Friday Five: Forestry News for December 29, 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:

Trying to protect California Redwoods from too much love

• cbsnews.com

Gravity-Defying Villagers Risk Their Lives for Christmas Trees

• news.nationalgeographic.com

Bamboo not a tree: Indian Parliament passes Bill amending Forest Act

• thehindu.com

A Lifetime Of Planting Trees On A Remote River Island: Meet India’s Forest Man

• npr.org

How coniferous trees rely on fires to survive

• imgur.com