A deal was reached between four First Nations and Western Forest Products to defer sensitive old-growth for two years. In related news: BC’s Forest Minister is “happy to be back“; old growth arrests continue; and ENGOs say deferrals should all happen now. In other Forestry news: new research on climate change and tree migration; and Biden’s wildfire plan described as “expensive” by some, “old news“, and “boon to logging companies” by others.

In Business/Market news: Rayonier AM is building a bioethanol plant for EU market; US ends 2021 with housing gains; and what’s pushing up lumber and timber prices in 2022. Meanwhile: Canada looks at building code changes, and the Sierra Institute issues a report on mass timber benefits.

Finally, and just what is a ‘resilient‘ forest, anyway?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor