The housing sector will outperform the North American economy as it recovers from COVID-19, although employment will struggle as companies shed higher-income earners. In related news: engineered wood and mass timber are poised for strong growth; DIY keeps the renovation sector hopping; dealers are encouraged by the uptick in housing starts; add logs to the Canada-China trade problem; and Pinnacle completes its Williams Lake, BC upgrade.

In Forestry/Climate news: BC tree planting in the time of COVID; scientists say the US trillion trees plan is a risky climate strategy; a Russian theory claims forests make both rain and wind; and First Nations are a key part of Canada’s sustainable biomass strategy.

Finally, achievements in tall wood buildings are celebrated in a new book.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor