Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
U.S. Forests Look For Sites To Close Down - The budget takes money away from parks' facilities to finance thinning flammable forestland, Oregonian
Forest Service eyes closings in face of cuts, Register-Guard AP
Recreation Site Facility Master Planning: The plans for closing down recreation sites that can not be run at a profit, or which can not be privatized, or which do not meet the "niche" marketing needs of the Forest Service, USFS Region 3
Willamette NF: Terwilliger Hot Springs Fees To Rise, Eugene Register-Guard
Hoodoo to Manage Terwilliger Springs, Hoodoo
Cougar Hot Springs: Paradise Imperiled, Friends of Cougar
U.S. plans new pass for public lands, Los Angeles Times
Eco-firms see growing profits, CS Monitor
Wal-Mart to Fund Wildlife Habitat, ENN AP
Wal-Mart, trust unite for scenic Sisters site, Oregonian
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge: Louisiana Wildlife, Sportsmen To Benefit From Wal-Mart Acres for American Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Norton Commends National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Wal-Mart for Landmark Partnership to Protect Wildlife Habitat, Department of the Interior
Land bordering Grand Canyon's North Rim to be acquired for conservation, New Mexican
Purchase preserves swath of S. Utah, Salt Lake Tribune
'Acres for America': Wal-Mart Pledges One Acre for Every Acre Developed, Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart to Conserve Habitat Equal to Footprint of All Stores, Environment News Service
Summary/analysis of the Forest Service's 400-page forest planning directives - Comments due June 21, The Wilderness Society
Governor asks Forest Service to hold off Biscuit salvage logging, Oregonian AP
A Clear-Cut Fight: Battle of Oregon's Biscuit Forest Heat Up, NY IndyMedia
Logging payment renewal delayed - Lawmakers hold off on effort to extend federal program, Statesman Journal - Gannett News
Loggers hear predictions from global-warming experts, Casper Star-Tribune
Can Planting Trees Be Harmful?, Tierramérica
U.S. Parks, Forests, Wilderness Losing Ground to Industry, Environment News Service
Times of change for the Forest Service - A historian shares his perspectives on the agency's 100 years of developments and controversies, Mail Tribune
Cubicle of Doom, Lowbagger
Recreation Leaders Urge Enactment of National Outdoor Recreation Policy Act, American Recreation Coalition
Summary: National Outdoor Recreation Policy Act, American Recreation Coalition
Draft legislation: National Outdoor Recreation Policy Act, American Recreation Coalition
Letter sent to President Bush urging NORPA passage, American Recreation Coalition
Offset job losses with better stewardship, Missoulian editorial
Forest service faces daunting challenges, by Peter W. Karp: Uinta NF forest supervisor
Man accused of attacking forest service officer with snowmobile, Tahoe Daily Tribune
The Eco-Terror Hoax: Domestic Security and the Culture of Fear, Counterpunch
House targets ecology 'terrorists' - Measure passes but critics say it's vague, Post-Gazette
Climate change could sour US maple sugaring, CS Monitor
Woodland Burials, Dong-A Ilbo
Nanotechnology Is Topic at Wood-Plastics Composites Conference, NanoTechWire
Nanotechnology Can Play Vital Role in Forest Products Industries, NanoTechWire
Plum Creek Timber asks to develop Maine woods, Seattle Times
Montana library becomes national model for use of skinny logs, Twin Falls Times-News
Controversy clings to vacant Tahoe mansion - Some fault Forest Service acquisition for failing to boost shoreline access, Sacramento Bee
US Forest Service Cited for Illegal Dumping, Forest Policy - Forest Practice 4-1-05
Montana Tells Feds to Butt Out - Fueled by the demonstration fee program, public land users across the West are standing up to D.C., Writers on the Range
Federal lands fees: Investment in future, Montana, Bureau of Land Management op-ed
Teens, minorities not taking advantage of public lands, The Daily News
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Draws Criticism from Scientists Across the South - Over 90 Scientists Submit a Letter to the SFI Board Calling for an Overhaul of its Ecologically Unsound Forest Certification Standards, Dogwood Alliance
The Pitfalls of SFI: Fact Sheets, Dogwood Alliance
Bush official touts thinning of forests, Columbian
The 'Paradigm Shift' in Forest Policy You Never Heard About, The New West
Bolle Center Panelists Asked if NFMA Rule Makes Sense, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
Community Forests Conference: June 2005, Seventh American Forest Congress
Of Wood and Men - The primal pull of whirring blades and the scent of sawdust, Los Angeles Times
Bad wildfire season feared in West, Sacramento Bee AP
Ecosystem Marketplace: Banks See Green Web Site Triggering Growth, Dow Jones Newswire
WORLD NEWS
Industry and NGOs urge EU to ban illegal timber, Greenpeace International
Madagascar's conservation conundrum, BBC News
Protests Grind on in Haida Gwaii, Terminal City
B.C. Timber Firms Reach Environment Deals, Yahoo! News - Reuters
Fraser Papers announces deal to sell timberlands in Maine for US$80.5M, Canadian Press
Logging of Echo Island could start this week, Agassiz Harrison Observer
'Access trail' figures into Echo Island logging plan, Agassiz Harrison Observer
Can Planting Trees Be Harmful?, Tierramérica
Coca trade seeks jungle cover - Rain forest is drug war's newest front, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Brazil's soldiers learn to love the jungle, Union Tribune
Brazil Marshalls Defenses to Fight Amazon Internationalization, Environment News Service
Paraguay Rejects Plan to Protect Untouched Tribe, Reuters
Time is running out for rain forests, UK Indepedent editorial
Jana Sanghati Samity move to establish authority over reserve forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts, The New Nation editorial
New heritage bid on Recherche Bay, The Mercury
Australia: Let's create a high-value environment - Safeguarding the land is in everyone's interest, Sydney Morning Herald
Gunns fights hard for higher woodchip prices, ABC News
CM: Logging carried out after EIA, Malaysia New Straits Times
Malaysia aims for 500,000ha forest plantations, Business Times
State govt preserving remaining mangroves, Malaysia Star
In Borneo, Hunger for Logs, Pigs, and Bird Are Intertwined, National Geographic News
Dalai Lama Campaigns to End Wildlife Trade, Environment News Service
End of the Wild: The extinction crisis is over. We lost. Z Magazine
Massive reforestation of Sierra Madre planned through aerial seeding, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Furniture-makers lament wood supply shortage, Phillipine Star
Community leaders commit to building forest corridors in Arakan Valley, Mindanao Times
China: Farmers called on to have alternatives in ecological protection, Xinhua
More work needed to end illegal logging, Yomiuri Shimbun
G8 Ministers to Tadkle Illegal Logging, Fall Short of Import Ban, ICTSD Weekly
Stores' timber use under fire, St. Albans Observer
Illegal logging alert at Malacca forest reserve, Malaysia Star
Malacca aware of logging, Malaysia Star
Forest reserve plundered, New Straits Times
Felling of trees in forest reserve sanctioned by state, New Straits Times
The Rape of Bukit Bruang - 'It's what the city folk want', New Straits Times
Malaysia – NZ industries condemn illegal logging, NZ Forest Industry Council
Tsunami Survivors Grow Saplings to Remember the Dead and Protect from Waves, ENN AP
Vigil camp set up for forests, Narooma News
Middle-ground views are up against battleground tactics - Gunns risks clearfelling individual liberties by taking legal action against environmentalists, Sydney Morning Herald op-ed
Australia: Gunns higher prices, Australian
Logging contractors losing livelihood, The Mercury
Forest contractors in trouble, industry group says, ABC News
DENR says it can't guard the forest due to lack of funds, Mindanao News
Vanishing Borneo Pheasants Look Great but Won't Mate - Forest home heavily logged, National Geographic News
Report: Primate Species Face Extinction - New Report Says Hunting and Logging Threatens Extinction for Primate Species, ABC News
Dalai Lama campaigns for wildlife, BBC News
Woodland Burials, Dong-A Ilbo
Korea: Government Provides Two Billion Won In Fire Disaster Relief, Dong-A Ilbo
Forest Fire Strikes on Arbor Day, The Chosun Ilbo
Fires destroy 400ha in Yangyang, The Korea Herald
Watching His Cause From Behind Bars - A Mexican activist's crusade against loggers struggles after he is charged with killing a son of his nemesis, a local boss, Los Angeles Times
Monarch butterflies in danger, Latinamerica Press
Illegal Mahogany Logging Exposed in Peru's New National Park, Environment News Service
Major New Protected Areas Established in Peruvian Amazon; Reserves will Protect Wildlife While Safeguarding Indigenous Rights, U.S. Newswire
Enviromentalist Jo Cuthill Finishes Her Epic Charity Walk, PR Web
Under Construction - Brazil has tried for decades to keep developers out of the Amazon. What's needed is a realistic plan to help them, Newsweek
Haida protest logging; close down operations - Roads blockaded, Indian Country Today
Haida protests escalate, CBC News
'Haida nation seizes logs during protest', Prince Rupert Daily News
Queen Charlotte Islands: Face-saving plan on table, says Lore, Prince Rupert Daily News
Haida Block Roads, Seize Lumber from Weyerhaeuser, The Dominion
The Struggle for Haida Gwaii - Sovereignty, resources and culture at stake, say Haida, The Dominion
Islands Spirit Uprising April 1 Update, Islands Bulletin No 9
Islands Spirit Uprising March 31 Update, Islands Bulletin No 8
Islands Spirit Uprising March 30 Update, Islands Bulletin No 7
Islands Spirit Uprising March 29 Update, Islands Bulletin No 6
Haida set up blockades on Queen Charlottes, CBC News
Under the Gun in British Columbia: Killing Grizzlies for Fun, Counterpunch
Newsletter Highlights, Forest Certification Watch
Forest firm profits to take a plunge - Conference Board says drop in U.S. real estate markets will bring down record lumber prices, Vancouver Sun
Petržalka - Bratislava's notorious housing estate is also home to rare floodplain forests - Look, but please don't touch, The Slovak Spectator
Illegal logging causing problems in Eastern Europe, edie news
Ireland buys €2m worth of 'illegal' timber, The Sunday Times - Ireland
Talks to renew tropical forest accord deadlocked, Kyodo News
Ecosystems on edge of irreversible collapse, Cape Times
Burning Wood for Fuel Could Kill 10 Million Africans, SciDev.Net
Study Points to Cleaner Charcoal and Forest Management as Best Strategy in Africa to Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Save Lives, AScribe Newswire
Madagascar to Curb Illegal Logging, World Bank
Atlas to Ease Forest Management, Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé)
New Tool to Help Cameroon Combat Illegal Logging, World Resources Institute
Computerized Log Tracking System For Forestry Commission, Ghana News Agency
Rwanda: Government Augments Forest Guards, The New Times (Kigali)
Rape of a Nation - About the forgotten conflict in West Papua, West Papua News- Paul Kingsnorth
Embrace carbon - PM, PNG Post-Courier
Illegal logging: Kudos to Negeri Sembilan, Malaysiakini
Probe extensive logging at Panti Forest Reserve, New Straits Times
Timber group to help rural communities, Malaysia Star
Forest spotted owlet seen in Burhanpur and Khandwa forests, The Hindu News, The Hindu News
Battle of Bay comes to market, The Mercury
Chainsaws ready at Recherche, The Mercury
Owners defend logging of historic Tas site, ABC Tasmania News
PM's forests preservation plan appears to be stumped, Sydney Morning Herald
Burn-offs 'playing Russian roulette' with environment, ABC Tasmania News
Alarm bells over plantations, The Mercury
Forest burns 'gas' dispute, The Mercury
Tasmania forest carbon not listed, Nine MSN AAP
Aurora, Isabela villagers plead lifting of log ban, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Japan's ailing forests need diversity, Asahi Shimbun
Vietnam army to help crack down on illegal logging, Thanh Nien Daily
China to crack down on acts violating forest resources, People's Daily
China Forestry Regulator: Finds Illegal Logging By APP, Dow Jones Newswire
China Investigating APP Charges, Greenwich Time AP
APP under the legal spotlight in China, Ethical Corporation: Asia Pacific News
Green belts may root out sandstorms, China Daily
Dark side of the wood, Hong Kong Standard
Eco-art of play, Hong Kong Standard
China: President plants trees, urges people to protect environment, Xinhua News
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Judge allows Lolo National Forest timber sale to go forward - Categorical exclusion upheld, Missoulian
Forest Service blocks Gallatin National Forest logging project, Billings Gazette AP
Comment period extended 72 days for Gallatin NF travel plan, Billings Gazette
Forest Service tightens budget, delays hiring, plans closures, Ravalli Republic
Grizzly Bear Habitat and Old-Growth Threatened by Industrial Post Fire Logging on Flathead NF - USFS: "We're not granting special privileges to anybody. We're giving priority to logging over recreational uses or any other use.", Native Forest Network
Loggers hear predictions from global-warming experts, Casper Star-Tribune
Forest Service crews begin prescribed burn project, Helena Independent Record
York, Forest Service land transfer finally complete, Helena Independent Record
Land managers work to balance Lewis and Clark tourists, fire season, Az. Republic AP
Rock Creek Alliance reels in big one: Cabinet Mountain Wilderness mine stopped, RuralNorthwest
Livestock Agents Slaughter America's Last Wild Buffalo, Environment News Service
All in the name of buffalo, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Gallatin Forest travel plan comment period extended, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Offset job losses with better stewardship, Missoulian editorial
Company proposes generating electricity at dam, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Gallatin NF: Idaho company proposes energy project near West Yellowstone, Casper Star-Tribune
Turbine proposed for Hebgen Dam, Billings Gazette AP
Montana library becomes national model for use of skinny logs, Twin Falls Times-News
Bitterroot NF: Forest vandalism on the rise - Rural citizens watch group continues to support and report, Ravalli Republic
Helena Forest Officials Approve Snow-Talon Logging, Helena Independent Record
Tribal educator shows cultural rift in views of fire, Montana Kaimin
Neptune tankers deemed 'ineligible', Missoulian
Montana chases bison back into Yellowstone, Jackson Hole Zone
Judge voids F&W's OK of Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area mine - USFS may have to withdraw 'Rock Creek' mine permit, Bonner County Daily Bee
Judge rejects report on Cabinets' mine impact, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Judge rebuffs Rock Creek mine approval, Missoulian
Panhandle NF: Mining Company Gets Silver Strand Approval, New Jersey Mining Company
Judge: Forest Service inadequately studied effects of logging for Nez Perce NF Meadow Face project, KBCI 2 Boise AP
Federal lands fees: Investment in future, Montana, Bureau of Land Management op-ed
Montana Tells Feds to Butt Out - Fueled by the demonstration fee program, public land users across the West are standing up to D.C., Writers on the Range
Library of logs - Tiny town's beautiful building makes use of small logs, Billings Gazette AP
Clearwater NF: Salvage planned near Lolo Trail, Missoulian
Helena NF: Public comment sought on biathlon course plan, Billings Gazette AP
Bridger Bowl Terrain Expansion Appealed, OnTheSnow News
Over $500,000 approved to assist laid-off timber workers, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Forest Service study shows how empty local slopes are, Aspen Times
Creating a safer crossing for wildlife, Summit Daily News
Paonia man fined for guiding without permit, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Open space deal nears final stages, Summit Daily News
Wildfire detectives, Durango Herald
Fire officials hope for best; prepare for worst, Canyon Courier
Medicine Bow NF: The dawning of a new trail, Laramie Boomerang
Chairlift at Breck needed OK from higher up - Approval of the Peak 8 plan by a ranger is withdrawn while a forest supervisor reviews the information, The Denver Post
Summit Lift decision withdrawn, Vail Daily News
Ski resort's lift plans put on hold, Rocky Mountain News
Forest Service Withdraws Breckenridge Ski Lift Approval, CBS4 Denver AP
Reservoir making waves in Gypsum, Vail Daily News
Impasse at Wolf Creek ski area, Vail Daily News
Noah's arch envisioned for Vail Pass, Scripps Howard News
Ground Zero -- Swanson Lake the front line for saltcedar invasion, McCook Daily Gazette
Wyo readies for fire season, Star-Tribune
Controversy continues over lynx rules, Vail Daily News
Forest plan amendment approved, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
White River forest rewords lynx protection plan, Star-Tribune AP
Wetlands protection aids resort renovation, Vail Daily News
Feds approve land swap with Vail, Aspen Times
Neither side budges on the Wolf Creek project, Summit Daily News
Local avalanche center planned, Aspen Times
Avy experts target Loveland Pass, Summit Daily News
Frisco eyes three parcels for open space, Summit Daily News
Wild horses leave range for new homes, Durango Herald
Extreme ski champ rescued after hitting tree, Montrose Daily Press
New Forest Service facility opens in Rapid City, Aberdeen American AP
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Cibola NF: Forest Residents Have Better Plan, Mountain View Telegraph: Tajique-Area Citizens Group
Carson NF: Creek Called Endangered; Drilling Opposed in Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Journal
Northeastern N.M. creek on endangered rivers list, KRQE News
Rally Targets Ski Area Office, Albuquerque Journal
Caldera Case Now in Fed Court, Albuquerque Journal
Wolf Pair Found in San Mateos Relocated, Albuquerque Journal
Firefighters battle bosque fire near San Antonio, N.M., New Mexican
Wild Herb Oshá Is Popular With Bears as Well as Humans, Albuquerque Journal
Coconino NF: Man charged in theft of thousands of artifacts, Arizona Republic
Sheep, insects to help kill exotic weeds in Arizona forests, Arizona Republic AP
Grazing cattle on Arizona public land complex issue, Arizona Republic
Az. Senate backs expansion of forest-thinning incentives, KOLD News
Downside of winter rains: Fringes of Tucson ripe for brush fires, Tucson Citizen
Arizona ready for an air attack on wildfires, KOLD News
Discarded trees control erosion in Beaver Creek, Camp Verde Bugle
Sheep, insects to help kill exotic weeds in Arizona Coconino, Kaibab and Prescott NFs, KESQ News
Offset job losses with better stewardship, Missoulian editorial
Coconino forest plans to thin 16,500 acres, KOLD News
New trustees join Valles Caldera's board, New Mexico Business Weekly
Lincoln NF: Prescribed burn set for Ruidoso Downs area, KRQE News AP
Tribes appeal San Francisco Peaks decision - New Shamrock 'Snowbowl Vanilla' ice cream is yellow, Indian Country Today
El Paso Corp. Wants To Drill in Carson NF Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Journal
Carson NF: Wild horses leave range for new homes, Durango Herald
Lincoln NF: Butterfly hearing date set, Alamogordo News
N.M. governor OKs forest restoration plan, Mercury News AP
Invasive Plants Threaten Region, Mountain View Telegraph
Coconino NF: Sedona tour operators sue feds, KOLD News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Sawtooth NF: Comment period on Baldy plan extended, Idaho Mountain Express
Commissioners discuss easements with Sawtooth NRA, The Challis Messenger
Library now has tree videos to check out, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Ranch redefines large-scale conservation - Lava Lake recognized for conservation work in Southern Idaho, Idaho Mountain Express
Purchase preserves swath of S. Utah, Salt Lake Tribune
Bridger-Teton Forest won't take comment on drilling sales, Jackson Hole Zone
Salmon-Challis NF: Idaho Cobalt Project EIS Progress, Formation Capital Corporation
Reactions mixed to forest-use proposal: Public remarks sought on Caribou area plan, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Agencies discuss grazing outlook - Drought, endangered species concerns could affect conditions, Twin Falls Times-News
Eminent domain bill would affect Nevada land controversy, Las Vegas Sun
Forest service faces daunting challenges, by Peter W. Karp: Uinta NF forest supervisor
Resorts that didn't quite make it, Deseret Morning News
ATV users told not to blaze own trails - Cross-country travel isn't allowed, Deseret Morning News
Everything in place for bad wildfire season, Casa Grande Valley News AP
Delicate operation: Cougar tracking project maps ecosystem, Billings Gazette
Public opinion helps chart Tahoe vision, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Forest Services celebrates centennial, Lake County Record-Bee
Officials plan to poison stream, restock with cutthroat, Reno Gazette-Journal
They're public lands and not landfills, The Inyo Register
Tahoe National Forest buys land, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Forest Service buys private land in Sierra, Napa News AP
Incline Lake acquisition moving forward, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Citizen Forester: Andy Lipkis speaks for the trees. Now he wants to solve our water problems too. LA Weekly
State water official halts logging plan - Pacific Lumber to appeal temporary ban in two Humboldt County watersheds, Press Democrat
Sanitation agency eyeing river trail concerns, Sierra Sun
San Bernardino NF: Funds restored for wildlife monitoring program, Pasadena Star-News
U.S. Senate panel approves emergency forest funding, L.A. Daily News
Diseased trees being culled from Angeles forest, Pasadena Star-News
Cave Rock: Climbing ban to be appealed, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Man accused of attacking forest service officer with snowmobile, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Fish-kill plan resurfaces in Alpine County, Record-Courier
Sierra Pacific Industries' timber plan OK'd, The Union Democrat
Bari documentaries shown to raise money for pepper spray trial, The Eureka Reporter
Water board issues stay on PL timber harvests, The Eureka Reporter
Seeing the forest because of the trees - Brooktrails thinning plan neither a good thing nor a better way, Willits News
Controversy clings to vacant Tahoe mansion - Some fault Forest Service acquisition for failing to boost shoreline access, Sacramento Bee
Tahoe manor to fall to free up shoreline, Contra Costa Times AP
No prescribed burns this year in San Bernardino NF, Daily Bulletin
Rain stalls effort at fire prevention - San Bernardino NF officials say it's too wet now for large prescribed burns, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Given privacy, bald eagles are multiplying in California, The Orange County Register
Public opinion helps chart Tahoe vision, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Wilderness report pegs Klamath as endangered, Eureka Times-Standard
Redwood jungle: California's redwood giants are just four hours away, Register-Guard: Oregon Trails
PALCO Subsidiary Announces Consolidation, Eureka Reporter
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
U.S. Forests Look For Sites To Close Down - The budget takes money away from parks' facilities to finance thinning flammable forestland, Oregonian
Forest Service eyes closings in face of cuts, Register-Guard AP
Recreation Site Facility Master Planning: The plans for closing down recreation sites that can not be run at a profit, or which can not be privatized, or which do not meet the "niche" marketing needs of the Forest Service, USFS Region 3
Willamette NF: Terwilliger Hot Springs Fees To Rise, Eugene Register-Guard
Hoodoo to Manage Terwilliger Springs, Hoodoo
Cougar Hot Springs: Paradise Imperiled, Friends of Cougar
Wal-Mart, trust unite for scenic Sisters site, Oregonian
Wal-Mart gets praise for wildfire(sic) protection, Bend Bugle
Governor asks Forest Service to hold off Biscuit salvage logging, Oregonian AP
A Clear-Cut Fight: Battle of Oregon's Biscuit Forest Heat Up, NY IndyMedia
Logging payment renewal delayed - Lawmakers hold off on effort to extend federal program, Statesman Journal - Gannett News
Times of change for the Forest Service - A historian shares his perspectives on the agency's 100 years of developments and controversies, Mail Tribune
Global warming's toll on Northwest forests, Seattle Times
Mill Creek area officials to hold meeting on safety of water supply, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Rural residents prep for fire season: Homeowners clear defensible spaces around their properties to keep wildfire at bay, Mail Tribune
Commission asks more info on Steamboat road closures, The News Review
Time to poison Phillips Reservoir?, Bend Bulletin
Wyden, Smith announce bipartisan Senate agenda , Baker City Herald
Deschutes NF: Creek restoration affects Tumalo Falls Road, Bend Bugle
Ochoco forest cabins available for rentals, Bend Bugle
Bend and Forest Service join to plant trees - Centennial celebration scheduled, Bend Bugle
Community workshops on tap for Blue Mountains forest plan, Wallowa County Chieftain
Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman NFs: Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision, USFS
Working Together – One Landscape…Many Visions, USFS
Mt. St. Helens trails to reopen, Los Angeles Times
Ford Motor Company settles lawsuit over van wreck, KATU News
Scenic and acidic: Caustic rain and fog lash the Columbia Gorge in winter, Forest Service research finds, Oregonian
Lands boss: Spend money to make more - State Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland wants a bigger cut of the money raised by selling timber from state forests, Columbian
Plan preserves forests, streams, Seattle Times op-ed
This may be a bad deal for salmon, Seattle Times op-ed
OSU to begin logging watershed study area, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Logging Research, KVAL 13 - Eugene
Hinkle creek study tackles forestry issues, Bend Bugle
Logging the Fiddler salvage sale, Mail Tribune
Protesters vow larger effort against roadless-area logging, Mail Tribune
Conservation groups did seek middle ground, Oregonian op-ed
Logging of Burnt Trees Spurs Clash in Oregon - Environmentalists and lumberjacks are at odds over cutting down old growth in Siskiyou National Forest, Los Angeles Times
Demonstrator suspended on tripod blocks downtown traffic, The News-Review
Bush official touts thinning of forests, Columbian
Logging rises on public land, Puget Sound Business Journal
Hero, the Olympic national forest dog, succumbs, Peninsula Daily News
Rotenone's track record - Diamond Lake Controversy: Regional lakes have tried rotenone, netting to kill off nonnative fish, with mixed results, The News-Review
Battles over herbicides go way back. The Register-Guard
Junipers throw off ecological balance, federal researcher says, Klamath Falls Herald and News
$3 million treasure grove you can stroll for free A study determines the value of the 337 majestic trees in the arboreal avenue known as Portland's South Park Blocks, Portland Oregonian
Meeting offers glimpse of McDonald Forest's future, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Stop logging McKenzie River Trail, Oregon Daily Emerald
State plan would protect loggers, landowners - 'Adaptive management program' would allow changing rules if scientific studies reveal better practices, The Bellingham Herald
New trees to be planted for Seattle's Cherry Blossom Festival, The Seattle Times
DNR benefiting from higher log prices, Puget Sound Business Journal
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Wilderness Pow Wow coming to Angelina National Forest, The Lufkin Daily News
Native wood: Bald cypress, Kerrville Daily Times
Fire lookouts fizzle out amid development, The Orlando Sentinel
Phony ranger offering to buy timber rights, The Virginian-Pilot
Prescribed fire can be 'just what the biologist ordered', The New Bern Sun Journal
Riders, environmentalists critical of Ozark Forest burn plan, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Comments Taken On Forest Management Changes - Ozark/St. Francis and Ouachita Proposed Plan Includes More Burning, Timber Sales, The Morning News
Fire towers stand empty - High-rise, low-tech forest mission falls along with trees, Florida Sun-Sentinel
George Washington-Jefferson NF: Biologists track disappearing turtle, Richmond Times Dispatch
New Wonders at The Uwharrie National forest, Khalsa News
Volunteers Needed for Pocomoke River State Forest Clean up, WBOC News- Maryland
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Draws Criticism from Scientists Across the South - Over 90 Scientists Submit a Letter to the SFI Board Calling for an Overhaul of its Ecologically Unsound Forest Certification Standards, Dogwood Alliance
The Pitfalls of SFI: Fact Sheets, Dogwood Alliance
Ouachita NF: FoOT soldiers fight to keep Mother Nature at bay over miles of rugged trail, Texarkana Gazette
Controlled fires in forest questioned - Environmentalists fear for Boone NF, Louisville Courier-Journal AP
Forest Service should test its burn plan's effectiveness, Decatur Daily editorial
Ozark/St. Francis and Ouachita NFs: Forest Plan Calls for Expanded Burning, The Morning News
Ozark NF: Rangers give more notice before burns, Northwest Arkansas News
Forest friendly - Loggers use horses to take worst trees, leave best: Restorative forestry, The Citizen
Past drought taking toll on Mississippi dogwoods, The Clarion-Ledger
Louisiana Incentives Help Seal Roy O. Martin Lumber Oakdale Plant Deal, BayouBuzz News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Green Mountain NF: Forest Plan revision out, Manchester Journal
Green Mountain NF: Stamford board debates sale of city-owned land, North Adams Transcript
Natl. Forest Service to start controlled spring burn in White Mountain Natl. Forest, Fosters
Moosehead plan's impact weighed, Bangor Daily News
Officials and conservationists weigh in on proposed development, Bangor Daily News AP
Engineers Redesign Roads to Save Moose, SF Chronicle AP
Earth Day field trip visits Allegheny NF, The Clarion News
National Park Service official voices concerns about coke plant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
American elms -- a passion up near Mom and apple pie, Washington Post at SF Chronicle
County forests get green light - Management practices recognized as environmentally sound, The Phillips Bee, Wisconsin
Manistee NF: Tension still smolders between bikers and trail, The Grand Rapids Press
Ottawa Forest officials field comments, Ironwood Daily Globe
Ottawa Forest hearings begin, Ironwood Daily Globe
Forestry speakers on fire, New MTU Lode
Wind, drought fanning blazes throughout Michigan, Manistee NF, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Vernal ponds are temporary wetlands, Syracuse Post-Standard
Commission sets sail on ramp project: Wayne NF, The Ironton Tribune
Mark Twain NF: Watercress Spring Recreation Area attracts large crowds, Springfield News-Leader
Tornado debris going away - Battlefield trails to close at times for removal of fallen trees, Springfield News-Leader
300 battle Delaware woodlands blaze, Sussex Post
U.S. judge prohibits two sales of timber - Impact of harvest wasn't assessed, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Climate change could sour US maple sugaring, CS Monitor
Plum Creek Timber asks to develop Maine woods, Seattle Times
Houses, Resorts Planned for Maine's Sprawling North Woods, The Boston Globe
Recreational use of northern forests decreasing, Bangor Daily News
Help for forest industry outlined, Portland Press Herald
Green Mountain NF: After almost a decade, land swap may get Winhall couple control of their road, Bennington Banner
Vermont: Family Saves Blue Ledge Natural Area, The Nature Conservancy
Area support sought for buying Moose Mountain acreage, Fosters News
Tiny, but destructive ash borer to cost Pearson a third of its trees, Toledo Blade
TreeVitalize To Help Improve Quality Of Life in 13 Older Neighborhoods in Southeast PA, PR Newswire
New coke plant gets quick OK, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Designed for harmony, but plants invade Fallingwater's land, Centre Daily News
Nanotechnology Is Topic at Wood-Plastics Composites Conference, NanoTechWire
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF: Federal judge blocks northern Wisconsin timber sales - Forest service must re-examine impacts of previous deals, Post-Crescent AP
Banking on Birch Bark, Great Lakes Radio
Company launches skin-care ingredient from birch bark, Duluth News Tribune
Growing habitat a goal - Huron-Manistee NF plan calls for 136,000 acres for Kirtland's warbler, Record-Eagle
Hiawatha and Ottawa NFs: Forest Service plans meetings, Marquette Mining Journal
Moose restoration in U.P. yields success, disappointment, Detroit News
Bureaucrats run amok in dispute over gravel permit for USFS road, Bay City Times
Emerald Ash Borers: State looking for Paul Bunyan-like people to chop trees, Detroit Free Press
Hoosier NF readies plans to burn 870 acres at Mogan Ridge, Perry County News
Wayne National Forest a growing asset, Marietta Times
Debate rages in land clearing, St. Cloud Times
Program Teaches Women How To Manage Forest Land, WLBZ News
Bracing for battle against tiny terrors - Conservationists and scientists meet here to discuss tree-destroying Asian long-horned beetles, Staten Island Advance
Conn Hosts Acid-rain Conference, The Day

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