Demand for lumber to remain strong in 2021, driven by a return of consumer purchasing power, millions of millennials entering the housing market and trade resumption with China. In other 2021 news: signs of a rebalance for biomass; Softwood Lumber Board to stay the course with demand generation; and maple syrup producers pan Quebec’s future lumber expansion plans. 

In Forestry/Climate news: BC silviculture contractors lit up by Ottawa funding announcements; genetically engineered trees can help fight climate change; planting trees sounds nice but there are carbon downsides; and the area burned on US Forest Service lands in 2020 the highest in 110 years.

Finally, the Winter Solstice—Late dawn. Early sunset. Short day. Long night!

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor