As the results trickle in, pundits pontificate on the impact a Biden win or a Trump win would have on US Housing, Canada/BC. In related news: US housing affordability nears two-year low;  Canada’s trade surplus with the US falls despite rise in forestry exports; and mostly positive third quarter results from Norbord, Stella-Jones, Rayonier, Enviva and Resolute Forest Proctucts, as the latter also announces the appointment of their new CEO, Remi Lalonde.

In other news: track failure deemed the cause of a pellet train derailment in northern BC; Canadians urged to promote wildfire resilience; call to raise Quebec’s allowable cut gets pushback; and a new study says larger trees dominate carbon storage in forests. Meanwhile: UBC readies their Indigenous Land Stewardship program; and Georgia names  their 2020 forester of the year.

Finally, mass timber, carbon benefits highlighted in Milwaukee, Boston and the UK. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor