Strengthening demand in 2025 should boost lumber prices 20%: Global Wood Summit. In related news: BC business urges new government to focus on the economy; forest unions partner to save BC forest jobs; and wood trade is not impacted by worsening relations between Canada and India. Meanwhile: Bluelinx announced Q3,2024 earnings; Weyerhaeuser received Montana Governor’s award; and Cascades announced organizational changes.

In Safety news: Canada’s Transportation Safety Board rules on 2021 fatal logging helicopter crash; and the US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety opines on forest operations safety. In other news: ENGO says Canada’s commitment to biodiversity is at risk; the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) touts its credentials at COP16; and Virginia Tech uses advances in AI to combat the illegal timber trade.

Finally, and just in time for Halloween, new research on ghost forests, and the oldest ever Giant Frog tadpole fossil.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor