At Biden’s Climate Summit, Canada, Mexico and other world leaders pledge to do more, act faster. In related initiatives: US and Canada promote green infrastructure; the Narwhal on upping Canada’s protected areas; US senators on the role of farms and forests; (and a similar perspective from New Zealand); and a US, UK and Norway initiative in support of tropical forests.

In other News: Canada’s forest sector celebrates Earth Day; BC’s war in the woods is flaring up again; logging creates angst in BC’s Vernon and Shuswap areas, as well as Northern Saskatchewan; what’s next after Roundup; and SFI’s new standards on climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. Meanwhile; the secret is out—Dr. Rob Kozak is the new Dean of Forestry at the University of BC.

Finally, “take me somewhere expensive“… it’s Friday and the restaurants are doing takeout only. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor