BC-based San Group receives creditor protection, seeks approval for sale and investment-solicitation process. In related news: Roseburg Forest Products lays off 79; Sierra Pacific signs agreement with USDA; and J.P. Morgan acquires 40,000 acres on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Meanwhile: Ontario’s Origin Materials converts wood into plastic; and straw buildings make a comeback in Slovakia.

In Forestry news: AFPA’s Jason Krips call to action on Alberta’s forests; Ontario’s Graydon Smith tables bill on carbon capture and fire mitigation; retired deputy chief of US Forest Service opines on old-growth protection; Quesnel, BC gets ready to launch its community forest; and Mission, BC shows how a municipal forest can be profitable.

Finally, an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures—Earth’s albedo.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor