Tariff fallout is hitting Canada’s forest sector with FPAC’s Derek Nighbor calling for immediate action, and BC forest leaders fearing they will be hard hit. In Canadian news: Prime Minister Carney announced counter tariffs, says he’s open to negotiations but not as a US subsidiary; Port Alberni fears for jobs at its Domtar paper mill; and BC producers weigh production cuts and opportunities. In US news: Trump’s tariffs rattle border state economies; economist Paul Krugman says Trump has already lost; US retailers report higher lumber prices; and US builders warn of slowing construction. In other Business news: more on the fatal Longview paper mill incident; and a takeover bid offers a lifeline for Fibre Excellence’s Saint-Gaudens pulp mill.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the USDA announced new wildfire leadership assignments for its reorganization; an Oregon State study says northern spotted owls are approaching functional extinction; two Canadian commentaries offer differing perspectives on wildfire management; BC wildfires surged following 11,000 lightning strikes; firefighters make progress on Nevada’s Hawk Fire; and California’s Timber Fire has grown beyond 12,000 acres.

Finally, and sadly, a Golden, BC man died in a workplace incident involving a logging truck.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor