Terence Corcoran and Stewart Muir on how special interest groups snookered BC on old growth. In related news: old growth deferrals could be terminal to woodlot licensees too; First Nation chief calls for policy reset; Fairy Creek camps wind down for winter, and RCMP spent $10 million on injunction enforcement. Meanwhile: Biden’s wildfire prevention effort is called a huge step forward; and funding for Washington state’s forest-health crisis.

In other news: Canada announces new climate observation strategy, the trucker vaccine mandate creates supply chain woes; US remodeller sentiment continues to improve; and leadership updates from Structurlam and Seagate Mass Timber.

Finally, updates on the World Forestry Congress and Association of BC Forest Professionals’ Conference.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor