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ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2): Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming

• USFS supervisor accused of catering to radical environmentalists, The Black Hills Pioneer
• McInnis may offer Deep Creek wilderness bill, Glenwood Post-Independent
• Firefighters have upper hand on wildfires, Durango Herald
• Upper hand gained on 3 of 4 blazes, Durango Herald

• Forest land exchange draws controversy, The Pueblo Chieftain
• Wilderness rangers trained to educate the public - Rio Grande NF Luciano Sandoval, Durango Herald
• Lightning brings fire to the county, Durango Herald
• Crews fighting seven regional wildfires, Durango Herald
• Dry May boosts fire danger, Vail Daily News
• Residents urged-- Trade trees for fire safety - Inspector spots dangers for mountain dwellers, Denver Post
• Dispute over how to restore fish population in lake, The Pueblo Chieftain
• Hotshot life lures 'adventurous souls' - Elite firefighters crave challenge of taming big blazes, Rocky Mountain News
• Medicine Bow NF - Boulders used to illegally block forest roads, Casper Star-Tribune
• Game and Fish, USFS plan to breed rare toads, Casper Star-Tribune

• FS to prepare EIS for reconstruction of road in inventoried roadless area, Federal Register
• County wins time for more input on Forest Service road proposals, Wyoming Douglas Budget [link fixed]
• San Juan NF - Molas Pass plan gives skiers sanctuary, Durango Herald
• Logging aims to cut pine beetle infestation, Vail Daily News
• Vail - About 2,200 trees to be cut down to fight beetles, Daily Camera
• BLM releases FEIS on impacts of proposed transportation of refined petroleum products and natural gas through pipelines located on public lands administered by BLM and National Forest System lands in southwest Colorado, Federal Register

• U.S. Forest Service asked to enforce off-road laws, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
• Pagosa Ranger District Monitoring Wildland Fire for Resource Benefits, San Juan NF
• Wildfires spark long-range planning, Vail Daily News
• Forest Service OKs changes it says will protect Black Hills species, Star Tribune
• Wyoming - State and BLM agree on scenic trail management, Star Tribune
• White River NF - Roadless areas to be evaluated, Glenwood Post-Independent

• Black Hills National Forest - News Releases 2001
• Late-Breaking News and Press Releases from the San Juan National Forest
• Current News Releases from the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests
• Current News Releases from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests  
• Current News Releases from the Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests
• Current News Releases from the Nebraska National Forest
• Shoshone National Forest Press Releases 
• Latebreaking News and Press Releases from the White River National Forest
• Bighorn National Forest Current News Releases
• Pike & San Isabel National Forests News Releases
• Rio Grande National Forest Bulletin Board
• Pulse of the Rockies - Rocky Mountain Region Newsletter [PDF]

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3): Arizona and New Mexico

• Carson National Forest: Bear Attacks Teen, Albuquerque Journal
• Teen requires 18 staples after being bitten by bear, New Mexican
• Carson NF Restricts Use of Fire, Albuquerque Journal
• Cibola Forest Posts Fire Restrictions, Albuquerque Journal
• Firefighters wage war on blazes around New Mexico, Alamogordo Daily News
• Cordova Fire 60 Percent Contained, Albuquerque Journal
• Bernalillo homeowners evacuated in Bosque wildfire, New Mexican
• Bosque Fire forces evacuations in Bernalillo - USFS saves the day, KOBTV.com
• Babbitt Wanted Report on Cerro Grande Overhauled, Albuquerque Journal

• Four wolves back in custody, Republic
• 4 Wolves Back in Captivity, Albuquerque Journal
• Fire lookout Donna Ashworth enforces no-smoking zone, Tucson Citizen
• House panel OKs funding for local conservation projects, Tucson Citizen
• 'Biological wildfire' taking over forest land, Republic
• Environmentalists accuse ASARCO of damaging Ironwood monument land, Republic
• Ironwood monument Land Dumped on and Sought by ASARCO, Center for Biological Diversity
• Environmental activists here condemn arson, Tucson Citizen
• Pima Canyon has been center of conflict before, Az. Daily Star

• Fire might not be all bad, Arizona Daily Sun
• Forests impose new restrictions on campfires, New Mexican
• Leroux Fire - Dawn breeds new hope, 6-14-01 Arizona Daily Sun
• Should Freidlein Prairie Road have been closed?, Arizona Daily Sun
• Would proposed road closure have averted Kachina Peaks fire?, Republic
• Coconino NF fire commander Larry Sears accustomed to scrutiny on high-profile blazes, 6-14-01 Arizona Daily Sun
• Fire strategy: Run it upslope and out of fuel, 6-14-01 Arizona Daily Sun
• Fire lines slowly circling northern Arizona wildfire, 6-14-01 Republic
• Northern Arizona wildfire burns Indian sacred area, habitat of threatened owl species, Republic
• Fire on the mountain, 6-13-01 Az. Daily Star
• Flagstaff vista in danger, 6-13-01 Republic
• Wildfire near Flagstaff spreads to 1,200 acres, 6-13-01 Republic
• Peaks blaze nears 1,000 acres, 6-13-01 Arizona Daily Sun
• Wind stokes wildfire near Flagstaff, 6-12-01 Republic
• Heavy winds aid 3 fires ravaging Northern Arizona, 6-12-01 Az. Daily Star
• Other fires contained, 6-14-01 Arizona Daily Sun

• Southwest Area - Fire News, USFS

• Report Clears Employees in Cerro Grande Fire, Albuquerque Journal
• Cerro Grande blamed on weak policies, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Park Service Accepts Blame in Fire, Albuquerque Journal
• Park Employees Absolved In New Mexico Wildfire, Washington Post
• Report Rejects Disciplining of Parks Officials in Wildfire, New York Times
• Los Alamos Blaze Blamed on Policy, AP
• Officials look to prevent wildfires, New Mexican
• Forests plan to counterattack invasive, noxious weeds, Tucson Citizen
• Residents learn to fight fires with prevention, New Mexican
• Grass may be green, but fire danger still extreme, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Firefighters Hope to Save Canyon, 6-13-01 Albuquerque Journal
• Temps Help Cordova Fire Grow by 200 Acres, 6-12-01 Albuquerque Journal
• Crews Rush to Fight 500-Acre Fire, 6-11-01 Albuquerque Journal
• McBride Fire Under Control, 6-11-01 Albuquerque Journal

• Cerro Grande report due next week, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Residents, SFNF forest chief take issue with watershed editorial by SF New Mexican, New Mexican 'letters to the editor'
• Jemez firm salvages San Ildefonso timber on land burned by Cerro Grande, New Mexican
• Wolf program's direction shifts, Daily Camera
• Coronado NF - Mount Graham astronomy fight drags on and on, Republic
• Officials to thin forest by Ruidoso - Fires flare up, cause concern in New Mexico, El Paso Times
• Lincoln NF, state's forests restrict fires, Alamogordo Daily News
• Weather helps contain blaze, Alamogordo Daily News
• N.M. blazes prompt campfire restrictions, Santa Fe New Mexican
• New fire restrictions enacted in National Forests, KOBTV.com
• Crews Contain Fire at Scout Ranch, 6-9-01 Albuquerque Journal
• Fire Threatens Scout Camps, Albuquerque Journal
• Philmont Fire Grows; Crews Gain Ground, 6-8-01 Albuquerque Journal
• Scientific Considerations for Dealing with Wildfires in Southwest Forests, by USFS Marlin Johnson

• Cibola NF - Landowners Close Road in Sandias, Mountain View Journal
• Cibola NF Mountainair Ranger District Cleaning Up Trails, Campgrounds, Mountain View Journal
• Gila National Forest - Single Mom Succeeding in Wilds, Albuquerque Journal
• Scout Ranch Wildfire Grows To 550 Acres, Albuquerque Journal
• Wildfire burns on Philmont Scout Ranch, 6-6-01 KOBTV.com
• Arizona launches off-road vehicle campaign, Republic
• Redington Pass 'Piety Fire' expected to be out today, Tucson Citizen
• Southwest parks among tops in rangers’ list of most dangerous, Billings Gazette
• Ironwood Forest - Monument's boundaries may be altered for ASARCO, Republic
• ASARCO meeting on Ironwood worries environmentalists, others, Tucson Citizen

• Poisoning of Weeds Proposed, Albuquerque Journal
• Appeals court rejects logging case appeal, Duluth Tribune
• Appeals court upholds decision on lawsuit against logging opponents, Star-Tribune
• Background - Forest Guardians Attacked by SLAPP - Loggers Claim Environmentalism Is A Religion, Forest Guardians
• Mild weather helps firefighters take control of Ruidoso blaze, 6-6-01 Alamogordo Daily News
• Trap, Skeet Fire now 60 percent contained, 6-5-01 Alamogordo Daily News
• Fire Kept Within Boundary, 6-5-01 Albuquerque Journal
• N.M. fire could be arson, Az. Daily Star
• Officials fear wildfire-fire combo, 6-4-01 Alamogordo Daily News
• Evacuees of Trap and Skeet Fire return home, 6-4-01 KOBTV.com
• Lincoln NF - Fire Area Declared Disaster, Albuquerque Journal
• Wildfire crews depleted - Agencies resort to raiding each other's best , Az. Republic
• Police officer, forest ranger commended, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Coronado NF - House spared by 250-acre Redington fire, Tucson Citizen
• Tonto NF - Burn canceled; fire contained, Az. Republic
• BLM releases FEIS on impacts of proposed transportation of refined petroleum products and natural gas through pipelines located on public lands administered by BLM and National Forest System lands in northwest New Mexico, Federal Register
• Proposed lawsuit over Prescott water pipeline said premature, Az. Republic

• Group urges no wood removal from Santa Fe watershed, New Mexican
• Forest slowly recovering from Viveash fire, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Funding sought for forest projects, Alamogordo Daily News
• $1.8 million available for forest fencing, Alamogordo Daily News
• Ruidoso evacuated for second day, 6-4-01 New Mexican
• New fire forces Ruidoso evacuations, 6-3-01 Alamogordo Daily News
• Trap and Skeet Fire continues to rage, 6-3-01 KOBTV.com
• Homestead Fire 95% contained, 6-3-01 KOBTV.com
• Fire Breaks Out Near Ruidoso, 6-2-01 Albuquerque Journal
• Coronado NF - Redington area planned burn almost completed, 6-2-01 Tucson Citizen
• Two Prescott National Forest wildfires controlled, 6-1-01 Az. Republic
• Final EA for East Rim Vegetation Management, [PDF] Kaibab NF
• Costs Will Cut Santa Fe Watershed Thinning, Albuquerque Journal
• Woodmen, spare some of those trees, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial

• Cibola National Forest News Releases 
• Gila National Forest News Releases 
• Tonto National Forest News Releases 
• Coronado National Forest News Releases
• Prescott National Forest - News
• Coconino National Forest News Page
• Current News Releases from the Kaibab National Forest
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests 

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4): Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming

• Forest Service has concerns - Rainbow Family plans gathering for "Lowman National Forest" near Stanley, Times-News Online -- Twin Falls, Idaho
• Sawtooth NF - Project eliminates overused campsites - More that 40 new sites installed at Baker Creek, Idaho Mountain Express
• Simpson seeks consensus on White Clouds protection, use - Motorcyclists, environmentalists, ranchers compete, Idaho Statesman
• Rookie Firefighters-As fire season nears in northern Nevada, new firefighters test their skills, Elko Daily Free Press
• Fire season nears-Officials brace for driest summer since 1947, Elko Daily Free Press
• Forest Expands Special Care Areas for Visitors, Salt Lake Tribune
• 'AltaBird' Plan to Create Utah's Largest Ski Area, Salt Lake Tribune

• Salmon-Challis NF - Suit targets stream diversions, Spokesman-Review
• Snowbird to Construct New Lift, Salt Lake Tribune
• Boise NF wood-cutters urged to follow forest rules, Spokesman-Review
• Tree Falls on Campground; 3 Are Injured, 1 Seriously, Salt Lake Tribune
• Dust-dry conditions prompt early fire restrictions, Las Vegas SUN
• Forests amend management plan, The Daily Herald

• La Sal Mountains study - Two teams of a dozen foresters from three universities are studying the ecosystem of the western slope of the La Sal Mountains to gauge public attitudes toward the forest. The study will help the U.S. Forest Service devise a management plan for the area. Foresters participating are from Utah State University, Colorado State University and Northern Arizona University. -- The Times-Independent

• Conservation Groups Sue the Forest Service and the BLM, WWP Online Messenger #11
• Solitude Ski Resort Proposes Expansion, Salt Lake Tribune
• Ground-breaking Idaho Wolf Conservation Expedition to Launch CyberTracker, Earthvision
• Activists Criticize SLOC Commitment To the Environment, Salt Lake Tribune
• Gov. Leavitt joins the battle against crickets, hoppers, Deseret News
• Plan Ahead for Camping or Fold Up Your Tent, Salt Lake Tribune
• Carson District to start selling cutting permits, Reno Gazette-Journal

• Open houses for Uinta forest plan, Deseret News
• Lehi to play host to 1 of 4 open houses on forest management plan, New Utah Newspaper
• Wildfire academy training crews, Deseret News
• Expedite Utah gas pipeline, Deseret News
• Livestock Grazing Has Nearly Destroyed Western Arid Lands, Salt Lake Tribune
• BLM releases FEIS on impacts of proposed transportation of refined petroleum products and natural gas through pipelines located on public lands administered by BLM and National Forest System lands in southeast to north-central Utah, Federal Register
• Harvard student pens piece on 2000 Jarbidge rebellion, Elko Daily Free Press

• WWP Reaches Out of Court Settlement on Salmon-Challis NF Otter Creek Diversion -
  Western Watersheds Project and the Committee for Idaho's High Desert have agreed to a stipulated settlement in WWP's Otter Creek water diversion lawsuit. The litigation was brought seeking to end an unscreened and unmeasured irrigation diversion which de-waters Otter Creek, an occupied bull trout stream, in the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Challis, Idaho. The agreement stipulates that the water right holders, Verl and Tuddie Jones, will not divert any water from Otter Creek unless and until a screening and measurement device is in place which will ensure up and downstream fish passage year-round in Otter Creek. This settlement follows on the heels of an almost identical legal settlement on the Mahogany Creek diversion located on BLM lands in the Pahsimeroi Valley. WWP will continue to press for the ending of low value stream de-watering diversions in critical habitat for ESA listed fish species. Western Watersheds Project

• Second recall under way for Teton County officials, Idaho Statesman
• Two blazes signal beginning of valley's summer fire season, 6-2-01 Idaho Statesman
• Firefighters squash 2 blazes, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Uintah National Forest offers free evening programs, The Daily Herald
• ATV Riders Don't Have to Go Far Off the Beaten Path, Salt Lake Tribune
• Rules for Sawtooth-area buildings won't change - Forest Service says public's objections eliminated proposal, Idaho Statesman
• Caribou National Forest proposes changes in forest plan, Idaho Statesman
• Caribou-Targhee NF - Forest expands special care areas for visitors, Casper Star-Tribune

• Sawtooth National Forest News Releases
• Salmon-Challis National Forest News Releases
• Bridger-Teton National Forest Press Releases
• Uinta National Forest News Releases
• News Releases for the Dixie, Fishlake and Manti-LaSal National Forests
• Caribou National Forest and Curlew Nat. Grassland Newspage
• Payette National Forest News
• Boise National Forest News Releases

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California

• Forest Service Sierra fire plan needs update, judge says, Contra Costa Times
• Judge threatens to halt Quincy forest project - says the plan must address the impacts of herbicide use, Sacramento Bee
• Clean-up crews ready to hit High Sierra trails, Fresno Bee
• Critical habitat maps challenged by second lawsuit, Contra Costa Times
• Habitat for Twain's "Jumping Frog" Under Attack, Environmental News Network
• Veneman begins California visit, Fresno Bee
• Expert sees helicopter risk - The model faulted in a wrongful-death verdict is still being flown, as many as 200 are in use, Press-Enterprise Inland Empire
• Jury says Chopper Maker Liable in Death of Floyd Hiser, New York Times AP
• Helicopter Firm Held Liable in Death of Pilot, Los Angeles Times
• Wife of Helicopter Pilot Killed in Crash Awarded $8.7 Million, Los Angeles Times
• Bell Helicopter to Appeal Jury Award, New York Times
• Prescribed Fire Burns Out of Control in San Bernardino National Forest, 6-14-01 KFWB
• U.S. Forest Service battles blaze in Cleveland National Forest, 6-14-01 Union Tribune
• Tree-thinning and wildfire threats, San Francisco Chronicle- Letter to the Editor
• Too many trees present 'real' wildfire threat, San Francisco Chronicle
• Edison defends logging on Sierra Nevada property, Mercury News

• Public comment opens on plan to manage Sequoia Monument, The Bakersfield Californian
• FS to prepare EIS to establish management direction for the land and resources within the Giant Sequoia National Monument (GSNM) , Federal Register
• Cloning of the ancient giants - Farmer says sequoia plan could save species, San Francisco Chronicle
• Mining hills for tourists- Miwoks and Maidus in Foresthill gather together to hunt for resources to preserve their cultures, Sacramento Bee
• A Plan to restore areas affected by the Megram fire: Six Rivers national forest, Evergreen Magazine
• Benicia wary of tree relocation, Contra Costa Times
• Street tree program cut back in S.F. - Mayor trims funds from latest budget, San Francisco Chronicle
• Urban youths trade the streets for trails in Yosemite wilderness, Modesto Bee
• Government designates Oahu land to protect endangered 'elepaio' bird, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• Land board approves commercial logging on state land, The Honolulu Advertiser

• West's fire season arrives ahead of time - Drought, tangled forests sparking intense blazes, Republic
• Intermixing alters owl equation, Oregonian
• Spotted Owls Flying North, Breeding in Oregon, KGW.COM
• California birds intermingling with Oregon's protected populations, Union Tribune AP
• Mendocino ranch land will stay forest forever, Press Democrat

• 'Diamond in the rough' - As its logging and farming industries wane, the 'real Northern California' near Oregon searches for potential, San Francisco Chronicle
• Dangerous fire season ahead - State fire officials predict it will be one of the worst in decades, San Francisco Chronicle
• Sierra land deal announced - Up to 50,000 acres owned by timber company could be preserved, San Francisco Chronicle
• Conservation group buys Sierra forest land for public use - Firm sells Sierra timber acreage to conservationists for $6 million, San Francisco Chronicle
• Federal biologist agrees with push to protect amphibians, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Advisory board protects national monument’s interests, The Desert Sun
• State pot farms on move - Mexican cartels plant in southern Sierra, cops say, San Francisco Chronicle
• Pacific Lumber wins key rulings on timber plans, The Times-Standard
• USGS Finds Genetic Mixing Between Northern and CA Spotted Owls, US Newswire
• Jury to Start Copter Case Deliberations, Los Angeles Times

• New Forest Service chief has Sierra Nevada roots, Fresno Bee
• Sierra fire budget fills a burning need, Fresno Bee
• Three Heavenly Trails With Views of Sea and Sky, Los Angeles Times
• Los Padres NF - 1st Steps Taken on 300-Mile Trail Plan, Los Angeles Times
• Forest Service bans snowmobiles from most of Mount Rose, Las Vegas SUN
• Forest Service to preserve Carson Range, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Saving the Sierra: Conservancy is key to preservation funding, Sacramento Bee Editorial

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6): Oregon and Washington

• Scouts bring back bomb at campsite, Oregonian
• Mount Hood NF - Campers safety threatened after pipe-bomb discovery, KATU TV News
• No more home on range? - Grazing allotment cuts proposed in the FS’s Tiller Ranger District, News-Review
• Public eagerly offers comment on Siskiyou area monument, The Register-Guard
• Monument friends, foes speak out, Mail Tribune
• Multnomah Falls' other attraction celebrates 75 years - USFS restored famed lodge, Oregonian
• Meeting Solicits Ideas on Gorge Policy, Columbian
• Utility will retain dam on Umpqua, but help salmon, The Register-Guard
• Soda Springs Dam stays put, News-Review

• Williams Citizens up in Arms over Boise Cascade Logging, Grants Pass Daily Courier
• Boise Cascade Threatens Williams Watershed, Rainforest Action Network
• Get timber harvest rules right, Seattle P-I
• Fees pester outdoor enthusiasts, The Olympian

• Taking a stand at Eagle Creek - Proud of what it sees as a model timber sale, the U.S. Forest Service refuses to back down -- but so do logging opponents, Oregonian
• Forest Service Nears Deal On Suspending Eagle Timber Sale - Wyden says Logging Likely On Hold Until Review, The Register-Guard
• Senator Wyden talking with feds on logging at Eagle Creek, Daily Camera
• Oregon senator Smith agrees to review disputed timber sale, Post-Intelligencer
• Hiking the Cascade's Eagle Creek Trail, NY Times

• Off-roaders tear through the Colville National Forest - Heavy use in sensitive areas damages land, water - NO CITATIONS ISSUED, The Spokesman-Review
• Fish-killing assumptions, Seattle Times Editorial
• Babbitt tells Bush to keep Siskiyou monument, The Register-Guard
• Bruce goes to bat - Babbitt denounces Bush delay on Siskiyou monument, Mail Tribune
• Lots of Knots in Federal Timber Program, The Columbian
• Oregon's newest immigrants include scarce spotted owls, Contra Costa Times
• The challenge of keeping the Gorge gorgeous, Seattle Times
• Protest the GE Tree Industry - Keep Our Forests Free of Genetic Pollution - July 21/22, Portland, Global Alliance Against Genetically Engineered Trees
• Tree-sitters protest logging from perches above forest - Activists used to living the high life, Seattle Times
• Inmate work plan rehabs forests as well as prisoners, Bend Bulletin
• Prineville economy hurt by mill’s closure, Bend Bulletin
• County relies too heavily on timber industry, some say, Bend Bulletin
• Forestry board plans to test certification programs, Statesman Journal
• Broad support growing for 'green certification' of forests in state, Post-Intelligencer
• Huge outdoor 'lab' lets researchers level wildlife myths, Oregonian
• Teacher's unusual course helps kids to see the forest for the trees, Seattle Times

• Weyerhaeuser claims victory, Statesman Journal AP
• Weyerhaeuser moves ahead in takeover, The Register-Guard
• Weyerhaeuser and Willamette now wait on outcome of board vote, Post-Intelligencer
• Timber rivals star in hostile drama, Seattle Times
• Shareholder meeting a showdown, Oregonian
• Timber rivalry goes to vote today, 6-7-01, The Register-Guard

• Eagle Creek Protesters Invade Downtown Portland, KGW.COM
• Protesters demand Smith weigh in on logging ban, The Register-Guard
• Willamette Industries Donates Critical Habitats to The Nature Conservancy, Yahoo
• Science drives stunning ruling on NW logging, Tacoma Tribune [link updated]
• Clash of the timber titans, Oregonian
• Volunteer gets to live, work at `the best place on Earth', The Register-Guard
• Spotted Owls Flying North, Breeding in Oregon, KGW.COM
• Wyden Takes Over Two Key Subcommittees, KGW.COM

• Wallowa-Whitman NF will prepare an EIS on a proposal to approve Proposed Plans of Operations on mining claims located in the North Fork Burnt River Watershed, Federal Register
• Renovation Reclaiming Old Forest Guardhouse, Columbian
• The Energy Crunch - Generators Lumber Firm's Cash Crop?, Columbian
• Washington considers logging on land set aside for spotted owl, Post-Intelligencer
• USGS Finds Genetic Mixing Between Northern and CA Spotted Owls, US Newswire
• FS hydrologist Mikeal Jones - Workshop to teach about fish stranded by low water, Register-Guard
• Protesters camp out; loggers don't show, The Register-Guard
• Eagle Creek Protesters Step Up Efforts, Yahoo
• Protestors Prepared for Another Showdown with Loggers, KGW.COM

• Protesters Hold Firm at Eagle Creek, KGW.COM
• Forest vigil protests logging - Activists camp out for 2 years to protect Oregon watershed, Spokesman-Review
• First Trees Cut in Eagle Creek Leave Activists Standing Strong, [Video] KGW
• Fairness at Issue on Eagle Creek Timber Sales, ONRC
• Logging trouble erupts - Arson and a blockade greet a Mount Hood timber sale, Oregonian
• Log trucks set afire near timber sale site, The Olympian
• Trucks Torched on Same Day as Eco-Terrorism Legislation, KGW.COM
• 3 logging trucks torched in Oregon near where timber sale was OK'd, Post-Intelligencer
• ELF claims it started fires at UW, tree farm, Oregonian

• Ruling Halts Some Loggers in Northwest, Los Angeles Times
• Salmon Court Victory Affects 170 Pacific Northwest Timber Sales, Environment News Service
• Locks tightened on Umpqua NF timber sales, News-Review
• Court halts Northwest log harvest, Mail Tribune
• Ruling blocks timber sales; court says salmon impact wasn't considered, Seattle Times
• Timber ruling favors salmon, Post-Intelligencer
• Court: Salmon plans inadequate - 2,000 acres in south-central Oregon off-limits to timber sales, Oregonian
• Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, et al, v. National Marine Fisheries Service, [PDF] The Circuit Court Ruling, May 31, 2001
• Umpqua NF to prepare EIS for a variety of connected and similar resource projects within the Fish Creek watershed planning area of the Diamond Lake Ranger District, Federal Register
• Siskiyou NF will prepare an EIS to summarize and disclose the effects of a proposal for suction dredging within Riparian Reserves on mining claims located across the forest, Federal Register
• Legislators vote to cut 'squaw' from place names, Oregonian
• Lawmakers declare ‘squaw’ defunct, Statesman Journal 2001 Legislature
• Hikers get to walk for free today (June 2), The Register-Guard

• Court blocks timber sales, saying government studies inadequate, Contra Costa Times AP
• Protesters vow to block Eagle Creek logging access, Statesman Journal AP
• Arrests of Protesters Increase as Battle Over North Coast Forests Shows No Letup, Los Angeles Times
• Eagle Creek Protests Ends Peacefully as Tree Sitter Bolts, KGW.COM
• Portland Rogue of the Week - the US Forest Service, Willamette Week
• Feds air plan for Ashland watershed - To reduce chance of wildfire, logging & burning will be allowed, Mail Tribune
• Foresters battle rural dumping, Mail Tribune
• Umpqua NF - Rangers call on volunteers to join day of trail rehabilitation events, The Register-Guard
• Ochoco National Forest 'Hash Rock' EA, USFS

• Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest News
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SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

• USFS funds lightning 'umbrella' for plantation's ancient oaks protection, The Advocate
• Logging makes Paynes Prairie look 'like battle zone', Gainesville Sun
• Board aims to add luster to forestry - Task force to propose economic plan to 2002 Legislature, Daily Journal
• 'Do you reforest? Why not?' New MSU study provides answers, Starkville Daily News
• Timber industry hurting, Sun Herald (Biloxi)

• $8.1 million allocated for LBL - Most funding going to new caretaker, U.S. Forest Service, Evansville Courier & Press
• Credibility Gap, State Port-Pilot Editorial
• Mexican hand crew lends skill on West Texas fires, Odessa American
• Woodsman sets others on an 'endless adventure', The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Florida Should Reconsider New Fire Plan, Yahoo
• Environmentalists Support Roadless Conservation Rule, The Times Record
• Conservationists defend ban on roads, logging in Arkansas, The Cabin
• Escape Keys - Dolly Sods Wilderness, Washington Post
• Ocala National Forest - Volunteers can help spot fires, Ocala Star-Banner
• Arkansas Environmentalists Support Roadless Conservation Rule, The Times Record
• Four men convicted of stealing trees from Monongahela National Forest, The Dominion Post

• Seven on trial for thefts of cherry trees - Rustled timber from Monongahela NF, The Dominion Post
• Forest of human obstacles deadly for migrating birds, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Nowhere to land - Homes for humans take fields, forests where birds once nested, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Killing the chorus -What if you woke up one morning and the birds had stopped singing?, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Bond Swamp near Macon has lots of what birds like, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Ocala NF beetle infestations, Orlando Sentinel
• Four-year study looks at deer, damage they do to state's forests, Clarksburg Exponent Telegram

• Ouachita NF Prepares For Summer Fires, KARK-TV
• Ouachita NF - Oklahomans cant see forest without trees, The Oklahoman
• Daniel Boone NF - Plan for timber sales attacked by environmentalists, Messenger-Inquirer

• George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Headlines
• News Releases for the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
• Current News Releases from the Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: News and Press Releases
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EASTERN REGION (Region 9): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

• New England Public Forest Advocates, (NEPFA)
• Biologists track endangered Indiana to Otter Creek, Boston Globe
• Activists object to Indiana timber sale, Hoosier Times
• Barnier recognized as a Federal Civil Servant of the Year, Cook County News-Herald - Grand Marais, Minnesota
• Brighton sees trees as asset in bid to be 'Tree City USA', Detroit News
• Minnesota forest summit launches demonstration forest, ENN.com
• Lyme Disease Is Hard to Catch and Easy to Halt, Study Finds, New York Times
• Trial of Antibiotics for Chronic Lyme Disease Halted, Washington Post
• Antibiotic right after tick bite found to prevent Lyme disease, Boston Globe

• Fee-demo protest ends in debate, Courier
• Frost wreaks havoc on hardwood trees, Union-Times
• N.J. Fire Blamed on Practice Bomb, NY Times
• Fire burns 1,600 acres of Ocean County pine forest, Inquirer
• D-Day memorial uses granite from Superior national forest, USFS

• 'A Sustainable Future For Lake Superior' Symposium, Lake Superior Alliance
• Report: Conservation Easements in the Northern Forest, Principles and Recommendations for the Development of Large-Scale Conservation Easements, Northern Forest Alliance
• Northern Forest Alliance website
• Parks, wilderness help boost growth, Portland Press Herald
• Bigelow Preserve effort shining example, Maine News
• Great Northern Paper plans log salvage operation in river, Bangor Daily News
• AMC proposal to build alpine huts in limbo, Maine News
• Flora, Fauna And Fun, The Hartford Courant
• Puma Network Criticizes Government, New York Times
• Funding, USFS aid sought to counter sprawl, Bergen Record
• Hotshot firefighters adding crew at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Daily Southtown
• YUCK! - Creepy, crawly caterpillars taking over the North Woods, Journal-Sentinel
• Loggers lawsuit fails on appeal, Timberjay
• No major changes expected in wake of forest summit, Timberjay
• Gunflint Ranger Designated Minnesota Federal Civil Servant of the Year, [PDF] Superior NF
• Making do with tent caterpillars, Timberjay
• Pesky caterpillars lunchin' on Minnesota trees, Star-Tribune

• Appeals court rejects logging case appeal, Duluth Tribune
• Appeals court upholds decision on lawsuit against logging opponents, Star-Tribune
• So whatever happened to the forest plan revision? - Superior and Chippewa NF's, Ely Timbejay
• Superior NF - Changes ahead at Trout Lake portage, Ely Timberjay
• Chequamegon-Nicolet NF - 3 Bayfield County lakes get protection, Ashland Daily Press
• Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey June 8-10, Chequamegon-Nicolet NF
• 'Army worms' invade eastern U.P. - Trees infested, Gannett - Detroit News
• Superior NF to prepare EIS for the Holmes/Chipmunk Area, Federal Register
• White Mountain NF, N.H. parks to be surveyed for invasive plants, The Telegraph

• Ventura opens Minnesota Forest Summit , Duluth Tribune
• Ventura kicks off forest summit, Grand Rapids Herald-Review
• Itasca County could be demo forest site, Grand Rapids Herald-Review
• Summit launches demonstration project, Herald-Review
• Charting the direction of forest management, Duluth Budgeteer News
• Forest summit goes into the woods, Herald-Review
• No clearcut direction at timber summit, Ely Timberjay
• Minnesota Forest Summit - Industry leaders, policy makers venture to Grand Rapids, Herald-Review
• Goods from the woods - More to forest than just timber, Herald-Review
• Local group seeks moderate approach to forestry - Itasca County economy dependson good forest management, Herald-Review

• FS releases EA on Mark Twain NF, Missouri. Comments requested by May 29, Federal Register
• Doe Run EA, Mark Twain National Forest
• Superior NF - Tourism mostly unchanged at BWCA, Star Tribune
• Chequamegon-Nicolet NF - Wisconsin Lakes Protected, Trust for Public Land
• Forests are the focus for Menominee school program, Journal Sentinel
• Tuning in to beetle's bite might save bark, Chicago Tribune
• Another branch enters tree debate, The Express-Times News
• Midewin gets elite firefighter team - 1st Hotshot crew in Midwest goes to ex-arsenal site, Chicago Tribune

• White Mountain NF Current Projects
• Wayne National Forest Quarterly - News & Projects
• Hoosier NF News Releases
• Current News Releases from the Allegheny National Forest
• Chippewa National Forest News Releases
• Superior National Forest News Releases
• What's New? on the Superior National Forest
• Chequamegon-Nicolet NF News Releases
• News and Events on the Hiawatha National Forest

ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

• Does President Clinton's Roadless Lands Directive Violate the Spirit of the National Forest Management Act of 1976?, Alaska Law Review
• Chugach National Forest Seward Ranger District, USFS
• Groups press ban on logging - New federal court filing aims to get prohibition reinstated in Tongass NF roadless areas, Anchorage Daily News
• No more empty lots - Bulldozers are gradually wiping out Anchorage's urban forests, Anchorage Daily News

• Two Chugach forest rangers bid farewell to Alaska - Chugach National Forest ranger Deidre St. Louis, who started working on the Kenai Peninsula in 1989 and eventually moved up to the position of Glacier District Ranger in Girdwood, is headed out of the state, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The federal agency said St. Louis has taken a job as the recreation and lands staff officer for the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff, Ariz. She is one of two seasoned Chugach forest rangers heading out of state. Cal Baker, the Cordova district ranger for the past nine years, is also packing. He's headed for a position as the ecosystem team leader for the Kisatchie National Forest in Pineville, La., according to the Forest Service. Both expressed regrets at leaving Alaska. Forest Supervisor Dave Gibbons said both will be hard to replace, but he has begun a search for applicants to fill the two jobs. Anchorage Daily News

• Showtime at Portage - Chugach National Forest visitor center reopens, Anchorage Daily News
• Trees foil illegal use of trail, Anchorage Daily News
• Coastal trail plan hits snag, Anchorage Daily News
• Arrested development - Environmentalists buy 835 acres of Southeast wilderness that USFS can't, Anchorage Daily News
• Sir Francis Drake's Secret Voyage?, Tongass National Forest

• Road Block on the Tongass, Mother Jones
• The Tongass National Forest, Part I - NPR Living on Earth, Transcript, MP3, or Real Audio, [Links Updated]
• Clearcutting in the Tongass, Part II - NPR Living on Earth, Transcript- (scroll down), MP3, or Real Audio, [Links Updated]

• Tongass National Forest News Releases
• Alaska Region What's New

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