Per their mandate letters, Katrine Conroy (BC’s new Forest Minister) and colleague Nathan Cullen (Minister of State for same) are directed to break up the ministry they lead. In other Business news: DR Systems welcomes Heidi Walsh as co-owner; Katahdin Forest Products ramps up Maine production; and Nestle—the world’s biggest food group—looks to forests to reduce their GHGs.

In Forestry news: the BC Forestry Alliance says old-growth blockades are misguided; BC researchers say logging after wildfires can have negative impacts; US Forest Service makes biochar at wildfire site; the World Economic Forum says planting trees can fight climate change; and the pros and cons of allowing logging in Australia’s native forests. 

Finally, this unfolding house can be assembled in 3 hours, and the proverbial wolf can’t blow down these timber high-rises.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor