Canadian politicians, industry sectors welcome Biden, hope for alignment on climate change and trade (including softwood lumber). Companies making headlines include: Pinnacle (Pioneer Complex fire); Interfor (wood chip judgement); Tolko (Kelowna mill site); Northern Pulp (Boat Harbour cleanup); Norbord (Grande Prairie covid cases); EACOM (Timmins safety concerns); and Columbia Forest Products (wrongful death suit).

In Forestry/Climate news: US Forest-Climate Working Group seeks to shape climate action in new Congress; debut of Rolling Stones pianist Chuck Leavell’s new documentary; and a view on Oregon’s wildfire history as the state’s fire season end is declared.

Finally, new documentary on BC’s completely different, crazy world of tree planting.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor