Canada must keep pace with changing US policy or face the consequences of falling behind. In related news: Biden’s visit doesn’t change protectionist trade policies; and Canada’s lack of understanding of natural resources trade. In other Business news: Envivia suspends Amory, Mississippi plant due to tornado damage; IKEA completes sale of Russian factory; and banking turmoil doesn’t alter US recession forecast. In Forest Product news: the Portland Mass Timber Conference kicks-off today, and timber updates from Seattle; Detroit; and Minneapolis.
In Forestry/Climate news: US regulators and landowners form habitat partnership; Canada’s caribou policy could devastate Northern Ontario forest industry; Oregon lawsuit results in larger stream buffers; Arizona researchers on the effect of forest thinning; and virtual reality is coming to Australia’s forest plantations.
Finally, paper was invented two centuries ago in China. So were 9 other inventions.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor