Friday Five: Forestry News for December 22, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories:

Thomas fire could become largest on record in California

• latimes.com

Competitive ax-throwing has officially come to D.C.

• washingtonpost.com

Ancient Tree Structure Is Like a Forest unto Itself

• scientificamerican.com

How the forest products industry helps family landowners and wildlife in the South

• forestbusinessnetwork.com

Zooming out while taking a picture of a Christmas tree

• imgur.com