NATIONAL NEWS
One Big Step - A former park ranger praises the Bush Administration's move to rein in all-terrain vehicles on public lands, Tidepool - Writers on the Range
Protecting roadless forests - The administration needs to move with care and transparency to make its controversial plan work, Oregonian
Tongass spending cuts welcome - By Forest Service estimates, this economic impasse renders 90 to 95 percent of all existing Tongass timber contracts unprofitable, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Public forests deserve better treatment - Bush administration plan would return management to piecemeal approach - transferring public assets into corporate hands as quickly as possible, Daily Astorian editorial
'I lost, too' - Terry Barton, serving her sentence in Fort Worth, Texas, says starting the Hayman fire was "a moment in my life that has become a nightmare for the rest of my life.", Springs Gazette
Smokey And The EMS - Should ISO 14001 'Environmental Management Systems' Be Used In National Forest Planning?, The Environmental Forum
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Tongass spending cuts welcome - By Forest Service estimates, this economic impasse renders 90 to 95 percent of all existing Tongass timber contracts unprofitable, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Species in danger - A Bush proposal on pesticides that could harm wildlife would weaken the Endangered Species Act, Albuquerque Tribune op-ed
Exploiting our parks - The National Park Service says the Bush administration is committed to preserving our national parks, but its harmful budget cuts indicate otherwise, St. Petersburg Times editorial
Public forests deserve better treatment - Bush administration plan would return management to piecemeal approach - transferring public assets into corporate hands as quickly as possible, Daily Astorian editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Activist strikes back, files civil suit against Forest Service and law enforcement officials, Missoula Independent
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
"I lost, too" - Terry Barton, serving her sentence in Fort Worth, Texas, says starting the Hayman fire was "a moment in my life that has become a nightmare for the rest of my life.", Springs Gazette
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
A trip beneath the Rainbow - A tour of the Rainbow Family gathering is interesting, yet scary at the same time, Klamath Falls Herald and News
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington