The long-awaited US Northwest Forest Plan update proposes more logging to increase forest resiliency. In related news: California braces for conflict but aligns with Trump on forest management; the US Forest Service commits $265 million for working forests; and Biden marks his climate legacy with a visit to an Amazon rainforest. In Climate news: Tom Pedersen says axing Canada’s carbon tax is a bad idea; Rachel Holt and Susan Simard say BC should ban wood pellet exports; and climate-action optimism dampens at COP29.

In other news: Trudeau and Biden will meet at the G20 summit; Maryland researchers study fire in mass timber buildings; Canada’s housing starts rose 8% in October; Fastmarkets expects 1.5 million US housing starts in 2025; and AF&PA announced US paper recycling rates for 2023.

Finally, rehabbing Mount St. Helens devastated volcanic lands with the help of gophers.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor