Canada has plenty at stake with the US election, but trade tensions are expected to continue regardless of the outcome. In other Business news: Alberta stresses importance of forest sector to the province’s recovery; Enviva targets the US south for wood pellet expansion; and as the pandemic continues—code changes spur a timber revival in Canada; US homebuilder stocks fare well; and the market outlook differs for residential and commercial construction. 

In Forestry/Climate news: Democrats respond to proposed changes to Alaska’s roadless rule; forestry prof Bill Beese says, “fire just the tip of the iceberg” of climate change’s impact on forest; the epic scale of California wildfires continues to grow; the Amazon is near a rainforest tipping point; and Tasmania has a new Forest Practices Code.

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Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor