Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
GAO report says Forest Service PR campaign for Sierra plan legal, San Francisco Chronicle
GAO clears Forest Service - Critics had said the agency's PR campaign trumpeting its logging plan for the Sierra Nevada was illegal, Sacramento Bee
Congressman Extorts Forest Service Into Dropping Fire Penalty - Rep. Henry Brown Set Forest Fire That Burned Out of Control, PEER
Read the Forest Service whistleblower complaint, PEER
Sen. Smith offers plan to clear Biscuit fire salvage logging - The proposal would cut off legal challenges and open the way to begin the timber sale, Oregonian
Smith offers plan to speed Biscuit fire salvage logging, Albany Democrat-Herald AP
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
Forest? Or Trees?, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
National forests an issue for Nov. election, Scripps Howard News Service
Democrats call for Bush administration to retain roadless rule, SF Chronicle AP
Road trip against roads, Colorado Daily
Coalition writes Bush in support of roadless rule, Missoulian
Proposed Roadless Area repeal jeopardizes forests, Portland Business Journal
Off-road use drives us all into the ditch, Headwaters News guest column
Wilderness: The Geography of Hope, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
The Wilderness Act has continuing consequences, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial
'What are the benefits of wilderness?' - Experts seek to quantify economic aspects, Ravalli Republic
Research Uncovers Added Value of Streamside Forests - Studies demonstrate that trees keep pollutants out of streams, help process pollutants in them, National Science Foundation
Streamside Forests Protect Fresh Water Supplies, Environment News Service
Bidder protests e-recreation award, Washington Technology
USFS: Grieving for a Lost Era, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
Guides Take Awareness To Top, Register-Guard
Volunteers From Coast to Coast to Lend a Hand to America's Lands, National Public Lands Day
Nearby wildernesses caught in legal battle - Whether to allow commercial mules and horses at issue, The Fresno Bee
President goes after forests like a buzz saw, Post-Intelligencer
Forest Service Extends Timeframe For Public To Comment On Proposed Roadless Rule, USFS
FS extends public comment period to Nov., 15 on July 16 proposed rule that would allow states to petition for roadless areas, Federal Register
Lawmaker, groups urge Bush to protect forests, Nashua Telegraph
Bush administration delays roadless decision until after election - Interior denies activists' claims that it's a vote strategy, SF Chronicle AP
Policy will change with perceptions - Understanding roadless-area protection as something other than a jobs-vs.-environment issue takes time, Missoulian
Tree Farmers Are Objecting to New Rules on Forestland - Changes Could Reduce Profits, Washington Post AP reprint
Battle renews on miners', loggers' use of national forests, Chicago Tribune
Protest, tents pitched over Bush forest plan, Denver Post
Unhappy campers protest Bush plans - Wilderness advocates angry over plan to open roadless areas, Rocky Mountain News
Repeal of Roadless-Forest Rule Topic of Forum, Albuquerque Journal - Kohler AP
Forest Service Proposal Fuels Off-Road Vehicle Debate, Environment News Service
Off-roaders, conservationists debate national forest road use, The Daily Camera - Scripps Howard News Service
Today, the state of preservation, Seattle Times op-ed
Protectors of roadless gain allies, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Roadless public lands valuable to people, business, Billings Gazette op-ed
Back to a crass future, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Will of the people should not be ignored, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
Roadless detour: Administration delays decision on popular rule, Register-Guard editorial
Bush Not Good for the Environment, Mineola American op-ed
Wilderness, ah!, Times Record editorial
Rainbows leave a clean forest: Modoc NF official Edith Asrow, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Montrose commissioners side with anti-fee coalition, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Public Lands Day Volunteers To Get Fee Free Day, ENN
Public Lands Day offers fee-free opportunities, Bend Bugle
Parks see decline in visits since fee, Seattle Times
Modest climate change could lead to substantially more and larger fires, USFS
Even Modest Climate Change Means More and Larger Fires, Environment News Service
Report details global warming's role in wildfire risk, Missoulian
Trial by fire - Evergreen says its 747 Supertanker will revolutionize aerial firefighting. Critics beg to differ, Portland Tribune
Oakland: Mill harvests the urban forest, San Francisco Chronicle
Gel-Gravel-Soil Mix Gives City Trees Room to Grow, National Geographic News
Genetic database to facilitate research on trees, Register-Guard AP
Bioengineers tout mushroom power, Summit Daily
Dams take toll on river's forests, The Forum
Pro-timber group says ESA reform is No.1 priority, Missoulian
U.S. Forest Service to cut IT jobs - The move will yield $100M in savings over five years, Computerworld
Walk at your own risk under this giving tree, CS Monitor
WORLD NEWS
Preserving an Old-Forest Wilderness at the Ends of the Earth, New York Times
Greenpeace Jaguars caged - Saving Argentine forests from destruction, Greenpeace
Bush urged to fight to retain lumber duties - U.S. lumber companies want the president to appeal a trade panel's ruling that duties on Canadian wood are illegal, Oregonian
Dwindling glaciers dam flow of rivers - Due to environmental degradation, especially felling of trees, soil and most rocks are eroded and flow down to choke parts of rivers, creating veritable dams, Times of India
Malaysian logging giant threatens to sue Greenpeace over report, Yahoo! News AFP
Malaysia: World's largest forest destroyer takes on environmentalists, Greenpeace
Beetle plague spurs Canada province to up tree cut, Reuters AlertNet
Land-use plan maps out potential in far North, Northern Ontario Business
Tree project to target under-16s, BBC News
New species added to protected trees list, IOL News - South Africa
Plants, animals and jobs bloom in Burkina Faso's Bangr-Weoogo urban park, Yahoo! News
MLC says forest felling threatens creatures, ABC News
Hint of Howard logging buy-out, The Mercury
PM denies Telstra sale will pay for forest fund, The Courier-Mail
Greens rescue plan for forests, The Mercury
'$9bn loss' if logging banned, The Age
Forestry industry says federal compensation will cost millions, ABC News
Lennon dust-up looms on logs, The Mercury
Greens turn up the heat over Tasmania's forests, Daily Telegraph
Tasmania's forests: Seeking a natural recovery, The Age
Paper industries must stop ancient forest destruction, Greenpeace
Daintree rainforest housing ban scrapped, ABC Queensland News
UK demand for soya destroying Amazon forest- for cattle feed, The Guardian
South American Soya Explosion Threatens Forests, WWF - Planet Ark
Soy boom: doom or boon for South America's forests and savannah, WWF Newsroom
Are drowned Amazon trees nasty or nice?, New York Times at International Herald Tribune
The hunt for slave outposts in the Amazon forest, CS Monitor
Slavery-tainted exports find way to U.S., St. Paul Pioneer Press - Knight Ridder News Service
Death threats and corruption fell giants of Chilean forests, Independent
Ivorian expert denounces illegal exploitation of forests, Angola Press-News
Azerbaijan's Iron Tree Targeted by Loggers, Environment News Service
Illegal Trade in Himalayan Yew Spirals in India's Northeast, OneWorld South Asia
EU must act on Burma forest crisis, Global Witness
Cambodia gives forest area protected status to save elephants, Forest Conservation Portal
Forestry sector to integrate globally, Vietnam News Service
China city fights environmental trouble with trees, ENN Reuters
North Korea's environment crisis: Deforestation is the top priority, BBC News
Ireland: New 'timber power plant' will make high energy wood pellets from surplus sawdust and woodchips, BBC News
FCS-certified timber: short-lived fad or growing trend?, WWF Newsroom
Indonesian Navy Impounds Croatian Boat for Log Smuggling, Yahoo! News AP
Indonesian forests may disappear through illegal logging by 2005 say activists, Yahoo! News AP
Indonesia: Illegal logging has continued for years in Nusakambangan forest, Jakarta Post
Indonesia: Govt finds most fires occur in concession forest areas, Jakarta Post
Indonesia: 'It could take more than a decade to restore Leuser Park', Jakarta Post
Haze from 1,100 forest fires burning in Indonesia prompts health concerns, Jakarta Post
WWF hits back at criticism of PNG role, ABC News
PNG Forestry review: An asinine report, The National
State remains committed to timber certification, fight against illegal logging, Sarawak Tribune
Highlight success in curbing illegal logging, Sarawak told, Sarawak Tribune
Huge vote to save trees, The Mercury
Logging threatens species with extinction: Wilderness Society, ABC News
Tasmanian Forest Cutting Prompts Calls for Judicial Inquiry, Environment News Service
Tas forestry probe vital: Senate committee, ABC News
Tas Govt moves to increase transparency in forestry, ABC News
Forestry changes fail to please industry groups, ABC News
Sawmillers fear loss of support from major parties, ABC News
Logging tops Tasmanians' election agenda, ABC News
Loggers dig in, The Mercury
Howard tips plan to protect forests - Prime Minister John Howard yesterday flagged a plan to halt Tasmania's old-growth logging without axing jobs, The Mercury
Greens reveal woodchipping plan, ABC News
Logging Weld war hits new heights, The Mercury
Greenpeace members rally in Tokyo for Tasmanian forest protection, Kyodo News - Japan Today
Australians asked to provide water as koalas are dropping from trees because of thirst, ENN AP
From a bamboo crisis - innovation, CS Monitor
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Congressman Extorts Forest Service Into Dropping Fire Penalty - Rep. Henry Brown Set Forest Fire That Burned Out of Control, PEER
Read the Forest Service whistleblower complaint, PEER
Bidder protests e-recreation award, Washington Technology
Udall assails billionaire's stealth push for road at Wolf Creek, Denver Post
Sen. Smith offers plan to clear Biscuit fire salvage logging - The proposal to be revealed today would cut off legal challenges and open the way to begin the timber sale, Oregonian
Smith offers plan to speed Biscuit fire salvage logging, Albany Democrat-Herald AP
Objections signal high hurdles for Mount Hood wilderness bill - Concerns voiced by Sen. Gordon Smith and others at a hearing indicate dim prospects for the legislation
Nethercutt wilderness legislation slammed by colleagues, Post-Intelligencer
One man stands in way of bipartisan Wild Sky bill, Post-Intelligencer
Senate Committee Approves Funding for Key Colorado Conservation Projects, Trust For Public Land
Bush urged to fight to retain lumber duties - U.S. lumber companies want the president to appeal a trade panel's ruling that duties on Canadian wood are illegal, Oregonian
Lumber group urges appeal of NAFTA ruling, Bloomberg News
Junking Science: Bush administration, New York Times editorial
Wilderness Act turns 40, and people are still arguing about it, San Francisco Chronicle
Wilderness Act: unspoiled political territory, Seattle Times AP
Valuing Wilderness, New York Times editorial
Bush Administration To Recommend New Wilderness Designation In Georgia - USDA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Wilderness Act, USDA
The Future of Wilderness: We can celebrate 1964 law by designating more wilderness, Idaho Statesman editorial
Celebrate 40 years of the Wilderness Act, Idaho Statesman op-ed
An Enduring Resource of Wilderness, Environment News Service
Forever Wild - Wilderness Act of 1964 preserved irreplaceable American landscapes, Columbus Dispatch editorial
Udall, Wilderness Act: It was 40 years ago ... , New Mexican editorial
The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: Gem of Wild Country Preserved by 1964 Wilderness Act, NPR
Protecting wilderness: A 40-year legacy, Mercury News op-ed by Sen. Feinstein
40th Anniversary of Wilderness Protection Act - Our great American wilderness needs better protection, San Francisco Chronicle op-ed
Into the wilds, San Francisco Chronicle editorial
White House Executive Order: Consider Landowners, States and Local Governments on Environment, Forest Conservation Portal
Bush environment order riles activists - 'Cooperative conservation' seeks more local, less federal input, MSNBC
Government clearcutting park rangers, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
On the range, gas trumps wildlife, CS Monitor
In Bush Grazing Decision, Politics, Secrecy Win Again, Center for American Progress
EPA releases comments on draft, final EIS's, Federal Register 9-10-04
EPA releases comments on draft, final EIS's, Federal Register 8-27-04
Natural systems' value needs to show up on balance sheet, Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment
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
Federal appellate ruling stops fed plan to restore Idaho forest, Billings Gazette
Campus to Get Heat From Wood, KXMC News
Judge tosses lawsuit over timber sale, Missoulian
'What are the benefits of wilderness?' - Experts seek to quantify economic aspects, Ravalli Republic
Coalition writes Bush in support of roadless rule, Missoulian
When Agencies Collide, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
Let Yellowstone rest, Des Moines Register editorial
Motorcyclists tear through Bitterroot wilderness - Riders seen on Tin Cup trail up to the Idaho-Montana border, Ravalli Republic
The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: Gem of Wild Country Preserved by 1964 Wilderness Act, NPR
Preserving wilderness was act of vision, Missoulian
Gallatin NF to explain plan for grizzly bear habitat, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Lolo NF to prepare EIS on Pattee Canyon Weed Management Project, Federal Register
Nez Perce NF: Clearwater District Proposes Bullied Grouse Categorial Exclusion Project, USFS
Postponement of decision on roadless issue draws support, Billings Gazette AP
Roadless public lands valuable to people, business, Billings Gazette op-ed
Dams take toll on river's forests, The Forum
Kootenai forest timber harvests approved, Missoulian
Injunction lifted; Kootenai sales proceed, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Work continues on Myrtle Creek, Kootenai Valley News
Myrtle Creek will test new Healthy Forests law - Forest Service plans fast-track project to reduce fire danger, Spokesman-Review AP
Former firefighter's arson trial begins again, Missoulian
Without wildfires, business goes cold - Slow fire season is bad news for some western Montana businesses, Missoulian
Study on super floods may pay off with geologic trail - Congress considers giving public a record of ice age's catastrophes, San Francisco Chronicle
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Nebraska NF: Prairie dog policy revision criticized, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills Forest Plan May Increase Logging, Casper Star-Tribune AP
Black Hills NF: Sensitive bog to get protection from ATVs, Rapid City Journal
Shoshone NF: People divided about grizzly habitat, Cody Enterprise
Forest Service swears by equines, Cody Enterprise
Rio Grande NF: The Nature Conservancy and Partners Complete Acquisition of Baca Ranch, The Nature Conservancy
Road trip against roads, Colorado Daily
Udall assails billionaire's stealth push for road at Wolf Creek, Denver Post
Senate Committee Approves Funding for Key Colorado Conservation Projects, Trust For Public Land
Bighorn Forest seeks public input on plan revision: Bighorn NF Supervisor, Billings Gazette op-ed
Critics lining up for new Black Hills forest plan, Rapid City Journal
Forest lab, Black Hills ranger office bid too high, Rapid City Journal
Wyoming group fights Black Hills thinning project, Billings Gazette AP
Proposed forest management changes would increase logging, Billings Gazette
Groups oppose Black Hills logging plan, Billings Gazette
Protest, tents pitched over Bush forest plan, Denver Post
Unhappy campers protest Bush plans - Wilderness advocates angry over plan to open roadless areas, Rocky Mountain News
Feds extend comment on roadless rule, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Montrose commissioners side with anti-fee coalition, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
San Juan NF: Forest Supervisor Mark Stiles has withdrawn the decision to implement the Missionary Ridge Burned Area Timber Salvage project, "based on recent court actions regarding analysis of wildlife management indicator species (MIS).", Federal Register
Logging plan for Missionary Ridge fire area dropped, Denver Post AP
Thinning of Arapaho-Roosevelt forest may begin in 2 weeks, Denver Post
Forest thinning project cleared for cutting - Fire mitigation plan could begin Sept. 23, The Coloradoan
White River NF: Remote public lands are battlefield in gas debate, Aspen Times
Gas development expanding on White River NF, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Grand Mesa to have moose on loose, Rocky Mountain News
Abandoned mines cleanup; Moose returning to Mesa, Denver Post
Study pans ski areas' green effort, Denver Post
Peak 1 flag to be replaced, Summit Daily News
Pestered slope: Trees bitten early by insects, Denver Post
Prescribed burn paves way for bighorn sheep, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Wildlife commissioners OK lion study, Durango Herald
Bioengineers tout mushroom power, Summit Daily
Forest Foes - Foreign weeds growing into a major threat in Colorado, Denver Post
Waste the high country - Colorado fourteener held hostage, USFS negotiating, Boulder Daily Camera
Don't sell our America dirt cheap, Herald Tribune
Rio Grande NF: Vikings owner's plan for Colorado village raises protests, Star Tribune
Embattled San Luis ranch sold to Texans, Rocky Mountain News
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Rancher admits assaulting federal officer in range dispute, Arizona Republic AP
Rancher Pleads Guilty in Fed Standoff, Albuquerque Journal
Grazing: Notes from the Radical Center, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
Coconino NF cancels 2001 NOI to prepare EIS "for improving grassland and woodland vegetation conditions for wildlife, and manag[ing] livestock grazing use on the Pickett and Padre Canyon Grazing Allotments", Federal Register
Battle lines are drawn over Arizona's forests, Sacramento Bee
Critical Habitat Designated for Mexican Spotted Owl , Environment News Service
Feds Set Aside Land for Mexican Spotted Owls, Albuquerque Journal
Forest Service rains fire onto Jemez Mountains, KOBTV News
U.S. Plans to Limit Off-Highway Vehicles in National Forests , Albuquerque Journal
Gila NF: Rancher Kit Laney Expected to Plead Guilty, Albuquerque Journal
N.M. Lawmakers Urge Forest Service to Move Past Laney Case, Rebuild Cooperative Relationship With Ranchers, Alamogordo Daily News
Santa Fe NF: Herbicides May Return to Watershed, Albuquerque Journal
Will wetter woods be spared logging?, New Mexican editorial
Piñons perk up, The New Mexican
Feds, take your time opening Valle Vidal, New Mexican editorial
Kirtland Fence Proposal Under Review, Albuquerque Journal
Trees Are Felled for Pipeline, Albuquerque Journal
Bosque Tree Cutting for Pipeline Shocks N. Valley Dwellers, Albuquerque Journal
Tajique Watershed Plan Targets Wildfire Risks , Mountain View Telegraph
Agriculture Secretary announces Tajique watershed project, New Mexican AP
Few Area Residents Show at Forest Meeting, Mountain View Telegraph
Local Catron County Citizens Complete Thinning!, Gila National Forest
Thinning project being proposed near Reserve, Silver City Daily Press
Maple Hybrid May Take to N.M. Climate, Albuquerque Journal AP
Sensible swap: Yavapai Ranch land exchange is on the right track, if Congress does its part, Arizona Republic editorial
Senators join in Yavapai Ranch land exchange legislation, Prescott Daily Courier
Compromise reached on land exchange, Williams-Grand Canyon News
Memorial to be built near Geronimo's birthplace in Gila NF, Tucson Citizen
Prescott Forest Plans October Burns, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott NF: Open house visitors like prescribed burn plans, Prescott Daily Courier
More planned burns ahead; Prescott NF sets open house, Prescott Daily Courier
The goal: Forest rich in wildlife, safe from fire, Prescott Daily Courier op-ed
Obstructionism: It's a danger to us all, Prescott Daily Courier op-ed
County OKs new sawmill, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott NF: Signs point the way to best trails, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott National Forest – an off-roader's dream - Forest officials, local groups work to keep public lands clean, Prescott Daily Courier
Forest Service planning helitack base for airport, The Payson Roundup
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Forest Service halts energy leases in Bridger Teton NF, Gillette News-Record
Plans to drill Wyoming forest for oil on hold - Environmentalists, politicians, ranchers unite for wilderness, San Francisco Chronicle
Forest Service Halts Yellowstone-Area Oil And Gas Leases - Victory For Roadless Areas Came After Objections By Earthjustice, Earthjustice Newsroom
Bridger-Teton Forest officials weigh sheep conflicts, Casper Star-Tribune
Public Lands Day Saturday, Pahrump Valley Times
Forest Service deal may preserve Utah sawmills, Salt Lake Tribune
Bush Administration Moves Pave Way for Development in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem - Groups ask Forest Service to withdraw proposed oil and gas leases, Earthjustice Newsroom
Help keep drill rigs off the Bridger-Teton National Forest's Wyoming Range, Upper Green River Valley Coalition
Oil, Gas Leases in Roadless Wyoming Forest Called Illegal, Environment News Service
Battle renews on miners', loggers' use of national forests, Chicago Tribune
Caribou-Targhee NF to prepare EIS on Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, Federal Register
Caribou-Targhee NF to prepare EIS on environmental impacts of proposed actions to graze livestock on grazing allotments east of Porcupine Pass on the Dubois Ranger District, Federal Register
Forest will have to sell new fire policy to public - Foresters are right to bring wildfire back into remote stretches of the Boise National Forest, Idaho Statesman editorial
Advocacy group wins appeal, gets Uinta NF trails reopened, Provo Daily Herald
Simpson releases wilderness proposal - Users hope for more concessions in wilderness plans, Headwaters Idaho Falls Post Register
The Future of Wilderness: We can celebrate 1964 law by designating more wilderness, Idaho Statesman editorial
Celebrate 40 years of the Wilderness Act, Idaho Statesman op-ed
Governors diverge on forest plan - Effort to roll back roadless rules supported by Kempthorne, Spokesman Review AP
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
GAO report says Forest Service PR campaign for Sierra plan legal, San Francisco Chronicle
Fire used as tool to heal forest, Sacramento Bee
Stanislaus NF: Firefighter killed in forest fire was CDF's first female fatality, Monterey Herald AP
San Joaquin Valley air pollution district takes on Smokey the Bear, Western Farm Press
Six Rivers NF Bans Vehicles In Lassics Area, The Eureka Reporter
Six Rivers Will Observe ublic Lands Day, The Eureka Reporter
Celebration of Wilderness Act's 40th year Saturday, Mt. Shasta News
A wildfire's rebirth - Geysers blaze brings new vitality to Audubon sanctuary's plant life, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Judge rules Palco case should be reassigned, Eureka Times-Standard
Nearby wildernesses caught in legal battle - Whether to allow commercial mules and horses at issue, The Fresno Bee
At 40, nation's wilderness system thriving, North County Times
Protecting wilderness: A 40-year legacy, Mercury News op-ed by Sen. Feinstein
40th Anniversary of Wilderness Protection Act - Our great American wilderness needs better protection, San Francisco Chronicle op-ed
Rainbows leave a clean forest: Modoc NF official Edith Asrow, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Petition Filed to Protect California Spotted Owl, Environment News Service
Threatened Seabird Ruling Clears Path to Old Growth Logging, Environment News Service
Protection for threatened bird may be lifted - Federal agency moves to remove protection of murrelet, Monterey County Herald
Bush officials order rewrite of protected seabird report - The move could lead to a change in the marbled murrelet's status, which has held off old-growth logging in the Lower 48, Oregonian
Marbled murrelet decision may muddle species' status, Eureka Times-Standard
Endangered seabird could lose protection: U.S. ruling on marbled murrelet, San Francisco Chronicle
Feds miss deadline for murrelet report, Tacoma News Tribune AP
Judge halts plan to log burned area in Tahoe NF roadless area: Ruling indicates project could increase fire risk, Reno Gazette Journal
Bush Administration Timber Sale Creates Major Fire Risk, Judge Rules, Sierra Club
Judge bans logging in Tahoe forest fire area, Sacramento Bee
Judge blocks post-fire timber sale, says hazard would grow, San Luis Obispo Tribune AP
Judge Bars Salvage Timber Sale in Roadless Area, Environment News Service
Judge Bans Logging in Tahoe Site - Ruling says the U.S. Forest Service ignored studies and policies in approving a project that could 'increase the likelihood of severe fire.', Los Angeles Times
The Ancient Forest Roadshow visits Arcata, Eureka Times-Standard
Oakland: Mill harvests the urban forest, San Francisco Chronicle
UC outpost is a natural survivor - Sagehen research station near Tahoe helps land stewards manage the West, San Francisco Chronicle
Crews race to cut dead trees in tinder-dry Southern California, ENN AP
Man pleads no contest to starting Mendocino NF wildfire that cost $33 million to suppress, SF Chronicle
Mendocino NF: Nome Cult Trail to be retraced, Ukiah Daily Journal
Old-growth trees deserve protection as our heritage, Times-Standard op-ed
To comment or not to comment? - County supes not in agreement when it comes to when to weigh in on proposed Inyo NF White Mtn. road closiure, The Inyo Register
Forests employ color-coded alerts, Union Tribune
Trail-tracking team of explorers hard at work in national forest mapping trails, Riverside Press-Enteprise
Water board blocks plan to poison stream to aid 'rarest trout', San Francisco Chronicle
Grant will help tourism marketing - A U.S. Forest Service grant will fund an effort to boost tourism in Tulare County, Porterville Recorder
Environmentalists regroup after old-growth bill dies in Assembly, Eureka Times-Standard
Measure urges agencies to buy California lumber - State enforces strict forest rules but imports most of its wood, sponsor says, Sacramento Bee
Governor weighs Jackson forest plan - End-of-month deadline for action on Chesbro bill to renew logging, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Governor's Forestry Board Nominee Is Pro-Industry, Environmentalists Say, LA Times at Forest Conservation Portal
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Sen. Smith offers plan to clear Biscuit fire salvage logging - The proposal to be revealed today would cut off legal challenges and open the way to begin the timber sale, Oregonian
Smith offers plan to speed Biscuit fire salvage logging, Albany Democrat-Herald AP
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
Objections signal high hurdles for Mount Hood wilderness bill - Concerns voiced by Sen. Gordon Smith and others at a hearing indicate dim prospects for the legislation
How many ATVs is too many? - All of us pay the price when sports vehicles damage forest habitat, Daily Astorian editorial
Umpqua NF auctions two salvage sales, The News-Review
Lemolo field trip set for Wednesday, The News-Review
Our forests need balance and trust - Sustainability of salmon must be the No. 1 priority, Daily Astorian editorial
Under the Volcano: Mount St. Helens, Forest Magazine: Fall 2004
Mount Ashland ski area gets OK to expand - Environmentalists may file an appeal of the decision, Statesman Journal AP
It's a go for Mount Ashland, Mail Tribune
Siskiyou NF: Ski-area plan gets praise, criticism, Mail Tribune
71 new acres approved for Mt. Ashland, Ashland Daily Tidings
Siskiyou NF: Mt. Ashland Ski Area Expansion FEIS and ROD, USFS
Nethercutt wilderness legislation slammed by colleagues, Post-Intelligencer
One man stands in way of bipartisan Wild Sky bill, Post-Intelligencer
Appeals Court Blocks Biscuit Fire Salvage Logging, Environment News Service
Siskiyou NF: Appeals court halts logging in old growth burned by 2002 Biscuit fire, SF Chronicle AP
Appeals Court Halts Ancient Forest Logging - Southern Oregon timber sales at issue, Earthjustice Newsroom
No Biscuit salvage bids received, Mail Tribune
No county bidders make Biscuit parcel offers so far, Roseburg News-Review
Biscuit salvage sale fails to draw bids, Register-Guard AP
Judge lifts Biscuit fire logging-stop order - The state attorney general appeals federal approval of cutting burned trees in roadless areas
Science and common sense: Salvage the Biscuit, Oregonian op-ed
Trial by fire - Evergreen says its 747 Supertanker will revolutionize aerial firefighting. Critics beg to differ, Portland Tribune
Fewer wildfires to fight means less money for private crews, Salt Lake Tribune
Mount Hood NF: Officials to limit backcountry use - Forest Service wants to minimize ATV damage on trails, Statesman Journal
ATV rules on Mount Hood challenged - Forrest managers are closing trails to motorized recreation even as the popularity of all-terrain vehicles is growing, Oregonian
ATV rules on Mount Hood challenged, KGW News
U.S. Senate panel seeks Oregon forest ideas , Oregonian
Protection for threatened bird may be lifted - Federal agency moves to remove protection of murrelet, Monterey County Herald
Threatened Seabird Ruling Clears Path to Old Growth Logging, Environment News Service
Marbled murrelet decision may muddle species' status, Eureka Times-Standard
Endangered seabird could lose protection: U.S. ruling on marbled murrelet, San Francisco Chronicle
Feds miss deadline for murrelet report, Tacoma News Tribune AP
Ski-area expansion closer for Crystal Mountain on Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF, Post-Intelligencer
Celebrating 40 years of wilderness protection, Seattle Times
Siuslaw NF: Losses from gathering moss raising ecological concerns, Register-Guard
USDA Forest Service Releases Invasive Plant Draft EIS – seeks comments, USFS
Invasive Plant EIS - Pacific Northwest Region, USFS
Umpqua NF to prepare Supplement to the Draft EIS for the Drew Creek, Diamond Rock and Divide Cattle Allotments, Federal Register
Umpqua NF cancels NOI for Exodus Timber Sale Project, Federal Register
Umpqua NF cancels NOI for Fish Creek Watershed Project, Federal Register
Roadless detour: Administration delays decision on popular rule, Register-Guard editorial
Protectors of roadless gain allies, Corvallis Gazette-Times
GOP policy ruins natural land, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
Back to a crass future, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Will of the people should not be ignored, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
Deal ensures 90,000 acres in King County will stay wilderness, Post-Intelligencer
The future is green, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Seeing the future for the trees, Seattle Times editorial
A second chance to preserve a nearby forest landscape, Seattle Times op-ed
King County expected to preserve 90,000 acres of forest, Seattle Times
Wa: State logging plan worries some who say it allows too much clearcutting, Post-Intelligencer
Higher logging level approved - More trees will be cut on 1.4 million acres of state lands in Western Washington, The Olympian
Clear-cut solution?, The Columbian
State approves plan to increase logging, The Columbian
Increase in timber harvests approved, Tacoma News Tribune
State to adopt plan for timber harvesting, Bremerton Sun AP
State adopts 10-year plan for timber harvesting, Post-Intelligencer AP
Caution in timber plan, Post-Intelligencer editorial
It's not too late to demand certification, smart logging, Tacoma News Tribune op-ed
Timber plan close to approval, The Olympian
Public Lands Day offers fee-free opportunities, Bend Bugle
Parks see decline in visits since fee, Seattle Times
Learning forestry from the ground up, Seattle Times AP
Restoration of Siuslaw earns prize, The Register-Guard
Restoration honored: Siuslaw partnership wins award, Register-Guard editorial
Thursday Sept 2, 2004 R6 News, USFS
Measure 34 would make 50/50 plan law in Tillamook/Clatsop forests, Ashland Daily Tidings
Oregon considers, forgoes buying forest, Oregonian
Report: Land use laws slow development in the forest, Bend Bulletin
City applies best science to battle tree damage, Statesman Journal
Fire safety required for area homes, Bend Bulletin
Deschutes NF: Paulina Lake algae health advisory reduced, Bend Bugle
Retirement not part of tree farmer's plans, Capital Press Agriculture Weekly
Study on super floods may pay off with geologic trail - Congress considers giving public a record of ice age's catastrophes, San Francisco Chronicle
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Become a woman of the woods, for free!, Belfast Village Soup
White Mountain NF plan increases wild, Union Leader
New White Mountain forest plan due today - Proposal aims to aid future decision-making, Concord Monitor
Funding to buy 6,000 Chequamegon-Nicolet acres approved, BusinessNorth News
Streamside Forests Protect Fresh Water Supplies, Environment News Service
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF: Activists, loggers spar over forest - Woods wait for protection or harvest, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
To protect forests, limit ATV use, Wisconsin State Journal
U.S. Forest Service reaches out to ATV crowd - Plan calls for new and improved trail network, The-Bee, Phillips, Wisconsin
Farm Bureau Supports Revised Roadless Rule, Wisconsin Ag Connection
White Mountain NF Forest Plan: Proposal covers everything from logging to use of ATVs, Union Leader
ATV use eyed for White Mountain national forest, Boston Globe AP
White Mountain NF: Lawmaker, groups urge Bush to protect forests - 'Outraged' Allen, activists challenge Bush plans for roadless forests, Nashua Telegraph
Appalachian Trail vulnerable to new forest rules, environmental group claims, CNN AP
Eliminating forest protection has yet another consequence, Portland Press Herald editorial
Wilderness, ah!, Times Record editorial
An opportunity in the wilderness battle, Boston Globe op-ed
Keep holding on to our treasures out in the wild, Buffalo News
Pownal poised for something, but what exactly?, North Adams Transcript
Forest Service asks for ballot question on land sale, North Adams Transcript
Not so clear-cut: aspen management, Star Tribune
Smokey Bear and I go way back, Lake County News-Chronicle
Land trust buying island near Boundary Waters for Superior NF, Star Tribune AP
Group preserves Burntside island, News Tribune
Private purchase fills public good Congress ignores, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Judge orders preliminary injunction until lawsuit is finished - Logging once again halted in Ironton district of Wayne National Forest, The Herald-Dispatch
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
The Wilderness Act has continuing consequences, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner editorial
Tongass NF corrects Aug. 18 NOI re: Kuiu Timber Sale Environmental Impact Statement, Federal Register
The fight for Alaska's forest, BBC News
Governor ups timber quota for Southeast - State logs could help Alaska sawmills stay afloat, Anchorage Daily News
Baked Alaska - In the Arctic, where flowers are madly blooming, trees are growing to mutant sizes and the snowpack is thinning, researchers are getting an incontrovertible view of global warming, Salon

 


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