Western Forest Products is adding a second shift at its Ladysmith mill, as lumber prices rally, and interest rates fuel a refinancing wave. In other Business news: US home builders keep profile on the softwood lumber dispute; wood pellets touted as gateway for BC’s clean energy plans; and the pandemic’s impact on consumer behaviour in the tissue products industry.

In Forestry news: the NY Times features UBC’s Susan Simard’s breakthrough mycorrhizal research; the UK Guardian adds profile to BC old-growth photo-campaign; American Forests applauds whitebark pine protection measures; a lumber trader’s horrific experience with covid-19; and announcements on BC’s Forest Practices Board IDF webinar; and the Association of BC Forest Professional’s virtual AGM.

Finally, Heidi Walsh, RPF (co-editor of the Frog) makes news of her own as co-owner of DR Systems, a leading forest management software company.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor