NATIONAL NEWS
Ecosystem Marketplace: ABN AMRO and Citigroup say new Ecosystem Markets are Poised to Deliver Profits and Major Conservation Benefits, Forest Trends
Invasive Species: Coordination and Cooperation Are Important for Effective Management of Invasive Weeds. GAO Report
Judge Rejects RICO Lawsuit -
A San Diego developer tried to use a racketeering law against Forest Service workers who opposed a condo project in Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles Times
Woodsy retreats -- private homes on public land -
The Forest Service's arguments before Congress emphasized that this is "private use of public land" and therefore by law the users needed to pay fair market value, San Francisco Chronicle
WORLD NEWS
Creating a Logjam in Honduras - As deforestation erodes rural life, a priest has taken on the timber industry and forced an unofficial freeze, LA Times at Sun-Sentinel
Cathedral Grove doubles - Environmentalists unimpressed as MLA hails increased wildlife habitat, Victoria Times Colonist
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Judge Rejects RICO Lawsuit -
A San Diego developer tried to use a racketeering law against Forest Service workers who opposed a condo project in Big Bear Lake, Los Angeles Times
Woodsy retreats -- private homes on public land -
The Forest Service's arguments before Congress emphasized that this is "private use of public land" and therefore by law the users needed to pay fair market value, San Francisco Chronicle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
All in a day's work - Workers of Silver Creek Timber go about their business on the mountain as protests and court battles simmer below, Ashland Daily Tidings
Court to hear logging case - If appealed, lawsuits challenging timber cuts in the Biscuit fire area could last months, Mail Tribune