Nova Scotia is buying up forest land—to assist owners struggling with the Northern Pulp closure, while taking action on (and considering an appeal of) a court order to better protect at-risk species. In related news: BC approves logging in spotted owl habitat; North Carolina State looks to breed a better forest; and the climate resilience of tropical forests depends on keeping forests intact.

In Business news: due to falling demand, Sappi (Westbrook and Summset, Maine) joins Blandin paper mill (Grand Rapids, Minnisota) in temporarily laying off employees; US residential construction falls in April; COVID-19 boosts the DIY and handyman segments of US economy; and an update on China’s wood, construction and real estate industries.

Finally, the GHG solution to concrete and steel wind towers—wooden wind turbines.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor