Canadian Pacific Railway’s plan to acquire Kansas City Southern will create the first rail network connecting US, Mexico and Canada. In related news: ENGO’s target the Drax takeover of Pinnacle Renwable Energy; and San Group is declined relief from Port Alberni tax hike. Meanwhile: US homebuilders continue to sound the alarm on lumber prices; architects are encouraged to see the forest and the carbon; and Google’s pending mass timber unveil.

In Forestry/Climate news: BC First Nations Forestry conference announced; Alberta researchers use tiny “flight mills” to assess pine beetle spread; hazard tree removal proposed for Oregon wildfire areas; the EU releases guidelines for wildfire prevention; and Russia has big plans to use forests to offset carbon. 

Finally, wood is good—so say the producers of mushroom bustiers and wood nickers.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor