West Fraser and PotlatchDeltic report record earnings on the strength of lumber prices. In related news: US and Canadian housing starts shrug off the pandemic; single-family starts are up in September, and new home sales slow. Other companies in the news include: Catalyst (Powell River tax hike); Domtar (Dryden mill discharge); FH Stoltze (high sawlog prices), Hammond Lumber (new mill purchase); and Huron Central (railway layoffs).

In Forest Safety news: Canada mandates the use of electronic logging devices, and FPInnovations is the first to certify them; two firefighters are seriously injured as thousands are evacuated in California; and 16 BC firefighters return from the US with Covid-19. Meanwhile: the LCA of Redwood lumber; and communicating the sustainability of forests and forest products.

Finally, its time to get batty for Halloween and International Bat Week!

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor