The election of Joe Biden has pundits opining on the potential change to US environmental policy, deforestation in the Amazon. In related news: Wyoming’s governor opposes the whitebark pine protection proposal; a Penn State study says spotted owls may benefit from forest fires; and the Wildlife Conservation Society launches a new Forest Landscape Integrity Index.

In other news: a feature story on wood and sustainable architecture; US wood pellet exports rise again; low housing inventory means housing starts still have legs; IKEA’s catalog ends after 70 years; and the Southern Forest Products Association kicks off its virtual summit today.

Finally, Johnny Walker plants trees in Scotland, while Spruce-top thieves descend on Minnesota.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor