FINALLY! — Western Forest Products and the United Steelworkers have agreed to the terms of a tentative collective agreement. In other Business news: trade disruption from the coronavirus could hit Canada’s forest product exporters hard; Nova Scotia’s forestry future still uncertain, as former Premier resigns as chair of Northern Pulp; Domtar lobbies Ontario for more fibre; and Canadian housing starts are unchanged in January.

In Forestry/Climate news: ENGOs say logging in BC’s Great Bear Rainforest  lacking oversight; fears and fear mongering on Ontario’s forestry expansion plan; opposition to Oregon’s proposed action on wildfire prevention; and a small town boy becomes ‘model researcher’ at the Pacific Forestry Centre. 

Finally, a Pokemon-style forestry app and the Blarney Stone’s winning Witch’s Yew.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor