Cautious optimism follows the tentative labour deal on Vancouver Island, as local mayor says fence-mending and diversification is required, and others caution against moving away from the resource industries. Cautious optimism also follows Oregon Governor Brown’s historic forestry pact, which seeks changes to forestry practices without policy-setting-by-ballot measures.

In other news: Ecojustice is suing Ontario over Temagami’s old-growth; BC may overhaul its reforestation program in wake of the federal gov’t’s tree planting commitment; and France doubles down on timber for the 2024 Paris Olympics, while the UK building code changes are a setback for CLT.

Finally, did you know that today is the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor