Friday Five: Forestry News for October 27, 2017

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

Potlatch to buy smaller rival Deltic Timber

• cnbc.com

A Perfect Bullish Storm For Lumber

• seekingalpha.com

The centurylong quest to save the American Chestnut may soon be over

• pennlive.com

Chasing The Illegal Loggers Looting The Amazon Forest

• wired.com

Tree with spiraling roots

• imgur.com