In the wake of Biden’s reversal of Trump’s environmental rollbacks, his first foreign-leader call is today with Canada’s Trudeau. In other Business news: stories on Domtar’s Kingsport plant and Enviva’s Port of Chesapeake terminal; and the Independent Wood Processors of BC’s new Executive Director Brian Menzies. Meanwhile: pulp markets should recover (RISI); the lumber price rally may fade (Barron’s); lumber may push home prices up (MPA); and remodelling confidence remains strong (NAHB).

In Forestry/Climate news: the just-released State of Canada’s Forests Report includes a focus on the sector’s role during Covid; a new report says the world’s forests absorb twice as much carbon as they emit;  Nova Scotia’s forest management guide is finally out; and more on maintaining and deactivating BC’s forest roads.

Finally, first century AD Roman wood wine barrels, and Bigfoot has left the building.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News