Q3, 2024 financials: Western Forest Products and Interfor reported higher losses, Stella-Jones and Cascades reported lower earnings. In related news: lumber dispute points to what Trump’s tariffs and trade policies may mean for Canada, forestry unions coordinate for bargaining with Western Canada’s pulp and paper employers; and a new report on growing pessimism about BC’s economy.

In Forestry/Climate news: Canada triples trees committed, invests in new tree nursery; Washington state votes to retain its carbon pricing law; Rayonier sells 200,000 acres of forestland; the EU faces potential softwood log shortages; and deforestation is down 31% in Brazil. Meanwhile: Ontario wildland firefighters says new health coverage falls short, and wildfires challenges persist  New Jersey and Wyoming.

Finally, Forests Ontario has a new name, and the TLA’s impressive 2025 convention program. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor