Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
'A victory of pork over principle' - Congress should be condemned for this irresponsible and dishonest way of conducting the people's business, Colorado Springs Gazette editorial
Latest cash cow? Your own backyard - Congress' extension of the Adventure Pass program opens the door to a steady commercialization of public land, Los Angeles Times
Pay them now -- and later, Headwaters: Idaho Falls Post Register editorial
Paying to Play, Columbian editorial
U.S. cuts Canada wood tariffs - Northwest lumber producers' support for the move varies depending on how much of their production is in Canada, Oregonian
Mistletoe Center, Brian Geils: National Forest Service ecologist

'Live' tree dispute kills logging plan - A federal judge's injunction against the fire-salvage harvest of an old-growth stand could have wide-ranging effects east of the Cascades, Oregonian
Judge forbids logging 'live' trees, Corvallis Gazette-Times AP
USFS Centennial: Forest and the Trees: Forest Service's next century, Headwaters News
USDA Forest Service Provides 34th Capitol Holiday Tree - This year's tree hails from Virginia's George Washington National Forest, USDA News

Why Citizens Should Refuse to Pay User Fees - Take the Word 'Public' and Insert 'Corporate' Into the Phrase 'Public Lands', Common Dreams
Sneaky Fees Stalk Public Lands - A rider inserted into the omnibus budget bill extends a controversial public lands fee for another decade, Tidepool | Writers on the Range
In this case, users and not taxpayers should buy amenities, Pocatello Idaho State Journal editorial
USFS staff cutbacks are ahead, The Union Democrat
Recreation.gov protest upheld, Federal Computer Week
Students protest Victoria's 'Secret' to save forests from becoming paper, catalogs, The Towerlight

'Hidden' land-use fee infuriates opponents, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Congress takes pass at double taxation, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Recreation fee passes, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Congress moves to clinch forest fees for next decade - A provision to extend and expand the fees for use of public lands forced into a vast federal spending bill, Oregonian
Forest fees to be extended, Los Angeles Times
Environmentalists Lose on Spending Bill - Several Forest Service riders in bill, The Guardian AP

Evidence Mounts that Fire Legislation is Promoting Harmful Logging - Bill Signed One Year Ago Starting to Show Bad Results, Unified Forest Defense Campaign
Forests play key role, prof Dombeck says, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
WORLD NEWS
Gunns sues - Claims millions in damages from politicians, community groups and individuals protesting against current forestry practices, The Mercury

U.S. cuts Canada wood tariffs - Northwest lumber producers' support for the move varies depending on how much of their production is in Canada, Oregonian
Unabated deer poaching in the Sundarbans: the world's largest mangrove forest - Nexus between poachers and a section of corrupt forest officials alleged, Daily Star
Greens warn on logging, PNG Post-Courier

Fruits of learning, Indian Express News
China to expand forest protection plan, United Press International
Nest soup taxing Indonesian birds, World Peace Herald UPI
Birds' new diet imperils rain forest - They're eating fruit of introduced non-indigenous plants, not spreading native seeds, Toronto Star

Spare the Axe, Save a Life, CS Monitor editorial
Editorial : Rush to judgment, Philippine Daily Inquirer editorial
Defensor suspends Calabarzon DENR director for alleged links to illegal loggers, ABS-CBN News
Praying for FPJ, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Logging behind disaster which killed hundreds of people, Inquirer News Service

German forests in worse state than ever before, Yahoo! News - New Scientist | AFP

Mayor Steps Into Rimu Row, Newstalk ZB News
Wanganui Logging Situation Farcical Says NZ First, Scoop Media - New Zealand First Party


Bush's Northern Exposure, Los Angeles Times editorial
Secrets of the forest, The Independent
A haven at Hakarimata, New Zealand Stuff
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
'A victory of pork over principle' - Congress should be condemned for this irresponsible and dishonest way of conducting the people's business, Colorado Springs Gazette editorial
Latest cash cow? Your own backyard - Congress' extension of the Adventure Pass program opens the door to a steady commercialization of public land, Los Angeles Times
Pay them now -- and later, Headwaters: Idaho Falls Post Register editorial
Paying to Play, Columbian editorial
U.S. cuts Canada wood tariffs - Northwest lumber producers' support for the move varies depending on how much of their production is in Canada, Oregonian

Why Citizens Should Refuse to Pay User Fees - Take the Word 'Public' and Insert 'Corporate' Into the Phrase 'Public Lands', Common Dreams
Sneaky Fees Stalk Public Lands - A rider inserted into the omnibus budget bill extends a controversial public lands fee for another decade, Tidepool | Writers on the Range
In this case, users and not taxpayers should buy amenities, Pocatello Idaho State Journal editorial
New Farmer in Chief, Los Angeles Times editorial

Spherix May Get Another Shot at Contract - GAO Says Agriculture Department Competition for Reservations Had Flaws, Washington Post
Recreation.gov protest upheld, Federal Computer Week
Recreation.gov walks privacy line, Federal Computer Week
Law protecting species studied - Western governors gather to discuss fixes to the Endangered Species Act, including giving states greater input, Oregonian

PERC gives Bush a C+ grade, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Congress cuts e-gov funds — again, Federal Computer Week

'Hidden' land-use fee infuriates opponents, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Congress takes pass at double taxation, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Recreation fee passes, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Congress moves to clinch forest fees for next decade - A provision to extend and expand the fees for use of public lands forced into a vast federal spending bill, Oregonian
Forest fees to be extended, Los Angeles Times
Environmentalists Lose on Spending Bill - Several Forest Service riders in bill, The Guardian AP
Earmarked to Nowhere, Taxpayers for Common Sense
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Conservation groups push for more snowmobile restrictions to aid woodland caribou recovery efforts - The herd is the very last in the lower 48, Twin Falls Times-News

Galltin Forest users rally, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Forest Service worker charged with illegally gathering firewood - USFS employee Lane is married to Clearwater NF district ranger, Seattle Post-Intelligencer AP

Evidence Mounts that Fire Legislation is Promoting Harmful Logging - Bill Signed One Year Ago Starting to Show Bad Results, Unified Forest Defense Campaign
Recreation fee passes, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Calm descends over Montana's backcountry - Heated debate over protection, development of roadless areas is cooling down?, Missoulian
Crazy Horse salvage to begin, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Salazar wins more time for public comment on Wolf Creek development - Project would creat large village near ski resort, Denver Post
Forest Service Extends Wolf Creek Comment Period - Billionaire Has Plan for a Resort, CBS 4 Denver AP

Forbes agreement saves land, Denver Post editorial

Black Hills trees tell stories, Rapid City Journal

BLM scales back oil and gas leases - BLM will offer 20,129 acres of Forest Service lands in upcoming lease sale, Casper Star-Tribune


'Hidden' land-use fee infuriates opponents, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Vail Resorts eyes replacing Beav's Chair 11 - VR has begun the so-called "public scooping" process that is required by the US Forest Service, The Vail Trai [scroll down]
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico

Land exchange bill runs out of time, Prescott Daily Courier


Annual Christmas tree ritual can lend Mother Nature a hand - Tree cutting can reduce forestry risks, North County Times
Group needs our input on fire plan, Prescott Daily Courier
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Pay them now -- and later, Headwaters: Idaho Falls Post Register editorial
Off-roaders win one, lose one in disputes over trail use - Uinta Forest routes reopened; court rejects complaint over Box Elder closures, Salt Lake Tribune
Livestock Grazing Study Finds Moderate Grazing Beneficial To Great Basin Plant Communities, University Of Nevada College Of Agriculture, Biotechnology, And Natural Resources

USFS: Conflict managers, Salt Lake Tribune letter
Heli-Appeal, Provo Daily Herald
Idaho, the new frontier of the wilderness debate, Aspen Times Weekly guest editorial

Tapping the Bridger-Teton, Casper Star-Tribune

Wasatch-Cache NF: Landowners put popular Doughnut Falls hiking trail off limits - 'No trespassing': The death of a hiker in the area likely prompted the move; the Forest Service says it would like to buy or trade for the land, Salt Lake Tribune
PLUAC balks at land sale, Elko Daily Free Press
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Latest cash cow? Your own backyard - Congress' extension of the Adventure Pass program opens the door to a steady commercialization of public land, Los Angeles Times
PATHWAY 2007 Visioning Workshops Seek Public Participation in Creating 20-Year Plan for Lake Tahoe - Eighty percent of the Tahoe Basin is National Forest-public land, Business Wire


USFS staff cutbacks are ahead, The Union Democrat
Forests become industry friend - In state program, polluters can buy preservation rights to carbon dioxide absorbers, The Press Democrat
Reopen Angeles forest without the delay, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Officials declare fire season over, Riverside Press-Enterprise

Congress takes pass at double taxation, Pasadena Star-News editorial
Forest fees to be extended, Los Angeles Times
Court fight over Plumas logging plan - Lawsuit challenges U.S. project to prevent fires by thinning forests, Sacramento Bee
Effects of changes in steelhead habitat debated - 80 percent reduction in proposed critical habitat, but Los Padres NF ok, Ventura County Star
Volunteers patrol Tahoe Meadows, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Massive lawsuit is filed in Cedar fire - Damages in excess of $100 million sought; USFS next, Union Tribune
Saving Big Sur: Why California's prized coastline is at risk - Native species are under attack, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Rare Hawaiian Forest Bird on the Brink, Environment News Service
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Paying to Play, Columbian editorial
Conservation groups push for more snowmobile restrictions to aid woodland caribou recovery efforts - The herd is the very last in the lower 48, Twin Falls Times-News
U.S. cuts Canada wood tariffs - Northwest lumber producers' support for the move varies depending on how much of their production is in Canada, Oregonian

'Live' tree dispute kills logging plan - A federal judge's injunction against the fire-salvage harvest of an old-growth stand could have wide-ranging effects east of the Cascades, Oregonian
Judge forbids logging 'live' trees: Malheur NF, Corvallis Gazette-Times AP
Oregon's Secret Harvest, NRDC: OnEarth Magazine
Logging aids NW bighorn sheep, Rapid City Journal AP

Fremont-Winema National Forest: Fun with Fungi, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Deschutes NF: Sites developed at Crescent Lake, Klamath Falls Herald and News

Congress moves to clinch forest fees for next decade - A provision to extend and expand the fees for use of public lands forced into a vast federal spending bill, Oregonian
U.S. plan casts off protection for large areas of fish habitat - Lands covered by the Northwest Forest Plan exempted from salmon critical habitat, Oregonian
Fire King makes splashy debut - 'The Swiss army knife of helicopters' designed to save time and money on blazes, Mail Tribune
Fire Mountain, The Age
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
1st handicapped-accessible park in state established in Desoto National Forest - Ashe Lake opens in Forrest County, Hattiesburg American
Town Follows the Light Of a Tree in the East - Va. Spruce Draws Its Neighbors to the Capitol, Washington Post

Program Wins Conservation Award, RedNova News/ Augusta Chronicle
How Dallas has turned a new leaf - Area's urban sprawl has one thing going for it: It brought an abundance of trees, Dallas Morning News

No timber harvest means no habitat, The Morehead News: letter
Ice storm impacts public safety, The Morehead News: letter

ATV trail closer to construction - The long awaited legal all Old Sawmill ATV Trail System project on Jefferson national forest land is moving forward, Coalfield Progress
Future looking green for Land Between the Lakes - Forest Service reveals plan for improving recreation area - Campsites would be upgraded, Forests would be thinned, The Leaf Chronicle
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Mountain lookout, Boston Globe editorial
Pest Experts Want to Slow Spread of Beetle - Emerald ash borer is moving south into Ohio, Yahoo! News
ORV road use committee seeks members, Munising Mining Journal

What's in a tree name? Nuances - Of Callery pears, narrow crotch angles, red and silver maples, asexual propagation and white and red oaks, Beacon Journal

Superior and Chippewa NFs plan appealed, Cook County News-Herald - Grand Marais, Minnesota
Forests play key role, prof Dombeck says, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Hoosier National Forest grows with some help, Bedford Times-Mail editorial

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