Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
More water, fewer trees? - Harvesting water by forest extermination, Casper Star Tribune
Regional Forester Cables: Clear Cutting Forests Would Help With Drought, Billings Gazette
USFS Sally Collins interviewed, Forest Certification Watch
U.S Forest Service: Agency in transition - At 100 its focus has turned more to forest health and monitoring environmental laws than timber harvests, Mail Tribune
Experimental fees will remain at Los Padres National Forest, The Lompoc Record
Loggers going into Oregon old growth reserve on Biscuit fire, SF Chronicle AP
Forest Service Moves Ahead with Biscuit Logging Preparation, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Loggers' Sneak Play, Los Angeles Times editorial
Kennedy bashes Bush for 'crimes against nature', Aspen Times News
Clouds Among the Ecological Visions, Bioscience - RedNova News
Fire shapes global vegetation - Burning issue: to what degree fires should be suppressed or left to burn is controversial, Nature magazine
Desertification Alters Regional Ecosystem Climate Interactions, Science Daily
Study: Large fires created Australian desert, CNN Reuters
Styx and stones - The Styx Valley has been a focus for protest against logging of the world's tallest hardwood trees, The Age
Fiscal reform is key to preserving parks, Denver Post editorial
Time to get uniformity out of the garden, San Francisco Chronicle
Green groups: Victoria's Secret catalog a bust, USA Today
Demand Reduction: Consumption of wood products cannot grow indefinitely, because there are limits to how much the earth can supply, Maine Environmental News
17-cent fee on bags OKd by environment panel, San Francisco Chronicle
Program extended to charge public to use public lands, Great Falls Tribune -Gannett News Service
Rec. One-Stop competition reopens, Washington Technology News
Grazing-lease buyouts? Idea has some promise, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
Judge denies logging halt of Biscuit fire-killed trees, SF Chronicle AP
Rule changes undermine public lands, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
U.S. threat aimed at NAFTA - Pact undermines U.S. Constitution, lumber industry says, National Post
Written in the Rings, High Country News
Tree rings reveal a fiery past — and future, High Country News
Tribes protest waste water snow on sacred mountain, Indian Country Today
Inyo and Sierra NFs issue revised notice of intent for Commercial Pack Stock Use Authorizations in the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wildernesses, Federal Register
Salmon survival game plays out on board - The Forest Service and partners created Salmon Life Cycle, for schools and other educational programs, Oregonian
Fun's not free on federal land - Get your wallet out: Fees will continue - and some will be added - in many federal recreation areas, Salt Lake Tribune - Gannett News
New law allows federal recreation areas to charge fees for decade, Tucson Citizen
Federal rec fees expected to last - Paying to play: Funds help pay for maintenance and restoration, Reno Gazette-Journal
Buyout Plan Targets Ranchers; Grazing Permits Would Be Retired, Albuquerque Journal
Buyout plan targets ranchers, KOLD AP
Planning rules have foresters puzzled, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
National rule change affects pending Prescott forest plan revision, Prescott Daily Courier
At age 100, U.S. Forest Service reviews its mandate - Agency's focus shifts toward increased use of resources, San Francisco Chronicle
Forest Service turns 100 in midst of legal wrangling - Lack of focus, lawsuits hamper venerable agency, its critics say, Houston Chronicle recycled AP
OPM to set up online centralized personnel records system, Govt. Executive
Better with age - A growing number of businesses in Oregon and across the nation are reclaiming highly prized old-growth wood from condemned structures, Orgonian
Forest destruction is so sexy, Victoria's Dirty Secret
New York Times Ad Exposes Victoria's Secret for Destroying Endangered Forests - Lingerie Company Mails More Than One Million Catalogs Daily, ForestEthics
A PDF copy of the New York Times ad, ForestEthics
Protected Trees Logged in Biscuit Timber Sales? - Forest Service employees group FSEEE says hundreds of trees, designated to protect wildlife, have been cut, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Attorney General weighs in on Marina Point suit - SLAPP: The people targeted by this RICO action were exercising their constitutional rights, Big Bear Grizzly
Environmental group complains Idaho Panhandle NF old-growth not being protected, Post-Intelligencer AP
Lost Forests: An Investigative Report on the Old-growth of North Idaho, Lands Council
Deer eating away at forests nationwide, MSNBC
The chips are down - Biomass power fuelled by crops, and supported by millions from the government, has largely failed in the UK, The Guardian
Forests cost-effective in global warming, Pew report claims, Reuters
New life coming to Bankhead NF: Shortleaf pine restoration, Decatur Daily
Sequoia proposal suit looms - National monument plan too tilted toward timber industry, activists argue, Fresno Bee
S.D. Senate panel rejects plan to declare prairie dogs as pests, Casper Star-Tribune
RICO Act lawsuit catches state's eye - Attorney general's office lawyers call it a "classic" SLAPP suit and therefore illegal, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Attorney General's Office Asks Builder to Drop Racketeering Suit - SLAPP: State says the developer is improperly using the courts against Forest Service workers and an activist who oppose a Big Bear Lake project, Los Angeles Times
Builder Warned by State to Drop Racketeering Suit, Sacramento Bee
Take a Stand for Trees, Seattle Weekly
Santa Fe Foresters, environmentalists react to new forest rules, The New Mexican
New forest rules more economic, scientific, Eastern Arizona Courier
Forest Policy, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
U.S. Forest Service has lost its way, Oregonian op-ed
Forest Service to accept new proposals for Recreation One-Stop, Government Computer News
Recreation reservation deal reopened, Federal Computer Week
Conservationists Mail Letter to 22,000 Federal Grazing Permittees, National Public Lands Grazing Campaign
Birthday gift: Jewish National Fund honors U.S. Forest Service, Washington Jewish Week
Question stalls wilderness case - 10th Circuit Court wonders if it should be considering issue, Rocky Mountain News
Utah-U.S. wilds deal concerns judges, Salt Lake Tribune
Environmentalists, Feds Face off over Wilderness Deal, ENN AP
WTO creates panel to rule on lumber spat, Post-Intelligencer: AP
Composite demand shakes cedar industry - Plastic, wood fibre timber substitutes for decks, siding gaining popularity, Toronto Globe and Mail
WORLD NEWS
China: Illegal construction halted at U.N.-protected national park, Yahoo! News
Cambodia fights to curb illegal logging destruction, edie news
Indian Village Beats Tsunami with Tree Power, Planet Ark : Reuters
Greens want "timber aid" for tsunami-struck Aceh, Reuters AlertNet
Indonesian Govt Expected To Raise Logging Quota, Yahoo! News - Asia Pulse
Styx and stones - The Styx Valley has been a focus for protest against logging of the world's tallest hardwood trees, The Age
Fire shapes global vegetation - Burning issue: to what degree fires should be suppressed or left to burn is controversial, Nature magazine
Logging go-ahead for Recherche Bay, The Mercury
Study: Large fires created Australian desert, CNN Reuters
Right-wing Phillip Adams tracked to Tassie, The Daily Ripper: satire
Lennon hopeful of forest rethink, The Mercury
East Africa's Largest Mangrove Forest Wins Protection, Environment News Service
Green fire breaks projects start in seven districts in the country, Ghana News Agency
Grey squirrel faces cull to save forests, UK Independent
Forestry 'needs to change' - Panel tells industry to prepare for price drops, competition, Vancouver Sun
Agreement Promotes Sustainable Development in Amazon Basin, All American Patriots
Rescuing the Amazon Forests, Free For All
Brazil: Small Town in Forest Reserve Creates Dilemma for Authorities, ENN
Biodiversity Essential for Existence of Life, Environment News Service
ForestLeadership Conference to Attract Over 250 Delegates on March 1-3 in Toronto, Forest Certification Watch
Going Soft, Playing Safe: Major players elude campaign vs illegal logging in Aurora, Philippine Daily Inquirer
'Hot' lumber seized in Sayyaf-influenced b'gays, The Philippine Star
Illegal loggers back, now operating in South — Pimentel, The Daily Tribune
Defensor: Reconcile logging laws, orders, The Manila Times
Defensor suspends Cebu DENR officials, The Freeman
Madrigal sues Defensor, seeks P100M, Philippine Daily Inquirer
U.S. threat aimed at NAFTA - Pact undermines U.S. Constitution, lumber industry says, National Post
Forest restoration project to preserve central provinces, VietNam News
International partners assist forestry sector, VietNam News
Lawyers, Gunns and forests - Political protest will carry a high personal cost if a timber company successfully sues logging protesters, Sydney Morning Herald
Kimberly-Clark: wiping away our ancient forests, Greenpeace
Days of Wine and Honey-Rosés - Butterfly protector Jordi Honey-Rosés answers Grist's questions, Grist magazine
Ecologists See The Primeval Wood For The Trees, Science Daily
Latest facts on the Swiss timber giant Danzer Group, Greenpeace
Kalonzo Warning Over Hydro-Power Sources, East African Standard
Tussle over water leaves Mai Mahiu in ruins, The East African Standard
110 Community Forest Management Committees hold Workshop, Ghana News agency
Tampakan reforestation will have lychees and more, Mindanao News
Defensor offers P25,000 for turning in a chainsaw, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Small Fry, Philippine Daily Inquirer editorial
Congressman, governor, 21 others accused of graft, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Gov accuses top DENR exec of protecting Zambo loggers, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Logging did not cause calamity, says expert, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Jamby calls for resignation of Secretary Defensor, Manila Bulletin
DENR wants arms for forest rangers, The Philippine Star
Mangroves planted to act as buffer against sea, UK Independent
World panel proposed for tackling impending extinction threat, Agence France Presse
PNG: Vanimo Forest Products: K10m allotted for oil palm project, The National
Thailand: Forest Department studies alternatives to natural wood, TNA English News
Eight sensitive areas identified to protect nation's natural assets, The Star
Injunction No 2 stops logger removing rimu, New Zealand Herald
Foresters could grow pines along stream banks to encourage fish, New Zealand: Stuff News
Early settlers' fires 'made Australian deserts', ABC News
Local logging boost, Bombala News
Highlights of the International Conference: "Biodiversity: Science and Governance", International Institute for Sustainable Development
New York Times Ad Profiles Canadian Boreal Forest - Lingerie Company Victoria's Secret Mails One Million Catalogs Daily, Canada NewsWire
Environmentalists use U.S. lingerie ad to press for Canadian logging changes, Canadian Press
New York Times Ad Exposes Victoria's Secret for Destroying Endangered Forests - Lingerie Company Mails More Than One Million Catalogs Daily, ForestEthics
A PDF copy of the New York Times ad, ForestEthics
Forest destruction is so sexy, Victoria's Dirty Secret
Logging called B.C.'s engine - Residents need to realize what drives our economy, The Vancouver Province
B.C. government to boost forest revitalization fund to $125 million, Canadian Press
Forest CO2 'Sinks' Feasible, Effective in Fighting Climate Change - Report, IPS News
The Cost of U.S. Forest-based Carbon Sequestration, Pew Center report
U.S. Forest-based Carbon Sequestration, Pew Center
No sacred cows in illegal logging drive, govt vows, The Manila Times
Defensor dares Sen. Madrigal to bare logging operations, ABS-CBN News
Defensor to Madrigal: Shut up - DENR chief says Madrigals into logging, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Jamby threatens to sue Defensor for libel, ABS-CBN News
Madrigal: 'Get the big-time loggers' - 'Go after big fish, not just local small fry', Philippine Daily Inquirer
Suspected illegal loggers attack Tarlac forest rangers, Manila Bulletin
DENR seeks police, military help in arming forest rangers, ABS-CBN News
Ex-NPA chieftain hunted for attack on forest rangers, ABS-CBN News
Watersheds, Sun.Star Davao
Rotten Woods - To save its dying forests, Japan is encouraging loggers to cut more, MSNBC: Newsweek
Logger keeps removing rimu, New Zealand: Stuff News
Barcaldine is planning to propagate its historic 'Tree of Knowledge', ABC Queensland News
Latvian timber industry suffers huge losses after storm, Agence France-Presse
Horses return for traditional task of pulling timber from woodland, Yorkshire Post
Bushmeat trade threatens wildlife and humans - New breed of eco-warrior carries a gun in the fight against the slaughter of forest animals, Smithsonian magazine at Concord Monitor
Malaysia: Timber industry at early stage of boom, The Star
Malaysia: PM shows he's a true environmentalist, The Star
Forests cost-effective in global warming, Pew report claims, Reuters
TAO chief accused of illegal logging, Bangkok Post
Beijing launches probe into APP, Financial Times
Leweko keen to buy downstream timber firms, Malaysia Star
Protesters escape into tree canopy, ABC News
B.C. - A Province for Sale?, The Tyee
Logging plans prompt slow burn - Ghost Watershed Alliance concerned with Spray Lake Sawmills plans, Cochrane Times
The chips are down - Biomass power fuelled by crops, and supported by millions from the government, has largely failed in the UK, The Guardian
Europe Protects 5,000 Sites in the Northern Woodlands, Environment News Service
Cameroon: Logging Companies to Pay More - New Finance law imposes factory entry tax on sawn timber, Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé)
Police seize illegal lumber from ex-congressman's warehouse, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ex-solon linked to P2-M 'hot' logs, ABS-CBN News
Sultan Kudarat tops source of illegal logging in Region 12, Mindanao News
Govt starts antitimber poaching drive anew, The Manila Times
Indonesia to Replant Mangroves in Tsunami Defense, ENN Reuters
U.N. urges replanting of mangrove as tsunami barrier, Yahoo! News
Indonesia to make suggestions to UN on global forestry, Jakarta Post
Severe Drought Hampers Forestry in Camagüey, Cuba, AIN News
Exports blamed for Amazon deforestation, Financial Times
Thriving deep in the jungles of Equador, Mail and Guardian
Private Forests: One Town's Clearcut Dilemma, The Tyee
Top court to decide logging rights - N.B. and N.S. natives set to argue they hold title to vast areas of provinces, The Globe and Mail
WTO Panel To Rule on US Lumber Dispute with Canada, The Canadian Press
WTO creates panel to rule on lumber spat, Post-Intelligencer: AP
Composite demand shakes cedar industry - Plastic, wood fibre timber substitutes for decks, siding gaining popularity, Toronto Globe and Mail
Ecologists see the primeval wood for the trees, Journal of Ecology
Swedish Storms Cause as Much as SK30 Billion Damage to Forests, Bloomberg News
The exhorbitant price of unmanaged shrimp farming, University of Rhode Island
Tsunami: A ruined land - Removal of mangroves for development added to death toll, Newsday: Chicago Tribune - KRT Wire
Author: Tsunami aid may line U.S. pockets, Tucson Citizen
A Tidal Wave of Lessons Learned, ENN commentary
Some 600,000 Hectares of Mangrove Forest in RI Seriously Damaged, Indonesia: Antara News
Coastal Greenbelts As Tsunami Lifesavers, E magazine
Afforestation programme drawn for TN coastal belt, Hindustan Times
Tarsier: Furry mascot of Philippines forest lives on borrowed time, Agence France-Presse
Nolcom tags NPA of being behind Aurora illegal logging, Tarlac News
China says deforestation still a major environmental problem, Agence France-Presse
Prime Minister: Limit award of new timber concessions, Malaysia: New Straits Times
State Govts Told Not To Give Logging Licences Easily, Bernama News
Reduce issuance of logging permits, PM orders states
Kuala Lumpur: Three States to limit logging, New Straits Times
Protecting the forests, New Straits Times editorial
Tree-planting stirs interest, New Straits Times
Rimu logging to stop until 2008 under deal with council, New Zealand: Stuff
Big tree nearly out of the woods, Sydney Morning Herald
Fire at forest barricades probed, The Australian
Enviros light fire in forest, The Australian
Blockaders act to save valley, The Australian
Chainsaw vandals trash fire access bridge, ABC News
'Gunns 20' vow to fight action seeking $6.3m, The Mercury
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Kennedy bashes Bush for 'crimes against nature', Aspen Times News
The next four years -- 'in other words', The Topeka Capital-Journal
Bush begins selling plan, Post-Dispatch
'Death Tax' Scam Re-Surfaces, Berkeley Daily Planet
U.S. threat aimed at NAFTA - Pact undermines U.S. Constitution, lumber industry says, National Post
GAO Report Points to Pentagon Waste, other high risk agencies - Several programs improved enough to be removed from the high-risk list, including financial management at the U.S. Forest Service, first designated as high risk in 1999, Washington Post
Washington Mall Becomes Mickey-less Disneyland, Bloomberg News
Murray tries again for wilderness bill, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Federal agencies need consolidation, The Monitor- McAllen, Texas
OPM to set up online centralized personnel records system, Govt. Executive
Forest Service to accept new proposals for Recreation One-Stop, Government Computer News
Judge rejects most of suit to stop Gunnison land purchase - Phelps Dodge gets 174 acres of prime federal land for $870, Denver Post
The BLM wields fork and spatula over the West's wildlands, The Vail Trail - Writers on the Range
Question stalls wilderness case - 10th Circuit Court wonders if it should be considering issue, Rocky Mountain News
Utah-U.S. wilds deal concerns judges, Salt Lake Tribune
Environmentalists, Feds Face off over Wilderness Deal, ENN AP
Bill Summary & Status for House & Senate Bills about National Forests 2003-2004, Library of Congress
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act: H.R.2169, Library of Congress
Act to Save America's Forests: S.1938, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Logging projects put on hold due to muddy, thawing roads, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Public can give input on Swamp Creek fuel reduction project, Missoulian:
Doing nothing about travel plan is siding with greens, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Kootenai NF: Company plans mine under Cabinet wilderness area, Billings Gazette AP
While Montana argues over bison hunt, Wyo quietly conducts its own, Billings Gazette
Eureka mill to close after 25 years, Missoulian
Profitable Montana lumber mill closing for lack of timber, Billings Gazette AP
Classes started as search for common ground live on, Missoulian
Forest Service chipping in for new boilers, Bismarck Tribune
Idaho Panhandle National Forests cancels NOI for EIS on Garnet Stars & Sands Project, Federal Register
Flathead forest getting tougher on snowmobiles, Billings Gazette
Funding sought for Whiskey Jack dock project, Bonner County Daily Bee
Mr. Avalanche: Stan Bones has been monitoring snow conditions since 1983, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
BLM oil and gas lease sale sets records: $3 million bid for leasing rights on a U.S. Forest Service parcel in North Dakota, In-Forum News AP
Bison activists want disease targeted, not animals, Billings Gazette
Controversial property in AB Wilderness has new owner, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Planning rules have foresters puzzled, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Resource policy sent back to committee, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Snowmobile patrols get tougher, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Mountain 'scapegoats': Wildlife officials try to re-establish wilderness herd, Billings Gazette: Missoulian
Wilderness is a wonderful thing, The Leader Advertiser
Environmental group complains Idaho Panhandle NF old-growth not being protected, Post-Intelligencer AP
Old-growth forest plan critiqued, Coeur d'Alene Press
Lost Forests: An Investigative Report on the Old-growth of North Idaho, Lands Council
Timber Turnaround, Coeur d'Alene Press
Darby Ranger District to allow 133 acres of beetle-killed trees to be logged, Ravalli Republic
Flathead NF: Timber work to proceed despite appeal, Daily Inter Lake
Flathead NF: Reservoir timber plan is approved, Daily Inter Lake
Gallatin NF: Travel plan should be directed at preserving the forest, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Lolo forest hires environmental liaison, Missoulian
5 goats transplanted to Scapegoat wilderness area, Billings Gazette
Oft-hazed bison killed in park, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Commission cancels bison hunt, Great Falls Tribune
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
More water, fewer trees? - Harvesting water by forest extermination, Casper Star Tribune
Regional Forester Cables: Clear Cutting Forests Would Help With Drought, Billings Gazette
Wolf Creek talks reach an impasse - Thousands of new residences, at 10,300 ft, Durango Herald
Tamarisk eradication group sprouts in county, Cortez Journal
Biomass: Burning wood for heat, Summit Daily News
Xcel, Jeffco eye plans to produce steam heat - Forest-thinning efforts to provide main fuel, Rocky Mountain News
Trees sick from old age, Summit Daily News
Ancient beachfront property - 6% of White River NF availabale for oil & gas leasing, Vail Daily News
It's Not All Blue Skies for Drilling Project - "This project may be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act," Forest Service officials wrote in a 2002 letter to the BLM, Los Angeles Times
Backcountry traffic increasing, Vail Daily News
Fiscal reform is key to preserving parks, Denver Post editorial
Sledding Banned On Berthoud Pass, CBS4 Denver
Crews monitoring burning piles in the Northern Hills, Black Hills Pioneer
Snow pack survey lowest in 25 years, KOTA News
Wyoming: Agency plans sage grouse hunt, Casper Star-Tribune
San Juan NF/BLM: Revising the forest plan, Durango Herald
Crested Butte reopens Teocalli Bowl 11 years after avalanche death, Casper Star-Tribune
Beaver Creek proposes two new runs for skiing, Vail Daily News
Energy plant goes green, Denver Business Journal
Colorado Power Plant to Co-Fire Biomass, Renewable Energy Access News
Building a Better Mousetrap - Biologist Rob Ramey isn't afraid of taking risks -- but taking on environmentalists may be his riskiest move, Westword
Nebraska NF: Oglala National Grasslands - Three sentenced for 03 fossil theft, The Chadron Recorder
Coalition files suit to stop Kansas wind farm project on native tallgrass prairie, Oregonian
Ranchers to sue state over prairie dogs, Casper Star-Tribune
The greening of Burnt Mountain, Aspen Times
Pricey lift ticket gives skiers advantage in line, Greeley Tribune
Race sponsor arrested for not paying fine - He was previously found guilty on two counts of engaging in business activity on Forest Service land without a permit, Durango Herald
Aquila Protects the Forests and Generates Cleaner Energy - U.S. Dept. of Energy Project Creates Renewable Energy Credits Using Forest Thinnings, Business Wire
Counties support prairie dog plan, Rapid City Journal
S.D. Senate panel rejects plan to declare prairie dogs as pests, Casper Star-Tribune
Pike NF: Notice of availability of Draft Gold Camp Road Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Federal Register
Dillon Ranger OKs Summit Lift to 12,830 ft, Summit Daily News
Forest Service official OKs new Breckenridge lift, Casper Star-Tribune AP
'Bugtown Gulch' 'healthy forests' project slated, Rapid City Journal
Environmental group offers sweeping Black Hills plan, Rapid City Journal
Biodiversity offers 'Conservation Alternative' to amended forest-management plan, Rapid City Journal
Fremont commissioner wants more logging in Shoshone NF, Casper Star-Tribune AP
Man fined $5,000 for illegal outfitting on U.S. Forest Service land, The Daily Sentinel
Renovations result in more marches to huts - Still, trek to Braun outposts requires measure of caution, Rocky Mountain News
Lynx unlikely to alter Breckenridge Summit Lift, Summit Daily News
Question stalls wilderness case - 10th Circuit Court wonders if it should be considering issue, Rocky Mountain News
Utah-U.S. wilds deal concerns judges, Salt Lake Tribune
Environmentalists, Feds Face off over Wilderness Deal, ENN AP
Judge rejects most of suit to stop Gunnison land purchase - Phelps Dodge gets 174 acres of prime federal land for $870, Denver Post
The BLM wields fork and spatula over the West's wildlands, The Vail Trail - Writers on the Range
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Forest Guardians Wins Appeal of Verde Rim Grazing Allotments - Forest Service fails to analyze affects on endangered species, Forest Guardians
Park, Forest Fees Extended: Paying to play, Tucson Citizen
Yavapai Ranch land exchange bill resurfaces, Prescott Daily Courier
Coconino NF land swap: Bellemont shooting range ditched, Arizona Daily Sun
National Forest Timber Sale: Tonto NF 'Poison' sale, White Mountain Independent
Coronado NF: "Lost" Historic Trail at Sabino Canyon, KOLD News
Fire season drawing concern of governor, The Arizona Republic
Governor Napolitano questions agency's forest fire readiness, Phoenix Business Journal
Governor seeks congressional help - Wants to ensure that air tankers will be here for wildfire season, Prescott Daily Courier
Pinetop-Lakeside joins in with regional wildfire protection plan - Plan allows access to federal forest grants, White Mountain Independent
Prescott NF: Lynx Lake eagles incubating eggs?, Tucson Citizen
Local rancher awarded $600,000 in battle with green group, Nogales International
Group reacts to suit's outcome, Silver City Sun-News
Caution needed on 'invasive species' control, Yuma Sun editorial
Wolf program seeks public input on review, history, status, goals, Silver City Sun-News
U.S. Forest Service celebrates centennial, Silver City Sun-News
Increased natural gas production needed on Carson NF and Otero Mesa, Farmington Daily Times editorial
Rally to Protect our Public Lands: Otero Mesa, and Valle Vidal, Saturday, February 5, 2005, Forest Guardians - Event Invitation
Santa Fe NF: Interagency Wildfire Management Team meets, Los Alamos Monitor
The bird man of the Manzanitas, Albuquerque Tribune
Young students study fire ecology, Silver City Sun-News
Grazing-lease buyouts? Idea has some promise, New Mexican editorial
Plan to retire grazing land debated, KOB-TV News
Arizona Cattleman Wins Libel Suit, Cattle Network
Lincoln NF: Butterfly escapes endangered species net - New Mexico community creates its own conservation plan, High Country News
Tribes protest waste water snow on sacred mountain, Indian Country Today
Forest Service starts removal of hazard trees east of Jacob Lake, KOLD News AP
Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange slated for reintroduction, Arizona Daily Sun
Coronado NF: Trees along Swift Trail to be cleared for safety, Eastern Arizona Courier
Written in the Rings, High Country News
Tree rings reveal a fiery past — and future, High Country News
Town should stay out of Star Valley's water, The Payson Roundup
New law allows federal recreation areas to charge fees for decade, Tucson Citizen
Buyout Plan Targets Ranchers; Grazing Permits Would Be Retired, Albuquerque Journal
Buyout plan to retire grazing permits targets ranchers, Arizona Daily Sun AP
Buyout plan targets ranchers, KOLD brief AP
Carson NF: Valle Vidal Drilling Proposal Booed, Albuquerque Journal
Let's expand range for Mexican gray wolf, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Rancher wins $600K in suit against enviros, Arizona Daily Star
National rule change affects pending Prescott forest plan revision, Prescott Daily Courier
JWK mitigation group focuses on threatened, endangered species, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescribed burns smoke up Rim country skies, The Payson Roundup
Coronado NF: Pima County studying possible sky tram to Mt. Lemmon, Explorer News
Santa Fe Foresters, environmentalists react to new forest rules, The New Mexican
New forest rules more economic, scientific, Eastern Arizona Courier
Improvements from fees - Forest program is now permanent, Prescott Daily Courier
Quivira: Traditional adversaries come together to preserve environment, Western way of life, Santa Fe New Mexican
Western unity - Groups usually on opposite sides of fence congregate to preserve the environment, Albuquerque Tribune
Experts in final stage of fuel mitigation project, Los Alamos Monitor
Experts discuss pile burning in Pueblo Canyon, Los Alamos Monitor
Coronado NF: ACC seeks new power route to Nogales, Tucson Citizen
Besieged by non-native plants, Saguaro National draws up plan, Arizona Daily Star
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Expect to pay more to play on federal land in Idaho - With fee program now permanent, it could spread to more popular sites, The Idaho Statesman
Avalanche control by helicopter ski firm bringing complaints, Provo Daily Herald
Pahrump fisherman ousted from Ash Meadows Refuge, Pahrump Valley Times
The Utah backcountry gets crowded, High Country News
Officials talk about grazing impacts, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Hamilton pulls back heli-skiing approval - Decision pleases conservationists, who hope for dialogue with Forest Service, Jackson Hole News&Guide
Carson officials work to protect canyons, Reno Gazette-Journal
Bridger-Teton withdraws heli-skiing permit, plans more study, Billings Gazette AP
Payette NF Cancels Proposed Grouse Creek Road Relocation, Federal Register
Authority assesses ice storm's effect on logging plans, Mcall Morning Call
Snowbird ski resort proposes a tunnel through mountain, Salt Lake Tribune
Crisis for America's Last Wild Horses, Environment News Service
Sawtooth NRA: Long-time Forest Service employee retires - Shrum leaves a 42-year legacy with federal agency, Idaho Mountain Express
Question stalls wilderness case - 10th Circuit Court wonders if it should be considering issue, Rocky Mountain News
Utah-U.S. wilds deal concerns judges, Salt Lake Tribune
Environmentalists, Feds Face off over Wilderness Deal, ENN AP
Backcountry tempting for many, Salt Lake Tribune
Bighorns released into Lost River Range, The Challis Messenger
Incline Lake sale could benefit region, owner says, Reno Gazette-Journal
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Experimental fees will remain at Los Padres National Forest, The Lompoc Record
Groups sue over plans to log in Sequoia National Monument - Forest Service says 'thinning' won't impact big trees, Marin Independent Journal
Conservation Groups Challenge Giant Sequoia Logging Plans - Groups Point to Neighboring National Park for Better Way to Manage National Treasure, Sierra Club
Logging Maps for the Giant Sequoia National Monument, USFS at Sierra Club
Suit Filed Over Sequoia Logging - Environmentalists seek to block Forest Service plans to allow cutting in Sequoia National Monument, Los Angeles Times
Environmentalists Sue To Stop Logging of Sequoias, Other Trees at California National Monument, ENN AP
Inyo NF/ National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Fire Planning Documents, Mammoth Times
Inyo National Forest/ BLM: Comment Sought on the Furnace Creek Road Environmental Assessment, USFS
Thin forests protect lake, historian says, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Heavenly plans for its future, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Forest Service to Use Aerial Patrols for Snowmobile Trespass, Mammoth Times
Northern California wilderness bill reintroduced in Congress - Thompson, Boxer, Feinstein hoping for swift passage, Ukiah Daily Journal
Forest service releases new maps, The Sacramento Bee
Oak wilt a 'growing' problem, The Gazette-Enterprise
Sudden Oak Death: New SOD regs a mixed bag, Capital Press
Finding the Presence of John Muir in Martinez, Berkeley Daily Planet
Loggers' Sneak Play, Los Angeles Times editorial
Supes grant Palco's request for letter of support, Eureka Times-Standard
Supes duped? Some claim Palco misled board over water quality letter, Eureka Times-Standard
Inyo and Sierra NFs issue revised notice of intent for Commercial Pack Stock Use Authorizations in the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wildernesses, Federal Register
Bankruptcy Threat With an Edge - Lumber firm says environmental safeguards are at risk if it can't cut more trees, Los Angeles Times
Bankruptcy Threat With an Edge, KTLA News
Palco turns up pressure on regulators, Eureka Times-Standard
New maps for hikes on Pacific Crest Trail, Los Angeles Times
Los Padres NF: Mil Potrero Park lease still isn't a done deal, Taft Midway Driller
The Greatest Good: 100 Years of Forestry in America, Univ. of Ca. Center for Forestry
Bill to protect North Coast wilderness revived, The Press Democrat
Lumber union seeks local and state assitance, The Union Democrat
Siskiyou Women in Timber selling raffle tickets, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
TRPA says Tahoe needs $55 million in wildfire efforts, Reno Gazette-Journal
Oak disease variant looms as new threat - Third strain may be offspring of U.S., European types, San Francisco Chronicle
Ex-Marine helicopter being readied for firefighting, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Timber heritage museum plans unveiled, The Eureka Reporter
Local Logging History Preserved by association, The Eureka Reporter
17-cent fee on bags OKd by environment panel, San Francisco Chronicle
Federal rec fees expected to last - Paying to play: Funds help pay for maintenance and restoration, Reno Gazette-Journal
Some upset with forest logging plan, Porterville Recorder
Land deal adds acreage to wilderness - Conservation group brokers transfer of private property to Forest Service, Redding Record Searchlight
Tree disease in forest studied, The Union Democrat
Bonnicksen: Tahoe Basin forests overstocked, 'ready to burn', North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Angeles NF: Damaged routes clog traffic, L.A. Daily News
Nisene Marks' forest survives centuries of mankind, Santa Cruz Sentinel
A Lifelong Activist's Last Fight - Martin Litton is determined to save our nation's giant sequoias. At 87, he's a force to be reckoned with, Parade magazine
Spread of oak death slows, Mercury News
Tu b'Shevat: Protection Does Grow on Trees, The Jewish Journal
Attorney General weighs in on Marina Point suit - SLAPP: The people targeted by this RICO action were exercising their constitutional rights, Big Bear Grizzly
Priscilla Summers Selected as District Ranger on the Sequoia National Forest, USFS
Forest service wants to start restoration logging efforts in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Monterey Herald AP
Sequoia proposal suit looms - National monument plan too tilted toward timber industry, activists argue, Fresno Bee
Mechanical steps such as thinning needed for forests, Kern Valley Sun letter
Clearing up the misconceptions of Sequoia ForestKeeper, Kern Valley Sun letter
Homes to be taken away by environmentalist land grab, Kern Valley Sun letter
About the use of chemicals - Forest Service does use strychnine to kill gophers, Kern Valley Sun letter
Sudden oak death still threatens wilderness, San Jose Mercury News at Monterey Herald
Good news on tree disease, Mercury News
Lumber use up as Lode logging drops, Union Democrat
Activists join others suing Pacific Lumber over tree-sit removals, Eureka Times-Standard
Native aspen ecology to be topic of lecture, Red Bluff Daily News
Safety council touts 'Daily Rest', Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Concerns of forests future, Red Bluff Daily News
RICO Act lawsuit catches state's eye - Attorney general's office lawyers call it a "classic" SLAPP suit and therefore illegal, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Attorney General's Office Asks Builder to Drop Racketeering Suit - SLAPP: State says the developer is improperly using the courts against Forest Service workers and an activist who oppose a Big Bear Lake project, Los Angeles Times
Builder Warned by State to Drop Racketeering Suit, Sacramento Bee
Forest service celebrates 100 years, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Critical habitat plan critiqued, Eureka Times-Standard
Mudslide closes road to Angeles forest, Pasadena Star-News
Crews work to salvage burned trees, Redding Record Searchlight
Wet winter may portend large fires later in the year, San Diego Union-Tribune
Financial woes could mean a downsized Inyo NF, The Inyo Register
Fire council working on plan for Modoc, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Incline Lake sale could benefit region, owner says, Reno Gazette-Journal
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest will host a series of introductory meetings to initiate the collaborative Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Route Designation process on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Federal Register
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Gap in Court Schedule Leaves Oregon Old Growth Vulnerable, Environment News Service
Loggers going into old growth reserve on Biscuit fire, Albany Democrat-Herald AP
Forest Service Moves Ahead with Biscuit Logging Preparation, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Protected Trees Logged in Biscuit Timber Sales? - Forest Service employees group FSEEE says hundreds of trees, designated to protect wildlife, have been cut, Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Return of Green Thunder Timber Sale, Umpqua Watersheds
Appeals court rejects new bid for timber sale, Post-Intelligencer AP
Wild Sky: So close, so try again, Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial
Forest conference attendees want more activism, Mail Tribune
How Rogue forest began: Cascade, Crater National Forest, Mail Tribune
2-year probe finds stolen antiquities, The Bend Bulletin
Raids net thousands of artifacts in Oregon - A two-year effort points to the scope of the illegal market, Oregonian
Sweeping local raids target archaeological thefts - Nearly two-dozen search warrants issued over wide area, Bend Bugle
Environmentalists, timber advocates find points of agreement, Mail Tribune
First Harvest: Volcano-scorched land back in business, The Longview Daily News
Big expansion plans for White Pass area, Seattle Times
Forks swimming pool on track - Quillayute Valley Aquatic Center will be built on land deeded by the U.S. Forest Service in 1979, Peninsula Daily News
Analysis questions whether sale of forest would yield benefits - Officials decided against selling Elliott State Forest but will use the information to craft a management plan, Oregonian
House puts forest fire bill on a fast track, Mail Tribune
Lawmakers want public to pay more of fire costs, Bend Bulletin
Kids monitoring stream health, Roseburg News-Review
Judge denies logging halt of Biscuit fire-killed trees, SF Chronicle AP
Rule changes undermine public lands, Post-Intelligencer op-ed
Deal Brings Together Environmentalists and Loggers, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Umpqua, Siuslaw NFs: Douglas County to have bigger say on Steamboat road closures, The Roseburg News-Review
Ochoco, Deschutes forests get leadership, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Nature's Solution to Endless Rain - Soggy Corner of Washington State Counts on Forest to Absorb Moisture, Washington Post
Annual forest conference goes international, Ashland Daily Tidings
Walden keeps post on forestry subcommittee, Oregonian
Murray tries again with Wild Sky wilderness bill, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Wild Sky back for a third try, Everett Daily Herald
Old lumber sought for new houses, KGW News AP
Dispute over seedling sales takes root, Register-Guard
Cascadian Forest Service, Cascadia Weblog
Sunken forest: Underwater lumber could fund Burke museum, The UW Daily
Oregon: House puts forest fire bill on a fast track, Mail Tribune
Advocates try to fuel change - Supporters push cleaner-burning biodiesel, but hurdles remain, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Salmon survival game plays out on board - The Forest Service and partners created Salmon Life Cycle, for schools and other educational programs, Oregonian
Latest buzz: Sierra Pacific to build new sawmill, Tacoma News Tribune
House is on the clock - Lessees never thought tribes would take land, Everett Daily Herald
Umpqua NF: Help needed for $3.6 million Diamond Lake restoration plan, Roseburg News-Review
Soil scientist discusses dirt and fire, Roseburg News-Review
The seedling scuffle - Industry calls for privatization of state-run nursery, Statesman Journal
Forestry department issues fuel-reduction notices, Ashland Daily Tidings
Better with age - A growing number of businesses in Oregon and across the nation are reclaiming highly prized old-growth wood from condemned structures, Orgonian
Mount St. Helens: 17-minute blast destroys sensors - Forest Service continues to keep the area closed, Longview Daily News
County sets hearing on Badlands wilderness, Bend Bugle
Phone book cover features noxious weed targeted for eradication, Oregonian
Protected Trees Logged in Biscuit Timber Sales? - Forest Service employees group FSEEE says hundreds of trees, designated to protect wildlife, have been cut, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Appeals Court Allows Six Biscuit Timber Sales to Proceed, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Salvage logging editorial built on foundation of myths, Klamath Falls Herald and News op-ed
The Thursday January 13, 2005 R6 Update, USF
Smoke management committee to meet in Salem, Bend Bugle
When saws roar, optimism soars, Coos Bay World editorial
U.S. Forest Service has lost its way, Oregonian op-ed
Court lifts Biscuit Fire log salvage injunction, Roseburg News-Review
Court opens Biscuit sites to logging - The federal court order cancels an earlier one that had blocked cutting of six timber sales in older forests, Oregonian
Appeals court lifts Sept. injunction blocking logging in old growth reserves, Oregonian
Rogue-River Siskiyou NF: Ore. appeals court OKs Biscuit fire site logging, Post-Intelligencer
Court Lifts Injunction Protecting Siskiyou Ancient Forests, Earthjustice: Newsroom
Presentation will address salvage logging, Roseburg News-Review
Salmon protections in jeopardy under Bush plan, Roseburg News-Review
Help sought as Mount St. Helens nears anniversary - Volunteers are needed, Oregonian
Ski Billie Creek Loop for look at old-growth, Mail Tribune
"Forests, Deer and Elk" focus of upcoming events, Statesman Journal
OSU gathering to study elk boom, deer dropoff, Bend Bugle
Relationships Between Forestry, Deer and Elk in Western Oregon, Oregon State University
Groups to sign land pact, Statesman Journal
Plan to move goats to Gorge draws critics - Reintroducing the mountain goats, gone for 200 years, to the region might harm some plant species, Oregonian
Restoring one species might threaten others - Return of goats may endanger rare plants, critics say, Statesman Journal AP
Crooked River National Grassland vegetation/grazing plan appeal dropped - Ochoco Forest agrees to delay tilling, plowing work, Bend Bugle
Governor Criticizes Forest and Fish Policies, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Comments on environment draw partisan reactions - Some support governor's stance, but others oppose his criticism of feds, Statesman Journal
Will Measure 37 trump 34 vote? - The law of unintended consequences, Tillamook Headlight Herald
Timber gets a boost - Timber industry begins to show signs of stability, Mail Tribune
Coos sues over loss of forest funding, Coos Bay World
The Thursday January 7, 2005 R6 Update, USFS
Take a walk back in time, Kitsap Sun
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Students to study in swamp, The Daily Mississippian
NASA asks Lehigh engineering students to analyze debris from failed Columbia shuttle, SpaceRef - Lehigh University
Public-private partnership bill drawing biggest heat of session, WDUN News
Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns on Bankhead, Talladega, Tuskegee and Conecuh national forests, Cleburne News
Tree giveaway draws hundreds to courthouse square, Houston Courier
North Carolina's Cheoah River to Flow This Year! - Victory in river conservation, American Whitewater
Federal Foresters To Conduct Controlled Burns In Alabama National Forests, WSFA TV News
Annual prescribed burning begins in Talladega National Forest, The Anniston Star
Heartwood has right to exclude loggers, Lexington Herald-Leader op-ed
N. Carolina: Preservation Of Key Heritage Sites Marks 2004, All American Patriots
Atlanta strings a new 'emerald necklace' - Urban blight meets Victorian values and sylvan dreams in a sweeping plan for city parks, CS Monitor
Federal agency may appeal power plant OK, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
East Texas: Apparent timber thieves caught in joint operation, The Cleveland Advocate
Forest One Selected as Small Industry Award Winner, Forest One, Inc.
DOT's clear-cutting warrants further investigation, Tallahassee Democrat op-ed
Preservation Of Key Heritage Sites Marks 2004, All American Patriots
Trail blazers, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Trail won't vegetate if 'parents' can help it, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
New life coming to Bankhead NF: Shortleaf pine restoration, Decatur Daily
Ozark-St. Francis NF: Forest service burns acreage to avoid forest fires, Northwest Arkansas Times
Daniel Boone NF: Forestry Plan Riles Environmentalists, WKYT News AP
Forest Policy, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
More trees to be cut from Daniel Boone Forest - Environmentalists decry forest plan, Lexington Herald-Leader
Osceola NF: Forestry agencies plan burn to help protect against wildfire, Lake City Reporter
Needlessly cutting 30 acres of longleaf pines a terrible decision, Tallahassee Democrat op-ed
Forest Service works to recover from '04 storms, Winston-Salem Journal
Ellicott Rock hike offers beauty and a quest in 3-state US Forest Service wilderness, The State
George Washington NF: Ramsey's Draft wilderness has 'untouched' past and a future up in the air, Richmond Times Dispatch
Cherokee NF: Laurel Marina looking to expand, Bristol Herald Courier and News
Open House: Laurel Marina Expansion and road construction, Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Armuchee Valley water project on track, Walker County Messenger
Trees to be planted for local musicians, Biloxi Sun Herald
Georgia Islanders Take Lead in Feud Over Land Use, New York Times
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Logging companies fined for wetlands violations, Union Leader
Greylock preservation rankles council members, North Adams Transcript
Counties balance logging, forests - Timber harvesting management helps fill public treasuries, Marshfield News-Herald
State plan to raise money by logging state park properties comes under fire, Bangor Daily News
Proposal to sell timber from Maine state parks comes under fire, Fosters News
Drastic bill aims to end prospect of national park, Portland Press Herald
Liquidation sale - New Hampshire's logging laws are no longer up to the job, Concord Monitor
Demand Reduction: Consumption of wood products cannot grow indefinitely, because there are limits to how much the earth can supply, Maine Environmental News
Rowe eyes land around nuke facility, North Adams Transcript
Fire Permit Fee Burns Area Chiefs, The Ellsworth American
Couple rescued from Mount Washington, Union Leader
Gypsymoth stronghold found near Tower, Duluth News Tribune
Federal agency may appeal power plant OK, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UK forestry experts touring Maryland Shore logging industry, WAVY News AP
Class to Teach Landowners to Better Manage Timberland, Evansville Courier & Press
Congress extends recreation user fees - Funds maintain, expand facilities on federal lands, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Plans calls for aerial spray to eliminate gypsy moths near Tower, Timberjay News
Gypsy moths eating their way toward the BWCA, Minnesota Public Radio
Wood County approves state forestland deal, Marshfield News Herald
Black bear study yields wealth of information, WI Rapids Daily Tribune
Hog Control A Growing Challenge For Public Land Managers - Hunters Are Helping Control One Of Missouri's Most Destructive Pests, All American Patriots
Mass. Officials Announce Delay in State Forest Clearing; Restoration Plan Altered, The Vineyard Gazette
Maine forestlands in times of change, Bangor Daily News
Quimby: Maine National park needed, Kennebec Journal- Morning Sentinel
Small farm a big job among the tall trees, Portland Press Herald
Del. purchase protects land, Sussex Post
DNR Forest Service To Assume Management Responsibility For Maryland's State Forests, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Balto. Co. to assess forests' health, value - County among pilot sites for Forest Service project, Baltimore Sun