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World News

Larch trees in Castlewellan Forest Park to be destroyed, BBC

Pacific News

Supreme Court agrees to hear Sierra Nevada forest case, Star-Telegram McClatchy News

DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Nix Land Use Standards Suit, Law360

US Forest Service adds night-flying helicopter to its suppression efforts in California, USFS

Agents Pull 15,000 Pot Plants In Sierra National Forest, CBS San Francisco

Public input sought on removal of Incline Lake dam, San Luis Obispo Tribune

Bald eagles making a comeback on San Bernardino National Forest, USFS

Sean Parker agrees to pay $2.5 million fine over forest wedding, Daily Camera AP

Northern News

No word on Rainbow location for July event, Butte Montana Standard

Rainbow Family still mulling MT camp site, Butte Montana Standard

Rainbow Family gathering location still unknown, Butte Montana Standard

Bitterroot National Forest, Darby Ranger District, Como Forest Health Project: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement, Library of Congress

Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Plan: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS), Library of Congress

Southern News

Public offers opinions on forest plan - Hundreds of users weigh in on revisions, Asheville Citizen-Times

Conservation groups win grant to support Pisgah-Nantahala forest planning, Asheville Citizen-Times

Fracking is too risky in a national forest, Virginian-Pilot

Northwest News

No-go for Washington state to use drone to combat wildfires - Forest Service testing drones for research, other purposes, Deseret News - Manuel Valdes AP

Drones won't help fight wildfires in Washington in a reverse decision, Oregonian by Joany Carlin

Crooked River National Grassland in central Oregon gets own map from U.S. Forest Service, Oregonian

National News

Help Save the Tongass National Forest, FSEEE

Take Action: Stop the Giveaway of the Tongass Old Growth, FSEEE

Tongass Futures Roundtable Collaborative Group Shutting Down, NCFP

Smokey Bear Censored!, FSEEE

From Orphaned Cub to Internationally Known Forest Service Icon, Smokey Bear Turns 70 Years Old Next Year!, USFS

US Forest Service, National Garden Clubs honor fourth-grader as 2013 winner of the Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl Poster Contest, USFS

No-go for Washington state to use drone to combat wildfires - Forest Service testing drones for research, other purposes, Deseret News

Report probes costs of inaction in treating landscapes before fires start, Deseret News

Mountain homes find insurers reluctant, Denver Post

Supreme Court agrees to hear Sierra Nevada forest case, Star-Telegram

DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Nix Land Use Standards Suit, Law360

Which ‘public’ controls federal lands?, Cortez Journal op-ed

There'd be nothing left to protect, Cortez Journal letter

Bike fee urged for Maroon Lake, Aspen Times

Idea of fee for ride to Bells leaves Aspen bikers spinning, Aspen Daily News

Wood not so green a biofuel - New Dartmouth-led study finds logging may have greater impact on carbon emissions than previously thought, EurekAlert

Only 1 of 7 next-gen tankers flying as fires burn, Albuquerque Journal AP

Feds urged to focus on wildfire prevention, Coloradoan

Forest Service Chief testifies on wildfire response capabilities, challenges, USFS

U.S. Forest Service chief addresses wildfire challenges, Summit Voice

Forest Service mobilizes Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in Colorado and elsewhere, USFS

Udall claims 'clear victory' for Colorado as air tanker protest withdrawn, Real Aspen

2014 USFS Budget: A Decrease of $116 Million for Hazardous Fuels?, NCFP

Forest Service to hire 500 fewer firefighters, Daily Camera

NASA to probe forest and forest fire emissions, Summit Voice

US forest service tracks motor vehicle incidents nationwide and reduces reporting time by 50%, Environmental Expert

U.S. Forest Service and Ad Council Launch New Multimedia Public Service Advertising Effort to Encourage African American Families to Discover Nature, PR Newswire

Final Rule: Postdecisional Administrative Review Process for Occupancy or Use of National Forest System Lands and Resources, Library of Congress

Burned Area Emergency Response, Forest Service: Notice of interim directive; Request for public comment., Library of Congress

Forest Resource Coordinating Committee: Notice of meeting, Library of Congress

Extreme anti-environmental Republicans once again on the march against endangered species protections, Summit Voice

National Recreation Trail systems grows by 650 miles - Feds designate new trail segments in 28 states, Summit Voice

Study critical of fed's handling of wild horses, Ruidoso News

Eastern News

Proposal would open Monongahela National Forest roads, The Inter-Mountain

Superior business on 'Ax Men' can't cut it, Duluth News Tribune

Suit over noise in Huron-Manistee Forest dropped, Macomb Daily

Legal Notice of Opportunity To Appeal: Superior National Forest Mesabi Black Quarry Grout Pile Expansion Project, The Ely Echo

Introduced Species Found on Two-Thirds of FIA Plots in Northeast, Midwest, NCFP

Rocky Mountains News

State tanker fleet on the way? - Colo. wildfires fuel debate, Daily Camera AP

Black Forest fire victims accounted for, as containment grows to 65% Denver Post

Military helicopters pulled off Colo. wildfire, Daily Camera AP

Forest Service Fights Massive Colorado Fire With its Largest Airtankers, Nextgov

Military airtankers to join Colorado firefighting efforts, Summit Voice

Forest Service mobilizes Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems to assist with wildfire suppression efforts in Colorado and elsewhere, USFS

Udall claims 'clear victory' for Colorado as air tanker protest withdrawn, Real Aspen

Mountain homes find insurers reluctant, Denver Post

Bike fee urged for Maroon Lake, Aspen Times

Idea of fee for ride to Bells leaves Aspen bikers spinning, Aspen Daily News

Northern Front Range officials crafting criteria for siting target shooting on public lands, Boulder Daily Camera

Forest Service anticipates expedited process for surface lift at Highlands, Aspen Daily News

Conservation groups reach deal with Vail Resorts on Breck Peak 6 expansion and withdraw threat of lawsuit, Summit Voice

Rio Grande National Forest considers beetle epidemic options, Alamosa Valley Courier

San Isabel National Forest Notice of Decision: Abandoned Mine Safety Closures - Categorical Exclusion, The Mountain Mail

Input wanted on San Juan bighorn sheep plan, Summit Voice

Gunnison National Forest withdraws drilling approval - Community groups challenge agency’s environmental review shortcut for project in elk habitat, Summit Voice

Sagebrush Rebellion revisited, Montrose Daily Press

PLP deserves local support, Montrose Daily Press

Dissent fells PLP funding request, Montrose Daily Press

Leave our public lands public, Montrose Daily Press

A reservoir once more - Forest Service exploring plan to rebuild Priest Lake dam, reservoir, Telluride Daily Planet

D.C. News

Help Save the Tongass National Forest, FSEEE

Take Action: Stop the Giveaway of the Tongass Old Growth, FSEEE

Feds urged to focus on wildfire prevention, Coloradoan

U.S. Forest Service chief addresses wildfire challenges, Summit Voice

Forest Service Chief testifies on wildfire response capabilities, challenges, USFS

Udall claims 'clear victory' for Colorado as air tanker protest withdrawn, Real Aspen

2014 USFS Budget: A Decrease of $116 Million for Hazardous Fuels?, NCFP

House farm bill offers NEPA exclusions to combat beetle infestations, E & E News at NCFP

Renzi falls far from champion status - A federal jury convicted him on 17 felony counts including conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion, racketeering and money laundering, some having to do with his actions involving a proposed land exchange in southeast Arizona in 2005, Prescott Daily Courier editorial

A-Not-So-Simple Exchange - Why Arizona's Oak Flat Deserves Continued Protection From Copper Mining, FSEEE

Alaska News

Help Save the Tongass National Forest, FSEEE

Take Action: Stop the Giveaway of the Tongass Old Growth, FSEEE

Tongass Futures Roundtable Collaborative Group Shutting Down, NCFP

District Interpreter Celebrates Sense of Place in Southeast Alaska, USFS

Tongass National Forest; Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District; Saddle Lakes Timber Sale Environmental Impact Statement: Corrected notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Library of Congress

Southwest News

Living in a New Mexico powder keg, Albuquerque Journal

NM gets $34 million from PILT program, Ruidoso News

30 N.M. Governments To Share $35 Million, Albuquerque Journal AP

Practice makes perfect: SEAT training, Ruidoso News

The lessons of Little Bear, Ruidoso News editorial

Claims seek payment for damages from 2011 Los Conchas fire, Carlsbad Current Argus

Environmental group sues over endangered plants found in Eddy County, Carlsbad Current-Argus

Otero County sheriff House defends shutting down welder in Lincoln Forest, Alamagordo Daily News

Tree benefits project expands to Las Cruces, Carlsbad Current Argus

Bull Pen swimming area closes due to 'hazardous trees', Prescott Daily Courier

Controversy: Coconino NF closes Bull Pen for summer, Camp Verde Bugle

Chamber concerned about access to public lands, Camp Verde Bugle letter

A-Not-So-Simple Exchange - Why Arizona's Oak Flat Deserves Continued Protection From Copper Mining, FSEEE

Mill delay, lack of investors sets back 4FRI thinning, Arizona Daily Sun

Upper Verde baseflow is declining rapidly; Sierra Club issues call to action to save river, Prescott Daily Courier

Feds decide not to release wolves in Arizona Apache Forest, Carlsbad Current Argus

Intermountain News

Drought, climate change, forest practices elevate Utah’s wildfire risk, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah to federal officers: Stop enforcing our laws, SF Chronicle AP

Feds, Utah battle over police powers on public lands, Salt Lake Tribune

Utah board OKs mountain goat introduction plan, Salt Lake Tribune

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