Given these difficult times—taking care of your health is critical, as is staying informed on COVID-19’s effect on forest sector events and the industry we all rely on. In related news: Western Forest Products curtails production; US homebuilders are still working but slowdown looms; US wood product producers and lumberyards are declared essential services; US wood pellet exports continue uninterrupted; and California firefighters struggle to prepare for the fire season. 

In other news: Bob Brash, RPF is the Truck Loggers Association new Executive Director; an ENGO perspective on International Day of Forests; and forest sector promise for First Nations in Manitoba.

Finally, it wasn’t easy being a real-life beachcomber in BC. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor