Mass timber gets a boost via a free online timber design tool (by Fast + Epp) and a new online networking community (thanks to US WoodWorks). Meanwhile, two projects by UK architects Waugh Thistleton are in the news—a new demountable CLT design, but also (sadly) a construction crane collapse. 

In Forestry news: the CIF defends Canada’s boreal forest management; FPAC promotes international awards for forestry; researchers at the U of Toronto co-lead a new Wildland Fire Research Network; six faculty at the U of Northern BC secure federal forestry research funding; investing in conservation found to generate huge returns, and the National Association of State Foresters seeks $500 million for its COVID-19 stimulus platform. 

Finally, purifying water with the help of wood, bacteria and the sun.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor