The US and China slapped tit-for-tat duties on each other’s imports today in what Beijing called the “largest-scale trade war” ever. In related news: the US tariffs are hitting a whole slew of Chinese woodworking and panel processing equipment; the WTO ruled for Canada in its dispute with the US on glossy paper duties; and an interactive map shows why Canada has so much more to lose in a trade war.

Other headline grabbers include:

• The BC Supreme Court on Husby’s right to log old-growth cedar on Haida Gwaii
• David Elstone on the misconceptions and reality of old-growth logging in BC
• Ian Dunn on how David Suzuki et al. are blurring the line between opinion and science
• Lennard Joe on his partnership with SFI and “seven generations” view of forest management
• The Idaho Dept. of Lands on doubling the timber harvest/restoration on federal land

Finally, two releases of note; the FAO’s state of the world’s forest 2018 report and the BC Forest Practices Board annual report.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor