Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
For sale: Recreation sites, ranger stations - U.S. Forest Service sells unused property, Chicago Tribune - Daly AP
American Forests and Coleman Natural Foods Announce Unprecedented Conservation Program - Decade-Long 20 Million Tree Planting Challenge with Coleman Natural Foods, U.S. Forest Service, and American Farmland Trust, American Forests: News
GAO report shows need for reforestation - Walden's forestry subcommittee holds oversight hearing on GAO findings, Bend Bugle
Transcripts of testimony provided by witnesses at the Oversight Hearing on Reforestation Problems on National Forests: A GAO Report on the Increasing Backlog, House Resources Committee
Forest Service: Better Data Are Needed to Identify and Prioritize Reforestation and Timber Stand Improvement Needs, GAO report
GAO: Forest Service Not Well Positioned to Address Reforestation Needs, House Resources Committee
Technology Assessment: Protecting Structures and Improving Communications during Wildland Fires, GAO report
Oversight Hearing on Management Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation in the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, House Resources Committee
Spokane to host congressional hearing on environmental law, The Spokesman Review
NEPA Task Force To Hold First Field Hearing in Spokane, WA, House Resources Committee
The Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act: NEPA, House Resources Committee
NEPA Task Force: Witness Testimony at Spokane Hearing - Field Hearing on The Role of NEPA in the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, House Resources Committee
Western Land Exchange Project testimony on NEPA, House Resources Committee
Resources Committee to Hold ESA Field Hearing in Mississippi - "Lessons Learned Protecting and Restoring Wildlife in the Southern United States under the Endangered Species Act", House Resources Committee
GAO Endangered Species Report: Little Reason to Expect Poor Recovery Record To Improve, House Resources Committee
Endangered Species: Fish and Wildlife Service Generally Focuses Recovery Funding on High-Priority Species, but Needs to Periodically Assess Its Funding Decisions, GAO Report
Activist: Lands are in danger, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Can't see the forest for the budget cuts - Shrinking U.S. funds may shut down some campgrounds, trails, Rocky Mountain News
Falling dollars will be felt in White River forest, Aspen Times
Logging may be the answer to cuts in forest service budget, Montana Kaimin
NEPA: Environmental policy under attack, Summit Daily News op-ed
Lassen NF: Aero Union tanker crashes: Three crew members believed to be dead, Chico Enterprise Record
Air-tanker gap starts firestorm - State, federal officials alarmed at groundings, seeking solutions, Oakland Tribune
Aerial protection from fires must not be reduced, Daily Bulletin editorial
Green Mountain NF: Forest proposal unveiled, Brattleboro Reformer
Green Mountain NF: Forest plan faulted for lack of debate, Rutland Herald at Times Argus
Mark Twain National Forest plan revision: Comments due May 5, Heartwood Alert
Mark Twain Forest Plan Revision, USFS
Management plan proposed for Shawnee Forest, The Southern Illinoisan
Bank of America Implements Paper Procurement Policy, GreenBiz News
The Day After Tamayo - Father José Andrés Tamayo Cortez guides the fight for Honduran forests, Grist magazine
Victoria's Secrets revealed - Critics protest catalogs made from endangered trees, The Independent Journal
Haida open Seattle front in forest fight - Weyerhaeuser riles tribe with rich deal to sell logging rights, Post-Intelligencer
Weyerhaeuser target of protest by B.C. activists, The Seattle Times
'Live Fast, Die Young' Applies To Forests, Too, Science Daily
Hikers, paddlers should not be expected to pay fees, Kennebec Journal editorial
Mickey Moose in the West, Writers on the Range
Budget cuts squeeze Forest Service funding, KATU News
Budget cuts squeeze Forest Service, Star-Tribune AP
Budget ax swings into forests, The Tacoma News Tribune
Umpqua NF to rank campgrounds and parks for closures - Budget cuts? Umpqua National Forest may need to trim $200,000 in next two years, The News-Review
Cash-Strapped Forest Service Looks for Sites to Close Down, Newhouse News
Closing the forest?, Bend Bulletin
FS recreation sites face closures, Helena Independent Record
Sierra report card will determine if campsites survive, Monterey Herald AP
Lawmakers: Feds should pay more for untaxed land - Give pubic land away in lieu of full PILT payments, Idaho Falls Post Register
Jackson County, Colorado Calls for Repeal of Federal Lands Recreation Access Tax, pdf
U.S. Forest Practices, KEXP Radio - select Sat. April 16, 7:30 am
Raising the River by Razing the Trees - Logging could improve runoff to help offset the drought's effects. The idea has critics cringing. Los Angeles Times
America's Ten Worst Greenwashers Target Consumers, Investors and Policy Makers- Third place goes to the US Forest Service, which paid a public relations firm $113,000 of taxpayer funds to develop the Sierra "Forests With A Future", The Green Life
Troubled tankers - U.S. can muster only third of worn-out big air tanker fleet this fire season, Oakland Tribune
747 tanker not ready to fight fire - FAA to test plane's risk, effectiveness, The Arizona Republic
U.S. Furniture Makers Urged to Stop Buying Illegal Mahogany From Peru - Conservationists Say Contraband Wood Trade Violates Treaty, Threatens Native People, Amazon Forest, NRDC Media Center
National home builders get totem of appreciation, KTUU News
Victoria's Dirty Secret, Lowbagger
US environmentalists target Victoria's Secret over catalogue waste - Forest Ethics: attacking Victoria's Secrets over catalogue paper waste, DM Bulletin
CSA - FSC - SFI Forest Certification Strategic Dialogue, Forest Certification Watch
The Big Buyout, High Country News
Public-lands ranchers: Should you trust this man? Andy Kerr. High Country News
Old West vs. New West - A collision of concrete beliefs has petrified the debate and the debaters, Writers on the Range
Maximum Term for Outfitter and Guide Special Use Permits on National Forest System Lands: Final directive, Federal Register
Ode to the remaining wilderness, Online Journal
Rape of Afghanistan's forests bodes disaster, PakTribune News
WORLD NEWS
China commits to sustainable forests, WWF Newsroom
Timber hungry China moves into Africa - Growing Pains and Growing Alliances: China, Timber and Africa, Mongabay News
420,000 hectares of forest in N.E. China get FSC certificate, People's Daily
Forests for sustainable growth, Financial Express
Forests Harmed By World Bank Policies, Green Building Press
Haida open Seattle front in forest fight - Weyerhaeuser riles tribe with rich deal to sell logging rights, Post-Intelligencer
Union, Tribal and Community Groups to Attend Weyerhaeuser Annual Meeting, United Steelworkers
Forest agreement benefits Pacheedaht Band, Sooke News Mirror
Corporation to operate forest business, The Powell River Peak
Compared to Northwest US, How Are We Doing?, The Tyee
Small-scale salvagers demand changes, Robson Valley Times
Fire destroys hundreds of hectares of "virgin" pine forest on Greek island, Yahoo! News - AFP
The Day After Tamayo - Father José Andrés Tamayo Cortez guides the fight for Honduran forests, Grist magazine
2005 Goldman Environmental Prizes Handed Out to Grassroots Activists, VOA News
Honduran Activist Priest Says He'll Use Environmental Prize Money to Build Ecology Center, ENN AP
Save the Amazon by Aiding Indians, CS Monitor editorial
Another look at global rainforest conservation - Are rainforests still in need of saving?, Mongabay News editorial
Oil Palms: Not on our land!, Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
Rampant illegal felling of timber at Tasik Temenggor, The Malaysia Star
All species of the hornbill can be found at Temenggor Forest Reserve, The Malaysia Star
Land clearing no cheer for the deer, hear? - Malaysiakini
Gov't loses $30m on log export, Solomon Star News
Govt loses $4m in logging revenue, Solomon Star News
CP Group 'invaded forest', Bangkok Post
Further legal action for Australian logging company, Ethical Corporation: Asia Pacific News
Protesters removed from Northern Tallaganda, Braidwood News
P1.6-M narra lumber seized from P'panga furniture maker, The Philippine Star
Sienes: Denuding our remaining forest covers, Sun.Star Davao
International agencies launch campaign to free jailed Mexican environmentalist, Post Intelligencer
Stopping loggers and standing tall, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
Environment award for Mexican Indian for effort to save forest, San Francisco Chronicle
NGOs Say World Bank Policies Harm Forests, Planet Ark Reuters
Industry and NGOs Unite on Illegal Timber, New Builder News
John Seed and The Council of all Beings - Seed is probably the world's leading activist for rain-forest protection, Mother Earth News
FES talks focus on deforestation, Yale Daily News
Crisis in the Rain Forest - Time is running out for the most valuable bioregion on the planet, Mother Earth News: July/August 1987
Remembering Chico Mendes: The Martyr of the Amazon Lives On, E/The Environmental Magazine
Canada: Timber Firms Reach Environment Deals, Reuters
ForestEthics and Tembec announce agreement to protect Canada's Boreal Forest - Tembec boosts supply of Forest Stewardship Council-certified products meeting growing market demand, Canada NewsWire
Who is left to speak for Island's ancient forests? - Mainstream environmental groups are collaborating with industry to the Island's detriment, Victoria Times Colonist
Haida Nation: Community Checkpoints Halt Weyerhaeuser Logging For 3rd Week, Rainforest Action Network
Echo logging could start this week, Agassiz Observer
H.R. MacMillan: Timber baron carved out his place in province's history, Toronto Globe and Mail
U.S. Furniture Makers Urged to Stop Buying Illegal Mahogany From Peru - Conservationists Say Contraband Wood Trade Violates Treaty, Threatens Native People, Amazon Forest, NRDC Media Center
Mahogany under fire from conservationists - Focus on Peruvian product, Furniture Today
In Oaxaca, It Takes Seven Villages, Washington Post
Finland: Reindeer herders, loggers clash over ancient woods, Reuters
Wood workers and their union accuse Greenpeace of sabotaging employment in Finnish Upper Lapland, Union Network International
Writers tour Finnish forests, Green Consumer Guide
Acclaimed writers on Greenpeace tour of threatened Finnish ancient forests, Greenpeace
Regional association of timber, wood-working and furniture enterprises formed in East Kazakhstan, Kazak Information Agency
Rape of Afghanistan's forests bodes disaster, PakTribune News
Takoradi Timber Business Collapsing, Ghanaian Chronicle
Australia donates seedlings to help Volta Region's environment, Ghana News Agency
Hunting a killer virus: Angola, Sunday Herald
Bank facilitates illegal logging in Cambodia, Bretton Woods Project
Minister wants to see teak export deal with India revoked, Bangkok Post
[Another Korea](141) Loggers in Siberia, The Korea Times
India, China and their contrasting bamboo stories, Indian Express News
Aceh Will Use Imported US Timber for Reconstruction, Tsunami Relief News
Indonesia: Shipwreck hunters to provide 1,000 boats for Aceh - And the most important reason is it will prevent mass logging of Aceh forest, Indonesia-Relief News
Indonesian mangrove project to prevent tsunami destruction, ABC Radio Australia
Indonesia launches Aceh reforestation project, Independent Online
Govt tries to crackdown on illegal logging in Indonesia's Papua Province, ABC News
The Gunns 20: a watershed legal case - Gunns risks clearfelling individual liberties by taking legal action against environmentalists, The National Forum
Death of river gum brings call to end logging, The Age
River red gums on the Murray faring badly, ABC News
Greens protesters block road, The Australian
Environment watchdog 'uneasy' on logging, The Age
Monster mulcher told to make tracks, The Mercury
Koala find prompts call to stop forest logging, ABC News
Dept reveals its logging concern, Forster Advocate
Protesters march to save historic site, The Mercury
Federal Govt again urged to buy Recherche Bay land, ABC News
Greens' Recherche Bay application rejected, ABC News
Recherche Bay will never be heritage listed: Govt, ABC News
Recherche Bay heritage values safe: Tas Govt, ABC News
History spotter role for loggers at Recherche Bay, The Mercury
Anti-logging protesters step aside for burn, ABC News
Court challenge against pulp mill, The Mercury
Gunns' pulp mill faces court challenge, Nine MSN News
Legal Challenge Looms Over Tasmania Trees Milling Proposal, The Wilderness Society
Teeth bared over sawmill, The New Zealand Herald
Forest victories in Weld, South Sister, Green Left Weekly
Malaysia: Protecting gazetted forests, New Straits Times
Saving the country's green lung, Malaysia: The Star
Malaysia: Studying if Ulu Geroh forest needed to be turned into permanent reserve, New Straits Times
'No papers to prove reserve degazetted legally', Malaysia: New Straits Times
'Have permanent forest reserves' to curb illegal and uncontrolled logging, Malaysia: New Straits Times
Don't bear with Bukit Beruang logging, Malaysiakini News
Malacca development not what people want, Malaysiakini News
Red alert over green issues, Malaysia: The Star
Remote sensing way to also monitor illegal logging, fires, Malaysia: Sabah Daily Express
Orang asli live in anxiety, Malaysia: The Star
Call to adjust Forest Bill to benefit landowners, Solomon Star News
Arroyo urges stiffer penalties for illegal loggers in Negros, Sun.Star Bacolod
Dangerous plan couched in noble words, Philippine Daily Inquirer
On Bum Decisions: Logging, Mindanao News [scroll down]
Logging ban, Sun.Star Davao
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
GAO report shows need for reforestation - Walden's forestry subcommittee holds oversight hearing on GAO findings, Bend Bugle
Transcripts of testimony provided by witnesses at the Oversight Hearing on Reforestation Problems on National Forests: A GAO Report on the Increasing Backlog, House Resources Committee
Forest Service: Better Data Are Needed to Identify and Prioritize Reforestation and Timber Stand Improvement Needs, GAO report
GAO: Forest Service Not Well Positioned to Address Reforestation Needs, House Resources Committee
Technology Assessment: Protecting Structures and Improving Communications during Wildland Fires, GAO report
Oversight Hearing on Management Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation in the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, House Resources Committee
Spokane to host congressional hearing on environmental law, The Spokesman Review
NEPA Task Force To Hold First Field Hearing in Spokane, WA, House Resources Committee
The Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act: NEPA, House Resources Committee
NEPA Task Force: Witness Testimony at Spokane Hearing - Field Hearing on The Role of NEPA in the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, House Resources Committee
Western Land Exchange Project testimony on NEPA, House Resources Committee
Resources Committee to Hold ESA Field Hearing in Mississippi - "Lessons Learned Protecting and Restoring Wildlife in the Southern United States under the Endangered Species Act", House Resources Committee
GAO Endangered Species Report: Little Reason to Expect Poor Recovery Record To Improve, House Resources Committee
Endangered Species: Fish and Wildlife Service Generally Focuses Recovery Funding on High-Priority Species, but Needs to Periodically Assess Its Funding Decisions, GAO Report
Activist: Lands are in danger, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Air-tanker gap starts firestorm - State, federal officials alarmed at groundings, seeking solutions - Feinstein calls on federal government to replenish fire-fighting fleet, Oakland Tribune
Can't see the forest for the budget cuts - Shrinking U.S. funds may shut down some campgrounds, trails, Rocky Mountain News
GSA Secures Government-wide License for Formatta Designer, PR Newswire
National Forest System Land Management Planning Directives correction to email address for comments: planningdirectives@contentanalysisgroup.com, Federal Register
Forest Service Chief Names Chuck Myers To Lead Forest Management, USFS
National home builders get totem of appreciation for lobbying against roadless areas, KTUU News
Jackson County, Colorado Calls for Repeal of Federal Lands Recreation Access Tax, pdf
Lawmakers: Feds should pay more for untaxed land - Give pubic land away in lieu of PILT payments, Idaho Falls Post Register
The Big Buyout, High Country News
Grazin' Hell - Bush put former industry lobbyists in charge of public lands. Now a deal with a Wyoming rancher has the stewards running for cover, Westword
Ethics inquiry stalled at BLM - Inspector general: He is looking into the director's role in Utah land swap deals, Salt Lake Tribune AP
Never Relinquish Property to Environmental Organizations!, MichNews
Bush Gets Lay For Earth Day, The Spoof
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Pine Beetles Spreading In Black Hills, KELO News
Breck's Summit Lift gets renewed Forest Service OK, Vail Daily News
Forest chief reinstates ski lift, Denver Post
USFS puts gold mine near Breckenridge on hold, Vail Daily News
Forest Service rescinds Snowmass expansion approval, Denver Post
Crested Butte: Ski-area expansion scrutinized, Vail Daily News
Coleman sets nationwide tree-planting program, Denver Business Journal
Can't see the forest for the budget cuts - Shrinking U.S. funds may shut down some campgrounds, trails, Rocky Mountain News
Falling dollars will be felt in White River forest, Aspen Times
Rio Grande NF: Developers lose one-day access at Wolf Creek, Durango Herald
More lynx released, Durango Herald
Six Canada lynx released in Colorado's southwestern mountains, Summit Daily News
Creating a Crown jewel - Former Forest Service nursery, pasture now town park, Aspen Times
Wilderness group looking for volunteers, Summit Daily News
Colorado forests see less insect infestation, Summit Daily News
Little interest in fire planning, The Craig Daily Press
Tamarisk eradication group taking shape, Cortez Journal
Hearing Thursday on major Arapahoe Basin expansion - Plan would double resort's size, Denver Post
A-Basin to bring back plans for expansion, Summit Daily News
Breckenridge's Peak 8 Summit Lift still stalled, Summit Daily News
They are huts, not smoke shacks,and they are community assets, Summit Daily News letter
Speaking up for the smoke shacks, Summit Daily News letter
Smoke shack builders do not chop down trees, Summit Daily News letter
On smoke shacks and misplaced elitism, Summit Daily News letter
Lodge owner sues Forest Service, Cody Enterprise
Fighting fire with fire no easy task, The Chadron Record
Norbeck Society fighting for limits on off-roading vehicles in sensitive areas, Rapid City Journal
Rain today-drought tomorrow, KOTA News
Pay to Stray: Forest Service considers charging for off-road use: Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests, The Daily Times-Call
Off-roaders join effort to curb wilderness damage, Denver Post
Jackson County, Colorado Calls for Repeal of Federal Lands Recreation Access Tax, pdf
Taylor Ranch access granted to deeded heirs after 40 year court battle, Rocky Mountain News
2,000-acre prescribed burn scheduled north of Basalt, Aspen Times
Arapaho NF: Clear Creek County acquires Beaver Brook, Canyon Courier
New members on Black Hills forest board, Rapid City Journal
Drought crimps grazing on federal lands, Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Threat of Fires Still Persists, Albuquerque Journal
Fire prevention stressed at event, Los Alamos Monitor
Aspens decline in northern Arizona, KOLD News AP
Amusement parks closer to reality in Arizona - Williams, Phoenix projects advance - The land in Williams is owned by the U.S. Forest Service, Arizona Republic
Bark beetles might be losing their bite, The New Mexican
Wolf Recovery Plan Update on Hold, Albuquerque Journal
Keep 260 off forest land, Verde Valley News op-ed
Carson NF: McCrystal Creek is #2 on 'most endangered' list, Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Valles Caldera Bringing Back Fire, Albuquerque Journal
Company seeks rights to wells in Valles preserve, The Albuquerque Tribune
Ten accused of illegal hunting on the Valles Caldera and Gila NF, The Albuquerque Tribune
Cibola NF: Guides Bring Sandias to Life, Mountain View Telegraph editorial
Guide to Sandias Is Labor of Love, Mountain View Telegraph
Guide Describes 60 Trails, Mountain View Telegraph
Group Urges Safe-Passage Letters, Mountain View Telegraph
Three prescribed burns planned in Lincoln forest in upcoming weeks, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Clear path for new copper mine near Safford, The Arizona Republic
Cancellation of Notice of Intent for Proposal by Alpha Calcit Arizona, Limited, To Operate a Marble Mine on Coronado NF Douglas Ranger District, Federal Register
Forest harvesting tax credit bill vetoed, Arizona Daily Sun
Az. Senate OKs tax incentives to promote forest health, Az. Republic AP
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Bull trout test case to be tried here, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Compromise could be near in Nevada road dispute, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Ruling clears the path for logging effort - Fishlake NF: The judge says the environmental group didn't prove the negative impact of the Forest Service project, Salt Lake Tribune
Families of firefighting crash victims file lawsuits, Provo Daily Herald
Forest travel plan triggers debate - Group seeks more time for public to comment, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Lessons learned: Family found better way to harvest, Capital Press
Uinta NF: Is there a big 'X' looming over the 'Y'? - BYU landmark: Some object to the display of the block letter on the Provo mountainside, but its future seems secure, Salt Lake Tribune
Report: Wyo development threatens park air quality, Billings Gazette
Sierra stream poisoning planned to aid rare trout: Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, Las Vegas Sun
Government eyes other uses for public land, Reno Gazette-Journal
Sawtooth NRA bill should be allowed to move forward, privatize public land, Twin Falls Times-News editorial
Boise National Forest Clear Prong Project NOI to prepare EIS, Federal Register
BLM settles suit, stops juniper removal, Twin Falls Times-News
Land Board signs off on sale - Council approves timber harvest, Idaho Falls Post Register
Grand Canyon Preservation: Take the money and preserve the land - Conservationists should hold their nose and take the cash?, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
Purchase preserves swath of S. Utah - Ranch land: A Wal-Mart grant helps fund the land deal near the Grand Canyon, The Salt Lake Tribune
Environmentalists lose appeal over documents in roads suit, Salt Lake Tribune
Forest service plans prescribed burns, Salt Lake Tribune
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Tuolumne County groups protest forest lawsuit, The Union Democrat
Trees for a Green LA Program ''Branches'' Out to Plant Trees at Calahan Elementary School, Business Wire
Aid coming for removal of dead trees, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Breakup appears unlikely in fire bomber crash, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Lassen NF: Aero Union tanker crashes: Three crew members believed to be dead, Chico Enterprise Record
Air-tanker gap starts firestorm - State, federal officials alarmed at groundings, seeking solutions, Oakland Tribune
Aerial protection from fires must not be reduced, Daily Bulletin editorial
Airport hassles bring more turbulence - Plane owners want answers on future of town's runway from USFS, Redding Record Searchlight
Command-center move stalled, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Forest Service, Verizon reach agreement on conduit use, Big Bear Grizzly
Bringing back the sugar pine, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Tahoe NF: Citations Issued to Snowmobilers Riding In Castle Peak Closed Area, Truckee Ranger District, USFS
A clean sweep at Little Sweden, The Union Democrat
Park users in wrong area face charge - Lassen National Forest and Lassen Volcanic National Park work together, Red Bluff Daily News
Sierra report card will determine if campsites survive, Monterey Herald AP
Local environmental groups appeal logging companys court victory in Big River roads case, Mendocino Beacon
Tahoe National Forest buys land from lumber giant, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Tahoe's unique features depend on fragile watershed, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Saving Maidu culture, one seedling at a time, High Country News
Judicial voodoo vs. the cross, World Net Daily
San Bernardino NF: Reforestation Effort Begins, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
Let it's deadwood help fund Angeles, Whittier Daily News editorial
Lassen will rely more on fire in managing forests, Sacramento Bee
Planes that fight wildfires falling apart, The Argus
Troubled tankers - U.S. can muster only third of worn-out big air tanker fleet this fire season, Oakland Tribune
To tribe, acorns more than food - For Kashia Pomos, sudden oak death's destruction of tanoaks threatens entire culture, The Press Democrat
End for historic trees - Petaluma decides to remove majority of 119-year-old walnut trees in park after arborists find extreme, dangerous decay, The Press Democrat
State water official halts logging plan - Pacific Lumber to appeal temporary ban in two Humboldt County watersheds, The Press Democrat
Freshwater, Elk logging put on hold, Eureka Times-Standard
State water board delays decision on Humboldt logging, The Press Democrat
State water board dives into Palco issue, Eureka Times-Standard
Pepper spray trial under way, Eureka Times-Standard
Jurors chosen on opening day of Lundberg v. Humboldt, The Eureka Reporter
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
For sale: Recreation sites, ranger stations - U.S. Forest Service sells unused property, Chicago Tribune - Daly AP
Deschutes NF: Day-use fee for forests suspended, Bend Bulletin
Deschutes NF: Forest use fees restored, Bend Bulletin
Forest Service will still require day use pass, Bend Bugle
Neighbors dispute right to close trails, Bend Bulletin
Umpqua Land Exchange idea criticized for big costs, no results, Roseburg News Review
Forest service plans prescribed burning projects, The Eureka Times-Standard
Invasive plants spreading through Hells Canyon, around Wallowa Lake and other parts of northeast Oregon are threatening native ecosystems, The Oregonian
A forest policy beyond salvage - The huge costs and conflict at the Biscuit fire should prompt a search for middle ground on salvage logging, Oregonian op-ed
Logging is continuing in Old-Growth Reserves at the Fiddler and Berry timber sales, Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign alert
Biscuit Fire Salvage? - Never - The Radicals Will Win This Fight, Applegate News editorial
Old Growth Up, Spotted Owl Numbers Down, SF Chronicle AP
Forest Service seeking balance, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Cutting the Apple - Salvage plans: 1,600 truckloads of wood expected to be recovered from forest, The News-Review
Roads, old trees bring Lemolo area logging appeal, The News-Review
Man charged with stealing saplings from five national forests, Post-Intelligencer
Man arrested in theft of trees - Greg Gray of Oakville is accused of stealing alpine trees from national forests and laundering the profits, Oregonian
Forest-clearing project along the coast reveals old viewpoint, KATU News
Discovery of ancient trees raises erosion concerns, KATU News
Invitation to A New Logging Concept, Applegate News
Current timber boom just passing Oregon by, Register Guard op-ed
County forest operations cost-effective, sustainable, Hood River News op-ed
Timber sale in Olympic forest approved - Logging revenues will go toward restoration work, The Olympian
Mount St. Helens to reopen to visitors soon, KATU News
Herbicides a threat to health, Register Guard
Governor asks Forest Service to hold off Biscuit salvage logging, The News-Review AP
Judge refuses second attempt to stop Biscuit logging, Corvallis Gazette Times
Budget ax swings into forests, The Tacoma News Tribune
Umpqua NF to rank campgrounds and parks for closures - Budget cuts? Umpqua National Forest may need to trim $200,000 in next two years, The News-Review
Cash-Strapped Forest Service Looks for Sites to Close Down, Newhouse News
Closing the forest?, Bend Bulletin
Budget cuts squeeze Forest Service funding, KATU News
U.S.F.S. McAndrews center gets one bid, Medford Mail Tribune
U.S. Forest Practices, KEXP Radio - select Sat. April 16, 7:30 am
Danger outlook: Lots of fuel for the fires, The Register-Guard
Ochoco NF: Lookout Mountain Ranger District Maury Mountains Allotment Management Plan NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Deschutes NF: Five Buttes Interface Vegetation Management Project NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Deschutes NF: BLT Vegetation Management Project NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
The Thursday April 7, 2005 R6 Update, USFS
Scientists will discuss return of life after eruption, The Longview Daily News
Mountain goats due in gorge, Oregonian
Mountain goats may return to frolic in Gorge, Statesman Journal
Mountain goats returning to gorge, Bend Bugle
Restoring rain forest, The Columbian
Restoration plan will emerge from foresters' inventory, The Columbian
Watershed to become a living laboratory, The Columbian
Out of the woods: Volunteer work crews expect to clear away piles of junk in Yacolt Burn State Forest, Oregonian
In defense of the laws of nature, The Seattle Times
BLM log salvage plans set for Bland Mountain Fire area, The News-Review
Sale of Molalla sawmill may reflect trend - The $50 million sale price of Floragon Forest Products might be related to a tariff dispute with Canada, Oregonian
Invest in rural Oregon - Restore Forest Research Laboratory funding, Oregonian editorial
In Beaverton, money grows on trees, er, fees, Oregonian
Beaverton moves toward easing its tree-cutting rules - A new ordinance would let development happen with less-stringent replacement, which draws fans and foes
Proposed measure protects city trees - Illegal-cutting fine may go up as much as 1,000 percent, Salem Statesman Journal
Group learns about old-growth trees on wet walk through park, Oregonian
Portland Examines Wildfire Plans, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Clackamas County drafting wildfire plan, Oregonian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
White dogwoods at Mammoth Cave threatened - Fungus has killed 28 percent of the Park's Trees, Lexington Herald-Leader
Dogwood show here knows no restraint, Courier Press: News
Stretching the wilderness - Fostering eco-tourism ranks among goals of bill to set aside 55,000 acres in Southwest Virginia, The Roanoke Times
Fire towers falling into the past, St. Petersburg Times
First Forest Legacy Conservation Easement awarded in Georgia - Uniqueness of Pine Mountain's Biodiversity Protected Forever, The Weekly
Club members keep Arkansas trail clear - Friends of the Ouachita Trail maintain a path that runs through the Ouachita Mountains, Springfield News-Leader
Cherokee NF: Campground reopens after vandalism, Knoxville News-Sentinel
Forest Service plans controlled burn, New River Valley Current
Hold hearing on marina expansion, Bristol Herald Courier editorial
Nature strikes back at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater - Invasive plant species overrun monument to natural harmony, Charlotte Observer
Timber is giant of Florida agriculture - UF study breaks down economic impact of leading industries.
The Nature Conservancy Purchases Land To Expand Sumter National Forest, The Nature Conservancy
Mountaintop Removal Mining: A mountain of an issue - Author decries strip-mining methods, Lexington Herald-Leader
Application for permit questioned - Some concerned about heavy use of Chattahoochee National Forest, Gainesville Times
Pisgah NF: Footbridge over troubling waters - Mountains to Sea Trail hikers get needed relief, Charlotte Observer
Tree Diseases Attacking the Carolinas - Disease threatens oak trees, Charlotte Observer
Doing battle with beetles: Voracious insects are killing N.C. hemlock trees, Charlotte Observer
Feedback pours in on forestry plans for Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis NFs, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Forest plans snag interest of observers, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
National forest plan for more burns, less biking draws response, Baxter Bulletin
LBL managers to restore oak-sprinkled grasslands, Lexington Herald Leader
Land Between the Lakes turns back the clock, Courier Press
Daniel Boone NF: Caney Recreation Facilities Development revised NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Today is deadline for comment on Cherokee NF Marina expansion, Bristol Herald Courier
Expansion good for lake, TriCities News letter
Chattahoochee NF: Hard(-shelled) life story - Struggling, rare bog turtles ready for another try at the wild, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Angelina NF: Conservationists relish relationship with forest service, The Lufkin Daily News
Texas: Conservancy's controlled burn prevents wildfires, benefits ecology, The Nature Conservancy
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Woodlot owners tour Fulghum Inc., Bangor Daily News
\ Future Forestry Economy Project disappoints, Bangor Daily News
Asian longhorned beetle found in tree in Central Park by USFS smokejumper, Newsday
Green Mountain NF: Forest proposal unveiled, Brattleboro Reformer
Green Mountain NF: Forest plan faulted for lack of debate, Rutland Herald at Times Argus
Syrup producers fear maples' demise, Kennebec Journal
Mark Twain National Forest plan revision: Comments due May 5, Heartwood Alert
Mark Twain Forest Plan Revision, USFS
Management plan proposed for Shawnee Forest, The Southern Illinoisan
Logging could increase 6 percent in Huron-Manistee National Forest, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Minnesota co-op first in nation to be certified as sustainable wood carriers: Forest Management Systems Cooperative
Borer summary, Ann Arbor News
Moon tree to take root at Moon's building, Beaver County Times Allegheny Times
Hikers, paddlers should not be expected to pay fees, Kennebec Journal editorial
Environmental group warns ancient Acadian forest vanishing, Boston Globe
New Hampshire: As pace of logging picks up, some in North Woods are alarmed, Portland Press Herald AP
New Hampshire: Changes in ownership underlie concern over liquidation logging, Post-Intelligencer AP
New Hampshire: Wagner guards investors' privacy, but defends its forestry, Post-Intelligencer AP
Maine: Log execs: Visas crucial, Bangor Daily News
Lumberjack: Tom Turner Cuts a Forest For Cabinetry, The Vineyard Gazette
Motions filed in Shawnee Forest deal, The Southern Illinoisan
Echo Trail project to restore pine ecosystems, Timberjay News
Minn.: Logging group certified green - A cooperative of 11 logging-related companies practices sustainable timber harvest, Duluth News Tribune
About the group: 'Forest Management Systems', Duluth News Tribune
Mason relative protests drilling - Forest Service recently found the document, Record-Eagle
As forestland goes on auction block, groups fight to keep access, Detroit Free Press
Meetings set on revisions to Hiawatha NF forest plan, The Mining Journal
Not all forest users happy with ATV proposal; Changing the rules, The Mining Journal
Forest Service releases Hoosier National plan, Perry County News
Ohio: Fighting for the future forest, Dayton Daily News
Ohio: Bug Battle: Race is on to save trees from beetle, Dayton Daily News
Ironton Ranger District declares Wayne Forest trails are open, The Herald-Dispatch
Wayne NF seeks volunteers for breeding bird survey, Ironton Tribune
Monongahela NF: Allegheny Wood Products Easement NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Brush Creek Project revised NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Wal-Mart land program aids Maine, Portland Press Herald
Wal-Mart commits to habitat, Bangor Daily News
Resorts on table for North Woods, News Observer
Moosehead area residents wary of Plum Creek plan, Bangor Daily News
Officials, conservationists voice opinions on development plan, Sun Journal
Boundary plans please Baxter group, Bangor Daily News
Environmental group protests clear-cutting - Government spent $49M to cut trees in Alaska last year, group says, Stevens Point Journal

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