PotlatchDeltic CEO reports record first quarter results, remains upbeat on 2022. In related news: the only lumber certainty is price uncertainty; home builders remain profitable despite covid; and global wood pellet demand is increasing. In other Business news: Canfor’s Darlington sawmill is damaged by fire; ENGO’s oppose Huber’s Minnesota mill; and SFI adds Terry Baker (SAF CEO) to its Board.
In Forestry/Climate news: the UN says weather disasters are on the rise; a new study on the unseen effects of deforestation; Canada’s clean energy investments; Ontario’s caribou plan shortfalls; California firefighter’s whistleblower lawsuit; BC old-growth protesters disrupt traffic, and the Minister of Environment declines to endorse hunger strikers. Meanwhile, BC updates its Professional Governance Act; and a new initiative is launched in support of Pacific HemFir.
Finally, it’s time to speak with more emotion and connect with all citizens who love forests.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor