Friday Five: Forestry News for September 15, 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:

Georgia-Pacific to Build State-of-the-Art Lumber Production Facility in Talladega, Alabama

• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/georgia-pacific-to-build-state-of-the-art-lumber-production-facility-in-talladega-alabama-300518757.html

Logging has always been dangerous work

• http://www.smokymountainnews.com/outdoors/item/20738-logging-has-always-been-dangerous-work

Tips for dealing with storm-damaged trees

• http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/home-and-garden/2017-09-13/tips-dealing-storm-damaged-trees

Sick maple trees ‘becoming epidemic’ in Minnesota

• http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2017/09/12/sick-maple-trees-becoming-epidemic-minnesota/659271001/

The Tree That Survived 9/11

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/09/11/tree-survived-911/#e515c07de0a2