Canadian MPs call on Paper Excellence owner to testify on links to Asia Pulp and Paper. In related news: West Fraser to temporarily curtail Quesnel sawmill; Deadwood Innovations secures investment in Fort St. James; ENGOs protest Drax subsidies in the UK; tariffs are a lose/lose deal for softwood lumber; and CPKC remains optimistic despite Trump’s threat. Meanwhile: with Bob Brash’s pending departure, the Truck Loggers Association is looking an Executive Director.

In Forestry/Climate news: Canadian fire chiefs say wildfire resources are inadequate; a Quebec First Nation seeks caribou protections; Tasmanian green groups abandon native forest industry; UN court to clarify country obligations on climate change; and scientists question the fungibility of carbon markets.

Finally, a German study questions tree-to-tree nutrient sharing via fungi.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor