Trump delays 50% tariffs for three days, saying we have a deal, subject to the finalization of documents. Meanwhile, Carney says progress has been made but important work remains. In other Business news: Canada’s corrugated and containerboard industry presses for tariff relief; Tolko curtails veneer production in Kamloops; Ontario invests $2.1M to support forest biomass ventures; Oregon receives $15M for wood innovation projects; work begins toward restarting the Nippon Dynawave mill; and Michigan State University accelerates its mass timber collaborative.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: the US administration moves to rescind the Roadless Rule protecting millions of acres of national forest—while ENGOs say it’s an assault on forest protections. In related news: US researchers say climate change is reshaping western forests; Haida Gwaii records its first marbled murrelet nest in decades; Edmonton combats its Dutch elm disease problem; and a BC startup is mapping backroads to highlight wildfire evacuation routes. Meanwhile: news updates from BC Wood Specialities; and the Alberta Forest Products Association; and wildfire updates from Summerland and Kamloops, BC; Ontario; and Colombia (the country).

Finally, BC First Nation Forestry Council’s Lennard Joe on the future of forestry in BC.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor