Navigating the shifting landscape of US tariffs took centre stage at International Pulp Week and elsewhere—political risk expert Robert McKellar on working with uncertainty; US lumber suppliers and lumber dealers on their tariff worries; US producers point to market upsides; the US Lumber Coalition pans US homebuilder’s support for Canadian imports; and pulp and paper mergers are said to add to the sector’s resilience. In other Business news: BC port workers ratify a 4-year labour deal; and Canada holds its interest rate at 2.75%.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canada’s wildfire season is off to a wild start; Ontario has a new ‘largest forest fire’; more than 14,000 are evacuated in Manitoba; Canadian fire smoke threatens US air quality; and California’s forestry workforce is critical to wildfire prevention. Meanwhile: Mike Boren’s expected confirmation to lead the US Forest Service; BC Forest Practices Board will audit Interfor, Castlegar; registration opens for the Wood Pellet Association of Canada AGM; FSC Canada’s latest news; and SFPA touts its Nashville EXPO.

Finally, and sadly, a BC man drowned when his machinery fell into the ocean at Crofton pulp mill.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor