Ottawa plans a pandemic-style bailout for workers and businesses, as pundits ponder Trump’s tariff resolve. In related news: BC and Ontario plan for the worst; an economist says Canada should leverage its lumber; and the NAHB says tariffs could add $4B to homebuilding costs. In other Business news: CPKC Rail and Unifor reach agreement; Williams Lake Council fights to save Atlantic Power’s biomass plant; Ontario provides loan support to Kap Paper; and PotlatchDeltic reports positive Q4, 2024 earnings.

In Forestry/Climate news: some pros and cons of the US Fix our Forest Act; conservationists regroup over Alaska’s Roadless Rule; US Forest Service wants feedback on Northwest Forest Plan; forest thinning curbs Arizona wildfires; and Finland touts climate benefits of forestry. Meanwhile: a win for American red oak; and the CIF and SAF announce joint National Conference and AGM in Calgary.

Finally, the world’s first plantable pencil, and a wood-based air freshener. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor