Reuters reports that Trump is denying a Washington Post story that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs. In other Business news: the American Bar Association focuses on lumber mill closures; Ontario allows 18-storey timber towers; and unsold new single-family homes skyrocket in the US. Meanwhile: the BC Institute of Technology offers new programs to advance lumber careers.

In Forestry news: Biden to designate national monument near Mt. Shasta, California; US Rep Doug LaMalfa introduces wildfire risk reduction bill; Maine looks to New Brunswick in battle with spruce budworm; 2024 was BC’s fourth worst wildfire season; BC extends its marbled murrelet monitoring program; and PEI plans to plant 2 billion trees.

Finally, for 40 million years, this tree species has been switching genders every season.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor