US tariffs on industrial sectors are now not expected April 2, but reciprocal levies on nations with trade imbalances are. In related news: Part II of a Tree Frog Special on Trump’s Re-emergence and Political Risk in the Canadian Forest Sector; Alberta council urges province to support its forest industry; and a US columnist says Canada stands accused of… subsiding Americans. Meanwhile: US remodelling soars but struggles to find labor; and Gene Wengert, the infamous Wood Doctor, has died at 82.

In Forestry/Wildfire News: Canada invests in wildfire training; whitebark pine restoration makes progress in BC and Alberta; ENGOs call for more conservation in BC; and US tree planting is cut due to DEI measures. Meanwhile: a new UK report on mass timber benefits; and Canfor partners in pursuit of formaldehyde-free wood adhesives.

Finally, Amazon faces a greenwashing lawsuit; while a Georgia jury fines Monsanto $2B.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor