Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Bush order eases rules protecting wildlife in forests, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
U.S. Forest Service Rule: Use of Best Available Science in Implementing Land Management Plans, National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning, Federal Register
Bush switches nation's tack on protecting species, Seattle Times
Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests, National Catholic Reporter book review
Rivals offer dueling plans for firefighting jets, Wall Street Journal at SF Chronicle
Recreation Group Says TRAIL Act Will Penalize Bad Behavior, Keep Public Lands Open, Americans for Responsible Recreational Access
House OKs forest-health youth jobs program, Bend Bugle
Hot Web Sites - Major forest fires in the Southwest will soon have their own fire-specific Web sites, Computerworld
Reagan was right - Trees do cause smog, Science Blog
Environmentalists sue USFS over Quincy logging plan, SF Chronicle AP
Manage, don't close forest, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Groups seek prairie dog poisoning injunction - Restraining order requested to protect ferret, prairie dogs, Rapid City Journal
A timber town learns to care for the forest, High Country News
Is volcano warning, or simply snoring?, Oregonian
Forest Service historian kicks off centennial celebration tour in Missoula, Missoulian
Cedars of Lebanon: the backbone of ancient traditions and culture - Timeless trees were coveted for their strength and resilience in shipbuilding and tomb construction, The Daily Star
New fee-demo bill advances to full House - Walden backs bill; Bend trail-fee foe sharply critical, Bend Bugle
Bill may extend forest, park fees - Critics say charges hurt middle-class families, Ventura County Star
Let forest fee expire, Ventura County Star editorial
Congress: Recreation fees permanent, Provo Daily Herald
Recreation Fee Demonstration Bill Passes House Committee, House Resources Committee
Interior Appropriations Bill and Legislative Riders, Sierra Club
Enviros intervene - on Forest Service side - Locals help defend Deschutes NF Metolius Basin project, Bend Bugle
Bredesen, Southern governors dislike roadless areas proposal, Review Appeal AP
Protection from roads vital to forest, Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel
Land Law Conference coming to Univ. of Montana, Missoulian
Forest-thinning plan lauded - Federal official Rey says wildfire danger eased across the West, Redding Record Searchlight
Trees 'live on' long after they're dead, Press & Sun-Bulletin
Lookout posts earn new respect, Seattle Times
Julia Butterfly Hill, From Treetop to Grass Roots, Washington Post Company
"Sustainable Forestry Initiative" Draws Criticism from Enviro Groups - Environmentalists Call Certification Scheme a `Sham', Don't Buy SFI Coalition
SFI Fact Sheets, Dogwood Alliance
Forest fire rules apply to all, even congressmen, The State editorial
Forest Festival celebrating Smokey Bear's birthday, Lufkin Daily News
'Public' lands means equal sharing, Arizona Republic letter
Call to Action: Saving Our National Park System, Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees
Genetically modified grass must undergo federal environmental study, Chicago Tribune - KRT Wire
Green genes, Boston Globe editorial
Can Biotech Crops Be Good Neighbors?, New York Times
Forest fees program revived by key committee in House, Aspen Times
Grazing Rider on Interior Appropriations Threatens Public Lands - Vote on damaging Senate measure could come this week, Earthjustice Newsroom
Utah Backs Off Claim to Road Across Federal Lands, Environment News Service
Wilderness Celebrated at Star-Studded Gala, Environment News Service
How much land has Congress designated as wilderness since passage of the Wilderness Act 40 years ago? , E/The Environmental Magazine
A long and winding trail - Forty years ago, establishing Wilderness Act was an uphill battle, Jackson Hole News and Guide
The wilderness challenge - Forty years after the Wilderness Act, managers struggle to keep wild areas pristine, Jackson Hole News and Guide
George Nethercutt in the wilderness, Seattle Times editorial
'Right-to-ride' bill trots through House - Legislation to protect pack-and-saddle trips faces treacherous trail, The Modesto Bee
All of us are responsible for protecting public lands, Idaho Statesman op-ed
Brown: Forest burn battle should ultimately help others, Charleston Post and Courier op-ed
Western states dodged wildfire threats this summer, CS Monitor
Feds need to take advantage of low-fire years to thin forests, Idaho Statesman editorial
Forest Health Experts to Meet in Boise - Conference in November looks toward next century of forest management, MSNBC KBCI News
The Forest for the Trees, Pulse of the Twin Cities
Study Indicates Wood Is Most 'Green' Building Material, Ascribe Newswire
USDA secretary takes e-gov case to Congress, Government Computer News
First tree genome unveiled, CBC News
Have Modified Genes, Will Travel, Grist Magazine
BLM trying hot foam on weeds, Register-Guard
Ex-worker accused of misconduct - Former USFS employee accused of violating ethics standards by consulting for one of the energy companies with leases to drill in the San Juan NF, Durango Herald
Forest Service Decides to Cite Congressman for Fire Damage, Washington Post
Brown won't have to pay fire expenses - But congressman has been fined $250 for setting blaze that spread to national forest, The State
Congressman Extorts Forest Service Into Dropping Fire Penalty - Rep. Henry Brown Set Forest Fire That Burned Out of Control, Peer News
Francis Marion NF: SC Rep. denies threatening US Forest Service over fire fines, WIStv News
Forest Service whistleblower complaint, Southern Region Special Agent at Peer
Brown and the burning question, Charleston Post and Courier editorial
What Were You Thinking, Rep. Brown? - In evading Forest Service ticket and fine, legislator sets himself above others, The Sun News editorial
No salvage rider: Smith should withdraw Biscuit salvage proposal, Register-Guard editorial
Nat'l Public Lands Day Raises Questions About Fate of Federal Parks, The NewStandard
Are private companies the savior or scourge of our public campgrounds?, Inside Outside Magazine
Research Uncovers Added Value Of Streamside Forests, Science Daily
Million Americans Would Axe Bush Roadless Rule Change, Environment News Service
Cynical move on roadless rule, Denver Post editorial
Debating the Roadless Area Conservation Rule - Repealing Roadless Rule will threaten forests, Writers on the Range at Salt Lake Tribune
Let the states broker roadless lands - it's the democratic way, Writers on the Range at Salt Lake Tribune
Chequamegon NF: Navy to close ELF transmitters, Duluth News Tribune
Navy to shut down ELF radio transmitters - Wisconsin site drew protests for decades, Detroit News AP
USDA Waives Fees To Encourage Americans To Get Active In The Outdoors, Celebrate National Public Lands Day - All Recreation Fees Waived On National Forests And Grasslands Sept. 18, USDA
Venerable Wilderness Act rolls on after 40 years, Casper Star Tribune AP
WORLD NEWS
Cedars of Lebanon: the backbone of ancient traditions and culture - Timeless trees were coveted for their strength and resilience in shipbuilding and tomb construction, The Daily Star
Greenpeace steps up 'forest friendly' campaign, Guardian Unlimited
Haitian Storm Deaths Blamed on Deforestation, Environment News Service
Lessons from Brazil in tackling deforestation, Jakarta Post
New Brunswick: Agreement for native foresters, CNews
Rumble over the ramin trade, Malaysia Star
Indonesia's timber barons emerge as powerful threat, say ecologists, Jakarta Post
Indonesia Issues Licences to 23 Forest Concessionaires, Antara
Rangers deal with violations of forest protection law, Vietnam News Agency
Forest Guards: Tribal women march into a male bastion, The Hindu
Senator slams aerial spraying - Tasmania needs to move beyond denial and clean up its act on aerial chemical spraying, The Daily Telegraph
Tasmania: Old-growth 'can be protected', News Interactive
Hundreds back Daintree area development ban, ABC News
Deadly Floods in Haiti Blamed on Deforestation, Poverty, ENN AP
Greenpeace Hails Isabel Allende's Commitment to Protect Ancient Forests, Greenpeace
Ecuador's Largest National Park Opened for Oil Development - The park contains some of the greatest diversity of tree species per hectare in the world, with over 1,100 species documented, Environment News Service
New UN Talks Bid to Save Fish, Plants and Timber, Yahoo! News
Tanzania bans logging in overseen areas, Angola Press
Beetles could kill thousands of jobs, CBC News
Trees hold answer to floods menace in Britain, The Observer
Forestry offensive, The Mercury
Forestry may go one of two ways, The Examiner
Campaigns for and against Tas forestry logging intensify, ABC Tasmania News
Crean ducks trees to talk up tax cuts, The Mercury
Politicians warned off Tas forest debate, ABC Tasmania News
Forest poser: does PM sit tight on the woods?, Sydney Morning Herald
Howard silent on forest plan, The Age
Howard's green tinge, BRW Magazine
Stop logging, says minister, The Age
Woodchips and a giant quoll at Garrett's office, The Advertiser
Panama's Legendary Darien Jungle - Birds versus buzz saws in jungle joust, Los Angeles Times
Mountain forests imperiled by increase in deer population, Daily Yomiuri
CPLA gives logging firms 3 days to get out of Apayao, The Manila Times
Sawmill proposes end to native forest clearing, ABC Tasmania News
Old-growth logging debate gets rowdy in Wentworth, ABC News
Why the heat is on logging in Tasmania, The Age
Latham's patch of the Styx to be felled, ABC News
Forestry frenzy poll compo bid, says Law, The Mercury
State 1080 Ban - Forestry Tasmania used the controversial poison to control browsing animals in forestry plantations: 97,000 native animals were killed by 1080 poison in Tasmania last year, The Mercury
First tree genome unveiled, CBC News
Joint Genome Institute: Populus v1.0, DOE
Make illegal logging a crime in the EU, says WWF, WWF Newsroom
European Commission – Make illegal logging a crime now, says WWF, WWF Newsroom
A new sports cheer: Timber!, International Herald Tribune
Rockies no barrier for mountain pine beetle, CBC News
Man-made rainforest baffles scientists, UK Independent
Growing Hope on Trees - An unlikely partnership between Native communities in Saskatchewan and Nicaragua grows hope through the sustainable logging of indigenous forests, Oneworld News
Former Logging Target, Chilean Wilderness a Conservation Gift, Environment News Service
DENR men burn illegal mini band sawmill in Quezon forest, Manila Bulletin
Soldiers designated as 'forest guardians', Mindanao News
Bell Bird causing damage to forest ecosystems, ABC News
Party wrangling offers forest protection result, Greens say - Forestry policies have become election platforms for the major parties, ABC News
Tasmania's old-growth forests may be the unlikely winners as the major parties step up their wooing of the environmental lobby, The Sun-Herald
Tas forestry industry compensation costs under dispute, ABC News
Australian PM finds it's not easy being green as poll focuses on environment, Agence France-Presse
Howard prepares forestry policy, ABC Tasmania News
Howard accused of abandoning forest workers, ABC Tasmania News
Tas premier attacks Howard's forest plan, 7news on Seven
PM warned of 'huge cost' to end logging, ABC Tasmania News
Forget it, PM tells Greens on policy, The Advertiser
Howard may get Green backing - No surplus for logging jobs: ALP, The Australian
Latham acts over Lennon, The Mercury
Sabre rattling continues over Tasmania's old-growth forests, Daily Telegraph
Libs' $450m forests 'solution', The Australian
Greens have rescue plan for forests, The Mercury
Dr Seuss was a greenie: Greens Sen. Brown, The Courier-Mail
Green group feeling chipper after logging protest, ABC Tasmania News
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Bush order eases rules protecting wildlife in forests, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
U.S. Forest Service: Wildlife Protections on Hold, Los Angeles Times
Forest Service Rule: National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning; Use of Best Available Science in Implementing Land Management Plans, Federal Register
USFS: Rule temporarily eased on wildlife protection, Star-Telegram
Bush switches nation's tack on protecting species, Seattle Times
Bush's gatekeeper weighs costs, benefits of new regulations, Seattle Times
House OKs forest-health youth jobs program, Bend Bugle
Recreation Group Says TRAIL Act Will Penalize Bad Behavior, Keep Public Lands Open, Americans for Responsible Recreational Access
Cell-phone towers belong outside our national parks - Fees spout cell-towers in parks, Idaho Statesman editorial
Politics skew park budgets - Imbalance in funding priorities leaves some top sites in a lurch, Deseret Morning News
Readers Speak Out: Politics, Unions and the Civil Service, FedSmith
New fee-demo bill advances to full House - Walden backs bill; Bend trail-fee foe sharply critical, Bend Bugle
Bill may extend forest, park fees - Critics say charges hurt middle-class families, Ventura County Star
Let forest fee expire, Ventura County Star editorial
Congress: Recreation fees permanent, Provo Daily Herald
Recreation Fee Demonstration Bill Passes House Committee, House Resources Committee
Interior Appropriations Bill and Legislative Riders, Sierra Club
Wrong recipe for the Biscuit - A legislative act to speed salvage in the Biscuit fire would further damage public trust in forest managers, Oregonian editorial
Forest fire rules apply to all, even congressmen, The State editorial
But Senate has tricks, too, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Measures to designate NW lands foundering in Congress, Star-Tribune AP
White House actions irk advocates for wilderness, Denver Post
Call to Action: Saving Our National Park System, Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees
Cobb: Trashing Public Resources for Private Profits is Despicable - Green Presidential Candidate Says We Must Protect Forests and the Democratic Process, The Progressive Report
Genetically modified grass must undergo federal environmental study, Chicago Tribune - KRT Wire
EPA releases comments on draft, final EIS's, Federal Register
EPA receives draft, final EIS's for review, Federal Register
Forest fees program revived by key committee in House, Aspen Times
Grazing Rider on Interior Appropriations Threatens Public Lands - Vote on damaging Senate measure could come this week, Earthjustice Newsroom
'Right-to-ride' bill trots through House - Legislation to protect pack-and-saddle trips faces treacherous trail, The Modesto Bee
USDA secretary takes e-gov case to Congress, Government Computer News
Congressional hearing focuses on ESA weaknesses, Eastern Arizona Courier
Few protesters on hand for hearing - "Screw the Squirrels", Eastern Arizona Courier
Feds need to take advantage of low-fire years to thin forests, Idaho Statesman editorial
Dueling Wild Sky plans headed to House panel, Seattle Times
A long and winding trail - Forty years ago, establishing Wilderness Act was an uphill battle, Jackson Hole News and Guide
The wilderness challenge - Forty years after the Wilderness Act, managers struggle to keep wild areas pristine, Jackson Hole News and Guide
Nat'l Public Lands Day Raises Questions About Fate of Federal Parks, The NewStandard
Parks in Peril - Congress must realize the fee demonstration program was meant as a supplement to congressional appropriations for parks, not as a substitute, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
Study: Protests help pass environmental laws - Protests more help in passing environmental laws than working on 'inside', University of Washington
No salvage rider: Smith should withdraw Biscuit salvage proposal, Register-Guard editorial
Bush Bites the Biscuit, t r u t h o u t
Walden 'Healthy Forest Youth Corps' bill advances, Bend Bugle
Hemingway Wilderness sparks debate, Twin Falls Times-News
Valles Caldera Proposal Endorsed, Albuquerque Journal
Democrats help stall vote on Cape Fox land swap bill - Land exchange legislation to remain in Senate committee until next week, Juneau Empire
Murkowski claims politics in delay of land transfer bill, News-Miner - Alaska AP
Stevens threatens repercussions for Democrats who left meeting, News-Miner - Alaska AP
Bill Summary & Status for House & Senate Bills about National Forests 2003-2004, Library of Congress
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act: H.R.2169, Library of Congress
Act to Save America's Forests: S.1938, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
U.S. Forest Service to prepare an EIS for Revised Land and Resource Management Plans for the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests, Federal Register
Clearwater Nez Perce Forest Plan Revision, USFS
Forest service takes advantage of categorical exclusion on Hayes Creek project, Ravalli Republic
Forest perspectives: User groups, land owners, Forest Service discuss Coyote Coulee fuels reduction project, Ravalli Republic
Gallatin NF to post travel plan proposals online, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Forest Service proposes changes to Blodgett, Canyon Creek roads, Ravalli Republic
Forest Service historian kicks off centennial celebration tour in Missoula, Missoulian
Rain brings resurgence of mushrooms, Missoulian
Survivors: Two plane crash victims, feared dead, walk out of wilderness, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
What happened? - How could it go so wrong?, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Local reaction to handling of crash mostly negative, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Survivors had 'seconds' to escape, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Ceremony will remember, celebrate, Casper Star-Tribune
Montanans have spoken, now let's protect the Rocky Mountain Front, The Glacier Reporter
Land Law Conference coming to Univ. of Montana, Missoulian
Measures to designate NW lands foundering in Congress, Star-Tribune AP
Environmentalists denounce feds' plan for the bull trout, Bend Bulletin
Small-timber arena focuses on value-added products, Ravalli Republic
Small timber, big idea: Darby library serves as national example of round wood construction, Ravalli Republic
Motorcyclists stop trail crew, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bull trout protection drastically reduced, Oregonian
Federal plan would cut back bull trout habitat - New federal plan would eliminate bull trout habitat in Montana, SF Chronicle AP
Two survive plane crash thought to kill five, Provo Daily Herald
Two found alive, Great Falls Tribune
Survivors found: Pair presumed dead is discovered on forest road, Missoulian
Five found dead in wreckage of plane in Montana wilderness, SF Chronicle AP
Land Board delays decision on logging, Billings Gazette
Analysis: 99 percent of responses oppose RMF drilling, Choteau Acantha News
Back from the brink: Federal government to propose the removal of Yellowstone grizzlies from endangered species protections, Billings Gazette
Bitterroots may be crucial to grizzly recovery, Billings Gazette
The skills to survive: Grizzlies have shown they can adapt to almost any environmental condition, Billings Gazette
Grizzly deaths hit fed limit, Casper Star Tribune
Prevention is key in bear management, Billings Gazette
New highway crossings target wildlife safety, Billings Gazette
A journey far from over: People and bears must find ways to coexist, Billings Gazette
Humans employing containers that are bear-proof, Billings Gazette
Domesticating Yellowstone bison, Headwaters Idaho Falls Post Register
Gallatin NF: Forest officials close motorcycle trail in Bridgers, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Damage closes Gallatin forest trail again, Helena Independent Record
Most motorized users respect trail designations, Ravalli Republic
Riding the high lonesome - Wilderness ranger puts in long days in the Selway-Bitterroot, Ravalli Republic
Wilderness Act represents public's place in land management discussions, Ravalli Republic
Man submits plan for gold mining, Helena Independent Record
Ogden Mountain Fire bills out at $472,000, Helena Independent Record
Grizzly study wraps up, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Hair snare aids DNA-based census of grizzlies, Billings Gazette
Grizzly habitat a matter of debate, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
U.S. may seek delisting of grizzlies, Billings Gazette
Judge tosses 'Goat Squeezer' timber lawsuit, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Goat Squeezer ruling reasonable, Daily Inter Lake editorial
Timber decision input is minimal , Daily Inter Lake
No reason to rush state lands plan, Daily Inter Lake
Panel helps to shape the future of 13,000 acres near Whitefish, Daily Inter Lake
Loggers look over burn site in North Dakota's only native stand of ponderosa pines, Bismarck Tribune
Burned Trees to be Logged, KXMC News
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Groups seek prairie dog poisoning injunction - Restraining order requested to protect ferret, prairie dogs, Rapid City Journal
Restraining Order Sought to Prevent Massive Prairie Dog Poisoning - Effort Aimed at Preserving the Only Successful Ferret Recovery Site in Existence, Forest Guardians
Broad Coalition Acts to Save a National Treasure in South Dakota - Lawsuit is Last Ditch Effort to Stop Destruction of Critical Ferret Habitat, Forest Guardians
Fact Sheet - Government Plan to Destroy Black-footed Ferret Habitat in South Dakota's Conata Basin, Forest Guardians
Complaint - Conata Basin Legal Complaint, Forest Guardians
Map - Buffalo Gap National Grasslands proposed poisoning and shooting of prairie dogs, Big Sky Conservation Institute
Help protect endangered black-footed ferrets now in jeopardy - Help stop poisoning and shooting of prairie dogs on protected public lands!, Forest Guardians
Plague found in prairie dog, Rapid City Journal
Mountain Pine Beetles feeding on Black Hills, KOTA News
Shoshone Forest cracks down on illegal ATV use, Casper Star-Tribune
Energy companies rush the West - Wyoming applies the brakes, but the leasing spree continues, High Country News
Groups: Gas leases violate White River NF roadless rule, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Abandoned Mines Threaten West's Waterways (French Gulch, Colo.), Los Angeles Times at New Mexican
Planned blazes seek to cut risk of fires in Pike forest, Denver Post
The Nature Conservancy and Partners Complete Acquisition of Baca Ranch, The Nature Conservancy
Roosevelt NF: Shooting caused fire - Man blamed for wildfire will be billed up to $60,000 for costs, Colorado Daily
Feds may add forest-dwelling boreal toad to roster - Endangered status would help protect declining population, Rocky Mountain News
Bighorn NF looks at roadless options, Casper Star-Tribune
Bighorn NF: 'I don't think we agreed on anything', Star-Tribune
Shoshone NF: ATV abuse met with penalties, Billings Gazette
Sledding may return to Meadow Mountain, Vail Daily
Summit Huts emerges with renewed energy, Summit Daily
White House actions irk advocates for wilderness, Denver Post
Hopefully, the Forest Service will protect the public, unlike the county commissioners, Summit Daily leter
Property sale by real-estate speculator stirs debate, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Open lands project marked 'code red' - County makes case for funding to preserve Red Mountain Ranch, The Coloradoan
Groups sue over poison plan, Rapid City Journal
Conservation groups seek court order to halt prairie dog killing - Conservationists argue endangered black-footed ferrets would be at risk, Aberdeen American News
Black Hills NF schedules vehicle and property auction, Rapid City Journal
Bighorn NF: Appeals court upholds ruling on Wyoming Medicine Wheel, SF Chronicle AP
Richmond to take over as forest supervisor, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Ski village an uphill climb - Years of disputes, acrimony dog McCombs' Wolf Creek project, Denver Post
Settlement secures Hunter Creek access, Aspen Times
Berthoud Pass lodge wins reprieve from demolition, Denver Post
Ex-worker accused of misconduct - Former USFS employee accused of violating ethics standards by consulting for one of the energy companies with leases to drill in the San Juan NF, Durango Herald
White River NF plan upheld despite objections, appeals from all sides, Aspen Times News
USFS decides on White River forest plan, Summit Daily
White River NF: Beaver Creek trail near Rifle reopens, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Remembering Roosevelt's 'Tree Army', Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Miles of road closures set for Pike forest burn areas, Denver Post
Rumored Wolf Creek plan a no-show in Interior bill, Denver Post
Vote on Wolf Creek Resort put off, Durango Herald
Black Hills NF: Old-growth report available, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills NF: Needles Area Old Growth Report, USFS
Black Hills NF Plans Government-To-Government Phase II DEIS Open House, USFS
Black Hills NF: Forest plan amendment ready for the public, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills National Forest: Plan Amendment Draft Released For Public Comment, USFS
Officials to outline research station plan, Rapid City Journal
Advocates, USFS at odds over Conata Basin, Rapid City Journal
Conata shooting ban may be lifted, Rapid City Journal
Find prairie dog solutions, Rapid City Journal op-ed
Stolen posts baffle area ranchers, Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Trade Imbalance - For the sixth time since 1990, Arizona voters are again being asked to approve land swaps, Tucson Weekly
Lemmon tree-thinning plan OK'd by county - The aim is to spare Summerhaven from another catastrophic wildfire on the mountain, Tucson Citizen
Hot Web Sites - Major forest fires in the Southwest will soon have their own fire-specific Web sites, Computerworld
Planning begins for Aravaipa ecosystem, Eastern Arizona Courier
Coconino NF: Oak Creek closing Monday as crews fight bark beetles, Arizona Republic
Forest Service to burn debris piles, The Payson Roundup
Forest Service begins survey of recreation users, Arizona Daily Sun
Feds may add forest-dwelling boreal toad to roster - Endangered status would help protect declining population, Rocky Mountain News
Santa Fe National Forest to prepare an EIS for Forest Plan Amendment and Road Management for Oil and Gas Leasing Activities, Federal Register
Payoff is gold as trees cash in, Albuquerque Tribune
City to USFS: Leave out the herbicides, Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe River Deal a Death Sentence for Trees, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Opposition Rises Against Gas Drilling in Carson NF Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Journal
Cibola NF: Prescribed Burns Not Best Idea, Mountain View Telegraph
Bow hunters experience "hunt of a lifetime" on the Valles Caldera - Elk hunt lottery generated more than $200,000 for the preserve, The New Mexican
Branches finally going up in flames, Alamogordo Daily News
Few protesters on hand for hearing - "Screw the Squirrels", Eastern Arizona Courier
Wildfires offer some benefits - 'Natural' burns clean up underbrush, Arizona Republic
Study area is also topic at meetings, Prescott Daily Courier
Smoke-sensitive people mixed on new burning plan, Prescott Daily Courier
Forest sets up new phone line; prescribed burn on the agenda, Prescott Daily Courier
Supes want new basin partnership, Prescott Daily Courier
Valles Caldera Trust Wants To Regain Control of Its Hunting Lottery, Albuquerque Journal
Adventurer seeks lost treasure in Superstition Mountains, SF Chronicle AP
Congressional hearing focuses on ESA weaknesses, Eastern Arizona Courier
Coconino NF corrects NOI to prepare EIS for Bar T Bar and Anderson Springs Allotment Management Plan EIS, Federal Register
NAU Ecological Restoration Institute earmarked for permanent line of federal funding, Arizona Daily Sun
Cool getaway - Rustle yourself up a fantastic weekend at Horsethief Cabin north of Phoenix, Tucson Citizen
House Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health comes to Gila Valley, Eastern Arizona Courier
Honoring an Apache Warrior - Memorial Project for Geronimo Helps Mark Public Lands Day, Washington Post
Public Lands Day Reminiscent of Conservation Corps, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe NF: Forest reopens for first time since Cerro Grande fire, Los Alamos Monitor
Valles Caldera Proposal Endorsed, Albuquerque Journal
New Chief for Valles Caldera, Albuquerque Journal
Bosque Restoration Efforts to Get Extra $800,000, Albuquerque Journal
Laney enters pleas; faces minimum of five months in jail, Silver City Daily Press
Rancher admits assaulting federal officer in range dispute, SF Chronicle AP
Journal Poll: Voters Mixed On Shielding Endangered Species, Albuquerque Journal
Tonto NF: Hunt for Superstition treasure OK'd, Arizona Republic
Adventure business forced to change, Wickenburg Sun
Roadless rule rollback draws fire, Arizona Daily Sun
McCain, Kyl staff to talk about land exchange, Prescott Daily Courier
Forest plans to burn piles of wood; forecast calls for rain, Prescott Daily Courier
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Payette NF: Forest reorganization could cut jobs in Weiser, Weiser Signal American
Jackson resort permitted more backcountry skiers by Bridger-Teton NF, Billings Gazette
Energy companies rush the West - Wyoming applies the brakes, but the leasing spree continues, High Country News
Executive director of BlueRibbon Coalition resigns after being cited in Sawtooth NF, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Burn prescribed for Uinta Nat'l Forest to clear away dead vegatation, BYU NewsNet
Dixie NF Mammoth Cave lava tubes closed to prevent disturbance of bats, The Spectrum at Salt Lake Tribune
Native plant society plans annual confab - Speaker will be USFS botanist Sherel Goodrich, who will speak about matching Uinta Basin rare plants with geologic layers, Deseret News
SUWA petitions BLM for closure of certain off-road trails, Salt Lake Tribune
BLM and OHVs, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
Waterfall Fire area undergoes seeding - Crews should finish job this week: 4,000 acres in rehabilitation effort
Video shows how to protect property from blazes, Reno Gazette Journal
USFS rightly uses caution on auctions for Bridger-Teton NF oil and gas leasing, Casper Star-Tribune editorial
Congress: Recreation fees permanent, Provo Daily Herald
Off-road vehicle restrictions get mixed reviews, Twin Falls Times-News
Public use of forests should include ATVs, Twin Falls Times-News editorial
Galena Creek park to remain a day-use area, Reno Gazette-Journal
Jarbidge residents: No comment on road, bull trout, Elko Daily Free Press
White House actions irk advocates for wilderness, Denver Post
Measures to designate NW lands foundering in Congress, Star-Tribune AP
Utah Backs Off Claim to Road Across Federal Lands, Environment News Service
Utah Withdraws Much Touted R.S. 2477 Highway Claim - Groundbreaking application turns out to be fatally flawed, Earthjustice Newsroom
Lindon City service project helps restore damaged land and trails, BYU NewsNet
Forest Health Experts to Meet in Boise - Conference in November looks toward next century of forest management, MSNBC KBCI News
Sawtooth NF looks at reducing burnable fuels, Twin Falls Times-News
All of us are responsible for protecting public lands, Idaho Statesman op-ed
Hemingway Wilderness sparks debate, Twin Falls Times-News
'Under this one, no one loses,' Otter says of Foothills swap - Congressman to carry bill on complex deal, Idaho Statesman
Bosie foothills land swap proposed - Advocates want to ensure state land stays open, Idaho Statesman
Idaho Land Exchange Proposal, website
Federal forest officials seem bent on destroying freedom, Burley South Idaho Press letter
Oil lease pullback comes as surprise, Casper Star-Tribune
Forest halts energy leases - Agency to evaluate concerns before allowing drilling in Wyoming Range, Jackson Hole News and Guide
Plaque on Utah mountain honoring fallen reservist violates Wilderness Act, SF Chronicle AP
Uinta NF: Dry Canyon ATV use shut down - Containment: Officials say off-road recreation has gotten out of hand, Salt Lake Tribune
Uinta NF: New fiber optic cable will make American Fork Canyon safer, Provo Daily Herald
Dixie National Forest works to revitalize charred area, Salt Lake Tribune
Lending a hand to clean public land, Salt Lake Tribune
Jarbidge to get chance to sound off, Elko Daily Free Press
Nevada company to test British plane for firefighting, SF Chronicle AP
Minden tanker company to test British aircraft, Reno Gazette Journal
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Environmentalists sue USFS over Quincy logging plan, SF Chronicle AP
Fireproofed Forest Now on Cutting Block - Conservation groups challenge timber sale in Quincy region of Sierra that will harm wildlife and increase wildfire risk, Earthjustice Newsroom
Stanislaus NF OKs logging of Kibbie burn, Union Democrat
Fuels reduction projects moving forward in Valley, Big Bear Grizzly
Sequoia NF: Deep Fire caused by humans, Porterville Recorder
Manage, don't close forest, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Cabin owners say evacuation order unwise - Forest in extreme danger of wildfires, Pasadena Star-News
Angeles NF: Forest residents told to leave, L.A. Daily News
Evicted From Forest Homes - Mountain residents are distraught at evacuation order. Some say they could help prevent fires, Los Angeles Times
Large portion of Cleveland National Forest closed due to fire danger, Union Tribune
Board rebuffs proposed airport site - Location includes land in Cleveland NF, Union Tribune
Tree-sit removals draw crowd to courthouse steps, Eureka Times-Standard
Tree climbers versus tree-sitters, Eureka Times-Standard
Angeles NF: Cabin owners get orders to evacuate forest areas, Pasadena Star-News
Angeles Forest closing - Extreme fire danger in mountains prompts authorities to take action, L.A. Daily News
High fire danger closes forest - Many recreational areas to be off-limits, Pasadena Star-News
Evicted From Forest Homes - Mountain residents are distraught at evacuation order: Some say they could help prevent fires, Los AngelesTimes
Groups spar with feds over protection for spotted owl, North County Times
Thinning forests in Tahoe Basin costly plan, Union Tribune
Strict Fire Rules Are Fuel for Debate - Rural county's proposed plan for brush removal is called a 'strategy for deforestation', Los Angeles Times
U.S. Forest Service prepares response to public, San Bernardino County Sun
Bill may extend forest, park fees - Critics say charges hurt middle-class families, Ventura County Star
Let forest fee expire, Ventura County Star editorial
Sierra NF: Kings River Project: FS will prepare EIS on a proposal to conduct a sustainable forest ecosystem study that examines the response of an array of ecosystem elements to uneven-aged, small group selection and prescribed fire, Federal Register
Fuel reduction plan a top basin priority, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Forest-thinning plan lauded - Federal official Rey says wildfire danger eased across the West, Redding Record Searchlight
Quest for the biggest giant of all - Sequoia enthusiasts pursue elusive quarry, Los Angeles Times
Supervisors again asked to settle pepper spray lawsuit, Eureka Times-Standard
Mistrial in Pepper Spray Suit - Jurors Deadlock 6-2 in Favor of Demonstrators, San Francisco Chronicle
Pepper Spray By Q-Tip Trial Ends in Jury Deadlock - Jury Stops Deliberation 6-2 in Favor of Plaintiffs, No Pepper Spray on Nonviolent Protesters
An activist's memo on the pepper spray-by-Q-tip trial, Culture Change
Logging-practices summit set for Friday - Environmentalists say, although free to go, they're not welcome, The Modesto Bee
Forestry bill follow-up: Chesbro says gridlock will be veto's result, Ukiah Daily Journal
Thousands gather to honor fallen female firefighter in Calif., SF Chronicle AP
Off-road use drives trail plan for Tahoe NF - Forest officials say users of off-highway vehicles are 'loving the land to death', Sacramento Bee
'Right-to-ride' bill trots through House - Legislation to protect pack-and-saddle trips faces treacherous trail, The Modesto Bee
The touch -- and punch -- of fire: Canoe Creek controversy still alive, Eureka Times-Standard
Transformation in the forest - Adult prisoners will move into the former youth camp, Fresno Bee
Conservation project clears hurdle in Congress, Eureka Times-Standard
Jury deadlocked if cops abused activists with pepper spray, SF Chronicle AP
Lawyer argues protesters were tortured - Pepper spray jury reports deadlock, told to continue, San Francisco Chronicle
Pepper-Spray Case Goes to Jury in California, New York Times
Biology enlisted in battling Miconia tree's 'green cancer', The Honolulu Advertiser
Retracing a Grim Past - Indians reenact march of California's 'Trail of Tears', Los Angeles Times
Feds, state plan $1.3 million program to save state fish - Native populations now are found only in Inyo NF, SF Chronicle AP
Agencies to safeguard state fish's habitat, Union Tribune
State, U.S. agencies join in an effort to save golden trout, Sacramento Bee
Forest service to shut down mountain bike courses, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Man cited for violating Wilderness rule - Forest Service works out deal with offender whereby he'll teach others about law, The Inyo Register
Angeles NF: The votes are in on forest usage plans, Pasadena Star-News
Angeles NF: Forest in recovery, Pasadena Star-News
Forest Service offers FireWise Web site, Victorville Daily Press
Compute the risk for yourself - Software helps at-risk residents map fire dangers, L.A. Daily News
Safety precautions for forest use, Big Bear Grizzly
Six Rivers NF: Lassics Botanical Area shut to off-road travel, Eureka Times-Standard
Six Rivers NF map of Lassics road closure areas, USFS
Court to weigh Canyon Creek gold mine dispute, Eureka Times-Standard
Flaws in lookout tower editorial, Amador Ledger Dispatch
Suit Seeks Habitat for Rare California Flowers, Grasses, Environment News Service
Greatest Show on Girth, Los Angeles Times
Activists recount pepper-spray agony - Logging protesters testify about 1997 sit-ins at 3 sites, San Francisco Chronicle
Timber tuneup: Struggling industry sees some signs of economic upturn, Sacramento Bee
The Headwaters Fund: Has it paid off? A look at how your $22 million has been used in its first year off the ground, Eureka Times-Standard
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Panel faults agencies in spotted owl case - A group of scientists reports that federal staff failed to thin forests, which led to wildfires that threaten the bird's habitat, Oregonian
Study: Spotted owl in steep decline here, Post-Intelligencer
Northern Spotted Owls Face Uncertain Future - Citing increasing threats, scientists call for owl habitat protection to thwart extinction, Earthjustice Newsroom
New forest research center should open in early 2005, Bend Bulletin
Linares named new supervisor of Siuslaw National Forest, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Lawsuit stalls Apple Fire salvage logging, The News-Review
A timber town learns to care for the forest, High Country News
Life After Old Growth, High Country News
Hearing puts wilderness bill in doubt, Hood River News
Ochoco NF: Officials seek input on West Maurys project, Bend Bulletin
Water holes work for Oregon desert animals, Register-Guard
Mushroom pickers stay put to gain better price, Oregonian
Matsutake mushroom pickers protesting plummeting prices, SF Chronicle AP
Topic of USFS meeting is invasive weeds, Mail Tribune
Forest workers turn back the clock - Butte Falls Ranger District employees' new offices are old CCC-built structures, Mail Tribune
A force in the forest - Linda Castor of Portland is honored for her volunteer work on trails around Mount Hood, Oregonian
Is volcano warning, or simply snoring?, Oregonian
St. Helens blast possible within days, USA Today
St. Helens won't blow its stack, experts say, Tacoma News Tribune
Quakes beneath Mount St. Helens concern seismologists, Seattle Times
Quakes at Mount St. Helens prompt warning, Post-Intelligencer
One or two earthquakes a minute at Mount St. Helens; scientists working to determine significance, SF Chronicle AP
Under the Volcano - At Mt. St. Helens, local counties push for a tourist road across the blast zone, Forest magazine
Agency seeks 'green' label - Certification of timber criticized by lands candidate, The Olympian
State to get 'green certification' for timber; environmentalists skeptical, Post-Intelligencer AP
Controversy Over 'Green' Lumber Label, Oregon Public Broadcasting
State-managed forests get 'green' tag, Tacoma News Tribune
Oregon: Forest-protection measure is a blow to logging, Statesman Journal
Protecting or Sacrificing the Tillamook? - Pro & Con, Oregonian op-ed
Vote No: Tillamook initiative breaks the state's bargain with counties, Oregonian op-ed
Measure 34: Vote No: State forests shouldn't be managed by initiative, Register-Guard editorial
Timber backs land use attack, Register-Guard
RV factories are poised to topple the wood-products industry as Lane County's largest manufacturing employer, The Register-Guard
Jeld-Wen bid wins tree farm, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Oregon window and development company buys large timber tract, Coos Bay World AP
Three area forests face no immediate development threats, The Olympian
State grants protection to 3,700-acre forest, Kitsap Sun
Protecting our pristine forest lands, Kitsap Sun editorial
New fee-demo bill advances to full House - Walden backs bill; Bend trail-fee foe sharply critical, Bend Bugle
Enviros intervene - on Forest Service side - Locals help defend Metolius Basin project, Bend Bugle
Environmental group sides with Forest Service on lawsuit, Bend Bulletin
Deschutes NF: Metolius Basin Forest Management Project, USFS
Biscuit plan tied up in knots, Oregonian op-ed
Wrong recipe for the Biscuit - A legislative act to speed salvage in the Biscuit fire would further damage public trust in forest managers, Oregonian editorial
Biscuit fire salvage will harm forest, Register-Guard op-ed
Umpqua NF auctions last of Apple Fire sales, The News-Review
Contract awarded for vegetation-thinning project near rural homes, Mail Tribune
Forest-thinning plan lauded - Federal official Rey says wildfire danger eased across the West, Redding Record Searchlight
Report says spotted owl still declining in the Northwest, SF Chronicle AP
Lookout posts earn new respect, Seattle Times
Boundary Trail proves grueling, offers insight, Longview Daily News
Smaller Wild Sky rejected - Wilderness supporters say lowlands must stay in bill, Everett Daily Herald
Pombo's still at fault for Wild Sky, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Nethercutt's Wild Sky bill dies in committee, Seattle Times
Bill to create wilderness area withdrawn, Tacoma News Tribune AP
Wild Sky Legislation Withdrawn From Consideration, House Resources Committee
Wild Sky bill's chances aren't looking good, Everett Daily Herald
Measures to designate NW lands foundering in Congress, Star-Tribune AP
Environmentalists denounce feds' plan for the bull trout, Bend Bulletin
Division over wildfire buffer rules - Rural fire chiefs say county rule could make problem worse, Post-Intelligencer
Rural-area proposals worry fire chiefs, Seattle Times
Lands job rivals spar on timber harvest, The Columbian
Trees fall, emotions rise, Medford Mail Tribune
Without a remedy, Lost Forest will be forest lost - The Central Oregon forest, which has stood for centuries in the sand and sagebrush, is dying, and no one knows for sure why, Portland Oregonian
Senator looks to Congress as Biscuit fire talks fail - Environmentalists' lawsuits blocking logging in older areas could be overridden by federal legislation, Oregonian
Forest Service Declares 'Economic Emergency' For Deschutes NF Davis Fire Timber, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Dueling Wild Sky plans headed to House panel, Seattle Times
Wild Sky measure is killed in House - Divided state delegation trades charges on fault, Post-Intelligencer
Tree fungus found in Oregon again - Nursery industry wary of sudden oak death syndrome, Statesman Journal
Oak disease turns up at nursery growing site in Forest Grove, Oregonian
Battle of the beetles, Oregonian
Feds, Quinault tribe reach deal to conserve marbled murrelet forest habitat, SF Chronicle AP
Carver creates art in the winds of change, Oregonian
Federal plan would cut back bull trout habitat, SF Chronicle AP
Bull trout protection drastically reduced, Oregonian
No salvage rider: Smith should withdraw Biscuit salvage proposal, Register-Guard editorial
We must act quickly to reforest Biscuit burn, Register-Guard op-ed by Sen. Gordon Smith
Federal undersecretary joins in Biscuit mediation sessions - Environmentalist and timber industry suits are in conflict on six timber sales in reserves burned in 2002, Oregonian
Talks aim to settle fire site logging, Register-Guard
Bush Bites the Biscuit, t r u t h o u t
Forest Service moves forward on Lemolo tree-thinning project, Roseburg News-Review
Tribes bidding on Longbell, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Walden 'Healthy Forest Youth Corps' bill advances, Bend Bugle
Mt. Ashland's growing pains, Ashland Daily Tidings
National effort puts more hands on public lands maintenance, Register-Guard
Deschutes NF: Feds move to speed Davis fire area logging - Delay will cause dead trees to lose value, officials say, Bend Bugle
Deschutes & Ochoco NF: Davis Fire Project: Project Documents, USFS
Wild Sky wilderness backers criticize Nethercutt compromise bill, Tacoma News Tribune AP
Wild Sky compromise offered by Nethercutt - Sen. Patty Murray has pushed a Wild Sky bill in the Senate, Seattle Times
Try, try again (not now), Post-Intelligencer editorial
Prosperity, wilderness preservation don't have to be mutually exclusive, Seattle Times op-ed
American Rivers applauds Sen. Cantwell for effort to protect White Salmon River in Gifford Pinchot NF, American Rivers
Forest controversy heads to voters amid buzz over cutting, conservation, Daily Astorian
Ballot measure would change current state forest plan, Daily Astorian
Proposed park expansion - Congress OKs 800 more acres for Mount Rainier park, Tacoma News Tribune
Senate approves Mount Rainier park expansion, Post-Intelligencer
Engineers Turn to Logjam to Save Highway, All Things Considered audio
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Cemetery expansion really takes act of Congress, Russellville Courier
Developers squeeze Florida big cat - The Fish and Wildlife Service is under scrutiny for neglecting to protect endangered panther habitat, CS Monitor
Forest fire rules apply to all, even congressmen, The State editorial
Rep. Brown's actions raise some questions, The Sun News
The right to dissent, The State op-ed by Rep. Henry E. Brown
De Soto NF log-off disputed, Biloxi Sun Herald
Bredesen, Southern governors dislike roadless areas proposal, Review Appeal AP
"Sustainable Forestry Initiative" Draws Criticism from Enviro Groups - Environmentalists Call Certification Scheme a `Sham', Don't Buy SFI Coalition
SFI Fact Sheets, Dogwood Alliance
Forest Festival celebrating Smokey Bear's birthday, Lufkin Daily News
Local breeding could bring back chestnuts, Decatur Daily
Univ. of Kentucky Trustees Approve Limited Logging Of Robinson Forest, WKYT News
Storm damage points out tree maintenance needs, Daytona Beach News-Journal
The Myth of the Tree Shortage, Ludwig von Mises Institute
Brown: Forest burn battle should ultimately help others, Charleston Post and Courier op-ed
Ozark-St. Francis NF to regenerate red oaks, Newton County Times
Job Corps assumes High Knob operations, Coalfield Progress
Rails-to-trails proposal gaining steam, Coalfield Progress
Forest Service Decides to Cite Congressman for Fire Damage, Washington Post
Brown won't have to pay fire expenses - But congressman has been fined $250 for setting blaze that spread to national forest, The State
U.S. Rep. Brown accused of Forest Service threat - Complaint says congressman used position to battle fine, firefighting costs, Charleston Post and Courier
Forest Service whistleblower complaint, Southern Region Special Agent at Peer
Congressman decries fire fine - Brown warned of close reviews, complaint says, The Sun News
Congressman Extorts Forest Service Into Dropping Fire Penalty - Rep. Henry Brown Set Forest Fire That Burned Out of Control, Peer News
Brown fined for national forest fire - Agency reviewing policy of charging to put out blaze, Charleston Post and Courier
Brown fined for national forest fire, The State
Francis Marion NF: SC Rep. denies threatening US Forest Service over fire fines, WIStv News
Brown and the burning question, Charleston Post and Courier editorial
What Were You Thinking, Rep. Brown? - In evading Forest Service ticket and fine, legislator sets himself above others, The Sun News editorial
Congressman, Forest Service at odds over burning fine, The State
Bad situation to worsen in N.C. mountains from hurricanes, rain, The State
Hard-knock life: red-cockaded woodpecker, Lufkin Daily News
Angelina NF: Corps faces cuts in Sam Rayburn budget, Lufkin Daily News
Conservation groups save land tracts when possible, Cha