The United Steelworkers voted 99 percent in favour of striking at Western Forest Products despite challenging markets and labour agreements in BC’s interior regions. Elsewhere: Canfor Pulp is implementing summer curtailments at two BC mills and Quebec and Ontario call for harmonized trade regulations.

In Forestry/Climate news: Oregon’s Governor isn’t backing down despite cap-and-trade failure; Florida timber growers are encouraged to plant – hemp; Dallas stays cool with an urban forestry plan; New Zealand allows longer log trains; and Finland studies logging’s impact on climate change.

Finally, Air New Zealand abandons newsprint; Nestle chooses paper over plastic; and Hardie mimics cedar siding.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor