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Stiffer penalties for ORV misuse, Denver Post editorial
Moving beyond the roadless impasse, Salt Lake Tribune op-ed
The roar for roadless forests - If a million public comments fall in a forest managed by the Bush administration, do they make a sound?, Oregonian editorial
Concern grows for roadless rule, Roseburg News-Review
Protect Virginia's forests from Bush's rule change, Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star op-ed
Deaf ears at Forest Service, Aspen Times letter

The biomass energy debate, ABC World Today
Rain forest remedies, Boston Globe editorial
Travelers stealing parts of Arizona's petrified forests, Los Angeles Daily News/ Independent Record
Fake and Fabulous, Star-Telegram/ Independent Record

Global warming blamed for huge western USA wildfires: Forests cannot be protected by thinning projects, USA Today
West warned of longer drought, Rocky Mountain News
Malheur NF: Salvage logging rules face new suit - Latest challenge claims federal regulations for determining tree mortality after fires are abused, Oregonian
Documents Reveal Timber Industry, Congressman Peterson Dictating Management in Allegheny National Forest - Freedom of Information Act Records Reveal Plan to Illegally "Subdivide" Logging Projects, Allegheny Defense Project
Forest policy change, Roseburg News-Review
The cooperage is the key in oak barrels - Whether new or neutral, foreign or domestic, the wood and how it's toasted help give distinctive flavors, Oregonian
Getting to the root of the issue - Researchers studying tree stumps to learn more about a costly fungus infection, Victoria Times Colonist

Pyromancy: Reading Stories in the Flames, Conservation Biology [login: name4, pwd: password]

Logging the Last of the Old Growth, Queen City News, Helena, Montana
West's Wildfires Linked to Global Warming - A study contradicts the belief that such blazes are unnatural, citing similar outbreaks during a drought in the Middle Ages, Los Angeles Times
Group Aims to Get Smokey Flying Again - "Fund-raising efforts have begun to build a new Smokey Bear Balloon," Albuquerque Journal
Giving Thanks And Giving Back With Pine Nuts - Traditional Holiday Food Makes a Comeback, Goods From The Woods
Bush policies imperil parks' wildlife, Anchorage Daily News op-ed
Where have all the trees gone?, UMass Daily Collegian op-ed
Automated hiring increases applications - Computers help find federal job candidates faster, Merit Systems Protection Board

400,000 See 'Monster Slash' Flash Movie in Two Weeks, Opposes Bush Roadless Forest Rule - Half Million Downloads Logged of New Take on 'Monster Mash' by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Defenders of Wildlife - Campaign to Protect America's Lands
Nightmare on Elms, New York Times
Boise Cascade Now OfficeMax, Investor's Business Daily
WORLD NEWS
Logging truck safety to be probed after two die - West Vancouver mother, daughter killed when logs fell on their vehicle, Vancouver Sun
Elephants Rampage Through India Villages - Satellite imagery shows that as many as 113,315 acres of thick forests were cleared by human encroachers in 1996-2000, leading to the breakup of traditional elephant corridors and their habitat, The Guardian

Graft blamed for reforestation failure, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rain forest remedies, Boston Globe editorial
The biomass energy debate, ABC World Today
Albanese sticks with forestry policy principles, Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview

Illegal trade in ramin timber, Radio Singapore International
Donations to Protect 50,000 Acres of Threatened Indonesian Rainforest That Is Home to Endangered Orangutans, Clouded Leopards and Sun Bears, PR Newswire
Forestry staff in illegal logging?, Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
No New Logging in Congolese Rainforests - Help Congo Explore Alternatives to Logging, Greenpeace

German Forests Sicker than Ever - Beech, oak worst affected, Deutsche Welle
Time to Plant Oaks, ISEU Forest campaign
Fine-Scale Diversity and Rarity Hotspots in Northern Forests, Conservation Biology [login: name4, pwd: password]
"Clear-cut" misperceptions continue, Northern Ontario Business
Sault entering into bio-economy game, Northern Ontario Business
Getting to the root of the issue - Researchers studying tree stumps to learn more about a costly fungus infection, Victoria Times Colonist

Greening Kenya, Living On Earth
Kyoto tree planting credits won't be much help - Predicted gains from selling surplus carbon credits globally is a pipe dream, National Business Review: N.Z.
Saving the environment too important to be left to governments - Business must make peace with conservation, Sydney Morning Herald op-ed
A race against time - There's a real, real chance we're going to lose all our biodiverse lowland rainforest, The Age


CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
President must make more green initiatives, Johns Hopkins News-Letter op-ed
Bush's vision: a new environment, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
BLM denies Nevada mine cover-up, Casper Star Tribune AP
Fish & Wildlife Service Fires Panther Whistleblower - Agency Does Not Dispute Orders to Suppress Scientific Findings, Peer News


Udall says environmental cause not lost - Enviro's hands 'full' with four more years of Bush, Summit Daily
Subverting Science, The New York Times editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Don't forget logging, Missoula Independent op-ed
Eloquent spokesman, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter

Forest Service sued to stop new forest regulations - Less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the roads would be closed or obliterated, Billings Gazette
Forest roads lead to court action, Kalispell Daily Interlake
Bear Huggers: Worse Than Tree Huggers - Suit seeks fewer roads, more bears - Groups contend USFS not doing enough for grizzlies, Spokane Spokesman-Review at Sierra Times
Judge vaporizes Yellowstone snowmobile ban - A second judge will likely demand some limits on winter traffic, High Country News

Logging the last of the old growth, Queen City News, Helena, Montana
Middle East Fork fuels project open for public comment: Treatment planned for 6,000 acres south of Sula, Ravalli Republic
Stop Forest Service from closing off access, Bozeman Daily Chronicle op-ed
Roadless areas, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Grizzlies and people bumping into each other in Montana - More bears killed as populations expand and tensions rise, SF Chronicle
Snowmobile rules finalized, Billings Gazette

Northeast Yaak project: Kootenai NF to prepare EIS to disclose the environmental effects of urban interface fuels treatments, vegetation management, watershed rehabilitation activities, wildlife habitat improvement, and access management changes, including road decommissioning, Federal Register
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Stiffer penalties for ORV misuse, Denver Post editorial
Colorado: Forest rangers battle illegal off-road-vehicle use - The problem is at its worst during hunting season when more terrain is torn up, Salt Lake Tribune/ Denver Post
Deaf ears at Forest Service, Aspen Times letter
Fending off fires, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Seedling trees available, Fort Morgan Times

EPA orders clean up of Loveland Pass fuel spill, Environmental Protection Agency


Minturn happy with revised forest bill that would allow local Forest Service officials to sell, swap or lease 16 White River NF parcels, Vail Daily
Tell it to the forest chief, Aspen Times letter
Udall says environmental cause not lost - Enviro's hands 'full' with four more years of Bush, Summit Daily
Tanker crashes, leaks diesel fuel on Loveland Pass - FS to determine environmental and wildlife consequences, Summit Daily
Helicopters remove infested Flat Tops trees, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Crisis Response Focus of Forum, Albuquerque Journal
Blue Ridge to the rescue? - Legislation could answer Rim country water woes, The Payson Roundup
Saguaro Park to levy new fee, removing yet another option for free outdoor recreation in Southern Arizona, Arizona Daily Star


Local Sierra group sounds out new Valles Caldera director - Grazing program lost $100,000, Los Alamos Monitor
Group Aims to Get Smokey Flying Again - "Fund-raising efforts have begun to build a new Smokey Bear Balloon," Albuquerque Journal
Giving Thanks And Giving Back With Pine Nuts - Traditional Holiday Food Makes a Comeback, Goods From The Woods

Gila NF: Proposal made, Silver City Daily Press
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
San Bernardino Forest official denies charges - Forest supervisor is accused of using his job to try to halt a condo project, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Lawsuit Seeks to Put Brakes on Aggressive Redwood Logging - Controversial Texas Financier Back In Court Again, Environmental Protection Information Center
Logging Teams Take Skills to Cutting Edge - Competitors from three state universities chop wood and hurl axes in face of campus criticism, Los Angeles Times

Scorched-Earth: Enviros Create Great Waste, Pioneer Press at Sierra Times

Tree giveaway raises awareness - HECO's 11th annual distribution will take place at five sites, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Timber lifts Mendocino ag value, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
The roar for roadless forests - If a million public comments fall in a forest managed by the Bush administration, do they make a sound?, Oregonian editorial
Concern grows for roadless rule, Roseburg News-Review
Learning from the flames, Roseburg News-Review
Waldport: Votes to annex into the city Forest Service property entirely within the city but not legally a part of the city, Newport News-Times
Poplars' popularity, Mail Tribune

Malheur NF: Salvage logging rules face new suit - Latest challenge claims federal regulations for determining tree mortality after fires are abused, Oregonian
Forest policy change, Roseburg News-Review
Local group finds its voice on forest issues, Roseburg News Review editorial
Lake logging plan merits our support, Bellingham Herald editorial
Economics played a role in 34's loss, Tillamook Headlight-Herald

Sustainable management for Diamond Lake, Roseburg News-Review op-ed
Activists doubt Oregon's 'green' reputation - Measure 34 results have Oregon activists feeling blue, not green, The Daily News
Farms, timber interests look to next steps - Large landholders celebrate but fret as they await decisions on Oregon's land-use direction, Oregonian

Illegal trails erode public safety, protection of land, Hood River News op-ed by Hood River District Ranger Daina Bambe
County to receive timber funds, Newport News-Times
The facts about mushrooms, Statesman Journal
Replacement names for 'squaw' approved - Tribe finds 42 possible words not as offensive, Corvallis Gazette-Times AP
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Protect Virginia's forests from Bush's rule change, Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star op-ed

Documents Reveal Timber Industry, Congressman Peterson Dictating Management in Allegheny National Forest - Freedom of Information Act Records Reveal Plan to Illegally "Subdivide" Logging Projects, Allegheny Defense Project
Ocala NF: Draft EIS for Access Designation: Comment period extended to 12/01/2004, USFS
Florida Panther Whistleblower Fired, Environment News Service

Tiny snail population in a dank cave inspires a huge commitment to save it - Runoff water from overgrazed pastures threatens unique species, SF Chronicle
For bikes only, Roanoke Times
Tree honors civil rights leader, Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Possibly extinct woodpecker still has lessons - Author uses its plight to show that extinction is preventable, MSNBC
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Summit keys on urban forestry, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Hiawatha NF: Island offers miles of trails in wilderness - Grand Island could be Michigan's best secret, Beacon Journal

Forest service fights ash borer, Ironwood Daily Globe

Where have all the trees gone?, UMass Daily Collegian op-ed

Pownal supports land buy, Bennington Banner
Nightmare on Elms, New York Times

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