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Forest Sector Outlook 2026: Weak Demand, Solid Base
The Q2 2026 forest sector outlook finds wood products caught between weak demand and strong fundamentals, with China, energy costs and the EUDR in focus. read more
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Osoyoos Indian Band Plants 900K Trees to Restore Land
The Osoyoos Indian Band has planted more than 900,000 trees this year to restore land burned by the 2021 Nk’Mip… read more
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BC Wildfires: 600 Properties Under Evacuation Order
BC wildfires have placed 600 properties under evacuation order and 5,700 on alert after 34,000 lightning strikes ignited 85 fires… read more
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Central Oregon Wildfires: Coyote Fire Update 2026
Central Oregon wildfires face a Red Flag Warning as the Coyote Fire nears 17,400 acres and 25% containment, with air… read more
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Boreal Crown Fires: Why They’re So Hard to Stop
Boreal crown fires can shrug off air tankers and ground crews because extreme fire behaviour lets them generate their own… read more
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Section 338: The 1930 Law Behind 50% Canada Tariffs
Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a Smoot-Hawley provision unused since 1949, is the legal tool behind Washington’s… read more
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FPAC: 50% U.S. Tariffs Will Raise Housing Costs
FPAC says new 50% tariffs on Canadian forest products will raise U.S. housing costs and threaten forestry jobs, undercutting the… read more
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Tariffs on Canada: 50% Duties Hit Forest Products
Tariffs of 50% now cover nearly US$20 billion of Canadian goods across 500+ categories, and forest products sit squarely in… read more
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It’s Not Lyme Disease: The Rapidly Rising Tick-Borne Illness Forestry Workers Need to Know
A rapidly rising tick-borne disease called anaplasmosis is spreading across Canada, transmitted by the same blacklegged ticks that carry Lyme.… read more
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International Paper Temporarily Suspends Pine Hill, Alabama Mill After Weather Damages Roof Structure
International Paper suspended operations at its Pine Hill, Alabama mill on July 9, 2026, after a weather event damaged a… read more
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Lumber Cost Decreases Offset by Operating Cost Gains
Canadian lumber prices are well off their pandemic peaks, but sawmill operators and lumber producers are discovering that falling commodity… read more
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Paper Packaging: The Promise and Peril of Paperisation
Paper packaging recycles at about 83% in Europe and wins over most consumers, yet critics call coated paper a \”false solution.\” The paperisation dilemma. read more
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Wildfire Smoke Is a Major Public Health Threat — What Forestry Workers and Supervisors Need to Know
Medical experts are using language that forestry supervisors should not ignore. Here is what the science says about wildfire smoke exposure, why outdoor workers face elevated risk, and what work-site decisions the evidence supports. read more
