NATIONAL NEWS
Rising from the Ashes - Smokey the Bear said fires were bad, but real bears and other creatures see it differently, Defenders of Wildlife
Timber retailer pines for native forests - Once Targeted by Protesters, Home Depot Plays Green Role - Retailer Leans on Suppliers To Protect Forests Abroad, Wall St Journal at Australian Financial Review
Necessary Meddling - Wilderness management: Much of the Southwest's de facto wilderness needs work, including with chainsaws, or natural landscapes will disappear, Headwaters News Perspective
Forest-Fee Plan Stirs Up Foes - Pilot program to charge those who use national parks could be made permanent. Opponents say the money is not used for maintenance, Los Angeles Times
WORLD NEWS
Mahoganies: It's the Soil, Stupid - A study has revealed how Africa's giant mahoganies require specialized, poorly understood soil conditions – results that could have huge implications on how Africa's tropical forests are managed, Newswise
Timber retailer pines for native forests - Once Targeted by Protesters, Home Depot Plays Green Role - Retailer Leans on Suppliers To Protect Forests Abroad, Wall St Journal at Australian Financial Review
'Working forest' dies - Environmentalists rejoice as province backs off plan to designate huge tracts, Victoria Times Colonist
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Power of the Flood - A year after the deadly Bonito Canyon flood, residents are still recovering from the devastation - Apache Peak burnout set by Forest Service crews, Tucson Weekly
Charges upgraded - Federal prosecutors upgraded charges against rancher Kit Laney to include a count of assault with a deadly weapon, Silver City Daily Press
Necessary Meddling - Wilderness management: Much of the Southwest's de facto wilderness needs work, including with chainsaws, or natural landscapes will disappear, Headwaters News Perspective
Trees may line our rivers again - Officials propose $150 million effort to bring back mesquite, cottonwood and willow trees - but no water - to stretches of the Santa Cruz and Rillito rivers, Arizona Daily Star
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Wilderness is not a locked door - New Mount Hood wilderness would restrict some uses, but also invite visitors to experience solitude and nature, Oregonian