BC’s forest minister discusses old-growth logging, says forestry stakeholders must break from the past and work together.

In other Forestry news: FPAC announces Canadian finalists for international forest researchers award; US Democrats reintroduce GREEN Act to expand renewable energy; Republicans say plant trees but also cut them down; wood pellets called a missed opportunity in Canada; pulpwood key for US landowners; Shell turns to forests to offset GHGs; and an EU academic says it’s time to stop treating the burning of wood as carbon neutral.

In Business news: Weyerhaeuser and Acadian Timber report strong Q4, year-end 2020 results; Norbord fined for worker injury; JD Irving declares Covid outbreak; and AF&PA elects Michael Doss as new Board Chair.

Finally, Patrick Moore on his new book: Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom.

Kelly  McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor