It's Friday: Here's Your Week in Trees

• North Korea fuels its military trucks with trees! [Scientific American]
• Researchers have for the first time identified the point where removing groundwater will damage the health of a forest (I'll spare you a click--the depth is 32.81 feet) [Phys.org]
• Oregon fishermen are turning Christmas trees into salmon habitat. The trees fill the Necanicum River with woody debris, offering young salmon protection from predators [KGW.com] 
• USAID has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to reforest Lebanon with the country's national symbol, the cedar [Voice of America] 
• Speaking of Cedrus, this young Canadian who handcrafts wooden surfboards is fast-becoming a recognized name in the surf industry [The Vancouver Sun] 
• Marijuana farms linked to Mexico have been found in 67 national forests across 20 states [USA Today] 
• I enjoyed reading this homage to trees in winter [The Washington Post]
• More than 2,000 people have donated to plant a grove of trees in Israel in memory of the victims of the shooting in Newtown [San Francisco Jewish Community] 
• The mountain pine beetle is threatening high-altitude, vulnerable tree species such as Pinus albicaulis (whitebark pine) [Mongabay.com]
• Read what the fiscal cliff deal means for America's forests [AFF Blog]

Photo by Warren F. Cooke