Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Forest Service Valle Vidal Analysis Concerns Gov. Richardson, Albuquerque Journal
Forest Service has new strategy for fighting weeds, Casper Star-Tribune
Forest Service Launches Invasive Species Initiative, But Efforts Seem Misplaced, The Wilderness Society
Logging leads to fires that devastate forests, Oregon Daily Emerald
The wilderness battle, Boston Globe editorial
Georgia should leave Roadless Rule in effect, Macon Telegraph editorial
Wisconsin forest expert supports 'roadless rules' - Dombeck: State's wild areas should be preserved, Wi. Rapids Daily Tribune
Uncle Sam cutting job security - Thousands of federal workers must compete with private employers to keep their jobs, News & Observer
Once vast, now scarce longleaf forest - A cautionary tale of greed versus a wondrous ecosystem, Charlotte Observer
Longleaf Pine: 'New language when it comes to fire', The Times and Democrat
Mark Rey, Undersecretary of Agriculture, Speaks in Bangor on Sunday, Magic City Morning Star
'Monster Mash' legend fights to save areas under Bush attack, People's Weekly World
Analysis: Capitalism Could Conserve the Planet or Consume It, Environment News Service
Groups challenge Bush on settlement with Utah - Clinton policy on wilderness land reversed, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Western wilderness up for grabs - Utah lawsuit removes most protections, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Posewitz explores public ownership of wildlife, Helena Independent Record
Now how about bat?, Tacoma News Tribune
Apalachicola NF: Couple Makes Worms Squirm, Tampa Tribune
Climate fuelling fires - Increase in forest blazes linked to greenhouse gases, Toronto Star
Environmentalists sue over changes in Forest Service wildlife protections, SF Chronicle AP
Bush Administration Challenged Over Abandonment of Wildlife Protections - A return to the days of localized extinction in America's national forests, Earth Justice newsroom
Lawsuit Challenges the Bush Administration's Decision to Drop Wildlife Protection in National Forests, Defenders of Wildlife
Bush Administration Challenged Over Abandonment of Wildlife Protections, The Wilderness Society
Bush Betrayal of National Forest Wildlife Taken to Court, Environment News Service
Fact Sheet: Bush Administration Proclaims the End of National Forest Wildlife Protections, Defenders of Wildlife
Lawsuit to Save Wildlife Rules from Bush Axe, Defenders of Wildlife
Once Gone, Gone Forever, Los Angeles Times editorial
Jones & Stokes Awarded Largest Contract In Its History - $25 Million 5-Year Forest Service Contract is for Analysis of Public Comment on Federal Projects, PR Newswire
Recasting Wilderness as Open for Business, Los Angeles Times
Forest Service Unveils Innovative Wheelchair-Friendly Playground That Uses Cost-Effective Wood Chips, USFS
52 Club Grows to 1,200 Members, Fire Chief
Fine-scale estimation of outcrossing in western redcedar with microsatellite assay of bulked DNA, Heredity
High variability of chloroplast DNA in three Mediterranean evergreen oaks indicates complex evolutionary history, Heredity
The Man Behind the Land, Los Angeles Times
Contrarian Clones: Society's Signposts - Natalie Jeremijenko's Trees aren't simply decorative -- they can be read like a social register, San Francisco Chronicle
Planting Trees For Life, Gotham Gazette
Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees, New York Times
Smokey needs a look in the mirror, Valley Morning Star editorial
Furnish Report: Forest Service Practices Threaten Public Lands; Practices Place National Forests in Eastern Half of U.S. at Risk of Logging, Drilling and Mining, U.S. Newswire
Scientists, economists oppose Bush plan on forests, SF Chronicle AP
Alaska petition underscores Bush-Kerry fight for sportsmen's vote - Bush and Kerry woo sportsmen in key states, SF Chronicle AP
Pickett Revamps 'Mash' As Anti-Bush Ditty, Billboard
Halloween Rock Legend Joins Fight to Save Roadless Forest Areas Under Bush Attack, Campaign to Protect America's Land; Defenders of Wildlife
This 'Monster' Is No Mash Note To the Bush Administration, Washington Post
Monster Slash - The New Monster Mash, website
Pristine roadless areas a boon to all, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
''For Kerry, it's not easy pretending to be Green'', Yellow Times
Corporate Customers Duped By Deceptive 'Green' Labeling Scheme - Industry-backed SFI certification fails to protect endangered old growth forests, Rainforest Action Network
Conservation's Company Plan - Firms Are Asked to Examine Paper Use in Effort to Save Forest, Washington Post
Suing over forest fires, Springs Gazette editorial at Desert Dispatch
Unhappy Trails to Use?, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Award Ceremony Recognizes American Indians For Help In Creating Forest Service Office of Tribal Relations, USFS
Forest Service Partners With American Chestnut Foundation To Bring The American Chestnut Back From Near Extinction, USFS
Nuts for Chestnut Trees, CS Monitor
New trees cancel out air pollution cuts, New Scientist
Environmental group targets Victoria's Secret, The Globe and Mail
Bra company's environment grade: DD - Environmental groups pressure Victoria's Secret to use more recycled paper in catalogs, Savannah Morning News
Protection Sought for Rare Columbian Bird, New York Newsday AP
More obstinate than kudzu: Cogon grass, Hammond Star
Land Grants Issue Off to D.C., Albuquerque Journal
Groups led by Forest Guardians seek endangered listing for Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Say various threats have it on 'crash course with extinction', Bend Bugle
'Out of whack' forests require year-round work to avoid wildfire, Durango Herald
San Juan NF: Revised Little Molas plan scraps development, fees, and concessionaire, Durango Herald
Compromise, Hell! - Economic WMD's are Being Used Against Our Own People in a Version of "Freedom" That Makes Greed the Dominant Economic Virtue, Orion Magazine
Victoria's Dirty Secrets, Forest Ethics
Forest service chief wants limits on ATVs, Lexington Herald-Leader
Bush, Kerry View Forests Differently, Albuquerque Journal
Fears about drilling Carson NF may tilt vote in New Mexico, Post-Dispatch
Candidates differ sharply on uses for public land, Denver Post
Water and wilderness, Summit Daily News
U.S. to appeal NAFTA lumber import ruling, The Bellingham Herald
Smokey Bear Balloon Crash Changes Pilot's View On Life, KOAT News
Recent study paints wood in 'green' light - Research deems wood most environmentally-sustainable of construction materials, The Daily Barometer
Newly planted trees are also agents of pollution, study, New Kerala News
WORLD NEWS
Bangladesh forest guard shot dead by timber thieves, Agence France-Presse
DENR-12 seizes P5.4-M illegal logs from Jan. ­ Oct. '04, Mindanao News
Perak to expand Royal Belum Forest boundaries, Malaysia Star
Chinese firm barks up right tree to supply mainland's demand for paper - Guangzhao IF sets breakthrough to meet demand for paper, Yahoo! News AFP
Winter is a busy season for firewood, Bhutan: Kuensel News
Congo's Rainforest Faces Danger as Loggers Return, Yahoo! News
Herbal practitioners urged to plant medicinal shrubbery - Ghana's forest cover on the verge of crumpling, Ghana News Agency
CIOB Launches "Procuring Legal & Sustainable Timber" Industry Guide, PR Newswire Europe
Starbucks Seeks More Socially Responsible Coffee, Reuters Planet Ark
The human casualties of Brazil's rainforest disaster, UK Independent
Tall tales: Search for giant Sasquatch draws the curious to Canada lake, Boston Herald
Climate fuelling fires - Increase in forest blazes linked to greenhouse gases, Toronto Star
Praising precious Houn pine, The Mercury
Logging plans hurt image, The Mercury
Gunns ready for pulp mill: Study shows project is viable, The Mercury
Greens accuse Govt of collusion over pulp mill, ABC News
Labor warned over pulp mill, ABC News
Woodchip exports still at near-record levels, The Mercury
Labor challenged to back RFA, ABC News
Forests bloodletting to be long and bitter, The Australian
Latham concedes forestry policy damage, ABC News
Latham accepts lost seats blame, The Mercury
Latham will review forest policy, The Age AAP
Loss of Europe's Deadwood Harms Forest Species, Environment News Service
Deadwood – Living Forests, World Wide Fund For Nature
'Extinct' pine marten in comeback, BBC News
Tool-Making Chimps Live in Rainforest Saved From Logging, Environment News Service
Forest lands being grabbed by influential people, Bangladesh Observer
Stern Court Action Deters Illegal Logging, Bernama News Agency
Life-giving dead wood 'at risk', BBC News
Ramin upgraded on CITES list, Malaysia Star
A Green Peace Prize, Washington Post
Loved by Laureate, Kenya's Forests Are Vanishing Fast, ENN Reuters
Coffee Forests: The Cappuccino Effect, Washington Post
Trillium's Chilean lands preserved, The Bellingham Herald
Latin America to lose 8 pct of forests by 2020 -UN, Reuters AlertNet
Canada: Study won't save mountain caribou, say environmentalists, CBC News
Russia concerned by raging forest fires, IOL World
Salween forest to be closed after illegal cut logs moved out, Thai News Agency
Take firmer action vs. illegal loggers, ApNaw asks DENR, The Manila Times
Indonesia's Illegal Logging Regulation Axed?, Laksamana.Net
Abundant life in Sematan swamp, Bernama News
Tassie forests still under threat, Green Left Weekly
Leader rebuffs critics on forests, The Australian
Waiting game on busy PM's Tassie forest package: Log policy under wraps, The Mercury
Logging's end strains furniture manufacturers, ABC News
Premier breaks silence over RFA, The Examiner
U.N. Conference Votes to Regulate Perfume Wood: Agarwood, ENN Reuters
P3.2M illegal timber wood seized in C. Mindanao, Mindanao News
Finnish Forest Certification Council's (FFCC) comments re "Certifying Extinction?", Finnish Forest Industries Federation
Certifying Extinction? An Assessment of the Revised Standards of the Finnish Forest Certification System, Greenpeace
Beware phony 'green' labels on wood products, Roanoke Times op-ed
Liberals brace for costly old growth compo claim, The Mercury
Lennon stands firm on forestry jobs, ABC News
Gallop extends old-growth invite to Lennon, ABC News
Bay logging plans blasted, The Mercury
Kenyan Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Didn't Listen, Guerrilla News Network
Peace Prize Is a Well-Deserved Honor, David Suzuki Foundation
Peace Prize goes green, Greenpeace
Zimbabwe: Sustainable Timber Harvest Vital, Harare Herald
Newly planted trees are also agents of pollution, study, New Kerala News
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Park Service Under Attack by Adviser, New York Times
National Park Service Is Hiding Report Calling For More Scientific Approach To Park Management, NPS Retirees
Report: "National Park Service Science in the 21st Century", by the National Park System Advisory Board
Colorado state forest service director starts DOI Wildland Fire Coordinator job in D.C., The Coloradoan
Environment Activists Weary of Bush, Wary of Kerry, The NewStandard
Environment losing federal protection under Bush, Osceola News Gazette
Kerry and the Environment, Mother Jones
The Green Backlash, 10 Years On, Tidepool
Wise Use in the White House, Tidepool
Critical Habitat Proposed for Endangered Species Challenged Under Data Quality Act, OMB Watch
Forest Service Receives Challenge on Endangered Species Habitat Protection, OMB Watch
Proposed Designation of Riparian Forest Critical Habitat for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, Federal Register
Daschle forest ad flap moot, Rapid City Journal
USDA Selects Xacta to Address Forest Service Certification and Accreditation and FISMA Requirements, Business Wire
Crapo: Collaboration key to ESA reform, Capital Press
The Politics of Wilderness Protection, Environment News Service by Jim DiPeso
Court Rules Bush Administration Is Illegally Hiding Wilderness Documents, Earthjustice Newsroom
Halloween Rock Legend Joins Fight to Save Roadless Forest Areas Under Bush Attack, Campaign to Protect America's Land; Defenders of Wildlife
Pickett Revamps 'Mash' As Anti-Bush Ditty, Billboard
This 'Monster' Is No Mash Note To the Bush Administration, Washington Post
Monster Slash - The New Monster Mash, website
Conversation with a Conservative: Russell Train, MotherJones
''For Kerry, it's not easy pretending to be Green'', Yellow Times
Defending America from 'stealth attack': An exclusive interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Lansing City Pulse
Environmental issues lose political clout, Chicago Tribune
Wildlands advocates stump against Bush record, Mail Tribune
EPA releases comments on draft, final EIS's, Federal Register
EPA receives draft, final EIS's for comment, Federal Register
Land Grants Issue Off to D.C., Albuquerque Journal
Washington insiders expose own agencies - From EPA to Park Service, whistleblowers raise policy questions in a tense election year, CS Monitor
Whistle-Blowers Often Unheard, Advocate Says, Washington Post
Election dominated by big issues worries environmentalists, industry, Register-Guard
Clinton lends voice to campaign; Sportsmen can't stomach Bush enviro policies, San Francisco Examiner
Avid hunters may leave Bush camp, Denver Post AP
Fears about drilling Carson NF may tilt vote in New Mexico, Post-Dispatch
Roadless comments due Nov. 15, Durango Herald
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
Clearwater and Nez Perce Forests release proposal to revise management plans, Idaho County Free Press
Nez Perce NF: Miner's suit against Forest Service dismissed, Idaho County Free Press
Kootenai NF Notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the Northeast Yaak Project, Federal Register
Salmon River Canyon Project cancelled: Nez Perce, Payette, Bitteroot, and Salmon/Challis NFs, Federal Register
Environmentalists seek more habitat protection for grizzlies, Billings Gazette
Hamilton halts tree ordinance: Appeals prompt city to review rules, Ravalli Republic
Rattlesnake thinning to begin, Missoulian
Quitting time - Helena NF supervisor Tom Clifford's career reviewed, Helena Independent Record
Rattlesnake thinning to begin, Missoulian
ATV riders cited for wilderness incursion, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Incident team helps Floridians: Forest management group adept at disaster recovery, Ravalli Republic
Gallatin NF: Vandals damage signs at popular 'M' trail, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
County poised to buy popular rock climbing area, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Judge's Ruling on Yellowstone Keeps It Open to Snowmobiles, New York Times
Browning students study forest ecology and management in Coram Experimental Forest, Glacier Reporter
Abused resources: An unsavory trend of vandalism persists in the National Forest, Ravalli Republic
Federal judge strikes down snowmobile ban in Yellowstone Park, SF Chronicle AP
House Plows Into Snowmobile Fray, CBS News
Fuel reduction plan takes shape, Kalispell Daily Interlake
Taker found for timber sale near Butte, Helena Independent Record
FWP to use old method to restore fish, Missoulian
Wolverine's epic trek astonishes biologists, Missoulian
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Texas developer dreams big at Wolf Creek site - Huge ski village project forges on despite opposition, Rocky Mountain News
Wolf Creek village moves forward, Durango Herald
No-Fee Coalition applauds candidates, Telluride Daily Planet [scroll down]
GMUG NF: Land near Norwood pegged as at-risk for fire, Telluride Daily Planet
Revised Pike NF plan for motorized vehicle trails in Rampart progressing, Douglas County News-Press
Management plan complete; now funds needed, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
BLM says citizen proposal can't be officially recognized, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
How about a Paha Sapa National Park?, Rapid City Journal column
Colorado state forest service director starts DOI Wildland Fire Coordinator job in D.C., The Coloradoan
Ski village moves forward - Zoning plans OK'd for controversial Wolf Creek project, Rocky Mountain News
Another step forward for Colorado ski area village, Grand Forks Herald
'Friends' host fundraiser tonight - The FENW also gives money to the Forest Service to help out during budget shortfalls, Summit Daily News
White River NF: Fire danger driving forest-health plan, Vail Daily News
Effort to balance water needs deemed success on Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
A shortsighted view, Summit Daily letter
McInnis honor is insulting, Aspen Times letter
Natural gas activist training seeks balance between interests, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Prairie Dogs Poisoned by U.S. in South Dakota, National Geographic News
Black Hills NF: Forest Plan comments due December 15, Marshall County Journal
Black Hills NF: Forest plan update detailed, Rapid City Journal
Forest Service hears county's frustration, Black Hills Pioneer
Daschle forest ad flap moot, Rapid City Journal
Grassland symposium set, Rapid City Journal
Planners OK 2,172-unit village at Wolf Creek - Rio Grande NF private inholding adjacent to ski area, Durango Herald
Re-examining effects of salvage logging, Durango Herald op-ed
Pristine roadless areas a boon to all, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
Outfitter says charges bogus, Durango Herald
Recent changes to Peaks Trail concern local cyclists, Summit Daily News
Bill to name public land after McInnis spurs debate, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Natural gas activist training seeks balance between interests, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
EPA criticizes Bighorn forest's preferred plan, Billings Gazette
Bighorn NF preferred alternative proposes an 85 percent reduction in Roadless Areas and greatly increases road construction, EPA at Federal Register
Prairie dog poisoning begins, KOTA News
Bird deaths near site of poisoning prompt probe, Rapid City Journal
San Juan NF: Revised Little Molas plan scraps development, fees, and concessionaire, Durango Herald
Rio Grande NF: Village at Wolf Creek Draft Environmental Impact Statement available, Federal Register
Water and wilderness, Summit Daily News
Roadless comments due Nov. 15, Durango Herald
Mother Nature vs. USFS, Summit Daily News
'Out of whack' forests require year-round work to avoid wildfire, Durango Herald
A 'patchy mosiac', Durango Herald
Homeowners urged to create defensible space, Durango Herald
The business of thinning, Durango Herald
'Friends of Hunter Creek?', Aspen Times op-ed
Independence ghost town faces death sentence, Rocky Mountain News
State Parks says no to lodge on Berthoud Pass - Forest Service determined to level lodge, Denver Post
USFS: Breckenridge Peak 8 Lift up for public comment - Comments due Oct. 28th, Summit Daily News
Walcher known for passion, Rocky Mountain News
Black Hills NF: Public invited to open houses, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills NF advisory board takes stand on campaign commercials supporting Sen. Tom Daschle, Black Hills Pioneer
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Forest Service Valle Vidal Analysis Concerns Gov. Richardson, Albuquerque Journal
Cibola NF: Prescribed burns done in mountains, Valenica County News-Bulletin
First trees cut in forest contract, White Mountain Independent
Apache-Sitgreaves NF: Forest thinning, Arizona Republic
Time runs short on tree thinning grants for property owners, White Mountain Independent
Coronado NF: Tribe still protests telescopes, Eastern Arizona Courier
Historic Sopori Ranch sold for $22M, Arizona Daily Star
Mysterious monarchs studied - Butterflies being tagged to learn their life cycles, Arizona Republic
Prescott NF: PIT Volunteers find plenty in very first day, Prescott Daily Courier
Re: Prescott NF periodic burns: Let nature serve as our guide, Prescott Daily Courier letter
Politics, Gas Fuel Battle Over New Mexico Forest, Reuters
Start of White Mountain thinning project long overdue, East Valley Tribune editorial
Increased oil and gas drilling considered for S.F. National Forest land, New Mexican
Lawsuit Seeks Information on Border Patrol Activities in Sensitive Wildlife Refuges and Wilderness Areas, Defenders of Wildlife
Crossing closure foes pursue environmental issues, The Payson Roundup
Santa Fe NF: Area Along Jemez Mountains May See More Drilling, Albuquerque Journal
Oil and gas drilling considered for Santa Fe National Forest land, The New Mexican
Santa Fe NF: Feel the Heat, The New Mexican
Carson NF Valle Vidal: Recreational Users of Land Upset Over Proposal to Search for Natural Resource, Albuquerque Journal
Taos Man Speaks for Trees, Albuquerque Journal
Tonto NF: Fate of Second Crossing out of local hands, The Payson Roundup
Second Crossing gets late reprieve, The Payson Roundup
Coronado NF: Madera Canyon upgrades complete, KMSB News
Coconino NF: $30 million telescope cleared for takeoff, Arizona Daily Sun
Old logging wheels roll into new home downtown, Arizona Daily Sun
Land Grants Issue Off to D.C., Albuquerque Journal
Carson Forest Plan Withdrawn After Protests, Albuquerque Journal
Fears about drilling Carson NF may tilt vote in New Mexico, Post-Dispatch
Bush, Kerry View Forests Differently, Albuquerque Journal
Smokey Bear Balloon Crash Changes Pilot's View On Life, KOAT News
Mesa in the Jemez Gives Insight Into Climate's Impact on Land, Albuquerque Journal
Carson NF: Taos Students Get Wet in River Study, Albuquerque Journal
Make chipboard of beetle-killed trees, Prescott Daily Courier letter
Smoke aside, we should be lauding the Forest Service, Prescott Daily Courier editorial
Prescott transitions into AZ's smoke capital, Prescott Daily Courier letter
Smoky sky due to ongoing forest maintenance, The Payson Roundup
Tonto NF: Renzi gets reprieve to keep Second Crossing open, The Payson Roundup
Coronado NF: Long-embattled Mount Graham telescope being dedicated, Arizona Republic
Coconino NF: Lowell Observatory to get new $30 million, wide-field telescope, Casa Grande Valley News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Activists protest plans to change forest Roadless Rule, Salt Lake Tribune
Comments taken opposing changes to roadless rule, Deseret Morning News
Uintah NF: Pass could have short winter - Wolf Creek may be open past Dec. 1 and open early, Deseret Morning News
Snow delays removal of wilderness memorial in Uintas, Salt Lake Tribune
Forest Service has a Nephi office now, Deseret News
Notice of intent to prepare an EIS for a revised Land and Resource Management Plan for the Manti-La Sal National Forest, Federal Register
Salmon River Canyon Project cancelled: Nez Perce, Payette, Bitteroot, and Salmon/Challis NFs, Federal Register
Caribou NF: Fuel reduction continues in area forest, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
The Finish Line in Sight for Landmark Hage v. U.S. - Closing Arguments Heard in Takings Case for Nevada Rancher, eMediaWire
Stewards of the Range, website
Western wilderness up for grabs - Utah lawsuit removes most protections, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Groups challenge Bush on settlement with Utah - Clinton policy on wilderness land reversed, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Roads to ruin? - Opponents weigh in on the Roadless Area Conservation Rule and its impact on Nevada, Las Vegas Mercury
Owyhee Initiative: Land preservation plan meets approval, Register-Guard
Early season avalanche prompts warnings, Casper Star-Tribune
Bridger-Teton NF: Company avoids mountain pipeline route, Casper Star-Tribune
Voice your opinion at Dixie forest roads meeting, The Spectrum letter
Off-road chief resigns after Sawtooth NF violation, Los Angeles Times
Commissioners question USFS consolidation, The Challis Messenger
Bridger-Teton NF: NOI to prepare an EIS for the Moose-Gypsum Project, Federal Register
Bridger-Teton NF: Gros Ventre not a route for pipeline, company says, Billings Gazette
Court Rules Bush Administration Is Illegally Hiding Wilderness Documents, Earthjustice Newsroom
Watershed restoration proposal is announced - Tree removal among top options: Forest Service says most logging would be performed by helicopter, Reno Gazette-Journal
Plans call for Washoe Valley tree thinning to ease fire threats - Forest Service unveils plan to thin Nevada forest, SF Chronicle AP
RAMS program makes abandoned mine reclamation possible - Restoration of Abandoned Mine Sites program, Elko Daily Free Press
Investigative report cites many errors at Carson City's Waterfall Fire, Reno Gazette-Journal
Groups led by Forest Guardians seek endangered listing for Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Say various threats have it on 'crash course with extinction', Bend Bugle
Forest Service approves five-year helicopter skiing permit, Casper Star-Tribune
Officials renew heli-ski permit, Provo Daily Herald
Wilds groups may sue over ski permit, Deseret Morning News
Marijuana field found in Southern Utah - $3 million pot crop scheduled to be torched, Deseret Morning News
Forest says skiers misinformed about plan - Bridger-Teton NF officials dismissed comments opposing commercial guiding by the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Teton Pass as misinformed, Jackson Hole Zone
WYDOT opposes Bridger-Teton NF pipeline proposal, Billings Gazette
Forests must be open to all, and Caribou travel plan should reflect that, Idaho State Journal Journal editorial
Don't let group close motorized access to Caribou NF trails, Pocatello Idaho State Journal op-ed
Hand-pile burns set for Caribou-Targhee, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Jack Creek Road's Status Raises Questions, Elko Daily Free Press
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
U.S. Forest Service honors former Yurok chairwoman, Eureka Times-Standard
Klamath NF: Forum brings information, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Stanislaus NF herbicide spraying plan OK'd, Stockton Record
Nature knows how to repair itself, Kern Valley Sun
Rains hasten forest healing, Pasadena Star-News
Environmental review period enters final days on cloud seeding project, Big Bear Grizzly
Tahoe NF: OHV Route Designation Process – Public Workshops in Truckee and Nevada City, Yuba.net News
Little Bald Hills trail may get rerouted, Eureka Times-Standard
Silverthorn residents want brush cleared - Potential fire threat might be removed if agencies consent, Redding Record Searchlight
Prescribed burns fight fire with fire, Tahoe Union
Conditions at Inland forest site are called unsafe, Riverside Press-Enterprise
A logger's long rehab - He's hurt physically - and financially, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Stanislaus NF: Trail building builds bridges, Union Democrat
Stanislaus NF: Herbicide spraying appeal overruled, Union Democrat
Cleveland NF: Scientists worry about chaparral habitat's survival, North County Times
Six Rivers NF: Permits For Sale For Forest Mushrooms, Eureka Reporter
Angeles NF: Swept clean - Heavy rains blast rock pile at top of Rubio Canyon to its base, Pasadena Star-News
Storm Restores Waterfalls Buried in '98 Slide - Heavy rains dislodge boulders and debris that had covered the cascades above Altadena, Los Angeles Times
Highway 38 on the list for tree removal, Big Bear Grizzly
California adopts forest-saving plan, Register-Guard AP
A year after fires, two contrasting sagas of recovery, Seattle Times AP
New Forest Rises From Ashes, Los Angeles Times
Group wants grand jury to probe Cedar fire, North County Times
Survey of Fire Safety Experts Finds Improved Planning, Persistent Dangers in Fire-Prone Areas; Experts Single Out Paradise for Divine Planning, Business Wire
Fire safety survey critical of county, North County Times
Contrarian Clones: Society's Signposts - Natalie Jeremijenko's Trees aren't simply decorative -- they can be read like a social register, San Francisco Chronicle
OneTrees website
Logging in NorCal Klamath NF postponed for review, Redlands Daily Facts
Environmental groups challenge Plumas NF thinning project, Plumas County News
Plumas National Forest asking for help, Plumas County News
New Plumas ranger enthusiastic about the challenges of the Mt. Hough Ranger District - Maria T. Garcia comes from the Santa Fe & Carson NFs, Plumas County News
Forest Service employee wins national honor, The Union Democrat
Forest should never close, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Wildfire danger dampened but not drowned out by rains, Victorville Daily Press
San Bernardino NF: Rain helped, but fire worries aren't ended just yet, Press-Enterprise
Angeles Forest opened again after rains, L.A. Daily News
21st century firefighting technology on a 19th century budget, Union Tribune
Safer Forests Can Power State's Grid, Eureka Reporter op-ed
Park services pay their fair share to be good neighbors, Tulare Advance-Register
Lodge reconstruction complete, Mt. Shasta News
Wildfire exhibit opens at Natural History Museum, The Village News
Judge blocks Klamath logging plan, orders environmental review, SF Chronicle AP
Major timber harvest blocked - Klamath Forest didn't adequately explore impact of Beaver Creek plan, judge says, Sacramento Bee
Groups win Klamath NF timber sale case, Eureka Times-Standard
Mendocino NF: Judge fells federal timber project, Eureka Times-Standard
Ancient Forest Protected From Logging - Court Blocks Forest Service Plan to Cut Next to Yolla-Bolly Wilderness, EPIC
Judge blocks plan for logging in part of the Mendocino NF, Monterey Herald AP [scroll down]
Eldorado National Forest: Wildfire closes Highway 50 near Kyburz, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Saving Big Sur: Why California's prized coastline is at risk - Inaccessible terrain, tinderbox habitat create a recipe for wildfire disaster, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Timber industry, mill workers cry foul over misleading Patagonia ad, North County Times AP
Cappuccino vs. the cowboys, Sacramento Bee
Logging accident kills man on Palco land, Eureka Times-Standard
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Forest Service has new strategy for fighting weeds, Casper Star-Tribune
Feds pay visit, launch invasive species attack, Bend Bugle
Jose Linares - New Siuslaw forest supervisor right at home in Willamette Valley. Albany Democrat-Herald
Wildlife Federation: Booth Fire 'most likely' arson - Booth Fire Investigation Conducted, Oregon Wildlife Federation
Timberline Lodge proposes opening 62 additional acres to skiing - USFS completing Draft EIS, Oregonian
Table Rock is one of Oregon's best-kept secrets, KATU News
Wenatchee NF: $3 million in pot plants found in national forest, Register Guard
County gets $28.3 million as share of timber safety net proceeds, Roseburg News-Review
Mushroom boom is on -- don't forget your permit, Eureka Times-Standard
Now how about bat?, Tacoma News Tribune
Thinning and improving elk habitat focus of logging project, Roseburg News-Review
Appeals Court Halts Biscuit Timber Sales, Oregon Public Broadcasting
BLM must take 'a hard look' at the overall cumulative effects - Appeals court overturns judge in four Medford-area timber sales, Mail Tribune
Shorepine Alliance offers free trees - Shorepines are native to western Newport, Newport News-Times
Healing wounded land: Eddyville youth plant trees at stream restoration site, Newport News-Times
Canby works to identify trees rooted in history, Oregonian
Support Measure 34 forest management plan, Newport News-Times letter
On the Tree Stump, Seattle Weekly News
Cooper and Billings: moving beyond schools versus trees, Seattle Times op-ed
Special interests fund much of lands commissioner race, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Latest Diamond Lake water option draws fire, Roseburg News-Review
Umpqua NF: Steamboat road issue - Proposed road closing project sparks objections from county commissioners Roseburg News-Review
Mount Hood NF: Birds of a feather band together, Bend Bulletin
Fremont-Winema NFs third annual "Fun with Fungi" event, Statesman Journal
Appeal workshop helps show people the ropes, Ashland Daily Tidings
Timber still could be salvaged, Mail Tribune
Trends portend slump in sales of holiday trees, Oregonian
A tree goes in Ballard, Seattle Times
Community service takes root with trees, Tacoma News Tribune
Ron Wyden no protector of forests, The Portland Alliance
Stark contrasts in race for public-lands job, The Seattle Times
Double shift: Deschutes Forest HQ to move twice, Bend Bugle
Thinning Forests, Columbian editorial
Thinning Out in the Gorge, Columbian
Meeting set for proposed thinning project in Diamond Lake District, Roseburg News-Review
Deschutes NF: Smoke alert: Thousands of debris piles to burn, Bend Bugle
City Council to debate merit of Mt. Ashland ski expansion appeal, Ashland Daily Tidings
City won't appeal ski expansion, Ashland Daily Tidings
Working to return forest service office to Waldport, Newport News-Times
Waldport to annex Forest Service property, Newport News-Times
Grazing plans to have little effect on local ranchers, Bend Bulletin
Waves of environmental opinion - Proposals to manage Oregon's roadless areas swing like a pendulum from preservation to utilization of forest resources, Oregon Daily Emerald
Conservation groups want new option at Diamond Lake, The News-Review
The Thursday Oct. 21, 2004 R6 Update, USFS
The Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 R6 Update, USFS
Free talk set about environmentalists Pinchot, Muir, Statesman Journal
Trillium's Chilean lands preserved, The Bellingham Herald
Logging suit against DNR filed in Superior Court, The Bellingham Herald
Measure 34: Does 50/50 plan add up?, The Daily Astorian
Measure 34: Public interest vs. special interests, Oregonian op-ed
Nothing to do but climb: 'Danger Tree Removal', Oregonian
A river runs through it - Cannon Beach fund-raising efforts add 120 acres to Ecola Creek Forest Reserve, The Daily Astorian
Capitalizing on a watery wonderland, Statesman Journal
Wildlands advocates stump against Bush record, Mail Tribune
In trial, logging protester fights charge of disorderly conduct, Oregonian
A heavenly reward awaits in the Enchantment Lakes Basin -- but you'll have to earn it, Post-Intelligencer
Siskiyou NF: Salvage Logging a Key Issue in Oregon - Bush Plan to Aid Forests After Wildfires Draws Criticism, Washington Post
Siskiyou NF: Bush's logging initiative draws fire in Oregon, Washington Post at Kitsap Sun
Apple Fire talks resolve salvage suit, logging set, Roseburg News-Review
Imported timber, exported future, Oregonian op-ed
The politics of public land-use create a sticky debate, Coos Bay World
Federal law on mining not so simple, Coos Bay World
The cost of striking gold: Controversy, regulations, Coos Bay World
Waldo Lake dilemma - Forest Service mulls ban on all powered boats in effort to better manage lake's recreation, Roseburg News-Review
Ochoco NF: Balance key for Crooked River Grassland plan, Bend Bugle
Groups led by Forest Guardians seek endangered listing for Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Say various threats have it on 'crash course with extinction', Bend Bugle
Forest Service workers protect life, property and resources, Roseburg News-Review op-ed
Biologist releases 17 rattlers back into the wild - Forester's pet project is to study unprotected species, The Wenatchee World at Deserert News
Gifford Pinchot NF: Cispus continues tradition despite Olympia district cuts - Mix of school, camp practically rite of passage, The Olympian
Measure 34 vote will decide future uses of state forests - Proponents want half of the Clatsop and Tillamook forests set aside and managed to develop wildlife-friendly old-growth, Oregonian
Timber measure pits loggers, hikers, Statesman Journal
Timber measure has fiscal impact - But sides differ on how much it would cost Oregonians, Statesman Journal
A coastal case against Measure 34, BlueOregon guest column
Measure 34 — Traditional timber economy vs. fish and tourism, Oregonian
Tumalo Creek bent back into shape, Bend Bulletin
Lands commissioner candidates square off over timber harvest, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
State should move ahead with logging plan, The Bellingham Herald
Fantastic Forage: Wild matsutake mushrooms, Post-Intelligencer
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Once vast, now scarce longleaf forest - A cautionary tale of greed versus a wondrous ecosystem, Charlotte Observer
Longleaf Pine: 'New language when it comes to fire', The Times and Democrat
Georgia should leave Roadless Rule in effect, Macon Telegraph editorial
Environmentalists working hard to protect Cumberland Plateau, Washington Post at Tennessean
ORV fans air Kisatchie concerns at forest meeting, The Town Talk
At One With the Snails - Tom Aley has dedicated his life to the tiny white dots that inhabit his cave, Los Angeles Times
Apalachicola NF: Couple Makes Worms Squirm, Tampa Tribune
Prescribed fire projects kick off meeting, The Outer Banks Sentinel
Uncle Sam cutting job security - Thousands of federal workers must compete with private employers to keep their jobs, News & Observer
Land of enchantment: Nature runs its course on state-straddling peninsula 'Land Between The Lakes', Knoxville News Sentinel
Special chip puts the 'play' in playground for children - Device makes area accessible to disabled youths, Houston Chronicle
The Last Oak, Sun Journal
Clinch Coalition celebrates seven years, Coalfield Progress
ORV usage topic of Kisatchie forest meet tonight, The Town Talk
Why did deadly Peeks Creek slide occur?, Asheville Citizen-Times
Rare, "Weird" Pine Snake Survives in Louisiana, National Geographic News
Forestry school branches out - NCSU College of Natural Resources - 75 Years, News Observer
USDA frees up $500 million for nationwide disaster assistance, @griculture News
State Gets $222 Million To Aid Growers, Forests, Tampa Tribune
Desoto NF: Bikers try to rev up support to blaze forest trails again, The Sun Herald
More obstinate than kudzu: Cogon grass, Hammond Star
Disease Killing Beech Trees in Smokies, Yahoo! News AP
Duke aims to preserve forest acres, The Chronicle
Pisgah NF: Storms' impact resonates through southern Appalachian backwoods, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Forest supervisor allows underground mining in Daniel Boone NF, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
'Wildness' abounds on trek up the state's second-highest peak, Journal-Constitution
State agriculture board weighs case for, against bittersweet ban, Asheville Citizen-Times
Oriental Bittersweet: A Patient Invader, USFS Southern Research Station
Incident team helps Floridians: Forest management group adept at disaster recovery, Ravalli Republic
Forest service chief wants limits on ATVs, Lexington Herald-Leader
Beware phony 'green' labels on wood products, Roanoke Times op-ed
Fallen trees still block many trails, Palm Beach Post
Kisatchie NF: Getting ready for turkey season, The Town Talk
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Wisconsin forest expert supports 'roadless rules' - Dombeck: State's wild areas should be preserved, Wi. Rapids Daily Tribune
Suomi group will fight Chippewa forest plan, Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Forest service to give up Cloquet LIne, Timberjay News
New Hampshire Begins Coal Switch to Biomass, Renewable Energy Access News
Mark Rey, Undersecretary of Agriculture, Speaks in Bangor on Sunday, Magic City Morning Star
Some Pownal residents remain uncertain about land buy - Pownal to vote on land purchase, Bennington Banner
Trees causing a rift in New Castle, Delaware: News Journal
Natural gas drilling near the Au Sable River not expected to start this year, Detroit News
Berlin comments on White Mountain Forest Plan, Fosters News [scroll down]
Inner City Neighborhoods Getting New Trees, North Central Ohio News
Funds available for Loess Hills land management, Daily Nonpareil
Springs wait at the end of wooded trails - Water bubbles up at several sites in Devil's Backbone Wilderness, Springfield News-Leader
Planting Trees For Life, Gotham Gazette
Burning Issue, KRT Wire - Philadelphia Inquirer
City land sale to USFS debated at Pownal meeting, North Adams Transcript
Neighbor stirred by Forest proposal, Bennington Banner
A few forests primeval - State still has a few century-old groves, Concord Monitor
Damage to trees points to acid rain - Study: Red spruces lost foliage, buds, Concord Monitor
Chestnut comeback gets a boost from U.S. Forest Service, Brattleboro Reformer
Forest Service Partners With American Chestnut Foundation To Bring The American Chestnut Back From Near Extinction, USFS
Nuts for Chestnut Trees, CS Monitor
Comments Sought on Treatment of White Spruce Plantation in Chequamegon-Nicolet Forest, Sawyer County Record
Chequamegon-Nicolet Forest seeks comment on spruce treatment, Ironwood Daily Globe
Old military facilities key for wildlife preservation, Oshkosh Northwestern
Forest service to give up Cloquet Line for ATVs, Timberjay News
Little-known forest will stay, Baraboo News Republic
Chestnuts on their way back, Bennington Banner
2003: Worst Ever Winter for Spruce, University of Vermont
Damage to red spruce trees points to acid rain, Fosters AP
Sugar Maples To Get Doses of Calcium To Stay Healthy, University of Vermont
TreeVitalize Seeks Volunteers for Early Action Projects in Neighborhoods; First Tree Planting Project Scheduled for Oct. 16 in West Philadelphia, PR Newswire
Insecticide kills 45-96 percent of ash borer larvae, Detroit Free Press
Highlands act will provide $100M to preservation efforts, Pottstown Mercury
Forest Officials Pledge Hearings to Discuss Massive Cutting Plan, The Vineyard Gazette
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
Gauging the mine's effects on Berners Bay, Juneau Empire
Heliskiing rights grow in Kenai - Some residents angry over racket, disturbance to animals on public land, Anchorage Daily News
Chugach NF: Helicopter Skiing on the Kenai Peninsula - Final Environmental Impact Statement & Record of Decision, USFS
Greenpeace to answer charges next year in Ketchikan spill-plan case, Anchorage Daily News
Decomposing salmon make for thriving ecosystems, Anchorage Daily News
Court Temporarily Blocks Tongass Timber Sales, Environment News Service
Alaska's summer fires found to be not all-consuming - Wildland fires not as destructive a force as once believed, Juneau Empire
Alaska petition underscores Bush-Kerry fight for sportsmen's vote, SF Chronicle AP
9th Circuit blocks Tongass road construction, SF Chronicle AP
Tongass Roadbuilding and Logging Blocked - Appeals Court Grants Time Out, Earthjustice Newsroom
Court's Order, Earthjustice Newsroom
Tongass NF to prepare an EIS for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the Angoon Hydroelectric Project on Admiralty Island, Federal Register
Commissioner Quits, Takes Job with Forest-Products Firm - Head of state's environmental conservation to become exec with Weyerhaeuser, Juneau Empire
Fire policies under review - 422 fires from human actions and 259 from lightning, News-Miner

 


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