GHG emissions reach a new high as the world’s economies reopen and people resume work and travel. In Company news: Louisiana Pacific breaks ground in Maine; West Fraser ups its quarterly dividend; Weyerhaeuser looks to expand its timber holdings; Mardan Lumber restarts after Vernon fire; and CN Rail takes another run at CP’s purchase of Kansas City Southern.

On the Forestry front: BC protesters vow to stay put—say old-growth deferral not enough; Saskatchewan set to announce forest sector expansion in the north; portrayals of US forest biomass in US Southeast called inaccurate; US Northeast seeks markets for its low-grade wood; and US wood pellet exports rise in first 4 months of 2021.

Finally, ’tis the season – wildfire stories from BC, Oregon, California and Arizona. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor