Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
HFC Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Protect Last Wild Natl Forests; Congress Responds to Public's Will with Introduction of Roadless Conservation Act, Heritage Forests Campaign
Bill to Permanently Protect Roadless National Forests Introduced, Environment News Service
Western governors wary of roadless forest mess, High Country News
Using fire as a forest tool - Conservation group pushes for expansion of prescribed burns and wildland fire use, Durango Telegraph
Benefits of Planned Forest Fires Are Cited, Washington Post
Government Forest Fires Get Mixed Reviews, RedNova News -UPI
Teachers take crash course in fire ecology, Post Independent
Will propaganda proceed to decimate forests?, The Daily Astorian
Planting trees may create deserts?, The New Scientist
Some cities are finding money does grow on trees, Yahoo! News - USA Today
Federal recreation sites rely on reasonable use fees, The Union Leader op-ed by Gale Norton
Compromise keeps land sales money in Nevada - White House had wanted some of the funds to reduce federal deficit, Reno Gazette-Journal
'Biocontrol' soldiers to the rescue - Beetles to be released along rivers to attack invasive tamarisk, Rocky Mountain News
New Tick Killers Avoid Widespread Spraying, SF Chronicle AP
Louisiana agonizes over the future of its majestic cypress forests, Union Tribune AP
BLM, Forest Service propose permit-process changes, Oil & Gas Journal
Changes to clarify oil and gas order, The Daily Sentinel
Feds, Wyoming split over drilling rules, Denver Post editorial
Historic Bill Aims to Protect and Restore America's National Forests - Reps. Leach (R-IA) and Slaughter (D-NY) Introduce National Forest Protection and Restoration Act, Sierra Club
Pssst, want to by a really nice cabin from the Forest Service?, News Tribune
Budget ax cutting off access - Workers' jobs and vacationers' scenic destinations fall victim as backcountry routes are forsaken, Oregonian
Trail Closings - Sign of Times?, Springs Gazette
Santa Fe NF: Paths of Neglect, The New Mexican
Pacific Crest: Beloved trail loses footing, The Oregonian
The Mountain vs. The Village, Durango Herald
Boon or 'pillage'? Village at Wolf Creek project in spotlight, Durango Herald
Sides square off over proposed ski village, Rocky Mountain News
Warner to review new roadless policy - The governor has said in the past that requirements put an undue burden on the states, The Roanoke Times
Trees altered to clean contaminated soil, Daily Herald
Federal Report Shows Growth and Popularity of OHV Recreation, ATV Rider Magazine
Pact gives fish priority over at-risk wildlife - Public weighs in on big break for timber industry, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Senate Unanimously Passes Four Wilderness Bills - Legislation will protect wild places in California, New Mexico, Washington, and Puerto Rico, Campaign for America's Wilderness
Task Force listens to opinions on NEPA, The Lufkin Daily News
Santa Fe NF: Search On for Nation's Holiday Tree, Albuquerque Journal
Spruce from Santa Fe forest selected as nation's Christmas tree, KRQE News
Bringing up bonsai, The News-Review
Healthy Forests Initiative dealt setback, Durango Herald
Caution on forest land sales, Denver Post editorial
Klamath Tribes consider buying old land now held by the U.S. Forest Service, Albany Democrat-Herald
To Book N.M. Campsite, Call Maryland, Albuquerque Journal
Designated trails in our national forests the best solution, Lufkin Daily News editorial
Schweitzer says it's time for Montanans to roll up their sleeves on roadless rules, Missoulian
Gov. Pawlenty asks forest council to look at roadless areas, Duluth News Tribune
Gov. Freudenthal seeks roadless answers, Casper Star-Tribune
Forest-road decision is enviro rallying cry, The New Mexican editorial
Groups predict forest-by-forest battles - Enviros, timber industry, predict site-specific forest fights, ESPN AP
Timber tax revenues reach record high amid logging controversy, Fosters AP
Oregon State Univ Grad Is New Director Of USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement, Grants Pass News
Softwood talks end in Washington, Ottawa Citizen
Forest Service Whistleblower Says Documents Back Claims, Albuquerque Journal
No end in sight for Biscuit Fire salvage - Three years after, salvage from Biscuit fire limping along, The News-Review
Siskiyou Free State Declared in the Biscuit!, Oxygen Collective
Spherix protests re-award of Forest Service reservation system, Government Computer News
Where do all the forest fees go?, Provo Daily Herald
A sham what am, Idaho Mountain Express editorial
Timber sales reopened to oversight, The Durango Telegraph [scroll down]
New Report Exposes Illegal Logging In Canada's Boreal Forests By Weyerhaeuser Operations Supplying Xerox, Rainforest Action Network
A Clear-cut Case Study - Saskatchewan: The Province of Weyerhaeuser, Rainforest Action Network
Weyerhaeuser's Predatory Logging in Canadian Boreal, Inadequate Campaign Response, Forest Conservation Blog
Nippon Paper Group Invites Public Views for Raw Materials Procurement Based on Environmental and Social Considerations, Nippon Paper Group, Inc.
Made in Canada: Potter on 100% recycled paper - Forest activists urge U.S. fans to buy Canadian version online, MSNBC
End Old-Growth Woodchip Market in Tasmania and the World, Forest Conservation Blog
Big Trees: Pictures & Politics - From Sacred Symbol to Industrial Stumpage, Cathedral Grove website
Cathedral Grove, British Columbia, Cathedral Grove website
Acid rain damage far worse than previously believed, University of Vermont
Forest Service sets sights on unmanned aircraft, Knoxville News-Sentinel
Curbing runaway house prices, China View
WORLD NEWS
A Stake Through the Heart of the World - The Amazon rainforest being burnt so as to enlarge cattle ranches, RedNova News
More greenhouse gas found in rain forests, CNET News
Forest dynamics papers presented at conservation conference in Brazil, Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
The impact of timber harvesting on conservation biology explored at conference in Brazil, Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
African conservation papers presented at conference in Brazil, Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
Churcher Cautions Forest Destroyers, Ghanaian Chronicle
Senegal Mulls "Green Wall" to Stop Desert Advance, Planet Ark - Reuters
Research pours cold water on moisture conservation role for forests, The Guardian
'Myth' That Forests Improve Water Flows - Study, Reuteres - Planet Ark
Planting trees may create deserts, New Scientist News
Millions 'wasted' planting trees that reduce water, UK Telegraph
Forest fires worst this year in Quebec, Ontario, The Canadian Press
Ont. forestry demands tax breaks, Ottawa Citizen
Afghans see forests, tree by tree - To aid reforestation, programs provide short-term gains, too, Christian Science Monitor
Montana soil scientist helps Afghans restore pistachio crops, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Dam seen as threat to old mangrove forest, Bangkok Post
Foresty monitors blacklisted in Cambodia, ABC News
People responsible for major forest destruction cases given punishment, Xinhua - People's Daily
Tobacco eyed as alternative material for paper-making, Manila Bulletin
Semporna Gaharu trees target of illegal loggers, Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
Using Our Forests Wisely, Sunday Mail; Kuala Lumpur
Coromandel People Defeat Malay Forestry, Anderton, Scoop
Indonesia: NGOs urge halt to forest clearing, Jakarta Post
Most of Borneo's Forests to Be Destroyed By 2020, RedNova News
178 foreign sawmill 'barons' held for illegal logging in Indonesia, The Standard AFP
Forest giants grab for land, The Mercury
Otways landowners see trees for the wood, The Age
Union to crack down on anti-logging protesters, ABC News
Sumitomo to export fallen logs, The Asahi Shimbun
Wangari Maathai: A child of the forest, Mail & Guardian
Russian Plan to Save World's Largest Tiger Succeeds - Amur tigers live in mixed coniferous and deciduous forests of Asia, which have been preserved only in the Russian Far East, Environment News Service
How 20,000 squirrels are destroying a historic forest just to impress the girls, The Telegraph
Orissa loses out on forest cover, The Calcutta Telegraph
Group helps preserve RP rainforests, Philippine Daily Inquirer
NGOs says 2 Asian pulp firms threaten Indonesian natural forests, Kyodo News
More than 170 foreigners nabbed for illegal logging in Indonesia, Yahoo! News AFP
Indonesian Govt Launches 3rd Operation Against Illegal Loggers, Antara News
Malaysia Leaves Punishment of Illegal Logging Brokers to Indonesia, Tempo News
Villagers in Kinabatangan plead for PM's help, Malaysia: Star
Salvage prices to increase August 1 despite Liberal Election pledge, Robson Valley Times
Woodchips are 'sustainable', The Mercury
Forestry chief's Japan visit under fire, ABC News
Police urged to take action after logging protest attacks, ABC News
Lennon rejects latest British MP's motion on Tas forests, ABC News
Gunns to move plantations to Western Australia, ABC News
Peasants pay with blood to save Mexico forest, Reuters
Native logging cut short - Top court rules selling trees not traditional job, Halifax Herald
Natives to keep fighting for right to log Crown land - Supreme Court rejects argument of aboriginal title and treaty rights, NB Telegraph-Journal
Chiefs disturbed by ruling, The Globe and Mail
Mi'kmaq need logging permit - The Supreme Court decision is a stunning setback for aboriginal rights in the country, The London Free Press
Supreme Court rules against Native logging, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Canada Court Deals Blow to Natives Seeking Rights, The Epoch Times - Reuters
Supreme Court fells native logging, The Globe and Mail
Native loggers unfazed by court ruling - B.C. cases aren't affected, lawyers say,The Globe and Mail
Industry relieved at Supreme Court ruling - Court's decision sends 'a very positive message to logging interests', NB Telegraph-Journal
Court to consider new native logging case, CBC New Brunswick
Top court to hear more appeals on N.B. logging, CTV
Softwood talks end in Washington, Ottawa Citizen
Canada-U.S. softwood talks end in Washington with plans for Ottawa meeting, Canadian Press
Expanding forests darken the outlook for butterflies, study shows, University of Alberta
Brazil Considers Moratorium on Amazon Logging, ENN AP
Tanzania: Logging sanctioned in Rufiji forests, The Guardian
Tanzania: MPs alarmed at destruction of forests, trees, Guardian
Liberia: New Forestry Legislation for Scrutiny, The Analyst (Monrovia)
Portugal seeks better management of its fire-plagued forests, Yahoo! News
Deadly Spanish forest inferno 'under control', Yahoo! News
Spain battles deadly forest fire, 11 dead, Swiss Info news
Energy source 'left lying on forest floor', Edinburgh Evening News
Russia developing system to control milling and timber transportation, RIA Novosti
Survey Shows India's Forest Cover Has Increased, but Dense Forests Have Shrunk, ENN AP
India lost over 26,000 sq km of dense forests, Hindustan Times
India unlikely to meet 2012 forest cover target, Reuters
Loggers seize trailer in protest, Bangkok Post
Green groups to push on against Gunns, ABC News
Australian Judge Calls Logger's Case against Environmentalists Too Vague, ENN AP
Mowed down: path cleared through forest, Sydney Morning Herald
Minister rules out Rolley reprimand, The Mercury
Forest operations set to continue under NSW Regional Forest Agreement, Narooma News
Cuttagee Koala plan is under way, Narooma News
Int'l Paper sets massive restructuring, Yahoo! News
Kenya Forest Evictions Leave Thousands in Penury, Planet Ark- Reuters
Malawi Explores Biodiesel as a Cash Crop, Environment News Service
14 firefighters killed in forest blaze in Spain, China View
Forest fires rage in drought-hit Spain, Reuters
End Old-Growth Woodchip Market in Tasmania and the World, Forest Conservation Blog
Lumberbank Withdraws NZTIA Expulsion Appeal, Scoop News
New Report Exposes Illegal Logging In Canada's Boreal Forests By Weyerhaeuser Operations Supplying Xerox, Rainforest Action Network
A Clear-cut Case Study - Saskatchewan: The Province of Weyerhaeuser, Rainforest Action Network
Weyerhaeuser's Predatory Logging in Canadian Boreal, Inadequate Campaign Response, Forest Conservation Blog
Nippon Paper Group Invites Public Views for Raw Materials Procurement Based on Environmental and Social Considerations, Nippon Paper Group, Inc.
Made in Canada: Potter on 100% recycled paper - Forest activists urge U.S. fans to buy Canadian version online, MSNBC
Cathedral Grove, British Columbia, Cathedral Grove website
Clearcutting Canada's Rainforest - Report Findings, Canadian Rainforests
The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) does not support expansion of the Northern Commercial Forestry Limit, CNW Telbec
Ottawa plays down expectations as softwood lumber talks resume with U.S., Canadian Press
Hell of a Thing - What does the Burmis Tree represent for you?, maisonneuve
Indonesia pledges over 15 million dollars to combat illegal logging, Yahoo! News AFP
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Rey: Forest initiative works, Rapid City Journal
Bill to Permanently Protect Roadless National Forests Introduced, Environment News Service
Norton: Recreation fees help national parks, Denver Post
Environmentalists sue to block grazing rules, Provo Daily Herald
Grazing Rules Ride on Doctored Science - Veteran scientists leave the BLM in frustration, Boise Weekly
Western Watersheds Project Sues The Bureau Of Land Management To Block Major Changes To Public Land Grazing Regulations, Western Watersheds
Environmentalists sue over BLM grazing policy, Twin Falls Times-News
Chickies Rock site for bay grant awards, Columbia Ledger
USDA Forest Service Announces New Director For Law Enforcement, USFS
Sprucing Capitol takes on N.M. look - 'Perfect tree' tapped for Christmas duty, The Albuquerque Tribune
Court rules in favor of Santa Fe, N.M., environmental group seeking FOIA fee-waiver, New Mexican - KRT News
Environmental Policy Act being weakened?, Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
House Task Force Hears Testimony on Improving Decades-Old Environmental Law, The Heartland Institute
Will the real Mr. Pombo please stand up?, High Country News
Toad Opinion Hints At Supreme Court Nominee John Roberts' Record On The Environment, Leaves Activists Uneasy About The Future Of Federal Regulations, Miami Herald
Demand for eagle parts threatens recovery - Traditional and New Age ceremonies could lead to poaching, black market, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Historic Bill Aims to Protect and Restore America's National Forests - Reps. Leach (R-IA) and Slaughter (D-NY) Introduce National Forest Protection and Restoration Act, Sierra Club
Senate Unanimously Passes Four Wilderness Bills - Legislation will protect wild places in California, New Mexico, Washington, and Puerto Rico, Campaign for America's Wilderness
Santa Fe NF: Search On for Nation's Holiday Tree, Albuquerque Journal
Spruce from Santa Fe forest selected as nation's Christmas tree, KRQE News
Task Force listens to opinions on NEPA, The Lufkin Daily News
House, Senate Trying to Place Curbs on Competitive Sourcing, Washington Post
Grazing Regulations: Shift to placate ranchers could put resources at risk, Salt Lake Tribune
BLM unveils new public grazing rules, Lahontan Valley News
Healthy Forests Initiative dealt setback, Durango Herald
Caution on forest land sales, Denver Post editorial
Klamath Tribes consider buying old land now held by the U.S. Forest Service, Albany Democrat-Herald
Species' survival at stake; Udall et al. face a fight, The New Mexican editorial
Pelosi Statement on Endangered Species Act, U.S. Newswire
Federal Report Cites Environmental Lapses in Oil and Gas Drilling, ENN AP
Oil and Gas Development: Increased Permitting Activity Has Lessened BLM's Ability to Meet Its Environmental Protection Responsibilities. GAO Report
Spherix protests re-award of Forest Service reservation system, Government Computer News
Federal Officials Echoed Grazing-Rule Warnings - The Fish and Wildlife Service and the EPA shared the land bureau experts' worries, Los Angeles Times
Public land grazing rules relaxed - Bush administration move outrages conservationists, The Durango Telegraph
Insiders allege 'whitewash:' Scientists clain BLM obscured findings, Durango Telegraph
Ranchers dig new grazing rules - But greens are upset it will be harder to prove violations, Salt Lake Tribune
Endangered Success, Bangor Daily News editorial
Protect the Endangered Species Act, Oregonian op-ed
Does the king have clothes? - ESA makes no sense to me, Dakota Voice
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
New Helena forest supervisor Kevin Riordan settling in, Helena Independent Record
Helena NF seeks comments on Big Belts logging proposal, Helena Independent Record
The perfect firestorm - Five years after blazes, Bitterrooters unified in fire planning, protection efforts, Ravalli Republic
Custer NF: Uranium cleanup may cost $20 million, Rapid City Journal
Deadline for comment on Gallatin travel plan is Monday, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Deadline for comment on forest travel looms, Bozeman Daily Chronicle editorial
Misuse of ORVs must be addressed in forest travel plan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Forest damage must be considered in Travel Plan debate, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Keep it local: Gallatin forest travel plan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Extension of Travel Plan comment period justified, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Local soil scientist helps Afghans restore pistachio crops, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
War on weeds: Crews pull plants near Choteau to prevent spread, Great Falls Tribune
Gallatin plan would close most trails to motorized users, Billings Gazette op-ed
Forest plan to weigh in on Bitterroot Resort, Ravalli Republic
Lolo Peak looms over forest plan meeting, Missoulian
BLM oil, gas lease monthly sale tops $3.1 million - U.S. Forest Service parcel gets highest bid, Grand Forks Herald
Schweitzer says it's time for Montanans to roll up their sleeves on roadless rules, Missoulian
Fate of proposed ski resort relies on public input, Ravalli Republic
Foxes appointed to henhouse, The Missoula Independent
Flathead NF: Salvage logging no threat to grizzlies, The Daily Inter Lake editorial
Lolo Peak land use up for review, Missoulian
Speak up for Gallatin Forest before Aug. 1, Billings Gazette
Gallatin NF releases decision on weed control projects, Billings Gazette
Gallatin travel plan still in works, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Plan suggests wilderness, road closures in Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, Billings Gazette
Timber suit disappointing, Independent Record op-ed by Helena NF acting forest supervisor
Grizzly bounces back, But delisting huge predator spurs debate, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Using fire as a forest tool - Conservation group pushes for expansion of prescribed burns and wildland fire use, Durango Telegraph
Teachers take crash course in fire ecology, Post Independent
Latest fire culprits? Meet the beetles, Denver Post
Aspens and cottonwoods under attack, Aspen Daily News
Beetles hit Colorado's native trees, Durango Herald
Beetles trapped near ski area, The Steamboat Pilot
Thinning down, Durango Herald
Counties seek plans to cut underbrush that breeds wildfires, 9news
'Biocontrol' soldiers to the rescue - Beetles to be released along rivers to attack invasive tamarisk, Rocky Mountain News
San Juan NF: HD Mountains in drilling tug-of-war, Denver Post
Legal wrangling may end public's access to Colorado's top peaks, The Springs Gazette -KRT Wire
Dance of the ancients, MSNBC
Log pyramids sprout up at Sapphire Point, Summit Daily News
Strange log pyramids sprout up overlooking Lake Dillon, 9news
Log pyramids are part mystery, part fire danger, Denver Post
Ashes to the forest, dust in the wind: A gonzo way to go, Denver Post
Tracks found at Maroon Bells intrigue, Denver Post
Community backing just what citizens group needs, Denver Post
Carbondale-to-Crested Butte trail faces first test, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Court gives 400 access to ranch in San Luis - More rulings on historic claims, Denver Post
Environmental Policy Act being weakened?, Glenwood Springs Post-Independent
Black-footed ferret: Save one little critter, but kill another?, New York TImes at Star-Tribune
Rey: Forest initiative works, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills off-highway travel maps available, Rapid City Journal
Forest Service unveils road-use map, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills Forest needs travel plan, Rapid City Journal editorial
The Mountain vs. The Village, Durango Herald
Boon or 'pillage'? Village at Wolf Creek project in spotlight, Durango Herald
Sides square off over proposed ski village, Rocky Mountain News
Judge hears claims that county erred on Wolf Creek project, Durango Herald
Rio Grande NF: Protests Grow Against Wolf Creek Development, skipressworld
One woman's weed war - The fight to keep non-native plants from taking over, Boulder Daily Camera
Trail Closings - Sign of Times?, Springs Gazette
Reopen old route over plateau, says Montrose County engineer, The Daily Sentinel
Plan calls for protecting quality lands, Montrose Daily Press
Ranger's descendants dedicate trail, The Denver Post
Appeal denied, Breck lift back on, Summit Daily News
New Breckenridge ski lift approved, Casper Star-Tribune
Congressional delegation urges Black Hills logging, Casper Star-Tribune
Endangered Ferret Needs Its Prey, Furthering Ranchers' Woes, New York Times
Poaching Becoming Rampant on Federal Land, Newsday AP
Caution on forest land sales, Denver Post editorial
Healthy Forests Initiative dealt setback, Durango Herald
Gov. Freudenthal seeks roadless answers, Casper Star-Tribune
Mason Fire efforts turn to reclamation, KOAA News
Path to the top is private, state says - Many trails are on individual property, Washington Post at Concord Monitor
Fed's inaction on Wolf Creek puzzling, Durango Herald op-ed
Timber sales reopened to oversight, The Durango Telegraph [scroll down]
USFS prepares to revise water regulations, Summit Daily News
San Juan NF: Parking at trailhead to be expanded, Durango Herald
Big winter traumatizes trails - Avalanches, lack of manpower hit San Juan forest hard, The Durango Telegraph
Tactics change on wildland use fire, The Durango Telegraph [scroll down]
Private Obstacles Block Climb to 14,000-Foot Peaks - Liability Concerns Prompt Warnings on Trails in Colorado, Washington Post
Park County group promotes discussion on 14er use, Summit Daily News
Prevention is best cure for forest fires, Denver Post editorial
Was decision to scrap Tram reached before engineer's study?, Planet Jackson Hole
Black Hills NF: Elk Foundation making good move, Argus Leader editorial
Medicine Bow-Routt Forest throws out 'Upper North Platte' grazing plan, Star-Tribune
Medicine Bow NF: Solitude on the mountain, Star-Tribune
Future Meets Past at Historic Ranger Station As Bighorn National Forest Receives Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell Works News
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Court rules in favor of Santa Fe, N.M., environmental group seeking FOIA fee-waiver, New Mexican - KRT News
Threatened owl chicks reappear on LANL property, The New Mexican
Valles Caldera: Scientists Studying Hantavirus; Research Used To Predict Outbreaks, Albuquerque Journal
Caldera Mineral Rights in Bill; Purchase Measure Seeks to Protect Preserve, Albuquerque Journal
Walking tours of Santa Fe watershed planned, The New Mexican
Celebrating Blue Lake- Maori people of New Zealand join Taos Pueblo festivities, New Mexican
Sprucing Capitol takes on N.M. look - 'Perfect tree' tapped for Christmas duty, The Albuquerque Tribune
Studies to decide if route possible up Coronado NF Mt. Lemmon, Tucson Citizen
Consider nature on Lemmon tram decision, Arizona Daily Star editorial
Tram will help all enjoy Mount Lemmon's beauty, Arizona Daily Star op-ed
Bottling company may be sued over Tonto NF water diversion, The Arizona Republic
No one should deny access to public lands, Eastern Arizona Courier letter
Forest Service awards grants to 3 Arizona businesses, The Arizona Republic
Resolution Copper land exchange a good deal for all, Tucson Citizen op-ed
Some cities find money growing with tree use, Tucson Citizen
Here's the deal on weed woes, The Arizona Republic
Santa Fe NF: Paths of Neglect, The New Mexican
Tomé Land Grant heirs dispute boundaries, News-Bulletin
Santa Fe NF: Search On for Nation's Holiday Tree, Albuquerque Journal
Spruce from Santa Fe forest selected as nation's Christmas tree, KRQE News
Run supports Sacred Sites, Gallup Independent
Famous Wolf Dies of Stress and Overheating as a Result of Capture, Center for Biological Diversity
County seeks to manage prolific wildlife, Alamogordo News
Forest-road decision is enviro rallying cry, The New Mexican editorial
To Book N.M. Campsite, Call Maryland, Albuquerque Journal
Residents Hear Plans for Controlled Burn, Albuquerque Journal
1,000 Santa Fe Forest Acres Slated for Burn, Albuquerque Journal
From Santa Fe Watershed, a fiery warning, The New Mexican editorial
Contractor rounds up wild cows in the Gila NF, KRQE News
Protests Cut Back Tree Trimming, Albuquerque Journal
Construction at ski area won't begin while case is in court, KOLD News
Coronado NF: Endangered Squirrels' Numbers Down, ENN AP
Arizona wildfires echo U.S. trend, East Valley Tribune
Large trees in new Kaibab thinning plan, Arizona Daily Sun
Snowbowl Improvements Wait on Lawsuits, skipressworld
New report needed for thinning of Kaibab trees, Arizona Republic
Kaibab Forest plans to reassess forest thinning plan, KOLD News
Officials push to thin forests, The Payson Roundup
Cont. Divide Trail almost done, Summit Daily News
Firefighters work to protect Arizona observatory, Star-Tribune
Stealing beauty or Seizing opportunity: Battle brews over Carson NF Valle Vidal's natural resources, Pocatello Idaho State Journal AP
Valles Caldera: Scientists Trying to Figure Out How Long It Takes Snow to Get Into the Ground Water Supply, Albuquerque Journal
Salt Cedars Being Destroyed, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Push is on to preserve desert - Initiative would let voters decide to save state trust land, Arizona Republic
Biologists at a loss for endngered quail plan - 25,000 captive bred masked bobwhite quail become hawk food, Arizona Daily Star
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
More Forest to Open for Drilling - U.S. decides 52,000 additional acres of Los Padres NF can handle oil and gas operations without undue risk to nature. Critics cry foul, Los Angeles Times
Los Padres National Forest land open for drilling, Lompoc Record
Oil leasing for national forest announced, Monterey Herald
Oil leasing terms for Los Padres National Forest announced, SF Chronicle AP
Nurturing giant sequoias - An intense debate rages over what's best for the world's largest trees, San Francisco Chronicle
Logging starts in midst of sequoias - No sequoias will be cut; idea is to protect them, Visalia Times Delta
Forest Service hosting public input meeting, Porterville Recorder
Tahoe National Forest Sued over Cottonwood Herbicide Project, Forest Issues Group
Forest Service needs to protect ecosystems, communities, The Union op-ed by Steve Eubanks, Tahoe National Forest supervisor
Angeles NF: Forest Service review will decide fate of 500 summer cabins, SGV Tribune
Shasta's rescue ranger - Matt Hill helps climbers in difficulty on popular 14,000-foot peak, San Francisco Chronicle
Cutts picked to lead ranger district, Auburn Journal
Juniper Uranium Mine Cost Analysis Available For Public Review, MyMotherLode News
California's National Forests: Active Management a Key to Sustainable Forestry in the Golden State, California Licensed Foresters Association
'Angel of mountain' protecting Cleveland NF Palomar - More homes are now safer from wildfires, San Diego Union-Tribune
One man's 20-year effort saves old-growth trees , KING5 News
State, feds search for sudden oak death, Times-Standard
Shasta-Trinity NF: Towering pines get axed to open sacred vista view, Redding Record Searchlight
Forest Service to cut down trees that block view of Mt. Shasta, KESQ News
Sonora Pass legal to snowmobiles - U.S. Forest Service opens 7,000 acres in proposed wilderness, pending appeal process, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Pacific Crest: Beloved trail loses footing, The Oregonian
Rim of Valley recreation area could double, L.A. Daily News
Forest service to lead series of open houses, SGV Tribune
Yachats group coping with timber cuts, Newport News-Times
Senate Unanimously Passes Four Wilderness Bills - Legislation will protect wild places in California, Campaign for America's Wilderness
Senate OKs wilderness status for 300,000 acres, Contra Costa Times
California wilderness bill passes U.S. Senate, Eureka Times-Standard
Tahoe National Forest: New District Ranger Selected for American River Ranger District, USFS
Suit tries to block herbicide spraying planned for Tahoe National Forest, Sacramento Bee
Angeles National Forest area closed to clear out bear cub, SGV Tribune News
Feds seek a better wild horse trap, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Medicine Lake Traditional Spiritual Gathering Hosted by the Pit River Tribe at Medicine Campground, Modoc National Forest
3 Small Beetles Trigger a Massive Search, Los Angeles Times
California Invasive Weeds Awareness Week: July 18-24, MyMotherLode News
Fire Safe Council will continue to provide free chipping, The Union
City 'very serious' about preserving open space, Daily Bulletin
Wilderness bill aired on the hill, Times-Standard
House holds hearing on North Coast wilderness, Sacramento Bee
Critics dominate wilderness bill hearing, San Mateo County Times
Subcommittee hears wilderness bill - Thompson's H.R. 233 moves a step closer to becoming a reality, Oroville Mercury Register
Tug-of-war continues over Dreyfus estate, Tahoe Daily Tribune
No beetles bagged yet in big bug hunt - Hungry, flying insects may be on the loose in N. California trees, The Modesto Bee
Visitor Values and Local Economic Impacts of Riparian Habitat Preservation: California's Kern River Preserve, American Water Resources Association
Wilderness springs to life in high Sierra, San Francisco Chronicle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Magistrate recommends dismissal of Biscuit logging lawsuit, Oregonian
Let forests recover on their own, Register-Guard letter
Will propaganda proceed to decimate forests?, The Daily Astorian
Forest Service reaches settlement with Prineville company, Bend Bugle
Forestland slated for protection, Bend Bulletin
Smith, Wyden Secure Federal Funds For Oregon Natural Resource Projects, Grants Pass News
Forest Service Begins Logging in Illinois River Canyon, Rogue Valley Independent Media Center
The world encroaches on a man's happy existence at the end of a logging road, Skagit Valley Herald
Forestry budget comes with a directive, Eugene Register-Guard
Contested forestry bill clears House - Forestry budget sparks logging argument, Coos Bay World
The Thursday July 28, 2005 R6 Update, USFS
The Thursday July 21, 2005 R6 Update, USFS
The Thursday July 14, 2005 R6 Update, USFS
Are dairies, coal plant polluting gorge?, East Oregonian
Gorge pollution may be linked to Boardman dairy, power plant, Coos Bay World
A man and his forest: Walter R. Briggs Old Growth Forest, Arlington Herald
Are parks safe? - Data show rangers face higher-than-average risks, but officers say parks and forests are safer than most communities, The Oregonian
Wa. State to protect old-growth trees on trust land, The Olympian
State DNR Issues Report about Old Growth on State Lands, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Definition and Inventory of Old Growth Forests on DNR-managed State Lands, Washington State Department of Natural Resources [PDF]
Invest in sensible logging alternatives, Oregonian op-ed
Pacific Crest: Beloved trail loses footing, The Oregonian
Mount Ashland ski-area expansion still in planning stage, Mail Tribune
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF: Forest trailheads seeing rash of vehicle break-ins, Snohomish County News
4th waterway may get "wild-and-scenic" status, Seattle Times
U.S. Senate again approves Wild Sky Wilderness plan, Everett Herald
Senate Unanimously Passes Four Wilderness Bills - Legislation will protect wild places in Washington, Campaign for America's Wilderness
Pact gives fish priority over at-risk wildlife - Public weighs in on big break for timber industry, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Police arrest timber sale protesters, Coos Bay World
Toxic Blue-Green Algae Found At Willamette National Forest's Hills Creek Reservoir In Oregon, Grants Pass News
Insert in today's paper to clarify Umpqua NF Steamboat project, The News-Review
BLM enforcing areas of dunes where riders are not allowed, KATU/KVAL News
Forestry budget sparks logging feud - The bill, which urges aggressive timber cutting, angers some, Statesman Journal
Bringing up bonsai, The News-Review
Klamath Tribes consider buying old land now held by the U.S. Forest Service, Albany Democrat-Herald
2 arrested at Biscuit timber-salvage sale, Statesman Journal
Log cabin built by Biscuit Fire protesters removed by loggers, The News-Review
Protestors block Biscuit fire sale with logs, Coos Bay World
African foresters - Kenyan forest workers tour Diamond Lake District to get management ideas, The News-Review
Oregon State Univ Grad Is New Director Of USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement, Grants Pass News
Siskiyou Free State Declared in the Biscuit! - A swarm of new actions oppose Biscuit old growth logging, Oxygen Collective
No end in sight for Biscuit Fire salvage - Three years after, salvage from Biscuit fire limping along, The News-Review
Tribes reveal proposal for regaining U.S. Forest Service land - Buy it, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Darwin represented in forest thinning plan - BLM considers alternatives for thinning Deer Creek watershed near Selma, Mail Tribune
Redwoods face challenges - They resist fire, insects and diseases well, but their low reproductive rate hurts them, Mail Tribune
Sticky thefts plague area campground fee boxes, The News-Review
Senate backs aggressive logging of state land, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Project removes small trees from overgrown forests, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Officials warn about toxic algae at reservoir, Statesman Journal
Hot home market lifts a mill, 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.
Louisiana agonizes over the future of its majestic cypress forests, Union Tribune AP
Shrinking tree canopy costly, spurs new laws, USA Today
The wild as it was - Western North Carolina's Panthertown Valley is a showplace for rare and native plants, Charlotte Observer
A Spatially Explicit Model of the Wild Hog for Ecological Risk Assessment Activities at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
Chuck Meyers to oversee Forest Service Southern Region, USFS
Task Force listens to opinions on NEPA, The Lufkin Daily News
Will road policy preserve or plunder? , Roanoke Times
Logging Proposal for Virginia Wilderness: Photo Gallery, Roanoke Times
Warner to review new roadless policy - The governor has said in the past that requirements put an undue burden on the states, The Roanoke Times
Invasion of the South: Kudzu is taking over, Knight Ridder/Tribune News
Chuck Meyers to oversee Forest Service Southern Region, North Texas e-News
Jefferson NF: Preserving Nature, Bristol Herald Courier
Eastern timber rattler finds defenders in the northern range, Picayune Item
Mystery Woodpecker Upends a Bird Lover's Life, New York Times
Senate Unanimously Passes Four Wilderness Bills - Legislation will protect wild places in Puerto Rico, Campaign for America's Wilderness
Designated trails in our national forests the best solution, Lufkin Daily News editorial
Population of Endangered Woodpecker Rises with Longleaf pine recovery, ENN AP
USFS proposes limiting off-road activity to one set of new trails, The Lufkin Daily News
Land Between the Lakes NRA: Controlled burns get area back to old self - New grasses, trees take hold after fires, News-Sentinel AP
Tree-ballin' it - Non-parasitic ball moss abounds on some campus trees, The Battalion
Conservation effort pays off for endangered woodpeckers, Thibodaux Daily Comet
Deal will preserve Virginia forestland, Times Dispatch
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
New Tick Killers Avoid Widespread Spraying, SF Chronicle AP
Allegheny NF: Bureaucrats 1, Nature 0 - Let common sense work to protect some rare wilderness, Buffalo News
Federal recreation sites rely on reasonable use fees, The Union Leader op-ed by Gale Norton
Logging returns to the Wayne NF, The Ironton Tribune
'Green' energy for Green Mountains, SGV Tribune
First Wind Farm in National Forest Planned, SF Chronicle AP
'Green' lots eyed for city land in Vermont, North Adams Transcript
Pownalites fear land will be overdeveloped, Bennington Banner
Jeffords springs to Batten Kill's aid, Bennington Banner
Stamford leery of proposed forest purchase, North Adams Transcript
DNR welcomes logging input - Open houses discuss 2007 forestry plans, Record-Eagle
Secrets shared, Cadillac News
U.S. Rep. Moore: and U.S. Sen. Kohl Announce $1.15 Million in Federal Funding for Environmental Projects in Wisconsin's Fourth Congressional District, Wi. Democrats News
Pssst, want to by a really nice cabin from the Forest Service?, Duluth News Tribune
Forest Service to take bids for prime Superior Forest property, Duluth News Tribune
Chippewa, Chequamegon selling, too, Duluth News Tribune
The Veggie Lakes flap -- USFS plot or citizens' goof?, Cook County News-Herald
No 'back door' deal, Cook County News-Herald
Talk to review Forest Service Grand Island dig, The Mining Journal
Nugget plant advances near USFS BWCA, Duluth News Tribune
Vandalism impedes on peaceful intrigue of Joyce Estate, Herald-Review - Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Proposed timber areas in the Chequamegon-Nicolet controversial, The Ashland Daily Press
Shawnee NF: Garden of the Gods a popular, scenic getaway, The Southern Illinoisan
Wayne NF project to clean, burn 3,000 acres, The Ironton Tribune
Towers on public land, Burlington Free Press
Vermont could see first wind power project in National Forest, Burlington Free Press
Teachers invited on Forests of Maine Tour, VillageSoup News
Gov. Pawlenty asks forest council to look at roadless areas, Duluth News Tribune
Huron-Manistee NF, West Michigan the focus of fight to save Karner Blue, Muskegon Chronicle
Superior NF: Mercury checkup for loons, Star Tribune
Timber tax revenues reach record high amid logging controversy, Fosters AP
Forest Service to study impact of proposed Deerfield Wind project, Brattleboro Reformer
Input sought on windmill project, Bennington Banner at North Adams Transcript
Man Pulled From Toilet Tank Pleads Not Guilty - Girl Reports Seeing Man's Face In Rest Stop Toilet, WMUR News
Judge clears way for logging in Wayne national forest, Columbus Dispatch at ONN
'Bargain sale' should help keep Yawgoo Pond pristine, Providence Journal
Bitter battle over forgotten forest - Environmentalists, loggers lock horns over cutting hardwoods, Charlotte Observer - Knight Ridder
Acid rain damage far worse than previously believed, University of Vermont
Polluting Now to Save Trees in the Future - In Wisconsin, a test of climate change gives clues to scientists and jitters to local residents, Los Angeles Times
Endangered Success, Bangor Daily News editorial
Tree-killing beetle may bring harm to environment - Beetle's harm may ripple through wildlife in Ohio, Detroit Free Press
Forest Service should manage forest, Burlington Free Press
The U.S. Forest Service came under sharp criticism for the way it manages its land and resources in Cook County at a meeting with U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, Cook County News-Herald - Grand Marais, Minnesota
Recreation easements for timberlands delayed, NY Newsday
Going deep into Maine's woods and rivers, The Washington Times

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