Interfor has agreed to purchase the WestRock Co. sawmill in Summerville, South Carolina; while the San Group previewed its nearly-complete reman plant in Port Alberni, BC. In related news: the Port of Prince Rupert expansion will accommodate rising wood pellet shipments; a refresher course on how natural resources drive BC’s economy; log supply issues in North America open door for EU exporters; and lumber and housing updates by Madison’s; the NAHB; and the Mortgage Economic Review.

In Forestry news: an ENGO map shows the cumulative impact of industrial activity on BC’s forests; the Valhalla Wilderness Society says Selkirk Caribou are threatened; and BC’s Forest Practices Board finds issues in Clearwater BCTS audit. Elsewhere: Arizona lost 1 million acres to wildfires in 2020; and women still scarce in Tasmania’s forest sector—but change is coming.

Finally, fruit eating, seed-pooping animals can help restore Brazil’s degraded forests.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor