Time for plain talk about wildfires - Transform our backcountry into a theme park. Call it Tree World. Build Lego trees to replace nature's versions, which, after all, are actually weapons of mass destruction, North County Times
Simulation sifts data for where to sniff smoke - USFS PNW Research Station: Researchers create a system for predicting where smoke from wildfires will head, and it's accessible online, Oregonian
For Land's Sake - Congress can defund Tongass road building and require using the Land and Water Conservation Fund for its intended purpose, Boston Globe editorial
Time for plain talk about wildfires - Transform our backcountry into a theme park. Call it Tree World. Build Lego trees to replace nature's versions, which, after all, are actually weapons of mass destruction, North County Times
Some fear oak illness effort may fall short - A federal and state inspection program begins testing for the fatal fungus in hopes of certifying the state is disease-free, Oregonian
Simulation sifts data for where to sniff smoke - USFS PNW Research Station: Researchers create a system for predicting where smoke from wildfires will head, and it's accessible online, Oregonian
Nurseries face oak disease test - Federal inspectors will gather plants to test for sudden oak death from about 2,000 nurseries in Oregon, Portland Oregonian
Logging protesters use steel container - Greenpeace activists are cut free and arrested after stalling a crew sent to work a federal sale near Glendale, Oregonian
Judge halts logging of burned timber - The order to stop work in an older forest reserve could be a prelude to challenges of cutting in the larger Biscuit fire area, Oregonian
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Forest service timber sales on the rise - Delayed for years by lawsuits and the discovery of a rare bat, several timber sales are now under way on WNC's public forestlands, Smoky Mountain News