by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2026 | Trade And Policy, News, Sustainability And Carbon
On March 31, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s most ambitious conservation commitment in a generation: a $3.8 billion strategy to protect the country’s natural environment and reach the 30×30 goal of conserving 30 percent of Canadian...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2026 | News, Trade And Policy, Workforce
A Colorado congressman is demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service about whether the agency is equipped to handle another summer season — following a year that saw roughly 3,400 employees terminated, a sweeping seasonal hiring freeze, and trail maintenance fall...
by Working Forest | Apr 6, 2026 | News, Trade And Policy, Wildfire
The Trump administration rescinded the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in June 2025, arguing that new forest roads are essential to fighting wildfires in remote national forests. A peer-reviewed study published weeks before that announcement — and released...
by Working Forest | Apr 5, 2026 | Trade And Policy, Mill Operations
British Columbia’s forestry sector has been running at roughly 60 percent of its sustainable harvest capacity for years, starved of fibre as wildfire, insect outbreaks, and windstorms have consumed standing timber faster than it could be recovered. The...
by Working Forest | Apr 5, 2026 | News, Markets And Economics, Trade And Policy
The forest products industry was already navigating tariff headwinds and soft demand when the world changed on February 28, 2026. US-led military strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury triggered the swift near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz — and with it, the...
by Working Forest | Mar 29, 2026 | News, Construction, Trade And Policy
New Hampshire lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require state-funded construction projects to specify American-sourced lumber — putting New Hampshire lumber producers ahead of Canadian competitors when the state builds. Senate Bill 529, which passed the Senate...
