Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Tsunami, Mangroves & Economy - Can we ever again eat shrimp with a clear conscience?, UPI 'Outside View' commentary
Developer files RICO lawsuit against 3 Forest Service employees, KPCC - NPR
USFS Unaccountable to Citizens and the Law, The Sierra Times
National Firefighters' Group Releases A Reporter's Guide To Wildland Fire - "We Need to Learn How to Live with Wildland Fire", Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
USDA moves to protect nation's trees from 'sudden death' syndrome, USA Today
Group wants federal panel to nix deal that opened lands to drilling, Denver Post
Spherix Protest Win Prompts USDA Forest Service to Reopen Camping Reservation Procurement - Spherix's National Park Service Contract is Extended, Spherix Incorporated - PR Newswire
Campground raider sentenced to federal prison; restitution of nearly $10,000, Billings Gazette
New forest planning process under scrutiny, Helena Independent Record
Tongass land plan approved - Environmentalists say review should have input from SE communities, Juneau Empire
FSEEE seeks halt to salvage logging in Biscuit fire, Seattle Times AP
DOJ to defend San Bernardino NF employees in Marina Point suit, Big Bear Grizzly
Federal land use fees, Pine River Times
Wildland Firefighters Seek to 'Change the Debate': National Firefighters' Group Releases 'A Reporter's Guide to Wildland Fire', U.S. Newswire
Reporter's Guide to Wildland Fire, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology
Green lobby swims against the current in US wilderness, Financial Times
Forest Rules Splintered, Arizona Daily Star editorial
There's a better way for national forests, Vacaville Reporter letter
National Forest System Land Management Planning: Final rule, Federal Register
National Forest System: Removal of 2000 Planning Rule for Land and Resource Management, Federal Register
Forest Service to mark centennial all year long, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
At 100th birthday of U.S. Forest Service, no talk of acid rain, The Union Leader op-ed
Blue Planet: Setting Endangered Priorities, Space Daily
Here we go again - Bush wants to roll back decades of consensus about the federal forests, Daily Astorian editorial
Protecting U.S. forests, New York Times editorial
Chop 'til they drop, Toledo Blade editorial
National Forests Inc - Stripped-Down Rules Leave Our Land at Risk, Boulder Daily Camera editorial
The forest for the greed - Under new Bush administration rules, forest regulations have been reworded to give more leeway to loggers and less accountability to the public, St. Petersburg Times editorial
Forest rules spur skepticism - Scientists must monitor potential threats to environment, Des Moines Register editorial
Going out on a limb for national forests, The Republican editorial
Public forests need public's help, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial
New rules will ensure forests have lush future, AJC op-ed by USFS Sally Collins
Fixing Our Forests, Wall Street Journal editorial
Bush revises forest policy to add flexibility, California Farm Bureau Federation
Bush admin overhauls forest management policy, Grist Magazine
Lawyers may not like new Forest Service rules and that's a good thing, Ely Echo editorial
Economic efficiencies collide with environmental use - New forest rules a game that industry wins, Indian Country Today
Limping to 100 - The Forest Service arrives at its centennial this week confused about its mission and weakened by politics, Oregonian editorial
Forest Service kicks off anniversary event, Union Democrat
Former Forest Service chiefs say public support crucial, SF Chronicle AP
Forest chief Bosworth says environmental woes have shifted overseas, Denver Post
Walden wants to pick up pace on forest health - Speaks at event marking Forest Service centennial, Bend Bugle
Transcript of remarks by Secretary Veneman to the Forest Service Centennial Congress, USDA News
U.S. Forest Service Centennial Congress, USFS
Forest Service celebrating centennial year, Bend Bugle
'Keystone Forests' Report lauds Sierra forests, Union Democrat
Industrial logging ban sought - Greenpeace says forests like Tongass are rare, Juneau Empire
Group Calls for Greater Protection of Forests - Moratorium on large-scale industrial logging and road-building in all forests administered by the USFS and BLM sought, Stories In The News
100 Years Young, Forest Service Meets to Map the Future, Environment News Service
Wildfire efforts criticized by Western governors, East Valley Tribune
Fire natural part of West's ecosystem, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
Forest congress to seek plan for sharing - National lands focus of conflict, Denver Post
Keystone Copse - Coniferous plantations were billed as the ideal way to soak up greenhouse gases. But the way we manage our woodlands may actually be contributing to global warming rather than mitigating its effects, UK Independent
America, The Beautiful: One pass consolidates access fees on federal lands, Casper Star-Tribune AP
End 'Fee Demo' tax that parliamentary trick made permanent, Durango Herald op-ed
Rainbows run up big bill - Last summer's Modoc NF event cost more than $164,000, Redding Record Searchlight
Sewing the Land - Richmond seamstress creates a block for U.S. Forest Service's Centennial landscape quilt, Palladium-Item News
U.S. Forest Service: Celebration, criticism mark Centennial fest, Ravalli Republic
Report classifies woods as healthy - Apalachicola Forest dubbed a 'keystone', Tallahassee Democrat
Greenpeace: Mogollon Forest Among Nation's Most Valuable, Albuquerque Journal
New Report Identifies Nation's Best and Biggest Forests - Calls for an Immediate Moratorium on Large-Scale Logging in Public Forests, Greenpeace USA
America's Keystone Forests: A Map for Moving Forward, Greenpeace USA
America's Keystone Forests: Mapping the Next 100 Years of Forest Protection, Greenpeace USA
Retiree aims to revive American chestnut, The Sun News
Unmanned aircraft may help fight forest fires, Casper Star-Tribune
UAVs Tested As Fire Spotters, AV Web
Here come the barbarians into our national forests, Decatur Daily editorial
The new U.S. Forest (Industry) Service - Revisions to Forest Management Act favor corporate timber interests, Roanoke Times op-ed
Trouble in the Forests, New York Times editorial
Cable and network news overlooked Bush's environment rule changes, Media Matters for America
Forest rules simplified to an excess - Preservation sacrificed for economic benefit, Springfield News-Leader editorial
Forest Service streamlines its planning, Calaveras Enterprise
New Forest Service rules silence public, Denver Post editorial
Agency invites input on forest planning proposal, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Forest rules expected to have little impact on Gallatin NF, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Faster forest decisions, Rapid City Journal editorial
Forest management "streamlined", Denver Post
Forest planning can stand improvement, Missoulian editorial
New Forest Service rules long overdue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Streamlined forest rules draw praise, criticism, Roseburg News-Review
Forest Service rules needed some pruning - Sensible policies rising from fires' ashes, Rocky Mountain News editorial
Administration streamlines forest planning process - Sawtooth National Forest will be unaffected for now, Idaho Mountain Express
This is a sneaky way to change the rules, The Nashua Telegraph: editorial
Effect of rules overhaul unclear for local forests, Munising Mining Journal
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF: New rules expected to have little impact on county timberlands, Skagit Valley Herald
White House Overhauls U.S. Forest Rules, National Pubic Radio
U.S. Forest Rules Revised, National Pubic Radio
Forests in peril, Bergen Record editorial
Shadow on national forests - New rules force public to keep an eye on commercial uses, Herald Tribune editorial
Credible enviros arise, fight for our forests, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
New rules for U.S. forest management spark controversy, The New Zealand Herald
Forest Service Publishes Planning Rule For Better Management of National Forests and Grasslands - Environmental Management System will be adopted; new rule will allow forest managers to adapt more quickly to changing forest conditions, USFS
Forum for discussion of EMS in the Forest Service, USFS Eco-watch
Pre-publication version of the final NFMA planning rule, USFS
WORLD NEWS
Tsunami, Mangroves & Economy, UPI 'Outside View' Commentary
Kuala Lumpur: State Governments To Gazette Mangrove Forests As Forest Reserves Immediately, Bernama News
Malaysia Wants Mangroves Saved as Tsunami Barrier, Reuters - Planet Ark
Mangrove Destruction Worsened Tsunami Ruin, Jakarta: Laksamana.Net
Water From Peat Swamp Forests Should Be Tapped In Aceh, Bernama News
Coastal ecosystem helps to reduce tsunami damage: experts, Xinhua News
Is it True that Coastal Development Contributed to Greater Loss of Life from the Tsunami?, E/The Environmental Magazine
Stop destroying reefs, swamps, New Straits Times
Stop the logging abuse, Manila Bulletin op-ed
DENR Declares success vs. loggers, The Manila Times
Exploding Population Exerts Undue Pressure on Philippine Forests, PNA - Yahoo! News
The rape of Bukit Sungai Putih Permanent Forest, Malaysiakini
Timber Smuggling: 15 forest staff suspended, 10 army men also found guilty, Banladesh Daily Star
Liberia: Seeing the Forest for the Peace, New York Times
Britain's Brown Tours Africa Slum, Plants Tree, Reuters - Planet Ark
Storm causes unprecedented damage to northern Europe's forestry sector, Agence France-Presse
Estonia's timber industry shaken, not felled, by weekend storm, Agence France-Presse
Loggers Destroying Bosnia's Forests, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Brazil loses swath of rain forest half size Switzerland, Yahoo! News
Soybean Accelerates Brazil's Deforestation, Brazzil Magazine
Asian tsunami lends urgency to new UNEP report, Jamaica Observer
Council rules on logging breach, One News: New Zealand
Victoria defends old-growth logging, The Courier-Mail
Logging resumes after protester arrests, ABC News
Police prepare to dismantle forest blockade, ABC News
Greenies continue their old-growth vigil, Herald Sun
Tree platform protesters block loggers, The Age
Learning to live with age-old scourge of fire, The Age
Timber! Albanese, Adams at it again, The Mercury
ALP demands detail on protected forests, The Age
Grazier faces jail in land clearing case, ABC News
Deforestation paves way in Brazil, BBC News
Arsenic flunks the test in the forest: Thousands of trees have been treated, but the effort has been in vain - when it comes to fighting the pine beetle, poison isn't the way to go, Victoria Times Colonist
First Nation and MOF told 'keep talking' over tree farm licence, The Prince Rupert Daily News
Where monarchs roam: Michoacan preserve in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Arizona Daily Star
Kenya: Forestry Officials Accused of Crippling Timber Industry, The Nation
Timber Firm vs Residents - Townsfolk warn of war on logging, Philippine Daily Inquirer
3 sergeants nabbed while transporting illegal logs, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Police, DENR men seize hot lumber in Sultan Kudarat, Sun.Star
Agusan governor's men in hot water over hot logs, Mindanao News
Mangroves could have reduced tsunami damage, U.N. official says, Planet Save AP
Tsunami disaster further imperils orangutan habitat, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Green guardians great saviours, Hindustan Times
New ways to control floods needed, including mass reforestation, Borneo Bulletin
Scientists debate source of fertile dirt in rain forest - Prehistoric tribes may have enriched soil, research hints, Boston Globe
Kenya: Govt Stops Forest Excision in Maathai's Honour, The East African Standard
Root Causes: An Interview with Wangari Maathai - The recent Nobel Peace Prize winner talks about sowing the seeds of democracy in Kenya, Mother Jones
Timber factories back to business, Tanzania: Guardian
Only four log containers cleared for export, Tanzania: Guardian
Animals, entire forests could migrate - New Report: Climate change will push wildlife northward and upward, Anchorage Daily News
Mangrove Forests: Coastal 'Green Belts' Seen as Tsunami Life Savers, Reuters Planet Ark
Age old early warning systems saved Andaman tribes: ASI, Central Chronicle
Hope for Survival of Asia's Stone Age Tribes After Tsunamis, Yahoo! News
A rain forest debate: Could it have been home to complex societies?, Boston Globe
Corporate environmental whitewash - UnoCal threatens National Park forests, Bangladesh Daily Star
DENR brings charges vs. 7 illegal loggers, The Manila Times
Logging firm moves out of Zamboanga Sibugay, Mindanao News
Victoria: Rush on red gums, Country News
BC Government and Weyerhaeuser reach a Secret Deal to add new stump-field to Cathedral Grove, PEJ News
Cold snap not enough to kill pine beetles, Fort St. John News
Domtar and Tembec shuffle northeast Ontario sawmill capacity, The Canadian Press
Facing U.S. Christmas tree invasion, Mexico seeks to grow its own, Arizona Republic
Cache of duties central issue as Canada-U.S. lumber war moves into fifth year, The Canadian Press
Wonder plants for skin and hair, Malaysia: Star
Redgum forest's use still contentious - Protecting the forest from logging and cattle grazing is an urgent priority, Shepparton News
Green group looks to plantation timber pros and cons, ABC News
Debates heat up over Tasmania old-growth forest, Kyodo News
$7m hand-out to help Otways turn eco-friendly, The Age
Otways aim for tourist dollars, Herald Sun
Government takes decisive steps to reclaim and preserve mountain lands and ecology, Taiwan Journal
Cote D' Ivoire: Civil War Allows Rampant Illegal Logging, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
Form environmental clubs, Ghana News Agency
Decline and fall - Natural forests in Mauritius cover a mere 1% of the island, l'express
Uttar Pradesh: Forest guards end stir, The Hindu News
Malaysia: New forestry policy for Terengganu, New Straits Times
Arroyo vows pursuit of log poachers, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Arroyo orders crackdown on illegal loggers, Manila Bulletin
Arroyo: Corpus heads govt's antilogging drive, The Manila Times
5,000 board feet of logs from Mauban confiscated, Philippine Daily Inquirer
20th century Pinoy most wanton forest destroyer, The Philippine Star
Ecija logging 'hotbed' learning new lessons, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Gwen to create anti-illegal logging committee soon, The Freeman
Forest protection budget too small - P4 per hectare per year vs illegal logging, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recurring tragedies, Philippine Daily Inquirer editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Campground raider sentenced to federal prison; restitution of nearly $10,000, Billings Gazette
New forest planning process under scrutiny, Helena Independent Record
The collapse of compromise, Independent Record op-ed by Helena NF supervisor Tom Clifford
Alarmist rhetoric belies logging trend - The Forest Service no longer sees the forest (just) for the trees, Missoulian
High hopes: The Montana FWP is re-establishing mountain goat populations in the Red Mountain area of the Scapegoat Wilderness, Missoulian
Conservation easement preserves Bass Creek ranch - forever, Ravalli Republic
Snow Line Economics, Bozeman Daily Chronicle op-ed
Study will determine value of agriculture, Ravalli Republic
Crackling fire warms both body and soul, Missoulian
Helena NF: Kollmeyer will be acting forest chief, Helena Independent Record
Gallatin National Forest thinning plan moving forward, Billings Gazette AP
Gallatin NF to prepare EIS to update the allotment management plans for 11 cattle and horse grazing allotments located in the northern end of the Bridger Mountain Range, Federal Register
Lolo Peak's future stirs heart strings, Missoulian
Be thankful, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Fight for access to Rock Creek Basin has been won, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Decision to pay for comment criticized, Billings Gazette
Plowing Hyalite Road raises concerns, Bozeman Daily Chronicle op-ed
Grizzlies Losing Ground Around Yellowstone, Los Angeles Times
FS seeks comments on logging, Missoulian
Studies show Mike Horse dam slowly deteriorating, Helena Independent Record
'Mines Management' Files USFS Permit Application to Develop the Montanore Silver-Copper Project, Business Wire
U.S. Forest Service: Celebration, criticism mark centennial fest, Ravalli Republic
Forest planning can stand improvement, Missoulian editorial
New Forest Service rules long overdue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest Management Moves Forward - Draft forest plan nearly complete, The Montana Standard
Forest rules expected to have little impact on Gallatin NF, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Readers split on new FS reviews, Helena Independent Record
There are better things to regulate than forest travel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Some folks will not be content until they have it all, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Forest travel rally mischaracterized in Dec. 12 article, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
More quiet trails would best meet needs of forest users, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Local four-wheeler club helps Forest Service get rid of problem, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Mining companies want to use cyanide in gold operations, Helena Independent Record
Flathead NF: Spotted Bear Silvertip cabin may be up for rent, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Area land swap still undecided, The Montana Standard
County resource plan critical of Forest Service, Glacier Park policies, The Hungry Horse News
Thompson Falls schools going with biomass, Missoulia
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Timber grazers give nod to forest alternative, The Black Hills Pioneer
Forest Advisory Board talks alternatives, Black Hills Pioneer
Forest Service gets an earful on 'Phase II' plan, Rapid City Journal
Pennington County endorses 'Phase II' forest plan, Rapid City Journal
Hand crews needed to snuff fires, officials say, Rapid City Journal
Open Gold Camp Road, agency says, Springs Gazette
Court threatens fees in Taylor Ranch case - Judge says state High Court ruling bars further litigation, Rocky Mountain News
Moose set to roam western Colorado Grand Mesa NF, Colorado Division of Wildlife
Would Blandin's expansion push Minnesota forests over the edge?, Minnesota Public Radio
Federal land use fees, Pine River Times
Saving the Endangered Species Act, Aspen Daily News
Forest Service to mark centennial all year long, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Rio Grande National Forest, releases County Line Vegetation Management Project DEIS. "The EIS analyzes the environmental impacts of a proposal to manage a spruce beetle infestation by performing up to 715 acres of sanitation/salvage harvest and up to 841 acres of preventative thinning.", Federal Register
Hayman fire trees enhancing trout habitat, Denver Post
Parties settle lawsuits in Valley Fire, Durango Herald
Lawsuit Over 2002 Fire Near Durango Settled, CBS4 Denver
More blues to make The Butte happier, Summit Daily News
Black Hills NF: Proposed forest management alternative calls for more timber harvests, Black Hills Pioneer
Bighorn NF: Forest Service land exchange won't affect access, Billings Gazette
Forest congress to seek plan for sharing - National lands focus of conflict, Denver Post
National Forests Inc - Stripped-Down Rules Leave Our Land at Risk, Boulder Daily Camera editorial
Fire natural part of West's ecosystem, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
Black Hills NF: Alternate forest plan suggested, Rapid City Journal
"Conservation Alternative" for the Black Hills NF, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
"Healthy Forest Plan" for the Black Hills, Black Hills Forest Resource Association
Black Hills NF Plan proposal, USFS
Forest Service honors county and BikeNet, Laramie Boomerang
Shoshone NF: USFS finds T-bar subpar, Cody Enterprise
New Forest Service rules silence public, Denver Post editorial
Forest management "streamlined", Denver Post
Forest Service rules needed some pruning - Sensible policies rising from fires' ashes, Rocky Mountain News editorial
Agency invites input on forest planning proposal, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
White River NF: Deputy supervisor seeks top job, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
San Juan NF: Groups sue Forest Service over logging, Durango Herald
San Juan NF: Weminuche trails overdue for repair, Durango Herald
Lynx repopulation lands on feet with new kittens, Denver Post
White River NF: Sledders pay price for safety - Once free but accident prone Meadow Mountain will be commercial-run, Denver Post
Breckenridge proposal taps backcountry, Denver Post
Lift opponents find soft snow a hard sell, Summit Daily News
Inconsistent terrain on Peaks 7 and 8 not enough to justify the Summit Lift, Summit Daily News letter
Thumbs down to the Summit Lift for putting skiers in bad spots, Summit Daily News letter
Coverage of Summit Lift doesn't do the facts justice, Summit Daily News letter
Summit Lift comment period extended, but ends Dec. 31, Summit Daily News
Slopes without ropes - Seeking virgin snow, solitude and adventure, more backcountry skiers hear the call of the wild, Denver Post
Feds: Snowmass plan OK for environment, Denver Post
A-Basin's future in the plan?, Summit Daily News
Don't turn A-Basin into Disneyland, Summit Daily News letter
Multicultural appeal gives ski areas a lift, Wall Street Journal
America, The Beautiful: One pass consolidates access fees on federal lands, Casper Star-Tribune AP
Faster forest decisions, Rapid City Journal editorial
Forest agreement focuses on bugs and fire protection, Rapid City Journal
Dry forest looms for new state wildfire crew, Rapid City Journal
Mountain bikers urge 'single-track' trails, Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Biologists propose expanding Southwest wolf reintroducation area, SF Chronicle AP
One West - Until conservation successes become widespread on private as well as public lands, the West will continue to be divided, HCN: Writers on the Range
'Snowbowl Effect' screening set - Film explores proposed expansion of ski resort under USFS permit, Gallup Independent
Sabino: a road more traveled - Crowds taking advantage of scenic flows, Arizona Daily Star
Coronado NF: Water warnings up in Sabino Canyon, Tucson Citizen
County asked to pay $11.5M for ranch, Arizona Daily Star
Forest Rules Splintered, Arizona Daily Star editorial
From Quivira Coalition, further enviro-advances, New Mexican editorial
Bosque Bicycle Trail Will Be Extended, Albuquerque Journal
Coronado NF: Water warnings up in Sabino Canyon, Tucson Citizen
Carson NF: Drilling battle Fight brews over Valle Vidal future, New Mexican
Wildfire efforts criticized by Western governors, East Valley Tribune
USFS diversifies: Summer internships planned, Apache Moccasin
Preserving Traditional Land Use, Albuquerque Journal
Greenpeace: Mogollon Forest Among Nation's Most Valuable, Albuquerque Journal
Mogollon Keystone Forest, Greenpeace USA
Lincoln NF: Butterfly stirs up controversy, Alamogordo Daily News
Santa Fe NF: Hermit kicked off federal land for the second time, USA Today
Credible enviros arise, fight for our forests, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
Arizona's Coronado National Forest Weighs New Federal Rules, National Public Radio
Prescott Forest moves ahead with largest thinning project in history after resolving appeal, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott Forest officials plan to double prescribed burn acres, Prescott Daily Courier
Indian Fire logging faces multiple delays, Prescott Daily Courier
Millions of trees too rotten for harvesting now, Prescott Daily Courier
Bates receives honor for efforts to prevent wildfires, Prescott Daily Courier
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Bighorn Sheep Introduced Into Lost River Range, Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game
Forest Service Investigates Mt. Charleston Avalanche, KLAS News
Avalanche Experts: Was Enough Done?, KLAS News
Juniper removal sparks debate ... Environmental group sues to halt practice, Twin Falls Times-News
Forest officials seek area helitanker, Reno Gazette-Journal
Lawsuit targets grazing, Elko Daily Free Press
Big ski resorts have been kept at bay by public interest, Salt Lake Tribune
Comment on Payette forest travel plan, Idaho Statesman editorial
Feds asked to stop Wyoming wolves from chasing elk onto Bridger-Teton NF grazing allotments, SF Chronicle AP
Space to Move: Pacific Southwest Research Station Connie Millar, Astrobiology News
Administration streamlines forest planning process - Sawtooth National Forest will be unaffected for now, Idaho Mountain Express
Critics say Utah oil leases violate 'Roadless Rule', Provo Daily Herald
Groups refuse to allow demolition of old Forest Service guard stations, Provo Daily Herald
Precious Teton Pass powder stashes spark anger, Vail Daily News
Bridger-Teton Forest denies Teton Pass skiers' appeal, Jackson Hole Zone
Group values wolves over livestock - Western Watersheds buys up grazing 'privileges' to keep ranchers at bay, Twin Falls Times-News
Tahoe's Santa Claus is called SNPLMA, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Developer files RICO lawsuit against 3 San Bernardino NF employees, KPCC - NPR
Ranger District Consolidation and Reorganization in Tahoe NF, Tahoe National Forest
Thirty at Sierra Pacific Industries given notice - SPI blames logging restrictions on Stanislaus national forest land, The Union Democrat
SPI responds to logging concerns, Mt. Shasta News
Sierra forests waters show little pollution, Los Angeles Times
Residents battle effects of storms, The Press-Enterprise: Hemet-San Jacinto
DOJ to defend San Bernardino NF employees in Marina Point suit, Big Bear Grizzly
Wilderness boundaries revisited, Big Bear Grizzly
There's a better way for national forests, Vacaville Reporter letter
More on the Forest Service, Los Angeles Times letter
Man's 14- year forest stay comes to end - Angeles NF: Volunteer campground host dislodged, Pasadena Star-News
Fire-prevention funding escapes Forest Service ax, Union Tribune
Storms may kill bark beetles, L.A. Daily News
Invasive plants, animals crowding out the natives, L.A. Daily News
National forest has safety ideas for snow, The Eureka Reporter
Foresthill sled race back on, Auburn Journal
Opening doors to salmon: Remove barriers and they will come, Eureka Times-Standard
Forest Service kicks off anniversary event, Union Democrat
'Keystone Forests' Report lauds Sierra forests, Union Democrat
Bush revises forest policy to add flexibility, California Farm Bureau Federation
Sled dog race permit approved, Mt. Shasta News
USFS drops requirements for Mil Potrero Park, Taft Midway Driller
Battle to stop oak death rages on after 10 years, Marin Independent Journal
Sequoia NF: Deep Fire heated up the summer, Porterville Recorder
Park lays out 5-year fire plan, Eureka Times-Standard
Biomass: power from the forests, The Union
Forest Service streamlines its planning, Calaveras Enterprise
Forests, wildlife in harm's way, Santa Maria Times editorial
Developer's Eagle Lawsuit Ruffles Feathers, Los Angeles Times letters to the editor
Developer sues U.S. forest workers, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Angeles NF: Paying for no (forest) service, Pasadena Star-News op-ed
Eldorado NF proposes logging Power Fire area, Amador Ledger Dispatch
Rainbows run up big bill - Last summer's Modoc NF event cost more than $164,000, Redding Record Searchlight
RAT Bill eliminates fees for kids at Mount St. Helens visitor centers, Longview Daily News
Roads ahead, The Baltimore Sun
Logging approvals may ease, The Union Democrat
Slings and arrows at 100 - Forest Service looking back to mark centennial, Santa Barbara Newspress
An ode to the Redwood - Sacred trees' longevity due to unique attributes, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Sequoia NF: Old Christmas trees will become fish habitat, Porterville Recorder
Mendocino NF: Outhouse, makeshift shelter help stranded men survive killer storms, Red Bluff Daily News
CCCs helping young people, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Serving the Forest, Fresno Bee
Falling Tree Kills Driver, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Lawsuit claims Mt. Ashland ski expansion to harm forests, wildlife, on the Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, KATU News
Interim managers set for FS ranger district, grassland, Bend Bugle
Should Forest Service close roads to protect streams for fish?, The News-Review: Truth of Youth
Deschutes-Ochoco advisory panel members named, Bend Bugle
Fed agencies look toward job openings nationally, downsizing locally - Half of Forest Service employees eligible for retirement in the next five years, The News-Review
Future Foresters - Young county forestry college graduates are making their mark on nature, The News-Review
Outlook for forestry jobs parallels declining enrollment at colleges, The News-Review
Plan to put goats in Columbia Gorge draws criticism, Oregonian AP
Sale preserves 120 acres along Snoqualmie River, Post-Intelligencer
FSEEE seeks halt to salvage logging in Biscuit fire, Seattle Times AP
Deschutes NF: Results of logging sales mixed, Bend Bulletin
FS Squaw Creek project targets off-roader damage - Public input sought; 'categorical exclusion' to speed work, Bend Bugle
Group wants more tui chub study - Plans to poison Diamond Lake's tui chubs should be postponed until all the impacts are known, says Umpqua Watersheds, Mail Tribune
Environmentalists call for more study on Diamond Lake plan, Oregonian AP
Getting its grove back - Portland's most famous, friendliest tree is falling, Oregonian
Umatilla NF to prepare Supplemental EIS on Lower Granite Area Mining Projects, Federal Register
In search of a cabin - Forest Service lies & bad info endanger couples lives, Corvallis Gazette-Times
The Bearknoll Environmental Assessment has just been released, Bark
Lumbering to gain ground, Oregonian
Logging rises on public land, Puget Sound Business Journal
Money set for forest projects, Mail Tribune
Grants set for rural fire risk reduction, Roseburg News-Review
Nurseries watch for sudden oak death, Oregonian
ODFW mulls proposal for relocation of goats, Mail Tribune
Plan would restore Rocky Mountain goat to Gorge, Oregonian
Gifford Pinchot NF: White Salmon River focus of Baird bill, The Columbian
Meeting set on White Pass ski expansion: Gifford Pinchot and Okanogan-Wenatchee NFs, The Columbian
Here we go again - Bush wants to roll back decades of consensus about the federal forests, Daily Astorian editorial
Forest Service marks 100 years, The Columbian
Forest Service celebrating centennial year, Beng Bugle
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF: Remote cabins for rent to public, Mail Tribune
Residents push for safe sledding park, Bend Bulletin
ODFW to reintroduce goats to Columbia Gorge, Bend Bugle
Plan would restore Rocky Mountain goat to gorge, Oregonian
The Thursday Dec. 23, 2004, R6 Update
The December 28, 2004, R6 Update and The BottomLine
Forest operators honored for protecting resources, Bend Bugle
Icon of Oregon's timber industry dies: Longtime president of Bohemia Lumber was philanthropist, state legislator, Register Guard
Timber baron, lawmaker, advocate dies at 93, Oregonian
Report: Cities make gains on tree issues, Statesman Journal
Mount Ashland ski area gets green light - The Forest Service has removed its final hurdle for allowing the long-planned expansion of the ski area, but opponents are considering taking the case to court, Mail Tribune
Navickas sues over Mount Ashland expansion, Ashland Daily Tidings
Streamlined forest rules draw praise, criticism, Roseburg News-Review
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF: New rules expected to have little impact on county timberlands, Skagit Valley Herald
Species report stalls logging, Mail Tribune
Mount Hood NF: Volunteers learn the art of tracking, Mail Tribune
New campsites open at Crescent Lake in Central Oregon, The Daily News AP
Price of gold goads miners into a new go at the riches, Oregonian
A timber family's compromise over logging, HCN Writers on the Range at Denver Post
County looks to forge deal for limited Kanipe Park logging, Roseburg News-Review
Linn County won't join suit against Legislature, Albany Democrat-Herald
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Apalachicola NF: Florida DOT replants 30 acres of forest, Tallahassee Democrat
Koen offers a quiet refuge in winter - The 720-acre forest in Arkansas' Newton County has hiking and campsites, News-Leader
State halts effort to ban plants - U.S. checks spread of sudden oak death, The Courier-Journal
Too dumb for words - DOT brings down the forest, Tallahassee Democrat
30 Acres Of National Forest Cut For Road Widening, WKMG News
U.S. Forest Service details new projects, The Lufkin Daily News
Road projects through USFS Land Between the Lakes subject of hearing, The Kentucky New Era
Can beetle save mountain vistas? - Scientists hope bug stops tiny insects from killing majestic trees, Charlotte Observer - Knight Ridder
Public forests need public's help, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial
New rules will ensure forests have lush future, AJC op-ed by USFS Sally Collins
George Washington and Jefferson NFs: Greenpeace report labels region's forests important, The News & Advance
Apalachicola NF: Part of clearcut pine forest to be replanted, Tallahassee Democrat
30 acres of national forest cut - DOT cleared area during road-widening, Tallahassee Democrat
Ozark-St. Francis NF: Sweatin' with stalactites, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Forest Service targeting 40,000 acres in the state for prescribed burns, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Wildfire Risk Reduction Grants Available, Sequoyah County Times
Hemlocks at nursery get special attention - Forest service takes unusual step of applying insecticides near fish hatchery, The State
"Newgrass" innovator Cliff Waldron, who left the music for USFS career, comes back, PR Web
Here come the barbarians into our national forests, Decatur Daily editorial
Reckless use of national forests creating problems, Citizen Times letter
Report classifies woods as healthy - Apalachicola Forest dubbed a keystone, Tallahassee Democrat
Florida Panhandle Keystone Forest, Greenpeace USA
USFS biologists play matchmaker for woodpeckers, The Lufkin Daily News
Daniel Boone NF: Historic furnace is granted new life, Lexington Herald-Leader
S.C. offers one-stop shopping for campsite and cabin reservations, USA Today
Owner tags land for conservation, Richlands News-Press
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Forest Service to build new district office in Mio, Bay City Times
Report: Whitetail numbers are ravaging forests, Mcall Morning Call
Pennsylvania: Scientists say deer hunting must increase, Philadelpia Inquirer
20-acre woodland donated to trust for preservation, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What's up with that?, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Coos County Planning Board hears concerns about forest overharvesting, The Union Leader
'Women And The Woods' program seeks host, Village Soup
Group finalizes land purchase in Wayne NF, The Ironton Tribune
At 100th birthday of U.S. Forest Service, no talk of acid rain, The Union Leader op-ed
Can beetle save mountain vistas? - Scientists hope bug stops tiny insects from killing majestic trees, Charlotte Observer - Knight Ridder
Ounce of prevention may spare ash trees - MSU finds early treatment effective, Detroit Free Press
Huge U.P. land deal set: 271,000 acres, Munising Mining Journal
Massive area of U.P. land protected by deal, Detroit News
New network to help guide women owners of woodlots, Bangor Daily News
Conference to examine effects of sprawl on R.I. forests, The Providence Journal
Beltrami Island State Forest: Travel plan stirs debate, Grand Forks Herald
Lawyers may not like new Forest Service rules and that's a good thing, Ely Echo editorial
Forest Protection - As ash borer spreads, so, too, should quarantine, Detroit Free Press
Daniel Boone NF Red River Gorge: Limits of Acceptable Change - Meetings, USFS
Ottawa NF honors volunteers, Ironwood Daily Globe
Nature Conservancy buys more land in Lawrence County for Wayne National Forest, The Herald-Dispatch
Planners mull Coos timber cuts, The Union Leader
104,000 acres of Adirondack land to be protected from development, Ithaca Journal
Adirondack land acquisition has mountaintop vista, new waterway access, Newsday
Environmentalists applaud land deal, Press Republican
Lawmakers call for logging restrictions - Some concerned over industry growth, Concord Monitor
Wilton planners OK tree cutting off Woodard Road, The Saratogian
Forest rules simplified to an excess - Preservation sacrificed for economic benefit, Springfield News-Leader editorial
Effect of rules overhaul unclear for local forests, Munising Mining Journal
This is a sneaky way to change the rules, The Nashua Telegraph
White Mountain NF: 6,000 contribute to forest plan, The Citizen
New federal forest rules likely won't affect Pownal land buy, Bennington Banner
Snow trails to nowhere: Snowmobile access, once taken for granted, faces threats, Fosters
Huron-Manistee NF: Drilling decision expected in January, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Minn. DNR ranger explains logging in forest creates forest diversity, Grand Forks Herald
Retiree aims to revive American chestnut, The Sun News
Your Turn, NH: State owes its citizens who open their land to the public, The Union Leader
The Changed Role of Maine's Forest Rangers, Bangor Daily News
Mount Sunapee - Plan to give state land draws skepticism - Property is already protected by an easement, Concord Monitor
Finding green amongst the winter blahs, Centre Daily Times
Decline of deer a scientific issue, Times Argus
Firewood sales surge, prices reach new highs, Maine Today AP
Firewood offers savings over heating oil, Maine Today AP
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
Tongass land plan approved - Environmentalists say review should have input from SE communities, Juneau Empire
Review produces few changes in Tongass plan, News-Miner
Mid-term Review of Tongass Forest Plan Completed, USFS
Tongass Forest Plan 5-Year Review, USFS
Forest Plan Maintenance Program, USFS
By air and sea, lawmakers arrive in continent's most inaccessible capital in the middle of the Tongass National Forest, SF Chronicle AP
Photos show changes in SE vegetation - Presentations tonight illustrate recovery after glaciers, logging, Juneau Empire
A practicable, sustainable plan for Kensington Mine, Juneau Empire op-ed
Predator control criticized, News-Miner
Animals, entire forests could migrate - New Report: Climate change will push wildlife northward and upward, Anchorage Daily News
Industrial logging ban sought - Greenpeace says forests like Tongass are rare, Juneau Empire
Group Calls for Greater Protection of Forests - Moratorium on large-scale industrial logging and road-building in all forests administered by the USFS and BLM sought, Stories In The News
Greenpeace: Coastal forests of Alaska need protection, Daily News-Miner AP
Veneer plant expected to add 50-100 new jobs in Ketchikan, Stories In The News
Borough seeking bids for timber sale, Daily News-Miner
Chugach NF: Heli-skiers' park plans win out, Anchorage Daily News [scroll down]
Kensington Mine has made environmental strides, Juneau Empire op-ed
Conservationists threaten suit over Kensington mine, Anchorage Daily News
Slumbering menace - Researchers say more is needed to prevent avalanche disaster, Juneau Empire

 


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