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ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2): Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
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White River NF - Stay on forest's beaten paths, Denver Post editorial
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San Juan NF - Fires first topic of mountain summit, Durango Herald
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Action needed to prevent repeat of summer fires, forester warns, Durango Herald
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Missionary Ridge FireTimber to be salvaged, Rocky Mountain News AP
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Experts flocking to the Missionary Ridge burn area, Durango Herald
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Million Fire burn area reseeded, Alamosa Valley Courier
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Choppers reseed Million burn area, Denver Post
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Parts of wilderness to reopen, Denver Post
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It was only a tree, Denver Post
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Treating bug trees, Rapid City Journal
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Shoshone NF - Revised logging proposal offered, Billings Gazette
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Fire crews begin preventive work, Cortez Journal
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Forest Service, Dolores trade properties, Cortez Journal
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FS to prepare EIS for Missionary Ridge Burned Area Timber Salvage and Public Scoping, San Juan National Forest, Federal Register
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Missionary Ridge to be closed while mudslide project begins, Durango Herald
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Forest policy plans multiply, Rapid City Journal editorial
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Enviros appeal to stop Black Hills sales, Rapid City Journal
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Keep Guanella Pass an unpaved treat, Rocky Mountain News letter
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Save Guanella Pass --- Just Say No, Colorado Mountain Club
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Tree rings suggest driest year in 277 years, Daily Camera
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Efforts To Reseed Near Hayman Burn Area Unsuccessful, The Denver Channel
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Fire areas' 'hazard trees' culled, Denver Post
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Feds to hasten forest thinning in at-risk areas, Denver Post
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Thinning projects in 'red zones' to be expedited, Arizona Daily Sun AP
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Thin the red zones first, Denver Post editorial
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Rhetoric thins, discussion begins on McInnis’ forest bill, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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White River forest eases fire ban, 9-20-02 Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Ketelle takes job in Lakewood, Summit Daily News
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Holy Cross - Rejected and rebuffed, Vail Daily
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Mudfest fades; havoc riding high, Daily Camera
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NSAA, Forest Service renew partnership, Summit Daily News
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Re-seeding effort, Durango Herald
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Colorado to probe underground fire, Denver Post
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Fire-scarred areas brace for debris slides, Denver Post
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Hotshots a humble lot, Denver Post
- EPA releases comments on final EIS - White River National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan 2002 Revision -
Alternative K is the Selected Alternative for Implementation, ERP No. F-AFS-J65313-CO. Summary: EPA continued to express environmental concerns
about potentially adverse cumulative impacts to aquatic and alpine tundra habitat., Federal Register
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Eleven appeals filed challenging White River NF plan, Daily Camera
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White River forest plan generates protest - Nearly a dozen appeals filed, Denver Post
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Environmental Groups appeal White River forest plan, Summit Daily News
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Club urges users of forests to attend travel plan meeting, Summit Daily News
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USFS to designate trails, roads in plan, Summit Daily News
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Roads to ... nowhere?, Summit Daily News
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Tree rings may hold key to fire history of Uncompahgre plateau, Montrose Daily Press
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Fire-proofing homes becoming a booming business, Summit Daily News
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Crews work at Hayman burn site, Douglas County News-Press
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Funding may be short for work in burn area, Durango Herald
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Wildfire areas remain closed - Forest Service officials warn hikers to use good judgment, Steamboat Pilot
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Tree cutting explained by Holy Cross Energy, Aspen Times
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Aspens should be in full glory this week, Rocky Mountain News
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White River NF to present trail, road facts on new travel management plan, Summit Daily News
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Vail Resorts appeals White River NF management plan, Aspen Daily News - Weller AP
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Wrap-up on Thompson Creek fire this weekend, 9-13-02 Aspen Daily News
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Proposal sparks controversy - Appeals of decisions regarding forests could be affected, Steamboat Pilot
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Forest-fire plan is smokescreen, enviros declare, Aspen Daily News
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Counties would get more funds if resolution passes, Steamboat Pilot
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Routt Divide Blowdown area reduced by fires, Steamboat Pilot
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Fire Ban still in effect, 9-14-02 Steamboat Pilot
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Governor lifts state burning restrictions - But bans remain intact in Colo. national forests, Denver Post
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Tree removal aims to trim fire risk - S. Platte thinning unites sides, but overall issue divides, Denver Post
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McInnis clears the way for $1.86M in fire relief, Durango Herald
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Already saturated hills giving way with little rain, Durango Herald
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BLM halts grazing on public lands in region, Durango Herald
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Thune introduces bill for forest management, Huron Plainsman
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Autumn could see ferrets on Rosebud Sioux Reservation, Rapid City Journal
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Trees don fall colors in higher Hills, Rapid City Journal
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USFS removes fire restrictions, Rapid City Journal
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Black Hills NF - Beaver Park back in court,Rapid City Journal
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Environmentalists appeal White River National Forest plan, San Francisco Chronicle AP
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Ketelle briefly leaving mountains to try Forest Service life in big city - White River NF official swapping jobs for three months, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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White River travel-management plan now takes center stage, Vail Daily
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What happens after the appeal deadline has passed, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Motorized vehicle group revs up appeal to White River plan, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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FS to prepare EIS in conjunction with the Travel Management Plan for the White River NF, Federal Register
- FS to prepare EIS on proposal to salvage, reduce the spread and minimize further mortality from the existing
mountain pine beetle epidemic, within the Green Ridge Mountain Pine Beetle Analysis Area of the Parks Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Federal Register
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Flat Tops Big Fish Fire reaches 17,000 acres, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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1995 plan’s aim was to reintroduce fire to Trappers Lake area, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Fire officials will host meeting - Representatives will discuss Flat Tops strategy, Steamboat Pilot
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No rest for weary - Trees clobber Mitchell Creek home, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Hundreds of tons of debris cleaned up after mudflow, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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Watching Over the Wildlands, Vail Daily
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Holy Cross tree-cutting plan draws more heat, Aspen Times
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Tree cutting for power lines explained, Aspen Times
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Forest plan says lines should be buried, Aspen Times
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Frisco eyes Forest Service land for attainable housing, Summit Daily News
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Breckenridge seeking comments on plan to reduce wildfire danger in wooded areas, Summit Daily News
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Breck addresses forest health with new wildfire mitigation, Summit Daily News
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Forest Service determines its boundaries - Section of Routt National Forest gets fresh survey, Steamboat Pilot
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Learning from the wildfires - Officials look more closely at benefits of fuel reduction, Steamboat Pilot
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Forest Service looks at moths - Agency checking for infestation in the area, Steamboat Pilot
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Aspens bringing out golden hues early this year, Greeley Tribune
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Tired Trees, Greeley Tribune
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Beetles, mites, drought make life tough for trees, Cortez Journal
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Drought intensifies beetle infestation of pinons, Durango Herald
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Slides trap Durango residents, Denver Post
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Durango cleans up mud and flood debris, KOBTV News
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Ash from Wildfire Threatens Water in Durango, New Mexican
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Rainstorm causes what may be worst flooding yet, Durango Herald
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Volunteers work to prevent further damage in burn area, Durango Herald
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Residents clean up mess, Durango Herald
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Between rocks and a hard place, Durango Herald
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Thune to push for charter forest, Rapid City Journal
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Firefighters contain the Kraft Springs Fire, 9-8-02 Rapid City Journal
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Bush cites a South Dakota forest solution, Rapid City Journal
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Battle of Beaver Park starts as USFS and loggers attack, Rapid City Journal
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Amendment likely to change forest, Rapid City Journal
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Thinning forests, cleaning up debris makes sense, Rapid City Journal
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Wood borers take aim at fire timber, Rapid City Journal
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Forest service to cross-fence piece of grasslands, Williston Herald
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New wilderness dedicated after 5 years of effort, Denver Post
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Thinning didn't stop nature's rampage, Denver Post
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A modest forest proposal, WOTR/ Jeff Golden
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Only rain can prevent forest fires, Denver Post
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Drought killing trees, changing leaves across Colorado, Daily Camera
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Colorado's trees dying - Drought-weakened evergreens succumb to bugs, parasites, Rocky Mountain News
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Passes with privilege create flap at Copper - Resort probed for possible access violation, Denver Post
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Wyoming lawmakers back logging proposal, Billings Gazette
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Public meetings set on cleanup of Medicine Bow forest, Billings Gazette
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Black Hills National Forest - News Releases
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Late-Breaking News and Press Releases from the San Juan National Forest
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests News
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Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests News Releases
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Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests News
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Current News Releases from the Nebraska National Forest
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Shoshone National Forest News Releases 2002
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Latebreaking News and Press Releases from the White River National Forest
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Bighorn National Forest Current News Releases
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Pike & San Isabel National Forests News Releases
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Rio Grande National Forest Bulletin Board
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3): Arizona and New Mexico
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4): Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6): Oregon and Washington
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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Forest service announces changes to Bark Camp timber sale, Coalfield Progress
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South, East Coast Feel Destruction of Trees, Albuquerque Journal
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Warm winters, drought help pine beetles thrive, News Observer
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Time for Fall Colors, Monroe County News
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Fired Up - Watauga man passionate about job with forest service, Watauga Democrat
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Forest Service agrees to change logging plans, Daily Press
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A billion-dollar bug problem , CNN
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State's largest Bur Oak knocked to ground by thunderstorm, Gainesville Daily Register
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Stoney Creek drainage area excluded from timber sale, Bristol Herald Courier [VA]
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Forestry worker enjoys life protecting North Carolina's woods, News Observer
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13 states susceptible to sudden oak death, Press Democrat
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USFS Thompson testimony on Oak Mortality in The Ozark Highlands, USFS
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Southern timber glut could mean lower prices for tree farmers, San Francisco Chronicle
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Commercially Important Loblolly Pine Genetically Modified, Environment News Service
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Ocala NF - will hire trappers to relocate errant bears, Orlando Sentinel
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Southern Appalachians Want Forests Protected, Environment News Service
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Public Survey Reports - Southern Appalachian National Forests, USFS Southern Research Station
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Southern Appalachians Value Their National Forests, USFS
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Guidelines for Producing Quality Longleaf Pine Seeds, USFS Southern Research Station
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New Species of Nematode Found Damaging Pine Seedlings, USFS Southern Research Station
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Celebrating Minority Professionals in Forestry and Natural Resources - September 17-20, 2002, Florida A&M University
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Regional News Releases, Southern Region Newsroom
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News Releases for the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
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Ouachita National Forest News Releases
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Ozark - St. Francis National Forest News Releases
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Land Between The Lakes News Releases [updated frequently]
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National Forests in Alabama: What's New
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National Forests in Florida Newspage
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: News and Press Releases
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Current News Releases from the Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests
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Cherokee National Forest - News Room
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Current News Releases from the North Carolina National Forests
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George Washington and Jefferson National Forests - In The News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Chippewa NF - Study will address lake management issues, The Pioneer
Univ. Wi. SP professors take world stage at U.N. summit, Stevens Point Journal
Researchers say stress could cause some tree leaves to turn bright red, ABC News
Seeing Red, The Times Argus
New England's brilliant autumn sugar maples — and their syrup — threatened by warmth, ENN AP
South, East Coast Feel Destruction of Trees, Albuquerque Journal
Regional Forest Service office moving to 'Gas Light Building' in Milwaukee, Journal Sentinel
Public forum on national forest payments Sept. 27, Ashland Daily Press [WI]
Superior NF - About 2,500 acres burned in BWCA blow-down area, Star Tribune
Forest fires plague Loon Lake area, Plattsburgh Press-Republican [NY]
Finding a Wild, Fearsome World Beneath Every Fallen Leaf, New York Times
Warming chills syrup industry, Register-Guard
Prescribed burn goes as prescribed in northern Minnesota forest - Intentional fires in and near Superior NF BWCA declared success, Star Tribune
Maine Environmental Policy Institute Publishes Mitch Lanksy's New Book - Low-Impact Forestry: Forestry As If the Future Mattered, MEEPI
Project Canopy receives support from the U.S. Forest Service - Oakland to use money to plant shrubs, trees, Kennebec Journal - Morning Sentinel
Katahdin Forest, Maine, The Nature Conservancy
Invasive Hemlock Pest Spreading Westward , ENS
Potlatch forests in Idaho and Minnesota certified, Puget Sound Business Journal
14 drown in wilderness crash - Migrant forest workers' van tumbles into Maine waterway, New York Times in SF Chronicle
Honduran town mourns loss of men killed in Maine, Spokesman-Review
After delay, Green Mountain NF logging project wins approval, Rutland Herald
Scientists and woodsmen say drought won’t dim foliage, Fosters AP
The Tall, Green New Yorkers, New York Times
New edition of River to River Trail Guide available, Daily Register, Harrisburg, Illinois
Ottawa Visitor Center Display Canoe Stolen, Ironwood Daily Globe
E.L.F. attacks U.S. Forest Service research facility, earth liberation front
Terror among the trees, Post-Gazette
U.S. Forest Service under fire - Magistrate's report urges halt to massive Allegheny NF timber sale, Post-Gazette
Federal Magistrate Recommends that Allegheny National Forest Logging Project be Halted, Allegheny Defense Project
U.S. Forest Service officer dies in deer accident near Bemidji, Minn. Star Tribune
2001 drought brings glut of pine cones, Maine Sun Journal
White Mountain NF - Rare yellow plant thrives anew, New Hampshire Telegraph
Hoosier NF to prepare EIS for vegetation restoration project, Federal Register
ELF admits to arson at Forest Service lab, Washington Times
Color hotline running, Ironwood Daily Globe
Virgin Forest Discovered in W. Massachusetts, Boston Globe
President's forest proposal won't fireproof the woods, Portland Press Herald
Drought-ridden trees dying along East Coast, Boston Globe - Wash. Post
Katahdin Forest Project an eco-eco milestone, Portland Press Herald
240,000-Acre Deal Protects Jobs and the Environment - Katahdin Forest Project Creates Unprecedented Partnership, The Nature Conservancy
Conservancy, Paper Company Protect Maine Woods, Environment News Service
Some critics see unholy alliance in forestland deal, Portland Press Herald
'Earth Liberation Front' Torches Forest Service Research Site, Environment News Service
Lab fire suspect sought, Times Observer - Warren, PA
Allegheny Defense Project [ADP] condemns arson at lab, Times Observer - Warren, PA
White Mountain NF Current Projects
Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Wayne National Forest - Projects & Quarterly
Hoosier NF News Releases
Allegheny National Forest - Current News Releases
Mark Twain National Forest News Releases
Chippewa National Forest News Releases
Superior National Forest News Releases
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF News Releases
Ottawa National Forest News
Hiawatha National Forest - News and Events
Huron-Manistee National Forest News
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
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