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Meanwhile: CN trains are rolling again; Resolute expands in Arkansas; and West Fraser completes its South Carolina deal. On the Forestry front: more fallout from BC’s old growth deferrals, the status of BC’s value-added sector; the Alberta/Saskatchewan pine beetle fight; and using remote-sensing to catch infestations before it’s too late.
Finally, a Michigan lab clones giant sequoias to help tackle climate change.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor