forests are more resilient to climate change than previously thought
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

A report in Nature Ecology & Evolution says forests are more resilient to climate change than previously thought. In related news: Reuters says the world’s forests appear to be struggling; … → Read More
Trump denies report that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs
Monday, January 6, 2025

Reuters reports that Trump is denying a Washington Post story that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs. In other Business news: the American Bar Association focuses on lumber mill closures; … → Read More
JD Irving acquires sawmill in Maine, Conifex moves to two-shifts
Friday, January 3, 2025

Irving Forest Products acquires Masardis sawmill in Maine, and Conifex Timber moves to a two-shift operation. In related news: Allegheny Wood Products is still selling its assets; Twin Rivers Paper … → Read More

Code Red Not Orange & Green For BC Forestry. By David Elstone, Managing Director, The Spar Tree Group

Another BC Forest Products Company In Trouble – Does This Trend Have An Ending? By David Elstone, Managing Director, The Spar Tree Group

In Washington, the softwood lumber case is seen as a poster child of US trade law enforcement. By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

BC is mere weeks from a provincial election. The TLA says vote for a standard of living. By Bob Brash, Executive Director, Truck LoggerBC Magazine

Renewing our approach to natural resources can support shared economic prosperity, By BC Resource Sector Coalition, Business in Vancouver