Trump threatens “secondary tariffs” to add leverage on the trade war front. In related tariff news: Trump narrows his approach for now; no easy way for Canada to de-escalate; the US Softwood Coalition pans Canada’s feigned outrage; BC weighs changes to its emergency powers bill; and another furniture company is moving to the US. In other Business news: Domtar’s Gatineau mill conversion; Sappi’s Somerset mill upgrade; and CWC’s support for mass timber in Quebec and Nova Scotia.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: California has a new wildfire hazard map; perspectives on the US administration’s goal to ramp up logging on federal lands; raising truck weight limits to support Arizona’s forest sector; and new research from Australia on firefighter’s fatigue and mental toll.

Finally, Robert McKellar on how Canada’s forest sector can anticipate and even adapt to Trump.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor