Interfor reported positive 2020 results and expects markets to remain robust in 2021. Other companies making headlines include: Paper Excellence (court approval to acquire Brazil pulp mill); Kenora sawmill (union update on possible restart); JD Irving (capitalizing on own mill waste); and West Fraser/Norbord (design trends newsletter). Meanwhile, updates on the wood product front Kevin McKinley (CWC) and Michael Green (Architecture).

In Forestry/Climate news: BC Forest Alliance pushes back on ENGO calls for more old-growth protection, as BC agrees to review Sierra Club report linking logging and climate risks. Elsewhere: Oregon groups want post-fire logging to stop; California targets boreal and tropical forest loss; and the world’s biggest owl is threatened in Russia.

Finally, forest leaders are recognized by BC Forest Professionals and Forests Ontario.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor