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

• Grasslands plan manages grazing; Badlands wilderness, Journal Star
• Crews start controlled burn - Firefighters hope to contain Mad Creek fire, The Steamboat Pilot
• Enable preservation, Denver Post editorial
• Melanie Woolever, U.S. Forest Service bighorn sheep program leader - Ranchers talk truce on bighorn, Denver Post

• Black Hills NF - Federal judge throws book at Jasper arsonist - 10 years federal prison, Billings Gazette
• The Black Hills National Forest's Experience with Bio-diesel Fuel, Supervisor John Twiss Testimony
• Wildlife Federation backs USFS grasslands plan, Billings Gazette
• Revised grasslands plan would allow development, Billings Gazette
• Northern Great Plains Management Plans Revision, Dakota Prairie Grasslands - Medicine Bow-Routt NF - Nebraska NF

• Bush oil, gas plans leave locals wary, Durango Herald
• Volunteers show it’s not always easy to be green, Aspen Times
• Wyoming officials look toward wolf delisting in 2003, Billings Gazette
• Passions collide on wildlife control, Durango Herald
• DeGette reintroduces wilderness bill , Daily Camera
• Udall's wilderness bill praised; DeGette's DOA, Denver Post
• Boating rights hit choppy waters, USA Today
• Rookies, vets get workout on Green Knoll fire - Dense smoke and wind-borne embers keep crews jumping, Denver Post
• Routt NF Mt. Zirkle Mad Creek - Crews fight fire with fire, 7-29-01 Daily Camera
• Crews work to contain fire in Routt NF wilderness area, 7-27-01 Daily Camera

• Battle to begin over wilderness bill - James Peak area protection at issue, Denver Post
• Counties, FS plan trail to link Carbondale, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
• Routt NF - Mad Creek Fire builds in fury, Rocky Mountain News
• Fire in Mt. Zirkel wilderness areas flares up, Rocky Mountain News

• Final, new White River Forest plan is almost out of the woods, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
• Ringing in changes at the Bells, Aspen Times
• Officials try to end James Peak impasse, Rocky Mountain News
• Clinton policy on forest "bypass flows' reportedly ending, Denver Post
• Report says artifacts in danger, Daily Camera
• Wilderness proposal grows, Denver Post
• Team to again search for Camp Hale munitions, Vail Daily News
• Fire north of Piney a smolderer, Vail Daily News
• Competing interests debate forest drilling, Billings Gazette
• Great Plains National Forests - Environmentalists endorse grass plans, Journal Star

• San Juan NF to prepare EIS for road easement and reconstruction of the Meadows Road #205 through an inventoried roadless area, Federal Register
• White River Forest plan to be unveiled in September, Aspen Daily News
• Paraplegic man pedals up Mount Elbert, Daily Camera
• Forest Service history revisited, Steamboat Pilot
• Colorado coalition wants more wilderness, Daily Camera
• New Colorado proposal recommends 1.6 million acres for Wilderness protection, The Wilderness Society
• McInnis aides take new jobs, Vail Daily News
• Deadwood Forest Service office provides valuable service, Black Hills Pioneer

• 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

• Federal Government's paying for building sitting half-empty after FS moves out, KOBTV.com
• New land pegged for preservation, Arizona Daily Sun

• Southwest Area - Fire News, USFS

• Residents invited to tour Santa Fe watershed, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Gila NF Brett Myrick - Cyclist embarks on 700 mile trip campaigning for Roadless Policy, Silver City Sun-News
• Group teaches ranchers value of common sense , Billings Gazette
• Putting Up Tree Huggers Becomes a Green Sideline for TNC, LA Times
• Along the 'Hummingbird Highway' Mexican ranchers are key, Arizona Daily Star
• Points on Rattlesnakes from Gila NF biologist Trish London, Silver City Sun-News
• Wolf Whistle, Tucson Weekly
• BLM/Forest Service wildfire crew love outdoors lifestyle, Farmington Daily Times

• Lincoln NF makes plans for timber contract in burn area, Alamogordo Daily News
• Environmentalists criticize plan to sell timber, Amarillo Globe-News
• Comanche National Grasslands will present a program on "The Culture, Flora and Fauna of the Prairie", La Junta Tribune-Democrat
• LANL to host Q&A on post-fire risks, Santa Fe New Mexican
• Gila NF - Newly Appointed Forest Staff Officers To Oversee Fire And Engineering Programs, Silver City Sun-News
• Gila NF - A Wilderness Story, Silver City Sun-News
• Wolves not a threat to N.M. rancher, Tucson Citizen
• Rain slows wildfire near Camp Verde, 7-26-01 Az. Star
• Wildfire near Camp Verde grows to 6,000 acres, 7-24-01 Az. Republic
• Policy shift allows some wilderness fires to burn, Az. Republic
• Environmentalists criticize Arizona plan to kill mountain lions, Union-Tribune
• FS, Coconino County reject snow tubing hill at Arizona Snowbowl, Az. Republic

• Coronado NF Mount Graham eligible for register, Tucson Citizen
• Ranchers and environmentalists work to bridge ideological divide, Roswell Daily Record
• Photo-- Bear in the air, [link fixed] Daily Star
• Prescott, Tonto NFs - Wildlife near Camp Verde continues to grow, Az. Republic
• Western wildfires, Daily Star

• Santa Fe NF Capulin fire now a prescribed burn, Santa Fe New Mexican (scroll down)
• Flood threat looms in wake of wildfire, Alamogordo Daily News
• Lincoln National Forest to thin brush, El Paso Times Borderland News
• Lincoln NF awards thinning contract, Alamogordo Daily News
• Water can't run through trees, Alamogordo Daily News
• Forest service provides minority training, Alamogordo Daily News
• Sawmill not out of the woods yet, Alamogordo Daily News

• USFS grazing - Last roundup for Anderson Mesa?, Arizona Daily Sun
• Public barred from first meeting, Arizona Daily Sun
• Tale of Apache trout fish story to believe in, Az. Republic
• Tonto NF - Lion kill would aid bighorns, state says, Az. Daily Star
• Forest technician braces for season, Az. Republic
• Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo stuck in ESA loophole, Center for Biological Diversity
• Arizona bird is not protected but should be, Fish & Wildlife says, Tucson Citizen

• 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

• U.S. Forest Service officials enforce closure of Spring Mountain NRA to 'paintball' games, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Salmon-Challis NF - Public Review Meeting Reveals Strong Support For Idaho Cobalt Project, Formation Capital Corporation
• Traffic lanes reopen near Banks - Firefighters eye full containment by this evening, 7-30-01 Idaho Statesman
• Jackson Hole homes on edge of destruction: Teton fire burns path toward high-price neighborhoods, 7-30-01 Olympian

• Wasatch-Cache Forest plan explores conflicts, Park Record
• Owyhee County officials want to take lead role in preservation - Formerly bitter opponents now working together, but Marvel unwelcome, Idaho Statesman
• Group calls for more sensitivity to reintroduced wolf packs, Missoulian
• Uinta NF fire started by bird building nest, Daily Herald
• Banks blaze closes highway, 7-28-01 Idaho Statesman
• Fire near Ketchum may be out today - It burned just 300 acres, but costs still mounting, 7-27-01 Twin Falls Times-News
• Crews work hard to contain Sawtooth Sage fire, Salmon-Challis Snowshoe fire, 7-27-01 Idaho Statesman
• Smokejumper lives for the leap - Former Boise resident is part of firefighting family, Idaho Statesman

• Wyoming Forest Fire Half Contained As Winds Abate, 7-29-01 ABC News - Reuters
• Fire Threatens Costly Mountain Houses in Wyoming, 7-29-01 Daily Camera - Bohrer AP
• Wyoming blaze edges closer to mountain homes, 7-28-01 Daily Camera
• Winds Fan Wyoming Fire Near Homes, 7-28-01 Yahoo - Reuters
• Wyoming wildfire coverage, MSNBC
• Fatigue Takes Toll on Wyo. Firefighters, 7-28-01 NY Times AP
• Campfire might be cause of Wyoming blaze, 7-28-01 CNN.com
• Jackson Fire Within Mile of Homes, 7-27-01 Salt Lake Tribune
• 'Green slime' may save homes from Wyoming fire, 7-27-01 CNN.com
• Heat, wind intensify Teton fire, 7-27-01 New Mexican AP
• Firefighters Battle Wyoming Fire,7-27-01 J-S AP
• Teton Fires, Information on fires in Wyoming, TetonFires.com

• Oh, my, says Idaho, 20,000 hippies are 20,000 too many, WOTR/ Bill Cope
• Protesters target Boise Cascade, Idaho Statesman
• Nebo wilds bill passes House muster, Deseret News
• Fire near Jackson Hole 'very serious,' surges past firebreak, 7-26-01 Az. Republic
• Forest fire grows, forces hundreds to flee mountain homes near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Union-Tribune AP
• Fire Advances to Within 5 Miles of Jackson, Salt Lake Tribune AP
• Wildfire spreads in Wyoming forest land, 7-26-01 CNN.com
• Homeowners Evacuate for Wyoming Fire, 7-25-01 Las Vegas SUN
• Wildfire forces hundreds to flee mountain homes near Jackson, Wyo., 7-25-01 SF Chronicle
• Campers evacuate as Jackson fire grows, 7-24-01 Billings Gazette
• Reward Offered for Capture of Wolf Poisoners, US Newswire
• Washoe wants density limit on Evans Creek land proposed for FS trade, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Planners study options for new trailheads, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Sawtooth NF blaze blackens 250 acres, threatens about 150 homes, Idaho Statesman
• A close one ... Flames scorch 250 acres near Warm Springs, Twin Falls Times-News

• East Idaho's Mesa Falls poised on brink of fame - Improvements will help tourists enjoy spectacle, Idaho Statesman
• Yellow starthistle: Destructive weed is encroaching on the Beehive State, Deseret News
• National forest charred by fire, CNN.com
• Western wildfires, Daily Star
• Officials on the Lookout For Alleged Fire Starters, Salt Lake Tribune
• Firefighters Tackle 'Y' Blaze, Salt Lake Tribune

• Forest Service, Elko officials, meet at disputed road site, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Reno-area officials want to ensure road access to fight fires, Las Vegas SUN
• U.S. Forest Service failed to follow procedure in Boise NF grazing case, San Francisco Chronicle
• Boise NF vs. Anchustegui - Court grazing decision, Rangebiome
• Utah Forest officials uneasy over mudslides, Daily Herald
• Officials on a D.C. Quest for Anti-Insect Money, Salt Lake Tribune
• Group questions Targhee snowmaking plan, Billings Gazette

• 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

• Reliance on fire lookouts fades with new technology, Contra Costa Times
• Tahoe NF - Duty in the lookout: Spotter keeps vigil, Olympian
• Bear attacks woman in Angeles National Forest, Sacramento Bee
• Endangered trout survives Martis Fire, Las Vegas SUN
• Shasta County fire contained; evacuees go home - Residents say they think the cause of the 80-acre blaze may be suspicious, 7-30-01 Sacramento Bee
• Briceburg fire nearly contained, 7-30-01 Modesto Bee
• Sierra wildfire almost contained / Terrain slows battle against blaze, 7-30-01 San Francisco Chronicle

• Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Proposal, Los Padres NF
• Unraveling the Secrets of the Shasta-Area 'Knot', Los Angeles Times
• Six Rivers NF Urges Caution in Water Recreation, USFS
• Inyo NF ski area - Mammoth stakes / Becoming a big-time resort could threaten fragile eastern Sierra environment, San Francisco Chronicle
• Archaeologists seek clues in remote San Bernardino NF High Desert site - Project seeks to learn about the Serrano people, Press-Enterprise
• Weekend crowds fill the Angeles forest - Parking fee doesn't deter the hordes of nature lovers, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Landslide roadway to be rebuilt - Access, rights to Angeles forest at issue, Los Angeles Times
• Lawsuits block effort to protect 2 Angeles NF river species, Whittier Daily-News
• Angeles NF Sawmill Mountain Trails - Outstanding Scenery and Solitude
• Isolated USFS Canyons' Allure Can Pose Risks - Hermits with Shotguns, Los Angeles Times
• Cleveland NF - Huge Residential Project Proposed, Los Angeles Times
• Voters Don't Want New Highway Through Cleveland National Forest, Los Angeles Times
• The Legacy of Luna - The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods, by Julia Butterfly Hill, Bookreporter
• Sierra Summer Cabins - Historians at Work, Fresno Bee
• State to use $3.6 million in fighting oak epidemic, Marin Independent-Journal

• Los Padres NF Seeks Public Input on Fire Prevention, Bay City News Service
• Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Proposal to Reduce Hazardous Fuels, Los Padres NF
• Firefighter accused in blazes is out on bail, Union-Tribune
• Fire crews gain ground on Plumas forest blaze, 7-29-01 Contra Costa Times
• Plumas fire quickly hits 3,000 acres, 7-28-01 Sacramento Bee
• Forest fire chars 3,000 acres near Susanville, 7-27-01 Reno Gazette-Journal
• Wildfire burns 3,000 acres in Plumas National Forest, 7-27-01 Union-Tribune
• Two fierce wildfires are raging in Sierra / Latest threatens campsites in Plumas forest, 7-27-01 San Francisco Chronicle
• Hot weather stokes Mariposa fire fight, 7-28-01 Fresno Bee
• Fire resists team efforts, 7-28-01 Modesto Bee
• Mariposa fire grows to 722 acres, 7-27-01 Modesto Bee
• Wildfire near Yosemite increases to 722 acres, 7-27-01 Contra Costa Times]

• Cajon Pass Blaze Is Contained, 7-29-01 Los Angeles Times
• Fire destroys 600 acres in Cajon Pass, Desert Dispatch
• Blaze near Devore threatens ranch that trains animals for Hollywood's entertainment industry, San Bernardino County Sun
• Southern California fire threatens power lines, 7-29-01 ABC News
• Fire burns out of control in Cajon Pass, 7-28-01 Sacramento Bee
• Fire burns out of control northwest of San Bernardino, 7-27-01 Sacramento Bee

• Protesters arrested after blocking gate at site of logging, Mercury News
• Angeles NF - Panel passes forest funding, Daily News
• Man accused of shooting at campers in Desolation Wilderness arrested by helicopter, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Planners study options for new trailheads, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Rep. Schiff goes to bat for national forest, (scroll down) Pasadena Star-News
• Forests may get filming income - Proposal would split some fees
• A preservation fight over Muir's birthplace, San Francisco Chronicle
• EPIC sues PL over culvert discharges, The Times-Standard
• 934 converge to fight blaze near Yosemite - Steep, rugged hills hamper efforts to get a handle on fire, Fresno Bee

• Tahoe NF - Ranger wants to revive lookout stations, Reno Gazette-Journal
• Survey: O.C. Voters Oppose New Road Through Forest, Los Angeles Times
• Klamath NF - What fire destroys in seconds takes much longer to repair, Sacramento Bee
• Forest Service chief changes course on salvage logging, The Times-Standard
• Crews tackle tough fires, Bakersfield Californian
• Humboldt-Toiyabe NF's Hoover Wilderness - Horses are the preferred means of transportation for these campers
• New judge on way in Mattole suit, The Times-Standard
• Los Padres National Forest - Camping, Condor style, Bakersfield Californian
• Initiative Could Let Voters Save Old Trees, Los Angeles Times
• California - Old Growth Tree Preservation Act, Press Release
• Old Growth Tree Preservation Act, 2002 - Saving California's Ancient Trees, Citizen's Campaign for Old Growth Preservation

• Tourist Gets 40 Stitches After Attack by Otters, Los Angeles Times
• Firefighter accused in 5 forest blazes to stay in jail, San Diego Union Tribune
• Cleveland NF - Temporary Firefighter Accused in 5 Arsons, LA Times
• Cleveland NF - Huge Residential Project Proposed, Los Angeles Times
• Palomar pot haul keeps growing; big new site found, San Diego Union Tribune
• Angeles National Forest Bungee Jump Outfit's Future Is Left Hanging, LA Times
• Tahoe NF - Chipmunk Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague, LA Times
• Mendocino NF - Narrowing Down, San Francisco Chronicle
• Park rejects Wozniak offer to save redwoods, Mecury News
• Mt. Diablo event honors more than a pretty face - it's a surveying landmark, Contra Costa Times
• Scripps researchers develop fire forecast, Daily Camera
• Scripps Researchers Unveil The First Comprehensive Wildfire Forecast For The Western United States, Science Daily Magazine

• FS Pacific SW Region Sierra Nevada page
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• Six Rivers National Forest
• Klamath National Forest
• Modoc National Forest
• Shasta Trinity National Forests 
• Plumas National Forest
• Tahoe National Forest
• Mendocino National Forest
• Stanislaus National Forest
• Inyo National Forest 
• Los Padres National Forest 
• Angeles National Forest
• Cleveland National Forest

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6): Oregon and Washington

• Back to the woods: 30 years later, hippie Hoedads celebrate the birth of their tree-planting cooperative, The Register-Guard
• Rumors of arson in Humboldt County fire, San Francisco Chronicle
• Ochoco Lumber - End of the line, Oregonian
• Woodsman, spare that tree! The cuts that sting, Seattle Times: Editorials & Opinion
• The riches of the Bohemia Mining District now lie in spectacular scenery, hiking and a ghost town full of adventure, The Register-Guard
• FS biologist Brad Houslet - Kids rule at Cascade Children’s Festival, Bend Bulletin
• Modern fire patrols mostly airborne, Olympian
• Chelan wildfire forces dozens to leave homes: Hundreds of firefighters on line to battle blaze, 7-30-01 Olympian
• Wildfire Witch-Hunt Likely Will Miss the Real Culprits, Insight magazine

• Wildfire Update - The Lands Council

• It's absurd to pay a fee for taking a walk in the woods, Oregonian letter
• How I received a ticket for hiking without a permit, Oregonian letter
• Legislators weigh in on FS Bend Pine Nursery sale, Bend Bulletin
• McKenzie, Blue River ranger districts merging, The Register-Guard
• Gifford Pinchot NF lake hits jackpot thanks to students, volunteers, Centralia Chronicle
• ELF damages timber in attempt to prevent logging, KATU TV News
• Anonymous group claims it spiked Gifford Pinchot trees, Seattle Times
• Eugene cemetery seeks permit to cut down 1500 more trees, Register-Guard
• Preserve 'ancient willows,' Ashland group says, Mail Tribune
• Logjams set to reshape river, Bellingham Herald
• Lummi logjams create habitat for salmon, Seattle Times
• Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF - Tiny tribe fights to save 'brother' mountain goat, Post-Intelligencer
• Tribe searching for its cultural survival, Seattle Times
• Giant Hogweed - 'Nasty' Russian weed crops up in Oregon, Oregonian
• Cougar Siting Stops Hiker in His Tracks, KGW.COM News

• Commentary: Thinning critical to improving forest health, Register-Guard
• Western Washington fires less frequent but more severe, The Olympian
• Matthew Rutman - One man's notes from inside the inferno, Seattle Times
• Lots of little fires suddenly were one big fire - Pete Kampen personal account of deadly fire, Wenatchee World
• Firefighters who were there tell the story of the deadly Thirty Mile blaze: 'It's snowing fire', Seattle Times
• Following rules would reduce number of wildfire deaths, experts say, Republic
• Law makes sense - Property owners should pay if their property isn't fire-resistant, Mail Tribune Editorial
• Arsons heighten wildfire fears, Oregonian
• For this fire crew, it’s a challenge, a rush, News-Review
• Parched Mount Pisgah could lead to park's closure, The Register-Guard
• Umpqua toughens rules on fire, 7-27-01 Register-Guard
• Firefighters work to contain 15-acre blaze, 7-28-01 Bend Bulletin
• Wildfire Ranging in Wash., 7-29-01 ABC News
• Fast-moving fire destroys three homes north of Chelan, 7-29-01 Seattle Times
• For weary Bald Peter Fire crews, mop up is a dirty and tedious job, 7-26-01 Bend Bulletin
• Merchant charged with selling 'dirty' wood stove, Post-Intelligencer

• Forest Pass: Don't buy it, Ashland Daily Tidings
• Trail Fees - A Bad Idea for a Rogue Agency, Alternatives magazine
• This Cop's Beat - The Forest, Columbian
• Rural landowners face fire protection mandate, Medford Mail Tribune
• Law makes sense - Property owners should pay if their property isn't fire-resistant, Mail Tribune Editorial
• Officials probe arson wildfires, Mail Tribune
• Blaze puts scare in rural residents, Register-Guard
• 3,000 honor 4 who died at Thirtymile, Post-Intelligencer
• Scientists at Odds over Biotechnology, The Columbian
• Foresters tout benefits of 'Frankentrees', Spokesman-Review
• 70 Protest Genetic Engineering of Trees, The Columbian
• Scientists urged to proceed carefully with tree alterations, Post-Intelligencer

• Illegal cutting increases in Ochoco forest, Bend Bulletin
• Debate rooted in biotech trees, Post-Intellingencer
• Protesters hound attendees of genetic tree conference, Statesman Journal
• BARK puts bite in effort to monitor timber sales, The Business Journal of Portland
• Crook officials upset by FS decision to close Prineville headquarters, Bend Bulletin
• Wilderness issue draws Index crowd, Everett Daily Herald
• High fire danger forces burn ban, South County Journal
• Regional burn ban in effect - Campfires allowed only in approved sites, Eastside Journal
• Deadly fire is contained as fallen are remembered, Post-Intelligencer AP
• Memorial service today for firefighters, Spokesman-Review

• Gifford Pinchot NF - Protesters Vow to Stop Old-Growth Logging, The Columbian
• Forest Service tries to restore Bagby peace, Oregonian
• "This website supports the opposition to the Forest Service's plan to urbanize the Bagby Hot Springs trail", Bagby Trail
• Volunteer stewards are part of wilderness preservation, Spokesman-Review
• Hikers net butterflies to gauge ecosystem, Oregonian
• County asks to shrink monument drastically, Oregonian
• Meetings to present land swap scenarios, The Register-Guard
• Commentary: Public would get the shaft in land deal , Register-Guard
• Political Connections Among Players in the Umpqua Land Exchange Project (ULEP), Western Land Exchange Project
• Mushroom permits offered, Register-Guard

• Biotechnology Conference Begins, Protestors Gather, KGW.COM News
• Tree Biotechnology in the Next Millennium, Oregon State University, College of Forestry
• Tree Biotechnology - Meeting Structure and Agenda, OSU College of Forestry
• Meeting Lecture Schedule - Tree Biotechnology Ecosocial Symposium, OSU College of Forestry

• Dead firefighters were sent where they didn't belong, Andy Stahl - Oregonian
• Firefighting crews dig dirty work, Spokesman-Review
• Bald Peter fire 60 percent contained, Statesman Journal
• Thirty Mile Fire nearly contained, 7-21-01 Spokesman-Review
• A season of fires with no easy culprits, Seattle Times
• An essential lesson for all of us after deadly fire, The Seattle Times
• Dangerous mix fueled a blaze considered minor into the state's deadliest wildfire since 1974, The Seattle Times
• Survivor recalls deadly afternoon, Seattle Times
• 'It was raining embers,' firefighter recalls, Seattle Times
• Victim of Wildfire Tom Craven Honored at Service, Los Angeles Times
• Goodbye, 'Big Papa' -- Family and Friends Honor Tom Craven, Yakima Herald-Republic
• A Death in the Family -- Firefighters Pay Their Respects, Yakima Herald-Republic
• Fatalities on Minds of Firefighters, Yakima Herald-Republic
• Youth Not a Factor in Deaths, Los Angeles Times
• Charges possible in deadly Washington state fire, ABC
• Forest Service practices must be updated to prevent more fire deaths, Opinion - Statesman Journal
• Good roads make good firefighting, Seattle Times: Editorials & Opinion
• Pisgah fire aftermath teaches lessons about benefits of burns, The Register-Guard

• Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest News
• Okanogan National Forest News Room
• Wenatchee National Forest News Releases
• Olympic National Forest - What's New 2000
• Gifford Pinchot NF Latest Press Releases
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Press Room
• Mount Hood NF News Releases
• Current News Releases from the Willamette National Forest
• Current News Releases from the Deschutes National Forest
• Current News Releases from the Umpqua National Forest
• Winema National Forest News
• Fremont National Forest News
• Siskiyou National Forest News and Info
• Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests Media Releases
• News from the Siuslaw National Forest
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• Malheur National Forest Press Releases
• Ochoco National Forest Current News Releases

SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

• Ouachita NF - Authorities Hit The Woods, Times Record - Fort Smith, AR
• Chattahoochee NF - Power line plan has Rabun residents charged up, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Oconee National Forest Ghost Town - Scull Shoals, Athens Banner-Herald
• Kisatchie NF - Caney Lake rec area about to lose `no alcohol' rule, NewsFlash
• Soda Apple - Prolific tropical plant shows up in south Ga., Charlotte Observer

• Important Notice: The region 8 web address has changed. The new address is www.southernregion.fs.fed.us. The old web address http://www.r8web.com will expire on August 1, 2001.

• Forest Service sued over 'sensitive' species, Birmingham Business Journal
• Pisgah NF - Foraging for dinner is easy -- if you know what to look for, The Hendersonville Times-News
• Long-time Pisgah NF ranger Art Rowe retiring, Asheville Citizen-Times
• George Kulick Makes Transition To Regional Director of Engineering, Southern Region newsroom
• Pine beetles ravaging trees, Spartanburg Herald-Journal
• Study- Pine Beetles No. 1 Threat To S.C. Forests
• Alleghany County plans high-tech park on former USFS parcel, Roanoke Times
• Panel- Communication lacking for Mallory swamp fire, Gainesville Sun
• Orange Beach - Forest swap hearing set; deal on hold, Mobile Register

• Environmental groups suing U.S. Forest Service for not protecting species, NewsFlash
• Ozark NF - Ascending the Throne, Spingfield News-Leader
• Jefferson NF - Groups File Appeal to Halt Destructive Timber Sale - Logging in forest will Devastate Recreation, Wildlife, Southern Environmental Law Center --the Appeal--
• Homochitto NF Okhissa Lake project rapidly progressing, Enterprise-Journal

• Pine beetles move westward, Evansville Courier & Press
• More firefighters hired for Cherokee National Forest, Chattanooga Times Free Press
• NCFA Issues Summary of Forest Inventory Data For the NC Southern Coastal Plain, North Carolina Forestry Association
• Relocated elk from USFS LBL give birth in Smoky Mountains, Charlotte Observer
• Florida bike trail plan one step closer - FS assists, Gainesville Sun

• Important Notice: The region 8 web address has changed. The new address is www.southernregion.fs.fed.us. The old web address http://www.r8web.com will expire on August 1, 2001.

• Regional News Releases, Southern Region Newsroom
• News Releases for the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
• Ouachita National Forest News Releases
• Ozark - St. Francis National Forest News Releases
• Land Between The Lakes News Releases [updated frequently]
• National Forests in Alabama: What's New
• National Forests in Florida Newspage
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: News and Press Releases
• Current News Releases from the Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests
• Cherokee National Forest - News Room
• Current News Releases from the North Carolina National Forests
• George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

EASTERN REGION (Region 9): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

• Mark Twain NF - Environmentalists slam plan - Motive for cutting oaks is merely money, official of Sierra Club says, Springfield News-Leader
• Monongahela National Forest is an outdoor paradise in Pittsburgh's backyard
• Expert: 20% of forest in danger - Borer beetle chewing up oak in Twain forest, perhaps threatening industry, Springfield News Leader
• Chip mills remain divisive a year after panel issued report, Post-Dispatch
• Superior NF BWCA - The land of 11,000 lakes, Chicago Tribune
• Disputed ground, Times Argus
• Women who founded the Wild Gardens of Acadia rescue rare forest plants, Bangor Daily News
• Weyco's 'open gate' threatened, Daily World

• Dombeck comes home for a GEM of a job - Ex-Forest Service chief takes university post, Stevens Point Journal
• Dombeck's ties should aid Univ. of Wi., Stevens Point Journal
• State forestry moves rile opponents, Milw. Journal-Sentinel
• Superior NF employees recognized for heroism, [pdf] USFS
• Vinyl signs taking over in Minnesota's woods, Star-Tribune
• Hoosier NF - Court rules in favor of forest openings program, USFS
• Judge rules Hoosier forest cutting was legal, Evansville Courier & Press
• Hoosier, Daniel Boone NF's - Unable to rest in peace, Evansville Courier & Press
• The fight is on for Allegheny Forest, Inquirer
• New York's urban forests, Press-Enterprise
• Covert official voices support for forest drilling, Finger Lakes Times
• Monongahela National Forest - Why does it have that name?, Monongahela NF
• Directions to Panther Den - (7/28/01 trail project), Shawnee National Forest
• Shawnee National Forest Special Use Scoping Letter - due date Aug. 24, [PDF] USFS
• Shawnee National Forest - Pounds Hollow EA Cover Letter, [PDF] USFS 7/24/01
• Shawnee NF - Eulalia Decision Memo, [PDF] USFS 7/20/01
• Sen. Lessard blasts court decision ordering Boise Cascade study, Daily Journal
• Environmentalists win Boise Cascade appeal , TimberJay

• Protesters target Boise Cascade in Illinois, Idaho Statesman
• Bonnie Raitt, others arrested in logging protest, Republic
• Court orders study of Boise Cascade expansion, Duluth Tribune
• Urban foresters, Post-Gazette
• Hemlocks under attack, Bangor Daily News
• Green Mountain NF - Scientists find summering Indiana bats, North Adams Transcript
• Wool mats tested in battle against erosion, Rutland Herald
• Lyme disease problem is increasing in Maine, Bangor Daily News

• Superior NF - Pilots watch for signs of fire in the BWCA, Star-Tribune
• Burning ban eased in wake of heavy rain, Timberjay
• Manistee NF - Owasippe offers reward for help in solving fires, White Lake Beacon
• Ecology center gets another look, Ely Echo
• Opinion: Negative advertisements of the Natural Resources Council of Maine regarding forest certification continue to be counterproductive, Bangor Daily News
• Japanese beetles attack Indiana trees, crops, Planet Ark
• Wisconsin Forests at the Millennium - An Assessment, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin - Statewide Forest Plan - Developing Options - Comments due August 27, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

• Senators Propose Finger Lakes NF Drilling Ban, The Ithaca Journal
• Pataki Objects to U.S. Plan for Drilling in Finger Lakes NF, New York Times
• LCV and NYLCV Oppose Bush Plan to Drill Under Finger Lakes National Forest, Earthvision News
• New York's only national forest may be opened for natural gas exploration, much to the dismay of some residents of the area, Finger Lakes Times
• Endangered Bats Find Home, New York Times
• Battling the Beetle, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Sifting through history one trowel full at a time, Ashland Daily Press
• Timber co-op takes root in island market, Green Bay Press-Gazette
• Timber recovery company sees internal power struggle, Duluth Tribune
• Minnesota DNR Demonstration Forests, Mesabi Daily News
• USFS authorizes $30,000 'Rural Development Through Forestry' grant after learning of LTV shutdown, Mesabi Daily News
• Laid-off LTV workers uses grant money to build new businesses, Star-Tribune
• Shredded Wood Removes Contaminants from Storm Runoff, [scroll all the way down] ENS AmeriScan
• Logger uses horses to drag felled trees, Detroit News

• Preserving Pisgah - Group seeks money to set aside land, Lewiston Sun Journal
• Senators did well to secure funding for forest projects, Portland Press Herald
• Maine Speaker of the House has formed a committee to review forestry certification methods, Bangor Daily News
• Group tries to save American chestnut, Bangor Daily News
• Wytopitlock man fined $6,000 for illegally poaching trees, Bangor Daily News
• Tumbledown conservation progresses in U.S. Senate, Kennebec Journal Sentinel
• L.L. Bean's Maine woods were all private, Portland Press Herald
• Camp lot lease tradition at risk, Bangor Daily News
• Headland forest management practices research promising, Kennebec Journal Sentinel
• Beaver tour details habitat, Lewiston Sun Journal

• White Mountain NF Current Projects
• Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
• Wayne National Forest - Projects & Quarterly [link updated]
• Hoosier NF News Releases
• Allegheny National Forest - Current News Releases
• Mark Twain National Forest News Releases
• Chippewa National Forest News Releases [link updated]
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• Chequamegon-Nicolet NF News Releases [link updated]
• Ottawa National Forest News
• Hiawatha National Forest - News and Events
• Huron-Manistee National Forest News
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

• U2 joins beetle battle, Anchorage Daily News
• Comments Sought on Helicopter Glacier Tours EIS - due Sept. 24, Tongass National Forest
• Welcome to the Chugach National Forest Revision Page, USFS
• Charitable Land Acquisitions - S.F. fund helps save Alaskan wilderness - Key properties bought for preservation, SF Chronicle
• Federal Agencies, CIRI settle Russian River access, Anchorage Daily News
• State revises Tanana Valley forest plan, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

• Wet weather wreaks havoc on Copper River roadways, Anchorage Daily News
• Bill jumps House hurdle - CARA: Resources Committee passes land conservation act, Anchorage Daily News
• U.S. Forest Service holds grand reopening of Portage center, Anchorage Daily News
• A fearsome trail, Anchorage Daily News

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

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