Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
The Recreation Agency - Official Agency of the Great Outdoors, website
National Outdoor Recreation Policy Act draft 2-24-05, American Recreation Coalition
The United States Forest Service Violates the same Environmental Laws that they are Sworn to Enforce and Uphold, Compiled by Richard Artley, U.S. Forest Service, Recently Retired USFS employee
Group Proposes Innovative Partnership with Forest Service to Restore Forest and Watershed Health - 300K requested from Forest Restoration Program for road removal and strategic thinning to protect communities in northern New Mexico, Forest Guardians
US tries to sink forests plan - British initiative on illegal logging opposed, The Guardian
US blocks forest protection plan, BBC News
US Aims to Jeopardise Legal Action on Illegal Logging - Confidential Document Outlines US Plan to Block Illegal Logging Initiatives, Greenpeace
America Blocks Efforts to Combat Illegal Logging, Forest Conservation Blog
Bush's forest initiative an undemocratic plan, Arizona Republic op-ed
Navajo leader equates Coconino NF snowmaking decision to 'genocide', The Arizona Republic
Sacred peaks to be defiled by wastewater in the name of tourism, Indian Country Today
Snowbowl OK'd for snowmaking, Navajo-Hopi Observer
Tribe may appeal Snowbowl OK - Navajo leader vows fight on snowmaking decision, The Arizona Republic
Snowbowl changes and cultural values, Arizona Daily Star op-ed by Nora Rasure: Coconino NF supervisor
Judge denies emergency halt to Biscuit salvage logging, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Fisher-Smith arrested as logging protest continues, Ashland Daily Tidings
A Line in the Ancient Forest - 50 Arrested in Protest to Save the Siskiyous, Counterpunch
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Closes Fiddler Fire Salvage Timber Sale Road to Protect Health and Safety, USFS
Prehistoric farmers felled forests after all, New Scientist magazine
Are Plants and Trees Intelligent?, ABC News
A History of White People in the Conservation Movement, Lowbagger
Air Tractor's AT-802 'Single Engine Air Tanker' Planes To Be Workhorse for Feds and States to Help Control Wildfires in 2005, PR Web
USDA Forest Service Announces Woody Biomass Utilization Grants, Mammoth Times
Biomass: In a Twist, Forest Products Viewed as Green Energy, Live Science News
The United States Forest Service Violates the same Environmental Laws that they are Sworn to Enforce and Uphold, Compiled by Richard Artley, U.S. Forest Service, Recently Retired USFS employee
Accountability. It's tough to find in the U.S. Forest, FSEEE at Yuba.net
HCCA to ask county to join protests of federal access fees - No new fees planned for access to GMUG areas, Crested Butte News
Privatizing Kentucky State Parks - The mole who tried to change the state parks, Lexington Herald-Leader
Activists seek abolition of "Arbor Day" - Government's forestation policy involves cutting down giant trees in primitive forests then planting saplings, Taiwan News
Forests in Flux: Executive Summary of "Climate Change: the Threats to World Forests", UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre: Forest Programme
Bush administration supports timber county payments reauthorization - if it meets budget, Newport News-Times
Sacred sites on federal land are mammoth issues, Indian Country Today
Chain Saw Thins Flocks of Migrants on Gold Wings, New York Times
Critics fear Park Service headed down wrong path, Boston Globe
Buying experiences off the shelf, Toronto Star
Public recreation may suffer from high profile parks, Public Access New Zealand
Western States Tourism Policy Council (WSTPC) is hosting a major recreation forum entitled "Meeting the Challenge: Recreation in the West on the National Forests and BLM Lands", BLM
Government-Approved Slaughter, Dissident Voice
Us versus them, The Clarion News
"Forest Goddess" Wangari Maathai: Planter of Hope, Financial Times
Legacy of rainforest "Robin Hood" lives on, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
The Benefits of Solitude, Toronto Star
Australian scientists prove less trees, less rain, Reuters AlertNet
Taking Protest to Bank Chief's Home Street, 3 Activists Face Charges, New York Times
Forest Service will try out external reviews at Mount Hood, Siuslaw - Seeking to blunt criticism of how it manages the nation's forests, the agency will test certification systems in Oregon and elsewhere, Oregonian
Just Looking: Forest Service considers sustainability certification, Grist Magazine
BOCC wants user fee bill repealed, Montrose Daily Press
Western lawmakers criticize proposed firefighting budget cuts, KOBTV News
Every tree has a story to tell, CS Monitor
Century of service - U.S. Forest Service Centennial: As agency celebrates 100 years, emphasis has changed from cutting to managing forests, The Roseburg News-Review
Invasive Tree Species Infestation Spotted, ENN AP
Major shift possible in century-old wildfire suppression policy, San Luis Obispo Tribune AP
Officials may reopen volcano viewpoint, Corvallis Gazette-Times 3-6-05
St. Helens rumbles anew - Volcano creates quite a spectacle, with an eruption visible for miles, Oregonian 3-9-05
Chainsaws Tear Into Siskiyou Old-Growth - U.S. Legal System is Failing Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Natural Resources Council
Authorities arrest 11 more in southern Oregon, The News-Review
Foreseeing and Forestalling - Standing Up to Ecocide in Oregon, Counterpunch
Amid Environmental Protests, Logging Begins in Oregon Forest Burned by 2002 Wildfire, ENN AP
Old Growth Reserve Logging has begun on Fiddler timber sale; 11 people arrested, Siskiyou Project - News
Snowbowl receives green light - Forest Service decision angers Native leaders, Gallup Independent
Coconino NF: Snowmaking clears first hurdle, Arizona Daily Sun
Pilot strayed,had limited training, Great Falls Tribune AP
U.S. Forest Service report on the fatal wilderness plane crash in September 2004 and its recommendations, USFS
Pilot in wilderness crash may have been lost, Missoulian
Now, bioengineered trees are taking root - Transgenic poplars could make China a big player in lumber. But some experts worry about effects on nature, CS Monitor
Ottawa Looks to Resume Softwood Talks With U.S., Reuters
Paper Trade Group Forms Alliance to Cut Down Illegal Logging, GreenBiz News
Forest advocates gather here, sharply at odds over logging's benefits, perils, Eugene Register-Guard
Bush Budget Harmful to Rural Forest Communities - Conservation group 'American Forests' charges Administration's professed support for "cooperative conservation" masks detrimental cuts, American Forests: News
Machines, not owls, closed mills, Register-Guard op-ed
North American lumber market off to a hot start in '05 - Resilient U.S. housing market continues to drive prices, Vancouver Sun
Parties Cautiously Consider Shawnee Forest Proposal, The Southern Illinoisan
Shawnee NF: Camp association members like judge's plan, The Southern Illinoisan
Judge's Bold Move Could End Battle Over Shawnee, Southern Illinoisan editorial
Western lawmakers criticize proposed wildland firefighting budget cuts, KVIA News
'Burnie Bear' on fire for wildlife in national forest, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Postal Service Issuing New Forest Stamps, SF Chronicle AP
Wisconsin events honor father of ecology, Aldo Leopold, The Janesville Gazette
Clear Skies, Healthy Forests: Why Language Matters, E magazine
New Public EMS Forum created on the Forest Service Ecosystem Management Coordination forum site, Eco-Watch
Fewer trees, less rain: study uncovers deforestation equation, Sydney Morning Herald
Praise for 'forest friendly' Potter printed on paper from sustainable sources, Godrics Hollow
Bush Plans Further Cuts in Forest Protections - Environmental impact statements no longer necessary under new Bush plan, Bush Greenwatch
Comments Due March 7th on Forest and Wildlife Planning Rules Changes, Forest Guardians - Action Alert
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: National Forest Management Act, Forest magazine
A Divine Sanction - Early settlers saw justification for conquering the West in cross-shaped crevice of Mount Holy Cross, Forest magazine
Inner Voice, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Pulp: Minding the Mission - Lori Messenger reviews Tending Fire: Coping with America's Wildland Fires by Stephen J. Pyne, Forest magazine
Consider the Plants—and Their Defenders - U.S. Forest Service botanists are often villified and ignored in their struggle to defend plants, Forest magazine
GM Forest Trees ­ The Ultimate Threat, ISIS News
National Strategy Session To Stop Genetically Engineered Trees, Global Justice Ecology Project
GE Trees: Myths versus Realities, Global Justice Ecology Project
Ensuring Survival - Researchers are using DNA techniques to save the Port Orford Cedar from extinction, Forest magazine
Forest Service Allowed Timber Industry To Rewrite Sierra Plan — Intervention to Stop Collusive Settlement Between Industry and Bush Administration, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Loggers find uses even for tiny trees, Corvallis Gazette-Times AP
Collaboration Aims To Rejuvenate Logging, Albuquerque Journal
U.S. Forest Service Becomes Biomass Supplier, Renewable Energy Access
FSC good PEFC and CSA bad!, Green Builder News
As a Matter of Fact, Money Does Grow on Trees - What's Wilderness Worth?, Outside magazine
Quid Pro Quo Wilderness — A New Threat to Public Lands, Western Land Exchange Project - Western Watersheds Project
Politics must take back seat to wilderness, expert says, Missoulian
Expert: community priorities key to conservation, Montana Kaimin
Geocaching: Combines love of the outdoors with high-tech tracking, but can public land survive the likes of "Evil Jim" and "Seal Rock George"?, Forest magazine
Former forest chief Jack Ward Thomas in Helena, Independent Record
National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry Releases Report: "Science, Biodiversity and Sustainability", NCSSF - NCSE
WORLD NEWS
Nobel laureate Maathai in Congo forest appeal to G8 countries, Yahoo! News - AFP
Nobel Peace winner appeals for protection of African forests in Rome, Planet-Save News
Police Command check illegal logging, Ghana News Agency
Britain Takes Africa Development Agenda to G8, Reuters
US tries to sink forests plan - British initiative on illegal logging opposed, The Guardian
US blocks forest protection plan, BBC News
US Aims to Jeopardise Legal Action on Illegal Logging - Confidential Document Outlines US Plan to Block Illegal Logging Initiatives, Greenpeace
America Blocks Efforts to Combat Illegal Logging, Forest Conservation Blog
Labor concern over illegal logging claim, 7news - AAP
BlueLinx Buys Illegal Indonesian Timber, CorpWatch
Business, governments and conservationists hold unprecedented gathering to combat illegal logging, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Greenpeace Greets Finnish Prime Minister With Pieces of His National Culture- Woodchips, Greenpeace
Softwood truce tabled - Ottawa plans export tax: Seeks end to trade stalemate and U.S. duties, National Post
North Van, Mountain Bike Mecca, Feels Run Over - Bikers illegally cut down a great number of trees in the forest illegally to build structures, The Tyee
Agribusiness vs. rainforest: Amazon land boom blamed for violence, Sun-Sentinel
Carbon sinks and reforestation, Trinidad and Tobago Express
The wealth within peat swamp forests, The Malaysia Star
Harsh peat swamp forests teeming with life, The Malaysia Star
Proper forest management keeps lake replenished, New Straits Times
Legislator wants inquiry on cops over logging crime, The Jakarta Post
Tigers spark fear in Jambi - Tigers coming close to village as their habitat is shrinking due to illegal logging and the conversion of forest land into plantations, The Jakarta Post
The Dying Roar: Blundering down the catwalk, Indian Express
Loggers and landowners discuss Forest Bill 2004, Solomon Star News
Farmers in Cambodia battle to save land, Taiwan News
Tree poaching continues at Zambo watershed, says DENR, Mindanao News
Surefire solution to graft is needed, The Manila Times
200 NGOs to fight mining, logging operations, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ifugao governor opposes DENR's plan to allow commercial logging in Cordillera, Manila Bulletin
Fighting the Big Gunns in Tasmania, CorpWatch
Forests NSW zaps data errors with Pocket Solutions, iStart News
Australian boffins prove their Amazon theory, IOL News
"Forest Goddess" Wangari Maathai: Planter of Hope, Financial Times
Kenya: Logging Threatens Cultural Forests, The East African Standard
Kenya: Forest Plunder Ruining Major Hydro-Power Dams, The Nation
Forest Service Imposter Jailed Five Years - Antwi-Mensah issued fake permits to fell trees in Akim Nyankomase Forest Reserve, Ghana News Agency
Jurassic bark: the tree that grew in the age of dinosaurs comes to Kew, Independent News
Indian forest landscape records high number of plant species, WWF Newsroom
Forest Exploitation Threatens Orang Asli's Livelihood, Bernama News
Great apes pushed towards extinction, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Expert highlights mobile phone threat to great apes: Forest coltan mining, ABC News
Bid to save the last great apes, The Age
Neolithic Stone Age in Prehistoric Ireland - The long record of deforestation: The upland forests cleared for farmland, and clearing started in the lower forests, The Ireland Story
Legacy of rainforest "Robin Hood" lives on, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
Swiss Campaigner for Rain Forests Declared Dead, Fund Says, ENN AP
How prehistoric farmers saved us from new Ice Age, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency
Australian scientists prove less trees, less rain, Reuters AlertNet
FAO to Meet on Forestry Issues, VOA News
Acid rain causing forest decline in Eastern Canada, Canadian Press
Canfor Limits Alberta Logging On Caribou Concerns, Planet Ark: Reuters
Logjam Beginning to Shift in Alberta Foothills - Canfor Defers Logging in Critical Caribou Habitat, Canada NewsWire
Large Canadian lumber producers continue to consolidate and increase production - Lumber production increased by a "whopping" 2.3 billion board feet in 2004, enough lumber to build 160,000 homes, Canada NewsWire
Panamanian forest company commits to FSC, WWF Newsroom
Bird lovers flock to Singayta, Salt Lake Tribune
Chain Saw Thins Flocks of Migrants on Gold Wings, New York Times
Colombian drug war infiltrates pristine rain forest, Daily Bulletin
Indonesia: President Orders Arrest of Illegal Logging Bosses, Laksamana.Net
Indonesia: Police intensify hunt for illegal loggers in Papua, Jakarta Post
Taking Protest to Bank Chief's Home Street, 3 Activists Face Charges, New York Times
Malaysia: Move to identify all legally felled trees, New Straits Times
Villagers vow to wash hands of illegal logging in ceremony, Bangkok Post
River basin plan gets top priority, Bangkok Post
Forest owners to discuss new forestry law, Solomon Star News
Forest protests lift a rung or two, The Mercury
Rain forests are medicine chests, Charlotte Observer
Public recreation may suffer from high profile parks, Public Access New Zealand
Public Access New Zealand, website
Happy logging!, Philippine Daily Inquirer editorial
Defensor bats for limited logging, The Philippine Star
Nene asks govt to rethink lifting of log ban in Mindanao, Balita News
'Kaingin' poses a big threat to Western Mindanao's forest, ABS-CBN News
Wood processors say log ban lifting saves two million jobs, Manila Bulletin
Enforcement of forest management rules urged, The Freeman
Commercial logging in Cordillera unlikely to be allowed, Inquirer News Service
Reforest Cebu, says biologist, or face collapse, Sun.Star Cebu
Lumad tribes hold log firm 'accountable', Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
Log firm hit for desecrating grounds, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
Export council urges allowing harvest of rattan, fibers, Inquirer News Service
Cordillera rebels threaten mining firms, Inquirer News Service
Maxey: Gov. JoeCab's dilemma, Sun.Star Davao
Wood pushed: Export council to push for lower duty on wood imports, ABS-CBN News
Philippine President Arroyo Vows To Step Up Fight vs Illegal Logging, Money Plans
China's rising wood imports a threat to the world's forests, WWF News
WWF Warns that China's Rising Demand for Wood Threatens Other Countries' Forests, ENN AP
China's surging demand for wood threatens forests worldwide: WWF, Yahoo! News AFP
Timber stocks under threat, The Standard
China's Wood Market, Trade and the Environment, WWF
Now, bioengineered trees are taking root - Transgenic poplars could make China a big player in lumber. But some experts worry about effects on nature, CS Monitor
Carving away the forest - Southern Africa's booming industry in wood carvings destroying the region's hardwood forests
Eagon Logging Company told to leave Sukuvai, Solomon Star News
Is the Amazon forest dying?, The Malaysia Star
Destruction - But Also Hope - in the Amazon, Inter Press Service
Budworm threatens Cape Breton trees, The Halifax Herald Limited
Ottawa Looks to Resume Softwood Talks With U.S., Reuters
Canada Says United on Possible Lumber Settlement, Reuters
Wisconsin governor signs forestry agreement in Mexico, The Janesville Gazette
Latvia: Developing best wood tracking practices to verify legality of wood origin in Latvia: WBCSD and WWF pilot project, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Citigroup Leans on Logging Company to Clean up Its Act, GreenBiz News
Comparing Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase Policies: Which Stems Illegal Logging in Indonesia?, Social Funds News
Paper Trade Group Forms Alliance to Cut Down Illegal Logging, GreenBiz News
'A Land Of Ghosts' - The Rain Forest, in All Its Endangered Variety, New York Times review
Cooking with wood 'contributes to climate change', SciDev.Net
High-Level Meetings on Forests at FAO, 14 - 19 March, i-Newswire
Hunting for tiger poachers, BBC News
Timber trouble in Aceh - To those in Indonesia made homeless by the tsunami, wood is a symbol of hope. But environmentalists worry about forest depletion, CS Monitor
More financers of illegal logging put under arrest, The Jakarta Post
Indonesia: Forestry head declared illegal logging suspect, Jakarta Post
Special Branch grilling of reporter shocking - It is definitely not right for anyone to undertake logging activities in a forest reserve, Malaysiakini News
Poser over tree-felling, The Malay Mail
Zibe sackings petty and unprofessional, Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
Tasmanian beekeepers say logging is ruining their business, ABC News
Brown to seek north-east logging delay, ABC Tasmania News
Illegal loggers defy ban, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Illegal logging reports swamp DENR-Mindoro, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Sawmills Found Buying Illegal Logs Face Closure In Philippines, Asia Pulse
Iron will v. wood smugglers, Sun.Star Cebu
How will DENR monitor "selective logging" with too few forest rangers?, Mindanao News
Gov't may allow logging in Cordillera, says Arroyo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
GMA lifts log ban in Caraga, Mindanao News
Arroyo: Legal logging would help minimize illegal logging, Sun.Star Davao
Living in the past, facing a certainly bleak future, Mindanao News
Save One, Risk All, Mindanao News
Filipino wins int'l award for work with mangroves, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Illegal loggers fight back; kill pastor in Norzagaray, The Manila Times
DENR urged to scrap log-cutting deals with private concessionaires, Manila Bulletin
DENR to cut logging permits by 80% ahead of partial ban, Inquirer News Service
Log ban lifted in 3 areas - Mindanao to supply local needs for wood, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Students boost city's target to plant 1M trees in 3-5 yrs, Sun.Star Davao News
Lula Lets Down Greens in the Amazon, Pacific News Service
Biologists Fret as Mexico Butterfly Numbers Dive, Reuters ENN
Butterfly population declines - Low migration raises concern over habitat, Washington Post at Sun-Sentinel
Equador: Tumbesian forest reserve secures future for endemic birds, BirdLife International
Greenpeace 'Kleenex Forest Destruction Tour' wraps up in Mississauga - Grocery Stores Targeted for Supporting Forest Destruction, CNW Telbec
B.C. not doing enough to protect threatened species, says forestry watchdog, C News
North American lumber market off to a hot start in '05 - Resilient U.S. housing market continues to drive prices, Vancouver Sun
'Good wood going to waste', claim critics, Prince Rupert Daily News
Greenpeace begins Finnish forest action, Green Consumer Guide
Greenpeace takes to Sámi reindeer forests - Forest Rescue Station set up in Finnish Lapland, Greenpeace International
Greetings from "Ice Station Reindeer" Forest Rescue Station, Greenpeace International
WWF demands ban on illegal wood imports, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Tree hunter resizes Gandalf's Staff, ABC Tasmania News
Anger over North-East track axe, The Examiner
Green group urges logging moratorium, ABC News
Greens left out of forest talks, The Mercury
Tas Govt urged to stop South Sister logging, ABC News
South Sister logging appeal, Mercury News
Forests Could Be Key To Curbing Global Warming, Planet Ark - Reuters
Forest fire control could curb global warming, New Zealand: Stuff news
Forest fires are wild cards in Kyoto greenhouse gas strategy, CP National News
Papua New Guinea: Citigroup Commended For Enforcing Environmental Policy - U.S.–Based Bank Requires Southeast Asian Timber Client Rimbunan Hijau to Obtain Independent, Third Party Certification, Rainforest Action Network
PNG politician 'sacked for corruption allegations', Australian Financial Review
PNG backbencher won't be silenced, will fight against corruption in forest industry controlled by Malaysian company Rimbunan Hijau, Yahoo! News
PNG M-P dumped from two government posts, ABC Radio Australia
New committee to decide on approval of projects, Malaysia Star
Indonesia: Govt urged to revoke logging permit, Jakarta Post
Indonesia: 30,000 working in ailing plywood industry may lose jobs, Jakarta Post
China's timber use ravages global forests - Market for illegal woods encourages crime, endangers species, Detroit Free Press
China`s per capita forest resource barely one fifth of world average, Angola Press
Leopards in Knuckles Range scare away poachers, Sri Lanka: Daily News
Forest invaders to be evicted, K B C (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Logging threatens Mara river, K B C (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Rwanda's Tormentors Emerge From the Forest to Haunt Congo, The Washington Post
Tanah Ulen: Knowledge Fades As Africa Languages Die, Red Nova News
China protects own timber while smuggling rare woods, Knight Ridder News
Report into illegal logging attacks JP Morgan, Ethical Corporation
Greenpeace Kleenex Forest Destruction Tour Hits Waterloo - Grocery Stores Targeted for Supporting Forest Destruction, Canada NewsWire
B.C. mulls halting U.S. wine imports as first shot in softwood retaliation, 940 News
'Selective logging like haircuts for bald men', Philippine Daily Inquirer
Total log ban mulled in 13 regions, The Philippine Star
Japan demand for timber products, extra logging a boon to WTK, The Malaysia Star
Lennon upbeat after forests plan meeting, Yahoo! News
10M people depend on Mau forest, K B C (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
Trees, buffer zones essential to prevent future tsunami damage: UN, Jakarta Post
Forest Fires Shroud SE Asian Cities in Haze, Planet Ark : Reuters
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Bush administration gives endorsement to county tax payment law, Bend Bulletin
Salazar introduces PILT bill in Congress, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Plan would ship 35 percent of Nevada land sales to U.S. Treasury, Nevada Appeal
House approves Forest Service land sale in Nevada, Las Vegas Sun
Federal land buy could be limited, Billings Gazette AP
The Recreation Agency - Official Agency of the Great Outdoors, website
National Outdoor Recreation Policy Act draft 2-24-05, American Recreation Coalition
The United States Forest Service Violates the same Environmental Laws that they are Sworn to Enforce and Uphold, Compiled by Richard Artley, U.S. Forest Service, Recently Retired USFS employee
Government video reports blur media ethics - Segments don't always include source information, New York Times at SF Chronicle
The United States Forest Service Violates the same Environmental Laws that they are Sworn to Enforce and Uphold, Compiled by Richard Artley, U.S. Forest Service, Recently Retired USFS employee
Accountability. It's tough to find in the U.S. Forest, FSEEE at Yuba.net
Bush Watchdog Under Fire - Inyo NF employee Michael Levine harassed; complaint dismissed, Gay City News
Better finances at Forest Service: How an Agriculture agency got off the high-risk list, Federal Times
Bush administration supports timber county payments reauthorization - if it meets budget, Newport News-Times
Is It News or Public Relations? Under Bush, Lines Are Blurry, The New York Times
Official: Administration may back county payments law, Albany Democrat-Herald AP
BOCC wants user fee bill repealed, Montrose Daily Press
Western lawmakers criticize proposed firefighting budget cuts, KOBTV News
Cuts in State, Local Wildfire Funding Alarm Lawmakers, Environment News Service
Treasury Flunks Audit of High-Tech, High-Cost Personnel System, Washington Post
Conservationists rally to save ANWR, Chugach and Tongass national forests, KTUU News
Complaint filed against allegedly antigay Bush appointee - USFS Michael Levine harassed because he was a whistle-blower and because he was gay, The Advocate
Western lawmakers criticize proposed wildland firefighting budget cuts, KVIA News
Park Service Could Profit From Allowing Snyder To Clear His Land, Washington Post
Senate Democrats stiffen on federal court nominees, Post-Gazette
Bill Summary & Status for 118 House & Senate Bills about National Forests 2003-2004, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Forest Service completes Kalispell crash investigation, Kootenai Valley News
Lolo NF: Forest Service denies Bitterroot Resort permit, Ravalli Republic
Vandals target Missoula Ranger District, Missoulian
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Land conservation planned through purchase, easements, Montana Tracker News
Hungry Horse Ranger District: Tour focuses on plan to thin forest in Blankenship area, The Daily Inter Lake
Flathead forest to sell property in Hungry Horse, The Daily Inter Lake
Flathead forest pushes fuel-reduction efforts, The Daily Inter Lake
Forest Service begins prescribed burning soon, RuralNorthwest News
CUT copes with illness of leader, sect changes, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bitterroot NF: Forest Service approves upgrades to access roads, Ravalli Republic
Tree cutting for road maintenance on proposed resort site prompts investigation by Forest Service, Ravalli Republic
Pilot strayed,had limited training, Great Falls Tribune AP
U.S. Forest Service report on the fatal wilderness plane crash in September 2004 and its recommendations, USFS
Pilot in wilderness crash may have been lost, Missoulian
Neptune Aviation seeks to fly on fires again, Missoulian
Budget shortfall, drought real bad mix, Montana Standard
Environmental precautions taken before project's start, Helena Indepedent Record
Bitterroot NF: Alleged illegal logging investigated, Missoulian
Enviros using 'fat American' argument in road closure appeal, Hungry Horse News
Idaho Panhandle National Forests cancels NOI for EIS on Quartz Gold Project, Federal Register
Effort underway to reclaim Kilbrennan Lake, Kootenai Valley News
UM discussion to examine new forest planning rules, Missoulian
New trailhead, parking lot proposed on Mac Pass, Helena Independent Record
Gov. voices fire fears, Helena Independent Record
Two friends hope to hit pay dirt with native soil, plants business, Missoulian
Route's beauty appeals to many, Bonner County Daily Bee
USFS announces road closures, Bonner County Daily Bee
Ecologist jokingly blames wolves for global warming, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bitterroot NF EIS to include enviros' alternative plan for Middle East Fork Project, Ravalli Republic
Middle East Fork Project under further review, Missoulian
Coming to loggerheads: Tour participants are worlds apart in views, The Daily Inter Lake
Lolo peak being carved for new ski resort, Montana Kaimin
Former forest chief Jack Ward Thomas in Helena, Independent Record
Politics must take back seat to wilderness, expert says, Missoulian
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Wolf Creek Pass: Resort plans, rare cats overlap - Lynx often cross Wolf Creek route, Denver Post
Wolf Creek negotiations delayed, Durango Herald
White River NF celebrates 100 years, Summit Daily News
County airs grievances over forest direction, Aspen Daily News
Aspen Ranger District: Burnt Mountain near 'confirmation', Aspen Daily News
Burnt Mountain violates environmental stewardship, Aspen Daily News op-ed
Protect our roadless areas, Glenwood Springs Post Independent letter
Salazar introduces PILT bill in Congress, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Don't waste money on wood-burning heating plants, Summit Daily News letter
Forest Service to review out-of-control burn at Pawnee National Grassland, Greeley Tribune
Federal land buy could be limited, Billings Gazette AP
HCCA to ask county to join protests of federal access fees - No new fees planned for access to GMUG areas, Crested Butte News
USDA slashes White River forest protections - White River National Forest may lose safeguards for water and lynx, HCN at The Vail Trail
Proposed funding could help boost avalanche research, control measures, Summit Daily News
Avalanche experts eye federal funding, Summit Daily News
Contract awarded for Forest Service center construction, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills NF: Black Hawk off-road trailhead to be studied, Rapid City Journal
Sacred sites on federal land are mammoth issues, Indian Country Today
Tribes and Forest Service Discuss Sacred Sites, Indian Country Today at ENN
Pawnee National Grassland: Winds spread Forest Service burn project near Grover, The Greeley Tribune
BOCC wants user fee bill repealed, Montrose Daily Press
Forester says lynx, water still protected, Vail Daily News
San Juan NF: Forest district finds no permit violation, Durango Herald
Black Hills NF: Forest Service listens and offers hope, Indian Country Today
South Dakota Bill Targets Prairie Dogs, ENN AP
Forest Service releases revised timber plan for Baylor Park spruce, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Berthoud Pass improvement plan, Canyon Courier
Political appointee slashes White River forest protections, High Country News
Federal official to explain White River forest changes to Coloradans, Summit Daily News AP
County lowers landfill fee for wood, Summit Daily News
Bighorn NF: Group uses planes to catch wilderness violators, Casper Star-Tribune
Black Hills National Forest to prepare EIS on Bugtown Gulch Mountain Pine Beetle and Fuels project, Federal Register
Nebraska NF: Draft EIS for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation and Management Plan has been issued. The 45-day comment period closes April 17, 2005, USFS
USFS works on prairie dog plan, Rapid City Journal
Colorado's top forester downplays Bush influence in White River NF, Aspen Times
Federal officials to explain changes to lynx, water plans, Denver Post
Legislature respects the voices of 60,000 Coloradans, Aspen Times
A Divine Sanction - Early settlers saw justification for conquering the West in cross-shaped crevice of Mount Holy Cross, Forest magazine
Senate supports prairie dog plan - Goal is to manage animals without endangering them, Aberdeen American AP
Residents: Abandon Togwotee north plan, Casper Star-Tribune
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Group Proposes Innovative Partnership with Forest Service to Restore Forest and Watershed Health - 300K requested from Forest Restoration Program for road removal and strategic thinning to protect communities in northern New Mexico, Forest Guardians
Road Decommissioning and Fuel Breaks for Forest Restoration and Fire Protection on the Santa Fe National Forest, Coyote Ranger District - A proposal for Collaborative Forest Restoration Program funding, Forest Guardians
Miles of roads could be closed in S.F. forest, The New Mexican
Santa Fe forest could close miles of roads, KVIA News
Santa Fe NF: Ski area prepares to build lift, KRQE News 13
Four arrested in poaching investigation - Truckloads of firewood found, El Defensor Chieftain
Navajo leader equates Coconino NF snowmaking decision to 'genocide', The Arizona Republic
Sacred peaks to be defiled by wastewater in the name of tourism, Indian Country Today
Snowbowl OK'd for snowmaking, Navajo-Hopi Observer
Tribe may appeal Snowbowl OK - Navajo leader vows fight on snowmaking decision, The Arizona Republic
Snowbowl changes and cultural values, Arizona Daily Star op-ed by Nora Rasure: Coconino NF supervisor
Plan calls for logging, thinning in Kaibab Forest, KOLD News
North Kaibab logging plan draws fire, Arizona Daily Sun
Kaibab job losses down to seven, Arizona Daily Sun
Governor prepares for challenging wildfire season, Eastern Arizona Courier
Bush's forest initiative an undemocratic plan, Arizona Republic op-ed
Apache-Sitgreaves NF: Rift widens in pines over proposed Black River Land Exchange - Growth plans divide Greer, Arizona Republic
Newton named acting ranger for Gila National Forest SC district, Silver City Daily Press
Coronado NF: Safford District office moves to BLM building, Eastern Arizona Courier
Coronado NF: Homes now dominant feature on fire-ravaged mountain, Arizona Republic
Yavapai Ranch landowners seeking property developer - Land trade with USFS failed, The Business Journal of Phoenix
Santa Fe NF: Ski area prepares to build much-debated lift - 1600 trees to be cut on slopes greater than 30 percent, The New Mexican
Plan Would Close Some Santa Fe Forest Roads - Forest Guardians and partners propose 'Collaborative Forest Restoration Program' funding, Albuquerque Journal
Cibola NF: Tajique Healthy Forest Plan Debated, Mountain View Telegraph
Speak Out About Tree-Thinning Plan, Mountain View Telegraph editorial
Tajique HFRA Citizen's Alternative, Forest Guardians
Tajique Watershed Restoration HFRA Project Outline: Cibola NF Mountainair Ranger District, Forest Guardians
Bosque Thinning Opens Views, Raises Concern for Birds, Albuquerque Journal
U.S. backs ski resort on "sacred" mountain, Reuters
Public peaks, private perks - Protests aside, Snowbowl ski area is on land designated for multiple uses, Arizona Republic editorial
Kaibab forest to lose up to 15 jobs, Arizona Daily Sun
Snowbowl receives green light - Forest Service decision angers Native leaders, Gallup Independent
Coconino NF: Snowmaking clears first hurdle, Arizona Daily Sun
Western lawmakers criticize proposed firefighting budget cuts, KOBTV News
Gila NF: Flooding causes closure of Gila Cliff Dwellings, KOBTV News
Carson NF: Pristine Valle Vidal in Danger, Mountain View Telegraph op-ed
Cibola NF: McGaffey Lake filling with water and trout, Gallup Independent
More prescribed burns at El Malpais monument, Cibola County Beacon
Volunteers needed for Kaibab Lake repairs, Arizona Daily Sun
AZ: Judge Confirms $600,000 Libel Award and Finds Fault with Environmentalists, Sierra Times
Rancher wins big in libel suit against enviros, High Country News
Collaboration Aims To Rejuvenate Logging, Albuquerque Journal
Sedona land up for bid: Former USFS ranger station on 21 acres in the heart of Sedona, The Arizona Republic
Strategies for Cibola County's economic development - USFS district ranger Chuck Hagerdon gave a presentation on the Forest Restoration Act, Cibola County Beacon
Gov. Richardson Calls for Moratorium on Oil Leases, including Carson NF Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Plan would ship 35 percent of Nevada land sales to U.S. Treasury, Nevada Appeal
Diverting land auction proceeds - More cash from BLM sales should fund local endeavors, not federal whims, Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial
Land Sales: Senate leaders give Nevada efforts boost - Proposal to redirect Clark County auction funds not in budget, Las Vegas Review-Journal
House approves Forest Service land sale in Nevada, Las Vegas Sun
Disney to test Yellowstone tours - "Quest for the West" will strive to create an authentic experience for visitors, Jackson Hole Zone
Forest Service lifts snowmobile closure, Twin Falls Times-News
State may join suit claiming park road - Salt Creek Road: San Juan County wants to open access to Angel Arch, Salt Lake Tribune
Forest to cut 28 full-time positions by 2009, The Challis Messenger
Sawtooth NF: County reaps forest stewardship award, Idaho Mountain Express
Warm Springs' risk to wildfire disputed, Idaho Mountain Express
Officials plan crackdown on illegal off-road activity, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Bridger-Teton NF rejects hunt camp swap, Casper Star-Tribune
Tribe helping to clear pinyon land, Reno Gazette-Journal
Some of historic ranch set aside, Record-Courier - News
Farmington residents warned of possible mud slides, The Daily Herald
Bridger-Teton NF: Residents call for air quality monitors, Casper Star-Tribune
Sawtooth Forest supervisor gazes into future - Monahan says Forest Service wants people to stay 'connected' to public lands, Idaho Mountain Express
Hats off to the Winter Coalition, Idaho Mountain Express
Film honors centennial of U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Mountain Express
Caribou-Targhee NF: Simplot wins OK to explore mining in a roadless area - Land has potential for extraction of phosphate, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Forest Service conducts planned burn, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Flaming Gorge fee program draws fire, Casper Star-Tribune
Evidence shows lynx in Bridger-Teton NF, Casper Star-Tribune
Groups unite to protect wildlife, BYU Daily Universe
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Saving money, playing with fire, San Luis Obispo Tribune editorial
Responsibility for Wildfire, Los Angeles Times letter
Sierra Forests: Legal challenges justified, Chico Enterprise Record letter
Mud makeover - The winter storms hit trails hard, but not all areas were equally affected, Los Angeles Times
Mono Lake Parcel Is Purchased - Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, the buyer, wants to swap the 120 acres for U.S. forestland it now leases
Tahoe NF: 13,500-acre herbicide spraying planned - Opponents to appeal Forest Service's project, The Union
Tahoe Rim Trail and Carson Valley connection, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Tahoe asks for more federal funding, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Rim Trail to connect with Carson Valley, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Late winter burning season begins: Wood piles near Round Hill torched, Tahoe Daily Tribune
San Bernardino NF: Verbal accord moves zoo along, Big Bear Grizzly
Big timber's last stand - The latest tree war pits Pacific Lumber's logging plan against an agency aiming to protect streams from runoff, The Press Democrat
Tree planting sprouts new trouble for Trinidad, Eureka Times-Standard
Redwood Region Logging Conference starts Thursday at Redwood Acres, The Eureka Reporter
Divided supervisors oppose Drinkard's Forestry Board confirmation, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Los Padres NF: Expansion of cattle grazing stopped, Monterey County Herald
Angeles NF: Closures remain in storms' trail - "We have more closed than we have open", Whittier Daily News
Angeles NF: Bridge is down, but offices open - Damage leaves access a problem, L.A. Daily News
Angeles NF: Ridge Route fixes tough, L.A. Daily News
$1 billion price tag of saving rare toad, L.A. Daily News
San Gabriel River to be studied for potential as national park, Daily Bulletin
Missing trees for the forest, Santa Maria Times editorial
A Stanislaus Forest Leader Dies in Helicopter Crash near Lufkin, Texas, The Union Democrat
Sabine NF: Three Die in Helicopter Crash, Tyler Morning Telegraph
Redwood Region Logging Conference rolls in mid-March, Lake County Record-Bee
Logging conference offers entertainment and education, too, Eureka Times-Standard
67th Annual Redwood Region Logging Conference, website
Report outlines Headwaters Fund's first year, Eureka Times-Standard
Cleveland NF: Hunter guilty in blaze that killed Novato firefighter, Marin Independent Journal
People think litter is degrading lake clarity: Public education key to Pathway 2007, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Avalanche deaths likely to increase - More venturing farther into the backcountry, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Activists and Officials Battle Over Orphaned Bear, Los Angeles Times
Water worries at heart of Lode logging lawsuit, Stockton Record
Eagles soar over eager spectators at annual Lake Silverwood count, Riverside Press-Enterprise
3-year Big Island study to look at coqui habitat, Honolulu Star-Bulletin News
Forest Service to spray herbicides in Sierra, Red Bluff Daily News
Board OKs letter to Stanislaus forest leader Tom Quinn, The Union Democrat
Sea change in forest plans, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Major shift possible in century-old wildfire suppression policy, San Luis Obispo Tribune AP
Legal disputes don't end for Sierra plan - Fire, timber and animal habitat issues collide, The Union
Wet weather nips beetles, Los Angeles Times
Judges uphold Cave Rock climbing ban, Indian Country Today
Angeles NF: Suit filed over Rubio Canyon cleanup, Pasadena Star-News
Species survive winter storms, L.A. Daily News
Invasive Tree Species Infestation Spotted, ENN AP
Forestry Board appointment makes sense, Santa Cruz Sentinel editorial
California attorney general sues over Giant Sequoia plan, SF Chronicle AP
Attorney General Lockyer Files Legal Challenge To Preserve California's Giant Sequoias, Moves To Block Bush Administration Plan To Destroy Treasured Trees, Office of the AG at Yuba.net
Lockyer's complaint, Ca. Attorney General office
Lockyer Suit Seeks to Save Sequoias, Los Angeles Times
Fourteen years in making, Sierra plan still challenged, SF Chronicle AP
Sierra Nevada plan history extensive, Contra Costa Times
U.S. Forest Service's planning process, at a glance, SF Chronicle AP
Woman lost fighting Calif. wildfires lives in crewmates' memory, SF Chronicle AP
Stanislaus NF: Board going to bat for loggers, The Calaveras Enterprise
Lassen NF: Almanor Ranger District to prepare EIS for Creeks Forest Health Recovery Project, Federal Register
Forest Service management under fire - Users complain about evacuations, damage, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Mendocino National Forest supervisor addresses county Board of Supervisors - County updated on issues in forest, Lake County Record-Bee
Survey reveals public's priorities for Lake Tahoe, Reno Gazette-Journal
Poll finds consensus on management of Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas Sun AP
On the right path or a 'Downhill Slide'?, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Tahoe has its own ranger crew: Job is varied and dangerous, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Forest Service offers 'ski with a ranger' program, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Cave Rock provides historical, cultural insights, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Stanislaus NF FPO: Firefighter retires to fire job, The Union Democrat
Tree still reigns as 2nd-biggest after losing crown to lightning, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
Pacific Lumber Seeks Right to Cut More Redwoods, NPR
It's possible to cut trees without controversy -- or sediment, Eureka Times-Standard op-ed
Eel River Sawmills being sold off piece by piece, The Eureka Reporter
Newport couple leaves Monday for Peace Corps assignment - Siuslaw NF hydrologist & wife off to Morocco, Newport News-Times
Forest Service Allowed Timber Industry To Rewrite Sierra Plan — Intervention to Stop Collusive Settlement Between Industry and Bush Administration, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
California: Federal Plan to Log Sierra Nevada Draws Legal Actions, Environment News Service
McHugh new public relations officer at Klamath National Forest, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Forest waste may be put to use in high school furnace, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Climbers found as sign is posted at Cave Rock, Tahoe Daily Tribune
No climbing signs posted at Tahoe's Cave Rock, Las Vegas Sun AP
Living amid falling trees, Riverside Press-Enterprise
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Judge denies emergency halt to Biscuit salvage logging, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Fisher-Smith arrested as logging protest continues, Ashland Daily Tidings
A Line in the Ancient Forest - 50 Arrested in Protest to Save the Siskiyous, Counterpunch
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Closes Fiddler Fire Salvage Timber Sale Road to Protect Health and Safety, USFS
More Oregon Arrests Over Post-Fire Logging of Old-Growth, Environment News Service
Logging resumes on Biscuit fire, protesters claim hunger strike, The Roseburg News-Review
Women Draw The Line Against Lawless Old-Growth Logging, Rogue Valley Independent Media Center
Forest Service arrests 22 women and closes salvage logging area to public, Roseburg News-Review AP
Protesters arrested in Biscuit Fire blockade, The Roseburg News-Review
Nearly 200 Rally to Save the Wild Siskiyou, Rogue Valley Independent Media Center
Six Ashlanders jailed for protest, Ashland Daily Tidings
On road to privatizing forests, Oregonian letter
Save or log? There's middle ground, Register-Guard op-ed
Bush administration gives endorsement to county tax payment law, Bend Bulletin
Home on the range in Harney County - "Ranching is not a subsidized industry", Oregonian
Campsites bring order to the dunes, The Register-Guard
Forestry supplier branches out, Eugene Register-Guard
Oregon must grasp changes in timber industry, Register-Guard op-ed
County pans forest-preserve bill, Tillamook Headlight Herald
OSU researchers say: "No relief in sight" - Severe drought and fire risk ahead, Bend Bugle
Prepare now for drought, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Scientists forecast alarming fire threat, The Register-Guard
Columbia Gorge's vista changed by conservation gift from lumber heir, The Portland Oregonian
AuCoin felled by his foolish e-mail mistake - Angry message cost him a forestry board position, Salem Statesman-Journal editorial
Rural areas flex muscle: AuCoin forced out as Board of Forestry nominee, Register-Guard Editorial
Wildland Firefighting Takes Guts, Strength, Stamina And Smarts, Rogue River News
Timber salvage protests will continue, Mail Tribune
22 Arrested at Blockades Protecting Ancient Forests, GNN TV News
Biscuit Logging: Fiddler Mountain Protest & Arrest Photos, Portland Indymedia/ Cascadia Rising EcoDefense
Urgent Alert – Old-Growth Logging in the Biscuit Post-Fire Logging Project, American Lands Alliance
Siskiyou NF: Ongoing Biscuit logging: Flattop timber sale, Siskiyou Project News
Logging is not restoration: Photos of Biscuit Logging: Horse Timber Sale, Siskiyou Project News
Environmental group's appeal puts sand camping plans on hold, The Register-Guard
Nesting season begins for Western snowy plovers, Newport News-Times
Sand camping plans are put on hold, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Bush administration supports timber county payments reauthorization - if it meets budget, Newport News-Times
Preserving pride: Outings celebrate 25 years of the Columbia Gorge, Statesman Journal
A Changeling Turned Away at Forest Trailhead - The Humiliation of Les "Timber Toad" AuCoin, Counterpunch
AuCoin says no to Board of Forestry - The nomination fails amid a legislative rift reflecting Oregon's urban-rural divide, Oregonian
AuCoin withdraws nomination from forestry board, Coos Bay World
AuCoin's forestry board bid in jeopardy, Mail Tribune
A cut above the rest - High school students test their forestry skills, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Forest Service will try out external reviews at Mount Hood, Siuslaw - Seeking to blunt criticism of how it manages the nation's forests, the agency will test certification systems in Oregon and elsewhere, Oregonian
Chainsaws Tear Into Siskiyou Old-Growth - U.S. Legal System is Failing Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Natural Resources Council
Authorities arrest 11 more in southern Oregon, The News-Review
Foreseeing and Forestalling - Standing Up to Ecocide in Oregon, Counterpunch
Amid Environmental Protests, Logging Begins in Oregon Forest Burned by 2002 Wildfire, ENN AP
Old Growth Reserve Logging has begun on Fiddler timber sale; 11 people arrested, Siskiyou Project - News
Eleven Arrested in Biscuit Fire Logging Protest, Environment News Service
Logging starts in burned Oregon forest, Post-Intelligencer: AP
Biscuit timber sale protests continue, Ashland Daily Tidings
10 arrested trying to block logging in forest reserve, Oregonian
Burn-Area Logging Starts After Protests, LA Times AP
Officials may reopen volcano viewpoint, Corvallis Gazette-Times 3-6-05
St. Helens rumbles anew - Volcano creates quite a spectacle, with an eruption visible for miles, Oregonian 3-9-05
St. Helens just blowing off a little steam; no big eruption on horizon, Post-Intelligencer
Mount St. Helens: This time, its bark was worse than its bite, Post-Intelligencer AP
Century of service - U.S. Forest Service Centennial: As agency celebrates 100 years, emphasis has changed from cutting to managing forests, The Roseburg News-Review
Retired UNF supervisors reminisce about early days in Forest Service, The Roseburg News-Review
Umpqua NF seeks volunteers, The News-Review
Siuslaw NF: Dunes camping policy appeal leaves vacation plans on hold, Coos Bay World
Plover nesting begins on key beaches, Coos Bay World
Carving out a niche, Capital Press
AuCoin forest role passes first test, Oregonian
Forest advocates gather here, sharply at odds over logging's benefits, perils, Eugene Register-Guard
A big slice: Rogue River-Siskiyou NF picks Big Butte Springs option - 83 million board feet to be logged from Medford's water source, Medford Mail Tribune
Machines, not owls, closed mills, Register-Guard op-ed
Historic Yakima sawmill shutting down, Post-Intelligencer
B and B fire recovery project comments sought, Bend Bugle
Part of B&B fire may be logged, Oregonian
Siuslaw NF: Cape Perpetua, dunes seek helpers, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Activists make camp in old-growth forest reserve marked for logging, Seattle Times AP
Umpqua NF: Title II project applicants sought, The Ne