Design/build giant Katerra is growing with its announced purchase of renowned architectural firm Michael Green Architecture. Katerra also plans to open a CLT plant in Spokane Washington. In related news: a video by Seeker makes the case for skyscrapers made of wood and covered with plants.

In other Business news: CP Rail has reached a tentative agreement with its union; an Edmonton energy company plans to build a torrefied pellet plant in McBride BC; Weyerhaeuser is taking heat from community leaders; and the Alabama Forestry Association announced their picks for the 2018 election.

In Forestry news: critics speak out on old growth logging in BC; professional reliance (also in BC); over-logging in Nova Scotia and forest certification in Indonesia. Elsewhere: Nova Scotia promises to reduce old growth logging and Syracuse is using biotech to bring back the American chestnut tree.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor