To the delight of some and dismay of others—the US plans to rollback the 2001 Roadless Rule, allowing logging and thinning in 58 million acres of federal lands. In Business news: San Group’s Port Alberni holdings are sold; mill-fire updates at East Fraser Fibre in Quesnel, BC and K&D Products in Panguitch, Utah; lumber futures ease down; and Canadian inflation holds steady. Meanwhile: Perkins&Will is recognized at the 2025 Carbon Leadership Forum; and Kelowna, BC and Chico, California celebrate mass timber milestones. 

In Forestry/Climate news: Manitoba’s premier ends wildfire state of emergency; JD Irving employs heavy-lift drones to support planting; RBC says BC businesses may up their spending on climate adaptation; and the Great Bear Rainforest is selling carbon offsets. Meanwhile: a European Commission report on biomass supply and use; and the UK plans to scrap green levies to boost growth, while bioenergy subsidies may increase demand for wood pellets.

Finally, another study says wildfire heat and smoke combine to increase mortality risk.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor