A ‘milestone‘ deal between governments, Wet’suwet’en chiefs offers potential resolution of pipeline dispute, rail blockades. In other Business news: Canfor, Interfor and Clearwater’s Mayor welcome BC decision to approve tenure transfer; two Western Forest Products mills are still idle; and the coronavirus is causing forest product trade uncertainty in New Zealand and Vietnam. 

In Forestry news: BC forest enhancement projects help fight climate change; rising soil temperatures reduces Oregon tree growth; Washington’s marbled murrelet policy reduces timber harvests; and thinning forests improve fire safety in California. Meanwhile, research that could make lumber fungal-resistant and impervious to water.

Finally, seeing faces in trees—a form of pareidolia—could be a signal of creativity.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor