US Paper makers say the EU deforestation regulation will disrupt markets; FSC seeks to support company compliance. In related news: Clearwater Paper is fined for a chlorine release; Michigan rescinds Billerud’s tax break; Smurfit Westrock makes its debut; and kudos for Louisiana Pacific’s CEO. Meanwhile, Minneapolis enters the biochar business, Russ Taylor opines on lumber markets; and ruminations on BC’s next forest minister.

In other news: Canada’s heat wave raises spectre of campfire bans; BC announces new rules for First Nations’ environmental assessments; USDA focuses on forest restoration, as industry warns of economic risks, and ENGOs call for more of old-growth protection; and creating a state-of-the-art showcase to tell America’s conservation story.

Finally, the wood wide web theory once charmed us. Now it’s the subject of a bitter fight.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor