April Fools’ Day, Easter and a long weekend ahead. Here are the related headlines:
- April Fools’ Day around the world and memorable pranks
- Thunder wakes the peepers and brings good crops of hay
- Guinness uses ‘leftover lockdown beer’ to fertilize trees
In Business news: Pinnacle secures shareholder approval of Drax purchase of its assets; CP Railway secures stakeholder support for its deal with Kansas City Southern; lumber prices remain level as US pending home sales dip; and pundits opine on bubbles, and whether a housing downturn will lead to a recession in 2022.
In other news: Canada and the US issue a joint statement on the environment and climate change; Global Forest Watch says forest losses accelerated despite the pandemic; and logging is helping to increase Alberta’s grizzly population, while the US Forest Service program is said to undercut their recovery.
Finally, the Frogs are off until Tuesday next week, barring any breaking news. Happy Hopping! (from afar).
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor