Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Skiing sacred peaks: foes seek to block Snowbowl expansion that Forest Service OK'd, Tucson Citizen
Rejection of Tongass Amendment Poor Fiscal, Environmental Policy, REP America
Logging Limits, Washington Post editorial
Outside editorial: Numbers don't add up for Tongass logging, Washington Post editorial at Juneau Empire
Born of Fire : A new Forest Guardians' report, Forest Guardians
US Forest Service draft list of properties they'd like to sell (convey), USFS
Feds, some Rainbow members make deal, The Charleston Gazette
Rainbow Family Appears in Court, WV State Journal
Secretary Norton Says State and Local Governments to Get More under Federal PILT Program, PR Newswire
New pump makes campgrounds more accessible: USFS Missoula Technology and Development Center, Casper Star-Tribune
A cell-phone tower as lovely as a tree - A wireless tree pole stands in the forest off Pioneer Trail, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Americans Want Their Independence from Marketers - Reduce junk mail paper waste to save forests, Center for a New American Dream
Forest Reforms in the Crossfire, The National Center for Public Policy Research at Fox News
US Forest Service: Timber Sales Tied Up In Litigation - Legal delays fuel unhealthy forests and catastrophic fire, House Committee on Resources
Faked grazing report should outrage Republicans, The New Mexican: editorial
RS 2477: Old law drives push to open roads, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Fires Across the West Consume 350,000 Acres, Environment News Service
Forest Conservation Film Now Online, Environment News Service
U.S. Forest Service Centennial: Celebrating a Collective Commitment to Conservation, National Forest Foundation
Activist challenges forest access fees, Bend Bulletin
Forest Service boast is bogus, group says, Rocky Mountain News
The new entry fees in American Fork Canyon - Should the entry fees be abolished?, Provo Daily Herald
Readers comment on elimination of some forest fees, Statesman Journal
Living life at the end of the rainbow, Charleston Daily Mail
The world's biggest family reunion - As many as 10,000 folks will gather in the woods of West Virginia in a campground of diversity, The Roanoke Times
Rainbows and Nazis - Let there be peace, The Charleston Gazette editorial
Wyoming: Forests sell buildings for cash, Star-Tribune
Forest Service may sell facilities, Los Angeles Times at The Union
Hopi plan action against Forest Service, Indian Country Today
New documentary "America's National Forests": Available Online, Unified Forest Defense Campaign
Robinson Defies US Forest Service on Requirement of use of Il-76 Waterbomber, Desastres News
Green stars 'can't see wood for the trees', Scotsman News
American Values, American Wilderness, High Plains Films
Forest fees fight continues, Summit Daily News
Fees remain a hill to climb, Rocky Mountain News
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Now see the forest for no fees - Law says parking is free at 450 sites, including 38 in Georgia, Gainesville Times
Some national forest user fees eliminated, Muskegon Chronicle
Los Padres NF reduces area requiring Adventure Pass, Lompoc Record
Forest Service eliminates charge for remote areas, San Bernardino County Sun
More of Angeles NF to be Open Without Fees, La Cañada Valley Sun
Feds reduce area covered by forest recreation fees in Southern California's national forests, North County Times
Forest Service again awards recreation contract to Reserve America, Government Computer News
Forest Service Awards Contract For Reservation Service For Recreation Sites On Federal Lands - E-Gov Initiative will Provide One-Stop Service for Planning Trips to Campground and Other Recreation Destinations, USFS
ReserveAmerica Awarded the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS(TM)) Contract - America's Leading Recreation Reservation Service to Establish 'Recreation One-Stop' Central Service for Visiting America's Beautiful Public Lands, Yahoo! News
Booking it - Camping reservations have come a long way. Now it's about to change again, Los Angeles Times
Rainbow Family Gathers for Peace, WV: State Journal
Rainbow Gathering Moving, WV: State Journal
Forests on the Edge: Study and Maps, USFS
Forest Service Study Shows Housing Developments Putting Watersheds At Risk, Eagle Point News
Forest Service Research Shows Housing Development To Continue To Increase On America's Private Forests - At least 15 key forested watersheds nationwide are most at risk of development, USDA Forest Service
Kempthorne poised to announce roadless area plans, Idaho Falls Post Register
Another Take on the Roadless Rule, Washington Post letter
Study sees benefit to roadless plan, Billings Gazette
Transgenic Trees Pose Risks for Natural Foresters, Orchardists, Environment News Service
Forest Service nixes most rec fees but not in American Fork canyon - "The guidelines not only ignore the law, they flout the law", Provo Daily Herald
National forest user fees dropped, Mail Tribune
Most U.S. Forest user fees remaining in place in NH, The Union Leader
Where the Rainbow Gathering will be in 2005, Welcome Home
Air tankers OK, but pilots grounded, Daily Democrat
Healthy Forests Restoration: $4.4 million goes to 20 grant recipients, Capital Press
Groups Claim BLM Rules Favor Ranchers, Albuquerque Journal
Administration excised scientists' warnings in grazing report, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
'Privacy' a bar to disclosure of electronic GIS maps by FEMA, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Elite crew often babysits blazes but lets them burn to improve forest health, Great Falls Tribune
Native American Compares US Move to Flushing the Koran Down the Toilet, Planet Ark
U.S. on Grazing: Use Rights or Lose Them - "Conservation use" permits discontinued, SF Chronicle AP
Forest Service Ending Some Recreation Fees, SF Chronicle -Daly AP
Analysis of Forest Service Fee Implementation Guidelines, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
Forest Service tweaks fee program in Northern Region, Post-Intelligencer - Gallagher AP
75% of Angeles NF now free for visitors, L.A. Daily News
Some forest fees being cut, Star Tribune
This land is yours again as trailhead fees fall away, Twin Falls Times-News editorial
Good riddance to onerous Forest Service fees, Idaho Mountain Express editorial
Fee cuts bring responsibility, San Luis Obispo Tribune editorial
States Where Forest Fees Being Removed, SF Chronicle AP
Forest Service ends some recreation fees, The Commons Blog - 'Markets Protecting the Environment'
Rainbow Family Campers Turned Away, SF Chronicle AP
Rainbow Family Gathering Concerns Officials, State Journal - WV
Forest Service closes area to Rainbow, The Charleston Gazette
Huntsman's duty: Governor should petition to protect pristine areas, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
New BLM Grazing Rules Released, Albuquerque Journal
New BLM Regulations Undercut Public Participation and Threaten Wildlife & Water With Hand-outs to the Livestock Industry, Forest Guardians / Center for Biological Diversity
Office Depot and The Nature Conservancy Employ New Boreal Ecologist, ENN
'Blood brothers' unite in beating leukemia, The Olympian
Plants teach big lessons about how to get going - Canadian bunchberry dogwood is fastest-moving plant on the planet, CS Monitor
WORLD NEWS
Marching for Life: An Interview With José Tamayo, Mother Jones
Crops cutting into Amazon rain forest - Agricultural boom threatens habitat, Washington Post at Boston Globe
Martyred in the rain forest, Maryknoll magazine
New UN-sponsored project seeks to rescue Amazon from deforestation, UN News Center
Outdoor Indigenous Traditional Training, Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Africa, Europe, and carbon credits: a proposal, openDemocracy
Felling plan to save native trees, BBC News
Forestry policy to safeguard ancient woodland, Politics News
The war at home: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Tribune-Review
Forest Watch Ghana to join legal battle on stumpage fees, Accra Daily Mail
Ghana: Forest Watch Joins Legal Tussle, Public Agenda (Accra)
European timber buyers warns Ghana's timber industry, Ghana News Agency
Conifer trees get the chop - Effort to restore traditional varieties of English woodland gives owners second subsidy to replace foreign species planted for timber, The Guardian
England Guards Forest Crown Jewels: Native, Ancient Woodlands, Environment News Service
Finnish prime minister insists on restart of paper industry labour talks, Canadian Press
Greenpeace activists fined for blocking logging in Sweden, Yahoo! News
Government Reroutes Planned Iran Road To Placate Ecologists, Radio Free Europe
Japanese old-growth ban worries timber industry - Japanese paper mill will stop sourcing woodchips from old-growth forests in Tasmania, ABC News
Mitsubishi Paper Mills rejects Tasmanian forest destruction, Greenpeace
MPM snubs old growth woodchips, The Australian
Old growth not wanted, The Advocate
Mitsubishi to cease buying Tas woodchips, ABC News
Logging off at pulp mill, The Advocate
Japanese reject old-growth woodchips, The Australian
Greens win over Mitsubishi Paper Mills, ABC News
Mitsubishi rejects old-growth wood, Sydney Morning Herald AAP
Old growth woodchip snub provokes anger, Sydney Morning Herald AAP
Row has loggers spitting chips, The Australian
Go Japanese way: Greens, The Examiner
Beekeepers abuzz at leatherwood logging - Leatherwood trees, which provide poor-quality timber, are the basis of about 70 per cent of Tasmania's honey, The Mercury
The Weld Valley — Forgotten Forest, Green Left Weekly
Agreement damned from forest floor, The Mercury
Save East Gippsland's old-growth forests!, Green Left Weekly
Green group pleased with logging protesters' acquittal, ABC Gippsland News
Wandella protest continues, Bega News
Forestry heals erosion damage, New Zealand Stuff
Foresters slam govt over carbon credits, One News
Okay to cut down a tree, Eden lettter
Europe Helps Indonesia To Fight Log Smuggling, Antara News
Temotu imposed ban on logging, Solomon Star News
NGOs given green light to complain to UN in monk murder case, MCOT News
`Zero protection' for defenders of rights, Bangkok Post
Te Za Accused of Bribe to Secure Logging Deal, The Irrawaddy News
Women Stripping in Indian Forest to Foil Police, Reuters- Planet Ark
Elephant poaching in Karnataka causes concern: Forest official, Outlook India
WTK sees prospects in China, India, New Straits Times
PNG govt minister faces prosecution, ABC News
PNG Minister faces prosecution, Sydney Morning Herald AAP
Green stars 'can't see wood for the trees', Scotsman News
Parks try tropical trees to beat heat, The Sunday Times - Britain
Ontario: Province's deliberations on forestry painstakingly slow for some, Kenora Daily Miner and News
Brazilian Officials Accept Forest Dwellers as Conservation Allies, Environment News Service
Revamp forest bureaucracy, The Times of India
Gold 'Fever' Forest reserve reduced to wasteland by illegal miners, Malaysia: New Straits Times
Loggers focus of probe into monk's death, Bangkok Post
Forest owners want carbon credits back, Manawatu Standard
Forestry all in the timing, New Zealand Stuff
Police claim they were blocked from helping forest activists, ABC News
Protestors say they are being intimidated by loggers, Bega News
Timber workers fear reserves to restrict access, ABC News
World Leaders Urged to Put 'Natural Capital' at Centre of Poverty Eradication, UNEP
Talks Resume in Finnish Paper Shutdown, Yahoo! News
Scotland: Forest land grab scheme launched - Rural communities will be able to buy Forestry Commission land which is not on the market and build new homes on the land, under a new scheme, BBC News
Britain's vanishing red squirrels face deadly virus threat, UK Independent
Forest Watch to join forest legal battle, Ghana News Agency
Revolution on Haida Gwaii - Spring's blockades yield big changes to logging and hunting, The Tyee
Anishinabe: The Blockade Between Hope and Destruction, The Dominion
Quebec warns Innu it can permit logging in contested territory, Montreal Gazette
Assessing The Amazon River's Sensitivity To Deforestation, Woods Hole Research Center / Science Daily
Understanding the Water Resources of Amazonia, Woods Hole Research Center
Greenpeace gives Golden Chainsaw to Brazil Tycoon, Reuters
U.S. grand jury indicts two men in killing of American nun in Brazil, Ohio News Now
U.S. Indicts Two Brazilians for Killing Nun in Amazon, Bloomberg News
Forest Products Experts Set January Meeting to Study China Impact, AScribe Newswire
Taiwan's Aboriginals Try to Preserve Traditional Life in Face of Urban Encroachment, ENN AP
Villagers demand halt to pilot forest project, allege bullying, Bangkok Post
Hunter-gatherers face extinction on India island, Reuters AlertNet
Karnataka, TN, Kerala forests are future ground for tigers: Thapar, New India Press
Development threatens Malaysia's mangroves, Yahoo! News
Indonesian Laws Against Trade in Endangered Orangutans Ignored, Environment News Service
Negros forest reserve endorsed as protected area, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Environ group raises alarm on vanishing forests of Negros, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Bees versus trees in Tasmanian forests, The Wall Street Journal at Post-Gazette
Wandella walk sees forest fight escalate, Narooma News
Logging protesters claim death threats made, ABC News
Stress on both sides of forest logging issue, ABC News
Last chance for the forests of Armenia, OneWorld News
Poland's Bialowieza primeval forest takes eco-tourists back centuries, Yahoo! News
Paper strike in Finland stokes fears of global shortages, higher prices, The Canadian Press
Kenya evicts thousands occupying vast swathes of forest land, Yahoo! News
Maasai: People Evicted from Forest Land, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Maasai: Kenya's Major Water Tower under Threat, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Plan to help govts open up more forest plantations, Malaysia Star
PNG: Integrating the trees with the forest, The National
PM orders serious action against deforestation, MCOT News
Leave the tigers alone, Indian Express
G8 Takes Only Mild Stance on Illegal Logging - Draft, Reuters - Planet Ark
Cash-Strapped Bosnia Over-Exploits its Forests, Onasa News
Sierra Leone moves to preserve remnants of Guinea Forest, Angola Press
First Nation prepares for forest jobs battle, CBC News
Amazon Jungle Ravaged at Alarming Rate, OhmyNews International
Amazon deforestation could affect world climate - Black "lungs of the world": The burning rainforest is becoming a major source of pollution, Los Angeles Times at Salt Lake Tribune
Unlocking the secrets of the Amazon, Innovations Report
China says desertification being controlled yet still grim, Agence France-Presse
Advocating planting of indigenous species, Malaysia Star
Army seizes 25,000 logs in Basilan, Sun.Star Zamboanga
DENR execs turn to communities to protect forests, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Loggers, Environmentalists Square Off Over Landmark Australian $6.36 Million Lawsuit, ENN
Protestors lock on at woodchip mill, Bega News
War of words erupts over timber firm's future, ABC News
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Secretary Norton Says State and Local Governments to Get More under Federal PILT Program, PR Newswire
Faked grazing report should outrage Republicans, The New Mexican: editorial
RS 2477: Old law drives push to open roads, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Senate defeats move to limit roads in Tongass, KTUU News
Senate rejects Sununu logging road amendment, The Union Leader
Rejection of Tongass Amendment Poor Fiscal, Environmental Policy, REP America
Logging Limits, Washington Post editorial
Outside editorial: Numbers don't add up for Tongass logging, Washington Post editorial at Juneau Empire
US Forest Service: Timber Sales Tied Up In Litigation - Legal delays fuel unhealthy forests and catastrophic fire, House Committee on Resources
Pombo's Endangered Species Bill Revealed: "Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005", Center for Biological Diversity
Summary: Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005, Center for Biological Diversity
Endangered Species Act Faces Broad New Challenges, New York Times
The Vital Importance of the Endangered Species Act, ENS op-ed by Jamie Rappaport Clark
Endangered Species Act Reform, Magic City Morning Star letter
Tongass: Stop road-building aid, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Pearce To Chair House Parks Group, Albuquerque Journal
Clear thinking on endangered species, La Crosse Tribune op-ed
Not Just a Win for Bugs, Washington Post
Robinson Defies US Forest Service on Requirement of use of Il-76 Waterbomber, Desastres News
U.S. Reps. to Visit Southwest for Environmental Hearing - Local groups to testify on National Environmental Policy Act's effects, House Resources Committee
Witness Testimony on The Role of NEPA in the Southwestern States, House Resources Committee
NEPA: What Needs Fixing, What Doesn't, And How Would You Fix It?, Environmental Law Institute Forum
Scientists Object to New Species Policy, Albuquerque Journal
Federal cattle grazing analysis called whitewash - Bush administration altered key sections to justify easing rules, 2 retired scientists say, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
New Grazing Rules for Public Lands Cut Non-Ranchers Out, Environment News Service
Bush eases land use for ranchers - New federal regulations loosen restraints on ranchers who use public lands, raising environmental concerns, Christian Science Monitor
Editing or sabotage?, Sacramento Bee editorial at Houston Chronicle
BLM releases report on new grazing rules, Provo Daily Herald
Cattle Grazing Study Tramples on the Truth, Los Angeles Times letter
Battle brewing over BLM's new grazing rules - Environmental group calls changes illegal, vows to sue, Deseret Morning News
D.C. Aims to Staunch Dutch Elm Disease, The Washington Post
'Privacy' a bar to disclosure of electronic GIS maps by FEMA, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Landmark law on environment to be scrutinized, Arizona Daily Sun
Growth of the Federal Estate, Its Impacts To Be Discussed at Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, House Resources Committee
Public Hearing: Review of the Centennial of the USDA Forest Service- June 22, 10am, House Committee on Agriculture
Audio Connection to House Hearing Room, House Committee on Agriculture
New BLM Regulations Undercut Public Participation and Threaten Wildlife & Water With Hand-outs to the Livestock Industry, Forest Guardians / Center for Biological Diversity
New BLM Grazing Rules Released, Albuquerque Journal
President Bush Honors USDA Scientists, Kashar News
Justices Swat Down Texans' Effort to Weaken Species Protection Law, Los Angeles Times
The death of enviroliberalism?, Grist Magazine
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Judge halts some salvage logging in Flathead National Forest, Billings Gazette AP
Flathead NF: Judge stops salvage logging activity, The Daily Inter Lake
Flathead NF: Judge stops some salvage for now, The Hungry Horse News
Federal court again puts temporary brakes on Gallatin NF timber sale, Billings Gazette AP
Groups want to shut down salvage logging, The Daily Inter Lake
Deerlodge NF: Groups sue to stop logging in Basin Creek watershed, Billings Gazette
Bugs, fungi devour trees in the Swan, The Bigfork Eagle
Workshops target Swan landowners, Bigfork Eagle
Monitoring effort planned for post-fire project, The Daily Inter Lake
Rocky Mountain Front travel plan to be unveiled, Helena Independent Record
Augusta residents air concerns over Front travel plan, Great Falls Tribune
Residents asked to review travel plan for Rocky Mountain District, Glacier Reporter
Front open houses offer chance to speak, Great Falls Tribune
Gallatin National Forest Destroyed Files Sought by Bison Advocates - Agency Confirms It Destroyed Files From $13,000,000 Land Conservation Agreement in Yellowstone, Buffalo Field Campaign
Tree damage hits home with North Dakotans, Grand Forks Herald
Analysis complete on Kootenai National Forest, Kootenai Valley Press
Idaho governor plans to use roadless authority, Casper Star-Tribune
Kempthorne tackles roadless areas issue - Proposed management plan could open more forest to development, Idaho Mountain Express
Kempthorne Baulks on Roadless Protections; Trend Shows National Forests Need National Protection, Heritage Forests Campaign
Front travel plan aired - Ninety attend third Forest Service hearing on alternatives, this time in Great Falls, Great Falls Tribune
Middle East Fork Project: Comments flood Forest Service office, Ravalli Republic
Study concludes travel plan would have minimal economic effects, Billings Gazette AP
Kempthorne poised to announce roadless area plans, Idaho Falls Post Register
Decision by the Forest Service to curtail 'freeriding' by mountain bikers on Blue Mountain has riders searching for answers, Missoulian
Crash survivors to be honored by Forest Service, Missoulian
Bitterroot NF: Moon walk corresponds with summer solstice, Ravalli Republic
Smokejumpers head to N.J. to battle beetle, Billings Gazette
New bug hits some N.D. ash trees, In-forum News
Proposed restrictions on motorized use on the Gallatin wouldn't have much impact, study shows, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
New Clearwater forest supervisor picked, Billings Gazette
Missoula center houses Forest Service inventions, Missoulian
Elite crew often babysits blazes but lets them burn to improve forest health, Great Falls Tribune
Now is the time to be heard about the Front, Great Falls Tribune editorial
National Clean Woodstove Campaign Latest EPA Project, Environment News Service
Forest Service tweaks fee program in Northern Region, Post-Intelligencer - Gallagher AP
Part of Whitefish Range recommended for wilderness, The Whitefish Pilot
Front travel plan available online, Great Falls Tribune
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
RS 2477: Old law drives push to open roads, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Mesa County sees a slight drop in federal payments, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
'Freedom Eagle' Is Grounded - Eagle carver in battle with Forest Service, Aspen Times
Beetle battle wages on in Frisco, Summit Daily News
Forest Service boast is bogus, group says, Rocky Mountain News
Colorado Wild sues Forest Service, Durango Herald
Environmentalists sue over Wolf Creek - Group seeks access to records concerning development, Loveland News
Colorado Wild Sues Forest Service Over Wolf Creek Expansion, Ski Press World
Forest Service sued over Wolf Creek Pass - One lawsuit involves documents it claims the agency must identify. Another is about access granted to a developer, Denver Post
Forest Service eyes possible land swap with Tamarronn resort, Durango Herald
Tamarisk forum highlights eradication efforts, Lamar Daily News
Wyoming: Forests sell buildings for cash, Star-Tribune
Forest fees fight continues - Fee foes keep fighting on, Summit Daily News
Fees remain a hill to climb, Rocky Mountain News
San Juan NF: Lawsuit spurs study of two Petrox gas wells, Durango Herald
Allard earmarks money for tamarisk fight, Summit Daily News
Trails take a ton of handiwork, Vail Daily News
Berman to move on from Colorado Wild, Summit Daily News
Breck's proposed Peak 8 chairlift challenged again, Summit Daily News
Chairman of roadless task force says group will 'have to hustle' to get facts, The Daily Sentinel
San Juan NF: Judge expected to rule in gas dispute, Durango Herald
Trail still has long hike to completion, The Daily Sentinel
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Born of Fire : A new Forest Guardians' report, Forest Guardians
Skiing sacred peaks: foes seek to block Snowbowl expansion that Forest Service OK'd, Tucson Citizen
Work on Snowbowl upgrades set to begin in mid-July, Arizona Daily Sun
Environmental Groups Oppose Grazing Decision on the Santa Fe National Forest, Center for Biological Diversity, Forest Guardians
Tonto National Forest managers jeopardize desert by resuming ranching without thoroughly evaluating drought impacts, Center for Biological Diversity
Commission passes butterfly plan: Lincoln NF, Alamogordo News
Not out of the woods: Lincoln NF, Alamogordo News
Arizona Wildfire Scorches 152,000 Acres, Albuquerque Journal 6-30
One of world's largest saguaros scorched by Cave Creek wildfire, Tucson Citizen AP
Threat reduced from tough-to-control fire near Phoenix, Tucson Citizen 6-27
Update on Cave Creek Complex Fire: Monday, June 27, The Payson Roundup
Wildfire chars some 110,000 acres, Arizona Republic 6-27
New Fire Strategies On the Table, Albuquerque Journal
Killings set back wolf recovery effort, Tucson Citizen
Gila Wolf Killed By Feds, Albuquerque Journal
Where The Wolves Still Howl, Backpacker magazine
Most imperiled mammal in North America faces second extermination, conservationists warn, Center for Biological Diversity
Hopi plan action against Forest Service, Indian Country Today
Cibola NF: Group Urges Pulling, Not Spraying, Trees, Albuquerque Journal
Environmentalists concerned about salt cedar plan, KLTV News
Report: LANL Fire Safety Lags - Lab cut funds for a forest-thinning project, Albuquerque Journal
Valles Caldera Fishing Is Only a Lottery Drawing Away, and Chances of Winning are Pretty Great, Albuquerque Journal
Brunhilda: Freedom Ends For Cow-Killer, Albuquerque Journal
Chemical Used to Kill Fish Faulted; Piscicides Target Non-Native Species, Albuquerque Journal
U.S. Reps. to Visit Southwest for Environmental Hearing - Local groups to testify on National Environmental Policy Act's effects, House Resources Committee
Witness Testimony on The Role of NEPA in the Southwestern States, House Resources Committee
Arizona National Forests Stop Fees at 14 Recreation Sites, USFS
New Mexico National Forests Stop Fees at 9 Recreation Sites, USFS
A Violent Week for Wolves in the Wild, Albuquerque Journal
APS shuts down historic power plants, reopens stream, returns sites to USFS, The Business Journal of Phoenix
Let's go with the flow - Fossil Creek will need help, protection, Arizona Republic editorial
Flora, fauna last in line for water - In-stream water rights challenged, The Arizona Daily Star
Mules take over job: Critters replace helicopters on supply runs - Firefighters in the Rincons will depend on the animals during coming fire season, Tucson Citizen
Two years after Aspen fire began, much of Mount Lemmon green again, KOLD News
Rodeo-Chediski Fire anniversay: Signs of hope sprout in wake of fire, Arizona Daily Star
Sound science, not extremism, will help forests, rural economies, East Valley Tribune editorial
Groups Claim BLM Rules Favor Ranchers, Albuquerque Journal
Pueblos, LANL Team Up; Camp Helps Kids Explore Science, Albuquerque Journal
Landmark law on environment to be scrutinized, Arizona Daily Sun
Wolf Supporters Speak Out, Albuquerque Journal
Regional Forester Affirms Coconino NF Snowbowl Ski Area Improvements, USFS
Coconino NF: Native American Compares US Move to Flushing the Koran Down the Toilet, Reuters- Planet Ark
Forest Service Withdraws Controversial North Rim Old Growth Timber Sale, Center for Biological Diversity
U.S. Forest Service rejects tree-thinning plan by Kaibab staff, Arizona Republic
Comment Sought On Carson Forest Valle Vidal Plan, Albuquerque Journal
Forest Service ends fees for recreational areas, The New Mexican
Federal Government and Pueblo of San Ildefonso Reach Accord, USFS
Tonto National Forest managers jeopardize desert by resuming ranching without thoroughly evaluating drought impacts, Center for Biological Diversity
Ariz. officials may import endangered owls to ironwood-saguaro forest, AP Wire
Forest Services Identifies $4.13 Million in Grant Proposals, USFS
Speakers at Catron Cty. Meeting Want Wolf Program Killed, Curbed, Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Ensign halts Tahoe property demolition, Reno Gazette-Journal
Senator calls for stopping Dreyfus Estate demolition - Ensign vows to save estate, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Senate backs Ensign effort to block demolition of Tahoe estate, Las Vegas Sun
Ogden Ranger District's trail crew playing catch up, Standard-Examiner
Recreation areas planned for southern Nye County, Pahrump Valley Times
PILT: Nye County to receive $1.6 million from feds, Pahrump Valley Times
The new entry fees in American Fork Canyon - Should the entry fees be abolished?, Provo Daily Herald
Keep the Sawtooth NRA intact - Response to Stanley councilman, by David Kimpton, a retired U.S. Forest Service employee - Idaho Mountain Express
Idaho governor plans to use roadless authority, Casper Star-Tribune
Kempthorne tackles roadless areas issue - Proposed management plan could open more forest to development, Idaho Mountain Express
Kempthorne Baulks on Roadless Protections; Trend Shows National Forests Need National Protection, Heritage Forests Campaign
Forest Service grew from resource concerns, Capital Press
Utah feels tepid over in-lieu $$, Deseret Morning News
Shovel Brigade appeals Jarbidge decision, Twin Falls Times-News
Still accessible by the determined, Jarbidge hopes for strong summer, Twin Falls Times-News
PILT: Nevada to get $13.7 million under federal compensation program, Las Vegas Sun
Kempthorne poised to announce roadless area plans, Idaho Falls Post Register
Riders are there, Salt Lake Tribune letter
We beg to differ: Wasatch-Cache NF, Salt Lake Tribune letter
Forest Service nixes most rec fees but not in AF canyon - "The guidelines not only ignore the law, they flout the law", Provo Daily Herald
Is mining or recreation more important? Pocatello Idaho State Journal editorial
New bridges to Jarbidge will be improvements, Twin Falls Times-News
Forest Service speeds up Jarbidge plan - Debate lingers over whether to install a temporary bridge, Twin Falls Times-News
This land is yours again as trailhead fees fall away, Twin Falls Times-News editorial
Good riddance to onerous Forest Service fees, Idaho Mountain Express editorial
Stanley needs CIEDRA land to meet the public's needs, Idaho Mountain Express op-ed
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Judge blocks timber sale while sorting out owl's use of burned forest, Union Tribune AP
Owl study tips scale for court - A federal judge blocks a timber sale on the Sims fire site in Northern California after reading an OSU report on movement among five tracked spotted owls, Mail Tribune
Forest Service Jeopardizing Sierra Nevada Bighorn Recovery with Sheep Ranching, Center for Biological Diversity
Wood chips become source of town's hope, Stockton Record
Herbicide use sparks call for alternatives, Redding Record Searchlight
Karuk's lawsuit will stop mining, Sierra Times
New Pacific Crest Trail maps available, Big Bear Grizzly
A cell-phone tower as lovely as a tree - A wireless tree pole stands in the forest off Pioneer Trail, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Kyocera Generates Power With Grove of Solar Trees, Environment News Service
Technology to aid in local watershed plan, Sierra Sun
When a Corporate Raider Claims Economic Hardship - The Court-Approved Lies of Charles Hurwitz, Counterpunch
Agency's Paskenta property up for grabs - 3 houses, firefighters' barrack will be auctioned, Redding Record Searchlight
Forest Service may sell facilities, Los Angeles Times at The Union
Forest service gives Waldport the nod, Newport News-Times
California Turns to Goats to Stop Wildfires, ENN Reuters
Forest Service tour set for Crystal Lake, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Reintroduction of Lahontan cutthroat trout progresses, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Los Padres NF reduces area requiring Adventure Pass, Lompoc Record
Forest Service eliminates charge for remote areas, San Bernardino County Sun
More of Angeles NF to be Open Without Fees, La Cañada Valley Sun
Booking it - Camping reservations have come a long way. Now it's about to change again, Los Angeles Times
It's your dirty campsite calling, Los Angeles Times
Report: More logging needed on Stanislaus forest, now, The Union Democrat
Stanislaus NF: Highway 108 timber sale announced, The Union Democrat
Mendocino NF: New Rules Hit West Coast Dual Sport Ride, Dirt Rider Magazine
Valuable Native Koa Trees Seeing a Comeback in Hawaii, ABC News
Bigger timber harvest is urged - The Stanislaus Forest needs better planning, a report advises Congress, Sacramento Bee
Fire: friend or foe?, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Expert Sources on Wildfires Available for Comment, AScribe News
Status of Calif. spotted owl to be reviewed, Captial Press
Forest Service tour back at Crystal Lake, Pasadena Star-News
Foresthill Divide holds manmade, natural treasures, Auburn Journal
Pacific Lumber logging blocked - State water board stops operations in 2 watersheds, San Francisco Chronicle
Save our forests -- harvest them, San Francisco Chronicle
Forestry nominee blocked, Sacramento Bee
Flying squirrels need big trees, Daily Democrat
Lumber made from cut trees, Maui News
75% of Angeles NF now free for visitors, L.A. Daily News
Rule eased for forest pass, San Diego Union Tribune
Fee cuts bring responsibility, San Luis Obispo Tribune editorial
Judge dismisses fraud suit against Pacific Lumber, SF Chronicle AP
Suit Against Pacific Lumber Is Dismissed, Los Angeles Times
Calif. Scientists Plan to Kill Barred Owls, Los Angeles Times
Daly proposal would boost tree protection - Citizens could gain voice on landmarks, San Francisco Chronicle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Judge blocks timber sale while sorting out owl's use of burned forest, Union Tribune AP
Owl study tips scale for court - A federal judge blocks a timber sale on the Sims fire site in Northern California after reading an OSU report on movement among five tracked spotted owls, Mail Tribune
Visit the Biscuit Forest With the O2 Collective and Back To The WALL, Oxygen Collective
Don't Cut Down Forest Revenue, Kitsap Sun
Butternuts Protected in Oregon Orchard, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Senate Approves Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects, Grants Pass News
House Votes to Protect White Salmon River in Washington State, US Newswire
Rare alliance favors thinning of forests - Central Oregon interests push for a steady source of woody brush for businesses ready to invest in new ways to use it, Oregonian
Activist challenges forest access fees, Bend Bulletin
Readers comment on elimination of some forest fees, Statesman Journal
Fremont-Winema NFs: Tribes' efforts to regain former reservation land find little support, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Release of goats in gorge put on hold, Oregonian
Central Oregon's White-Headed Woodpecker, Bend Bugle
Walden Of Oregon Helps Celebrate Forest Service's 100th Anniversary; Speaks About Forest Health, White City News
Legislation By Oregon's Wyden To Protect National Park Lands, Ecosystems From Invasive Species, Jacksonville Oregon News
Moss theft? Yes, there is such a crime: Siuslaw NF, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Forests on the Edge: Study and Maps, USFS
Forest Service Study Shows Housing Developments Putting Watersheds At Risk, Eagle Point News
Forest Service rejects old strategy for Ashland watershed protection, Oregonian
Umpqua NF: Roads to close in Baked Apple salvage area, The Roseburg News-Review
Casino gaming: the Hood River bluff, Oregonian op-ed
Ashland watershed thinning plans debated, Mail Tribune
National forest user fees dropped, Mail Tribune
Ecological Perspectives - Huge coast redwoods hold on to their past, Mail Tribune
Researchers watch for warblers, Oregonian
Lake Chelan may get an ash-free summer: There's not that much left to burn, Post-Intelligencer
Noxious weeds choking Eastern Oregon, The Oregonian at The Seattle Times
U.S. Forest Service nears complex land swap involving six counties, three national forests, Eugene Register-Guard
Mountain Bike Groups Release Proposal for Mount Hood National Forest - Mountain biking "wilderness", IMBA News
Summary of ORMBA/IMBA "Diverse Designations" Proposal - Bicyclists' Proposals for Mount Hood Protection: Oregon Wilderness Campaign, IMBA
Map: IMBA proposal for protecting U.S. Forest Service lands around Mount Hood, Oregon, IMBA
Biscuit Fire Old Growth Parcel Sold for Logging, Oregon Public Broadcasting
More logging planned in Biscuit Fire area, Corvallis Gazette-Times
'Blood brothers' unite in beating leukemia, The Olympian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Southern forests, including the Cumberland Plateau, gain protection from Bowater, The Tennessean
New state forest will preserve siblings' scenic land in Bullitt, The Courier-Journal
Soldiers, sheriff's deputy dispute fee clash in Apalachicola national forest, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Logging draws outrage - Activists say logging is ruining Guntersville State Park, but state defends it as necessary thinning, The Birmingham News
Alabama: DCNR brings trouble on itself with secrecy, The Birmingham News
Softwood, hard facts, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Forest lab facing ax defended as crucial, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Learn about woodpeckers, Tallahassee Democrat
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Now see the forest for no fees - Law says parking is free at 450 sites, including 38 in Georgia, Gainesville Times
Woman sentenced for unauthorized construction on U.S. Forest land: Chattahoochee-Oconee NF, WDUN News
Director fined for encroaching on Chattahoochee forest land, Gainesville Times
Controlled burning at 'Land Between the Lakes' helps restore land to its ancient state, Lexington Herald
Saving cypress forests and Louisiana coast, Baton Rouge Advocate letter
GW-J NF: Popular local outdoor destination closed for safety concerns, WSLS News
From ashes will spring new life at LBL forests, The Leaf Chronicle
Forest Service eliminating day-use fees in selected recreation areas, USFS at North Texas e-News
Georgia: Forestry shrinks as tree prices fall, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Feds, some Rainbow members make deal, The Charleston Gazette
Rainbow Family Appears in Court, WV State Journal
Chestnut tree planting a step toward restoration of species, Bangor Daily News
Lupine lovers halt Acadia effort to eradicate 'non-native' plants, Bangor Daily News
New law gives tax break for forest preservation, Portland Press Herald
Report finds forest conservation advances, but economies lag, Boston Globe
Download a copy of the report, North East State Foresters Association
Plum Creek project blasted, Kennebec Journal
NRCM Opposes Largest Subdivision Ever Proposed in Maine, Natural Resources Council of Maine
Groups to restore county riverbank, Bennington Banner
Suits put natural resources fund in doubt, Detroit News
Fund aims to keep forestland together, Star Tribune
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF: Forest Service Centennial show coming to Big Top, Ashland Daily Press
Centennial Program shares forest history, Ironwood Daily Globe
Lawsuits could threaten Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund - Money for public lands may be at risk, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Living life at the end of the rainbow, Charleston Daily Mail
The world's biggest family reunion - As many as 10,000 folks will gather in the woods of West Virginia in a campground of diversity, The Roanoke Times
Rainbows and Nazis - Let there be peace, The Charleston Gazette editorial
Project Maps Area's Public Lands, The Mountain Times
Task Force Calls for Congress to Preserve Northeastern Forest, Portland Press Herald
Rainbow Family Gathers for Peace - Thousands are expected in Randolph County as the group comes together to pray for world peace, WV: State Journal
Rainbow Gathering Moving, WV: State Journal
Rainbow Family Gathering Update: June 20, 2005, Monongahela National Forest
Some national forest user fees eliminated, Muskegon Chronicle
Sledding group opposes Hiawatha forest plan, The Mining Journal
Wood and logging project delayed to July 5, Mesabi Daily News
School board backs Ottawa forest option 4, Ironwood Daily Globe
A big burst of yellow - Eastern White Pines pollinating, Fosters News
Crucial grants for New Hampshire forests, Concord Monitor
Massachusetts Trees Attacked by Two Moth Species, Yahoo! News
Experts keeping eye out for devastating ash tree pest, Democrat & Chronicle
Smokejumpers head to N.J. to battle beetle, Billings Gazette
Transgenic Trees Pose Risks for Natural Foresters, Orchardists, Environment News Service
Mountain bikes banned in Green Mountains NF - NEMBA Asks You to Rally for Access in Vermont, Bike Magazine
Back to Nature, and What a Mess - Black Locusts quickly take over fallowed field, New York Times
Summary box: Conservation efforts help forest, but industries struggle, Newsday
Where the Rainbow Gathering will be in 2005, Welcome Home
Rainbow Family, website
Man-made tree falls creating fish habitat, but not everyone likes them, Grand Rapids Press
Elm trees find new home on new island, La Crosse Tribune
Most U.S. Forest user fees remaining in place in NH, The Union Leader
Invasive species find ways to N.H. and other states, Portsmouth Herald
Save our forests -- harvest them, San Francisco Chronicle
Biologists study threatened species in state's remote forests, Morning Sentinel
Rainbow Family Campers Turned Away, SF Chronicle AP
Rainbow Family Gathering Concerns Officials, State Journal - WV
Forest Service closes area to Rainbow, The Charleston Gazette
Forest Service underground lab breaks ground: Unusual studies to be possible, The Mining Gazette
Underground tunnel will help researchers learn about trees, WOODTV News
Experimental site tests pollution's impact on forests, Rhinelander Daily News
Bringing back the American elm, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Ohio: State gets aid to fight borer invasion, Dayton Daily News
Associate chief Sally Collins visits Wayne forest, The Ironton Tribune
Number 1 threat to Maine's forests is fire, Bangor Daily News
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
Senate defeats move to limit roads in Tongass, KTUU News
Senate rejects Sununu logging road amendment, The Union Leader
Rejection of Tongass Amendment Poor Fiscal, Environmental Policy, REP America
Amendment would trim Tongass forest roads, Anchorage Daily News
Logging Limits, Washington Post editorial
Outside editorial: Numbers don't add up for Tongass logging, Washington Post editorial at Juneau Empire
Bill for landless Natives back on the table - Legislation would give five communities 23,000 acres each of Tongass national forest land, Juneau Empire
In Alaska, 68 miles of contentious asphalt, CS Monitor
US EPA Awards Key Permit for Big Alaska Gold Mine, Reuters - Planet Ark
Tongass: Stop road-building aid, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Forest Service combats spruce aphids - Methods include soil treatment, liquid injection, 'ace caps', Juneau Empire
Tlingit Master Carver Creates Totem for "Hall of Tribal Nations" exhibit, Sitnews
Timber Carnival Prohibits Axe-Thrower From Participation, SitNews
New Agreement Promotes Collaborative Approach to Conservation in the Tongass National Forest, The Nature Conservancy / USFS
Tongass NF Approves Kensington Mine Plan of Operations, USFS
Tongass NF- Decision Memo: re Road Resurfacing and Construction at Strawberry Point, USFS
Tongass NF Releases Overlook Timber Harvest EA, USFS
Tongass NF- Decision Memo: re Dog Salmon Creek Fishpass Modification and Maintenance, USFS
Tribe didn't expect to be sole litigant in timber case, Juneau Empire op-ed
Selling the Crown Jewels, Sitnews op-ed
Forest Service OKs Kensington mine plan, Juneau Empire
Tongass NF: Supervisor Cole does some fancy work on Kensington EIS, Juneau Empire op-ed
Hoonah Ranger District Approves EA, Sitnews
The bugs are back with a biting vengeance, Anchorage Daily News

 


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