US President Trump withdrew the US from 66 organizations including many that focus on climate change. In related news: ENGOs say Trump’s move is illegal; and Washington state overstated its GHG reductions by 80%. In Forestry news: BC protestors push-back on arson insinuation of logging equipment; zombie fires are overwintering again in northern BC; and UBC’s Faculty of Forestry adds Environmental Stewardship to its name.

In Business news: PM Carney hosts premiers as CUSMA trade talks ramp up; BC and New Brunswick discourage courts from interfering in First Nations reconciliation; the PPWC union wants feds to support laid-off Crofton workers; the latest on Woodland Pulp’s restart; Deloitte forecasts weak growth for Canada; and US consumer confidence hits new low. Meanwhile: the US Forest Service celebrates 120 years; SFI’s Project Learning Tree marks 45 years in Ohio; and German forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2.

Finally: a personal forestry story from Don Pigott—one of BC’s most respected seed and silviculture experts.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor