Construction analyst firm Dodge Analytics reports a mixed bag of construction activity and uncertain outlook. In related news: the lumber price rally is here to stay (Bloomberg); supply chain disruptions hit the industry (WFAA Texas); lumber prices drive log prices up in the Pacific Northwest (Forests2Market); and mass timber is on the rise in BC (Naturally:Wood).

In Forestry/Climate news: Ontario invests $40 million in pest management; moose and forestry can co-exist in Nova Scotia; Minnesota struggles to salvage fire killed timber; and Louisiana continues to deal with hurricane damaged forests. Meanwhile, the good and bad of increased biomass utilization.

Finally, a massive landslide wipes out a generation of salmon on BC’s south coast.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor