Recent headlines have made clear the need for change in B.C.’s forest sector. Immediate action is needed to further diversify forest operations and access to fibre, opening doors to innovation and value-added products. We can and should emphasise building with renewable materials sourced from B.C. timber, such as expanding local production of mass timber and continuing to advance tall wood construction. It’s also time to take stock of our collective long-term vision for forestry in the province, including its role in impacting our physical and psychological health, both collectively and individually. The Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship (FES) at the University of British Columbia is doing just that. Interdisciplinary environmental and forestry pursuits are engrained in its research, teaching and community outreach — why they lengthened their name from the Faculty of Forestry to the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship in January.