Uncertainty persists as US housing is hit by two opposing forces—low rates and virus-fuelled economic turmoil. Here’s the latest from CNBC, Bloomberg and the WSJ. In other Business news: the WTO cancels all meetings due to coronavirus case; the Bank of England considers a ‘brown penalizing factor‘ for climate risky investments; Western US sawmill production is down in January; and the San Group’s new reman plant takes shape in Port Alberni, BC.

In other news: Washington state recognizes timber industry as carbon-negative; FPAC supports efforts to address Canada’s truck driver shortage; UBC Faculty of Forestry’s unique Professional Master’s programs; the best and worst of one tree planters life; and stone frame and CLT floors team up in this conceptional 30-storey alternative to concrete and steel.

Finally, Scottish loggers find a long-lost WWII bunker; aka Churchill’s secret army.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor