Friday Five: Forestry News for July 14, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting.

This week: Using drones to plant a billion trees; a marijuana grow operation uncovered in a PA forest; an $800K timber yard fire; BC declares state of emergency due to forest fires; and going from tree to house using basic tools.

This Drone Startup Has An Ambitious (Crazy) Plan To Plant 1 Billion Trees A Year

• https://www.fastcompany.com/3044235/this-drone-startup-has-an-ambitious-crazy-plan-to-plant-one-billion-trees-a-year

‘Largest ever’ marijuana grow operation in a state forest uncovered

• http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/07/largest_ever_marijuana_grow_op.html

Police declare $800k Launceston timber yard fire ‘deliberately lit’

• http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-12/fire-at-timber-yard-in-mowbray-tasmania/8699978

Canada province British Columbia declares state of emergency as forest fires spread

• http://www.dw.com/en/canada-province-british-columbia-declares-state-of-emergency-as-forest-fires-spread/a-39613677

From Tree to House With Basic Tools

• http://imgur.com/gallery/uEysu

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