A BC Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of First Nation treaty rights, recognizing the cumulative effects of natural resource development. In other Business news: US inflation reaches a 13-year high; lumber is down but house prices stay high; and New Brunswick tree sellers aren’t reaping the rewards of recent lumber prices.

In Forestry/Climate news: police and a protester are assaulted at BC’s old-growth blockade; US forest growth outpaces removals by 60%-100%; how biomass energy from forests is carbon neutral; and Western Forest Products’ forest practices influence on climate change. In forest product news: wood use is celebrated at Portland’s International Airport; in US modular housing; for biophilic design in India; in Vietnam’s sauna manufacturing sector; at Japan’s Osaka 2025 World’s Fair; and at a public transit station in China. 

Finally, BC’s 2020 Wood Design Awards goes virtual, today at 3:45 PST.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor