Retirement after two-decades at the head of Interfor didn’t last long, as Pinnacle Renewable Energy announces Duncan Davies’ appointment as CEO. In other Business news: COFI’s Susan Yurkovich says all BC communities are forestry based;  lumber drives building material prices up; US home building sales outpace starts; and Canadian home prices are expected to drop early next year.

In Forestry news: Horgan commits to implement BC’s old growth plan in its totality; the BC Forestry Alliance says Sierra Club claims are misleading; Canada is urged to protect the last breeding pair of spotted owls; Procter & Gamble shareholders are influenced by high-profile forest conservation campaign; and satellites could soon map every tree on earth!

Finally, although the fires are still burning, California pauses to thank 223 Canadian firefighters.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor