Canada’s forest sector recognized in throne speech as partners in the fight against climate change. In related news: NRCan invests in biomass projects; and new studies on forest-based climate solutions. Elsewhere: Pinnacle diverts pellet shipments due to Fibreco incident; ENGOs may sue South Carolina pellet plant over air pollutants; and the Covid downturn hits Wisconsin’s timber-reliant towns.

In other news: why Nova Scotia’s harvests did not decline after Northern Pulp closure; a firefighters perspective on California’s wildfires; political gridlock and shifting to recovery in Oregon forests; and the US military prepares for a long (forest) fight in California.

Finally, BC communities lauded for wood use; and a first-of-its-kind mass timber building.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor