CP Rail says its not going to enter into a bidding war with CN; Paper Excellence’s purchase of Domtar won’t impact Prince Albert pulp mill restart; and Century Mill Lumber’s CEO on the challenge of keeping cedar on shelves. In other news: stories on selling a carbon tax and encouraging/regulating embodied energy; and the Softwood Lumber Board and Oregon’s senators celebrate the USDA Forest Service wood innovations grant recipients.

People making headlines include: USDA Forest Chief Vicki Christiansen wining SFI Presidents Award; announcement that actress Amy Adams will play Susan Simard in Search for the Mother Tree; EACOM’s Christine Leduc on why its an exciting time to be a women in forestry; Woodworker Ben Barclay’s quirky solution to BC’s old-growth blockades; and Delie Wilkens joins the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities.

Finally, the Nature Conservancy and West Fraser win SFI Conservation Award.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor