The US Dept. of Commerce imposed anti-dumping duties averaging 22.16 per cent against most Canadian newsprint producers, adding to the 6.53 per cent in countervailing duties levied earlier. The Canadian government and FPAC responded with disappointment and determination. In other trade news: Trump’s firing of Rex Tillerson is said to be “bad for NAFTA“; and some homebuilders say “tariffs are Trump’s war new housing“.

In Forestry news: the WWF says half the world’s forests are at risk to climate change; the Oregon logging conference celebrates 80 years; a New York Times headline reads “turning back the clock on protecting Alaska’s wild lands“; and a Wisconsin stewardship agreement brings “tree-huggers and lumberjacks together“.

Finally, wood is making a comeback in housebuilding in the UK, and congratulations to Dave Lehane [previously of West Fraser fame], the newly appointed Chair of the BC Forest Safety Council.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor