Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Forest Service Looks Into 'Green' Status - National forest trying out green logging certification, SF Chronicle - Barnard AP
Sustainable Forestry, SmartWood
Diné leaders schedule Peaks press conference; Prescott event will emphasize Native religious freedom, Gallup Independent
Navajo Nation to make presence known during trial - Court to resume Sacred Mountain desecration trial on Wednesday, Farmington Daily Times
Forest Service chief undercuts public forest use for political ends, Eureka Times-Standard editorial
Group Questions Uinta NF American Fork Canyon Fees, Provo Daily Herald
Open season on parking meters in parks, Globe and Mail
Mount St. Helens: Still no boom - How do you take the largest landslide in recorded history and turn it into an eruption of money?, Longview Daily News
Mount St. Helens: What's lost in the dust of commercialization?, Oregonian op-ed
What a Difference A Celebrity Makes - Idaho Wilderness Bill Grabs Attention in D.C. - Bill includes federal land give-aways to cash-strapped Custer County, soft-release of Wilderness Study Areas, and a motorized corridor through the wilderness, New West Network
Pombo bill targets lands for mining sales, Casper Star-Tribune
Internet forest-watchers a new force for conservation, Nature
Group plans comeback of tough chestnut tree, Lexington Herald-Leader
The Eco-Cowboys: Big land buys signal greens are moving into ranching, Salt Lake Tribune
Dead trees give birth to businesses, San Bernardino County Sun
Judge finds wildfire retardant drops violate environmental law, Casper Star-Tribune - Barnard AP
FSEEE Wins Lawsuit To Protect Firefighters And The Environment From Toxic Aerial Fire Retardant, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
The court's opinion re USFS fire retardant use, FSEEE
Employees' Group Sues To Protect Wildland Firefighters' Lives, FSEEE 2003
A copy of the Complaint, FSEEE/WELC 2003
Judge Orders Firefighting Activities to Comply with NEPA, ESA, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
WSNFC Testimony for Oversight Hearing To Study Implementation Of New Fee Law, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
AZ-NoFee Testimony for Oversight Hearing To Study Implementation Of New Fee Law, Arizona No Fee Coalition
Survey Report - Widespread Non-compliance with Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
St. Helens up for bids, as park fees jump by half, Seattle Times
Pombo's auction block - Proposal would require sale of public lands, Sacramento Bee editorial
Pombo Would Sell Federally Protected Lands to Mining Companies, Environment News Service
GAO again rules in favor of reservation contract protester - Forest Service's award of the recreation services contract to ReserveAmerica found to be flawed, GCN News
GAO Sustains Spherix's Challenge for Second Time in Less Than One Year, PR Newswire
Fuming in the forest - So much for the Forest Service's silly snit fit, Register-Guard editorial
Letter from Bob Wolf to Mark Rey re Judge Singleton's Decision, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
Report: Forest Service Should Change Mission, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Study Finds That Loss Of Tree Diversity Affects The Ability Of Tropical Forests To Hold Carbon, Science Daily - Earth Institute at Columbia University
California - Forest conference open to public, Sacramento Bee
Forest Conference to Bring Notable Speakers to Nevada City, Tahoe National Forest
Expert: Build forests' future with alliances - Jerry Franklin spoke at the Forest Sustainability Conference, The Union
2005 Forest Sustainability Conference, Saturday, Oct 22 and Saturday, Nov 5, 2005
Forest Sustainability: "Continuing the Conversation": Admission is free, USFS
Romancing The Tree - They get us where we live, Seattle Times
Whole Foods joins tree-planting effort, Denver Business Journal
Deciding to let go in autumn, CS Monitor
Judge says Forest Service limited too many activities, Az. Republic AP
Judge clarifies ruling; categorical exclusions defined, Ravalli Republic
Forest Service Sulk, Washington Post editorial
Judge clarifies rule for forests, Billings Gazette
Forest harvests back on after legal clarification, The Register-Guard
Court Tells Forest Service to Obey the Law, Protect Public's Rights - Judge Clarifies Ruling that Halted Agency Projects Nationwide to Create Backlash, Western Environmental Law Center, Sierra Club, Heartwood
The Judge's Order re Motion for Clarification and Motion for Stay - The Court offers the following clarification: "The effect of invalidating an agency rule is to reinstate the rule previously in force", Anchorage, Alaska, October 19, 2005
Forest Service ordered to end suspension of small projects, Coos Bay World
Judge eases forest rules - Clarification will allow some uses to go forward without public comment, Vail Daily News
US judge won't allow USFS to be Grinch for capitol Christmas, Reuters
Environmental Appeals and Litigation, US Forest Service
Commerce and Religion Collide on a Mountainside - Showering peaks with wastewater to form fake snow will offend spirits, plaintiff tribes say, New York Times
Grouse, gas have parallel with woodpeckers, The Billings Outpost
Biologist rips White River NF new species list changes, Summit Daily News
Students develop device to detect bark beetles, Mohave Daily News
Device could help foil bark-beetle infestation, Arizona Republic
Wildfire difficult to handle in changing West, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Timber traded for improved habitat - A veneer maker can log in the Mount Hood forest in return for habitat creation, Oregonian
Norton says BLM revamping its policies on Rights of Way - That step follows a Tenth Circuit appeals court ruling that favors Utah's definition of a county road on federal land, Salt Lake Tribune
Black Hills NF: Long-awaited 'Phase II Amendment' imminent, Rapid City Journal
Cancer drug Taxol owes its existence in part to a Rapid City native, Rapid City Journal
Though diverse, summer fire crew members are like family, Powell Tribune
Forests ordered to reopen to pickers - Court action: A judge says his ruling applies to logging, not mushroom gathering and Christmas tree cutting, Oregonian
Judge tells Forest Service it went too far, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Grinch Didn't Steal Christmas; Holiday Tree Can Be Axed, Albuquerque Journal
* Court Tells Forest Service to Obey the Law, Protect Public's Rights - Judge Clarifies Ruling that Halted Agency Projects Nationwide to Create Backlash, Western Environmental Law Center, Sierra Club, Heartwood
Let's get beyond categorical exclusion flap, Missoulian editorial
Forest 'shutdown' part of PR battle, enviros say, Summit Daily News
Judge's ruling in forest suit halts activities nationwide - Logging dispute stops bicycle race, campground repairs, Rocky Mountain News
National Conservation Groups Ask Bush Administration to Stop Creating Controversy Over America's National Forests - Forest Service Misinterpretation of Court Order Politically-Motivated, Sierra Club
Sen. Bingaman Reacts To Forest Service Temper Tantrum, New West Network
Bingaman: the buck stops at the USDA top, Alamogordo News
Senate to review public land fees, Summit Daily News
Senate Committee Schedules Hearing To Review Forest Service And BLM Access Fees - Oversight Hearing To Study Implementation Of New Fee Law, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
Action Alert: Help Roll Back Public Land Fees, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
Selling Mount St. Helens - No matter how desperate the U.S. Forest Service is for cash, it must not commercialize the natural wonder of the volcano, Oregonian editorial
Gov. Kulongoski steps up fight to protect roadless areas, KATU News
Packed meeting reflects interest in roadless rules: Local information session draws big, diverse crowd, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Environmentalists complain wildlife protections will be lost, Stockton Record
USFS chief outlines top threats to forests, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Forest Service worker comes across new plant species, 9news.com
Black Hills NF: Long-awaited 'Phase II Amendment' imminent, Rapid City Journal
Coastal retreat in face of rising sea levels found to be influenced by wildfires - In the absence of such fires, forests can slow the encroachment, Duke University
Mining companies still paying 19th century prices for public lands, The Black Hills Pioneer
Environmental Studies Waived in Push for New Oil, Gas Drilling, ENN AP
WMDs and the Wilderness, New West Network
Forest Service accused of misusing court order, Missoulian
Saint Pete Is Working to Save Christmas - Trustee elves find substitute tree in Pete's Cow Museum, New Mexico News
Forest Service calls for ruling suspending permits to be lifted, The Register-Guard
Conservation Groups Ask US Forest Service to Stop Playing Politics with Americans' Lives - Coalition Asks Court to Clarify Ruling on Forest Service Maintenance Projects, WELC, Heartwood, Sierra Club [PDF]
Christmas Tree Cutting In National Forests Threatened - White River National Forest has canceled Christmas tree cuttings this season, The Denver Channel
White River woodcutting permits withheld, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Bighorn or Black Hills NFs: Two forests seek Christmas tree comments - On Medicine Bow-Routt NF, however, the regular Christmas tree-cutting program is going forward as it does every year, Casper Star-Tribune
Black Hills NF: Wood cutting to continue - Christmas tree program, however, will require a 30-day public comment period, Rapid City Journal
Commercial forest collection shut down, The Daily Inter Lake
Can't see forest for fees? Some say pay OK, Rocky Mountain News
Most Endangered U.S. Forests Ranking Pinpoints Logging Pressure, Environment News Service
Report Criticizes Government Logging Policies, Free Speech Radio News [MP3]
For mountain people, moss is a cash crop, The Lexington Dispatch - North Carolina
Thieves strip nature bare - Changes are aimed at protecting plants that are pilfered faster than they can grow, The Oregonian
Public campground just a little too public, Pahrump Valley Times
Researchers look to Native history to gather ideas about forests and flames, Missoulian
The Wollemi pine: Australia's Jurassic tree is returned to the world, UK Independent
Bush: Time for a lasting solution in bitter lumber dispute, Coos Bay World AP
Science gets shut out of rainforest negotiations - Ecologists evaluate the Great Bear Rainforest compromise solution, Vancouver Sun
WORLD NEWS
New EU regulation will not curb illegal logging, WWF
Congo logging ban gets teeth: Greenpeace, Herald News Daily
No New Logging in Green Heart of Africa; Congolese President Vows to Clean Up Logging Industry, Greenpeace
Liberia`s forest reserve still abundant - Official, Angola Press
The Make Love, Not War Species - Rates of hunting of Bonobos have gone up drastically due to logging pressures, Living on Earth
Cameroon: Journalist Defends Pygmies, The Post (Buea)
Eritrean bid to halt deforestation - Some 95 percent of Eritrea's forests have been lost to desertification, CNN News
Brazilian Police Arrest Dozens Accused of Forging Permits To Transport Amazon Lumber, ENN AP
Amazon 'illegal loggers' arrested, BBC News
Loggers Threaten Indians in Brazil, The Guardian
Dunkley gets go ahead to increase annual allowable cut, Prince George Free Press
Beetle keeps Dunkley busy, Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Pine Beetle to get worse, but the news isn't all bad, CKNW News
Audit finds only minor problems in the Fort St. James Forest District, Caledonia Courier
Timber takeback shakes down on forest companies, Powell River Peak
Climate spiral feared in northern forests - Loss of trees would release gases -- and kill more trees: report, The Edmonton Journal
Open season on parking meters in parks, Globe and Mail
Dying breed, left at the mercy of mangrove destruction, The Star -Malaysia
Mangroves Shielded Communities Against Tsunami, World Wildlife Fund
Why minister makes sceptics see green, The Australian
Save Recherche Bay, says heritage group, Green Left Weekly
Log ban now in force in 15 regions, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Environment chief cancels Davao logging permits, Sun.Star
Puerto mayor opens door wide for Greenpeace, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Get Active! Help stop the trade in illegal timber, Greenpeace
EU Agrees Licensing Plan to Combat Illegal Logging, Planet Ark - Reuters
EU Agrees Voluntary Plan to Fight Illegal Logging, Timber Trade, Environment News Service
EU to tighten controls on illegal timber imports, EurActiv
Commission welcomes agreement on measures to fight illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber, Europa News
Commission to fight illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber, Construction Press Service
Bid to preserve Tanzania heritage, BBC News
Uganda Threatened By Looming Desert, New Vision (Kampala)
Will the lemurs survive the destruction of Madagascar's forests?, The Guardian
Lemurs Critical To Regeneration Of Madagascar Forests, Science Daily
Illegal chain-saw logging in Berending forest, Gambia- Daily Observer News
Where Trees Used To Be, The Manitoban News
Ottawa ready to reopen softwood talks if U.S. provides sign of good faith, Victoria Times Colonist
Lost in the Woods, New York Times
Rice: U.S., Canada can resolve lumber spat, Post-Intelligencer
Coastal forest industry seeks aid, Vancouver Sun
Teachers training with new technology, Jasper Booster
Brazil Busts Logging Gang in Amazon Fight, Reuters- Planet Ark
Manual on logging guidelines released, VietNam News
There's no profit in logging native forests, Margaret River News
Protests fail to stop forest logging near Collie, ABC News
Illegal Logging Threatens Forest in Phillipines' Palawan, Asia Pulse
Mati declares forest as habitat for eagles, Sun.Star Davao
Maxey: Defensor runs amok, Sun.Star Davao
Brazilian Drought linked to deforestation, Living on Earth
Amazon drought: deforestation and climate change to blame, edie news centre
Selective Logging theft may have Doubled Amazon Damage, Planet Ark- Reuters
Amazon's illegal loggers know we can't see the lost wood for trees, The Times
Amazon 'stealth' logging revealed, BBC News
Selective logging 'doubles Amazon forest loss', SciDev.Net
Amazon Logging Twice as Heavy as Thought, Images Show, National Geographic News
Satellite images reveal Amazon forest shrinking faster - New methods detect twice as much logging as previously estimated, Christian Science Monitor
Satellite study doubles forest disturbance estimates in Brazil impacts widespread, Carnegie Institution
Selective Logging Fails to Sustain Rainforest, Scientific American
Brazil's Amazon rainforest twice as deforested as estimated: study, Yahoo! AFP News
Rain-Forest Damage Much Worse Than Thought, SF Chronicle AP
Amazon rainforest vanishing at twice rate of previous estimates, Guardian
Blockaded: Greenpeace shut's DEFRA's front door with illegal rainforest timber - Government minister promises to call for a ban on illegal plywood imports, Greenpeace
Greenpeace reveals forest crime at Madrid Museum, Construction press service
Okanagan pine beetle's next target, expert says, Victoria Times Colonist
Great Bear: 13% Is NOT Enough: Write and Rally Oct. 29, PEJ News
Forest carbon storage 'depends on diversity' - Different ways of logging tropical forests will greatly change their ability to store carbon, says the study, SciDev.Net
Seeing the forest and the trees - Study finds that loss of tree diversity affects the ability of tropical forests, The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Criminal trail of rainforest rimber unveiled by Greenpeace investigation, Dominican Today
Agarwood: Deep in the perfumed forests of Papua New Guinea, WWF News
Earthquake dramatizes human ecological assault on the Himalayas- deforestation, overgrazing, Fosters
Court urged to stop plunder of trees, Chennai News - India
For a `greener' law on tribal rights over forest land, PM proposes, PMO disposes, New India Press
Move to save Mauritius forest hailed, IOL AFP
Bhutan: Only 14 % forest suitable for logging, Kuensel News
Vietnam: An uphill reforestation battle, Green Left Weekly
Nation to stem tide of desertification, VietNam News
China emerges as main threat to Asian forests - Illegal logging for cheap plywood, furniture is destroying old-growth tracts, reports say, The Globe and Mail
The China Crisis: Spectacular Growth Now Biggest Threat To Environment, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Manobo chieftain cries extortion, ABS-CBN News
Planned giant plantations threatens Borneo forests, Jakarta Post
Forest group promises action against fake jarrah sellers, ABC News
Protesters return to 'save the Weld', Green Left Weekly
Tell Greenpeace, WWF and Friends to Stop Promoting Old-Growth Logging - Mainstream groups participate in Canadian plan which condemns 80% of British Columbia's Great Bear temperate rainforest to industrial logging, Forest Conservation Portal
Victoria's Secret ' s paper policy is attacked, Joplin Independent
Canada Hopes To Expand Its Timber Exports To China, Asia Pulse News
Quebec to Spend C$450 Mln Over 3 Years to Aid Forestry Industry, Bloomberg News
Quebec's forest industry to get boost, Montreal Gazette
'Perfect storm' looms in forests - Industry asks MPs for tax changes to boost investment, Vancouver Sun
Mexico: Forests and the Battle of Statistics, IPS Tierramérica News
Greenpeace claims a relationship between the Amazon drought and deforestation, Agência Brasil
Extreme drought in the Amazon rainforest linked to deforestation and climate change, Greenpeace
Importing Forest Destruction: Italy, Greenpeace
Greenpeace boards ship importing rainforest destruction to Italy, Greenpeace
Criminal trail of rainforest timber unveiled by Greenpeace investigation, Greenpeace
Partners in Crime: The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests, Greenpeace
China's voracious growth threatens environment: Greenpeace, Webindia123 News
China 'strips forests in Burma', Guardian
Myanmar gets a friend, China gets its forests, Asia Times- Inter Press News
Logging Cos. Said Fleecing Myanmar Forests, Rocky Mount Telegram
China accused over Burma forests, BBC News
China accused of illegal logging in Burma, Financial Times
China aids Myanmar's illegal timber trade, AFP - Yahoo! News UK
It's the law of the jungle as Chinese plunder Burma's forests, Sydney Morning Herald
Fears Increase Over Pine Tree Parasite, The Korea Times
Indonesia: Shrinking habitats threaten the life of Kalimantan orangutan
Tasmanian forest campaigners take free speech push to Mallacoota, Yahoo! Australia & NZ News
Forest protest still strong, Bega News
Mangroves in need of protection, The Star- Malaysia
Global significance of Malaysian mangroves, The Star- Malaysia
Integrated approach vital in designing marine protected areas, The Star- Malaysia
Erosion, Forest Loss Add to Hungry Malawi's Woes, Planet Ark - Reuters
Land degradation threatens land mass in Africa, People's Daily- Xinhua
Country in the woods as forest disappear - Grappling with the consequences of wood fuel crisis, Kenya Times
Cameroon's Two New National Parks Shelter Forests, Wildlife, Environment News Service
Greenpeace Boards Ship Importing Rainforest Destruction to Italy from the Congo Basin, Greenpeace
European Timber Trade Industry – Illegal Until the End of the Decade?, Greenpeace
Loggers, Scorning the Law, Ravage the Amazon, The New York Times
No letup in rain-forest logging, New York Times at Seattle Times
Scientists Say More Progress Needed to Slow Amazon Deforestation, Scripps Howard Foundation
Eco-friendly loggers failing - Some Brazilian logging companies believe that the government's effort to reevaluate the industry has backfired, Miami Herald
"Up Against Power Itself" - Honduran Forests, Upside Down World
Bush: Time for a lasting solution in bitter lumber dispute - Bush tells Canadians lumber fight can't go on, Coos Bay World AP
When the Trade Bully Is Right - Canada does subsidize timber. And it's hurting BC's rural future, The Tyee
Lumber a domestic issue, expert says - Trade dispute is 'not playing at all' in U.S., director of Washington institute says, The Globe and Mail
Ottawa to invest $50 million to relaunch forestry industry in Quebec, CP Business News
A forest healed - Chatham-Kent's Clear Creek Forest: Ontario, London Free Press
Help Protect Vancouver Island's Ancient Forests and Sustain BC Jobs - 13% is Not Enough!, Peace, Earth & Justice News
Salvage loggers warn of beetle - Fir bark beetle attack growing in the Cariboo, infesting 200 to 500 year-old trees, Williams Lake Tribune
Logging unrelated to flooding: province, CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador
Science gets shut out of rainforest negotiations - Ecologists evaluate the Great Bear Rainforest compromise solution, Vancouver Sun
The Wollemi pine: Australia's Jurassic tree is returned to the world, UK Independent
Pin-up for forestry - The forest at Mother Cummings was pristine old-growth, with all the associated values. Logging has removed those values, The Mercury
Magic Dirt to play at forest protest to support the protection of Tasmania's old-growth forests, The Mercury
Bid to probe forest training deal rejected, The Age
Protest halts local logging, Bombala Times
Orissa forest trees face axe - and it's official, India News
Timber cutting in Orissa spells doom for wildlife: WSO, India News
India: WSO resents govt green felling, Statesman Journal
India: Wildlife fare, forest nightmare, Statesman Journal
Investment needed to preserve and exploit the nation's forest resources, VietNam News
Watchdog Criticizes World Bank Over Illegal Logging In Cambodia, Noticias AFP
Seven suspects held for setting fire to 160 logs - Logging company had allegedly taken timber from the village's communal forests, New Straits Times - Malaysia News
Satellite imagery to detect logging, New Straits Times - Malaysia News
Environmentalists hope to save orangutans, whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation, IOL AFP News
UK propaganda campaign against palm oil, New Straits Times - Malaysia
Indonesia: WWF warns govt over new plantation areas, Jakarta Post
Attorney General: No Exeption Illegal Logging Eradication, Antara News
Villagers: Native land encroached, New Straits Times - Malaysia
Promise in non-wood forest products, Fiji Times
Defensor says firm's logging stays suspended, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Flood link to logging in doubt, The Guardian
U.N. says deforestation not a flood risk, New Kerala
UN Report: Deforestation Does Not Cause Widespread Flooding, Environment News Service
Report discounts logging as a cause of huge floods, Washington Post at San Francisco Chronicle
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Claiming Public Lands, Living on Earth
Quarrying aid from Congress: Lawmakers may vote on property sale, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Pombo bill targets lands for mining sales, Casper Star-Tribune
Congress hears pleas to protect Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Tribune
H.R. 3817 - Valle Vidal Protection Act, Library of Congress
Legislative Hearing Testimony on HR 3817, Valle Vidal Protection Act, Committee on Resources
Testimony in support of the Valle Vidal Protection Act by Alan Lackey, Citizen, Springer, New Mexico, Committee on Resources
Valle Vidal: Is the Deck Stacked?, Congressman Tom Udall
What a Difference A Celebrity Makes - Idaho Wilderness Bill Grabs Attention in D.C. - Bill includes federal land give-aways to cash-strapped Custer County, soft-release of Wilderness Study Areas, and a motorized corridor through the wilderness, New West Network
Carole King's Testimony opposing HR 3603- CIEDRA, Committee on Resources
H.R. 3603 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, Library of Congress
Legislative Hearing Testimony on HR 3603, Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, Committee on Resources
Statement of USFS Joel Holtrop re Valle Vidal, CIEDRA, Marina Fees, Committee on Resources
Testimony of Carl Pence, USFS, Retired, re CIEDRA, Committee on Resources
HR 1204, the Rockies Prosperity Act, Library of Congress
H.R. 4084 - Retention of Forest Service Marina Permit Fees, Library of Congress
WSNFC Testimony for Oversight Hearing To Study Implementation Of New Fee Law, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
AZ-NoFee Testimony for Oversight Hearing To Study Implementation Of New Fee Law, Arizona No Fee Coalition
Survey Report - Widespread Non-compliance with Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
Pombo's auction block - Proposal would require sale of public lands, Sacramento Bee editorial
Pombo Would Sell Federally Protected Lands to Mining Companies, Environment News Service
GAO again rules in favor of reservation contract protester - Forest Service's award of the recreation services contract to ReserveAmerica found to be flawed, GCN News
Feinstein urges U.S. to cover fire funds, Los Angeles Times
Feds press plans for pipelines, power lines, Durango Herald
Environmental Appeals and Litigation, USFS
Norton says BLM revamping its policies on Rights of Way - That step follows a Tenth Circuit appeals court ruling that favors Utah's definition of a county road on federal land, Salt Lake Tribune
Forest Service Sulk, Washington Post editorial
Western Lawmakers Urge Forest Service To Allow Christmas Tree And Mushroom Harvesting, Office of Congressman DeFazio
Senators to President Bush: End the Forest Lock-Out, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Forest Service overreaction irks lawmakers, Durango Herald
Pombo's trips paid by group called illegal, Contra Costa Times
Fishermen, Farmers Protest Assault On ESA - Calif. Rep. Pombo's House-clearing ESA bill draws protests from species backers, Tidepool News
Crapo sees good odds for reform of Endangered Species Act - Passage of House bill a chance to craft compromise, The Idaho Statesman
ESA close to reform, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
New Parks Plan Omits Some Terms That Sparked Furor, Los Angeles Times
National Park Service Revises Policy on Disturbing Resources, New York Times
Some Proposed Changes Dropped in Parks' New Rules, Washington Post
The National Parks Under Siege, New York Times editorial
OPM Bloch to be probed on anti-gay bias - Forest Service employee was allegedly dismissed because he was a whistleblower and gay, Washington Blade
National Forests Rehabilitation and Recovery Act of 2005, Library of Congress
Sen. Bingaman Reacts To Forest Service Temper Tantrum, New West Network
Bingaman: the buck stops at the USDA top, Alamogordo News
Simpson's wilderness plan: Divide and conquer or wise compromise?, The Wood River Journal
Saint Pete Is Working to Save Christmas - Trustee elves find substitute tree in Pete's Cow Museum, New Mexico News
Funding crisis could force National Parks to go more commercial - Commercializing Parks is step toward Privatizing Parks, Salt Lake Tribune
Concession Opportunities Offered at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, USFS Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Two Views: Reforming the Endangered Species Act - Sensible change needed, not a giant step backward, Oregonina op-ed
House-passed species reform bill is hopelessly bogus, Headwaters: Pat Williams column
Endangering Species, Washington Post editorial
An Endangered Law, The New York Times editorial
Pombo: The sequel- Look what else lies within the document, Sacramento Bee editorial
Rogue of the Week: U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, Willamette Week
Colorado residents challenge mining laws, Grand Forks Herald AP
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - H.R. 3420, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Forest Policy - Activists Think Common Ground is Still Possible, New West Network
Forest Management - Unhealthy Forest Policy, New West Network
Why does logging Industry official fear true restoration vision for public lands? - "This is Very Dangerous Stuff", New West Network
Endangered Forests, KUFM Radio Commentary
10 acres thinned in Mount Jumbo forest restoration project, Missoulian
'Marginalized grassroots conservation' effort defended, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Kootenai NF: Name change angers wilderness advocates, Whitefish Pilot
Lolo Peak: Ski resort planner at odds with conservationists, Rocky Mountain News AP
Outfitter wants Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF bear rules relaxed, Star-TribunE AP
Logging plan to go forward - Environmentalists drop appeal over cutting near Maverick Mountain, The Montana Standard
Enviros drop appeal over Beaverhead-Deerlodge logging, Billings Gazette AP
Biomass boiler expected to save district $1M, Billings Gazette
Logging project uncovers more of ghost town's past, Helena Independent Record
Forest forum hosts cross section of opinions, Ravalli Republic
Forest Management - Lecture Highlights Divided Passions, New West Network
Off-road enforcement - Bitterroot NF Monte Monroe educates as well as enforces back country laws, Ravalli Republic
Comments on the Swan Valley Conservation Plan, Bigfork Eagle op-ed
Sleeping Giant stays in winter hibernation, Cody Enterprise
FS over-applied appeals rules, judge says, Missoulian
Judge clarifies ruling; categorical exclusions defined, Ravalli Republic
Kootenai NF plan drops 'recommended wilderness' labels, The Daily Inter Lake
Forest chief drops term 'wilderness' from map, Missoulian
Kootenai Forest plan revisions make sense, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Group wants control over public lands, The Montana Standard
Gallatin National Forest to prepare an EIS for Fuel Reduction Activities Within the City of Bozeman's Municipal Watershed, Federal Register
Lewis and Clark NF is preparing a Supplemental EIS to further address issues re: old growth associated with the Dry Fork Vegetative Restoration project on the Belt Creek Ranger District, Federal Register
Whitebark Pine An Asset To Selkirk Mountains - US Forest Service Ecosystem Project Continues, Idaho Panhandle NF
What environmental challenges are supported?, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Striking a cord - Firewood popularity soars as fuel costs rise, Ravalli Republic
OHV users reminded of forest rules - USFS: Use only existing roads, trails, Billings Gazette
Judge's ruling upholds park snowsled limits, Billings Gazette
Despite $13M land deal, Yellowstone's bison find no room to roam, USA Today
Critics of Montana Hunt Say Bison Aren't Fair Game, New York Times
School saving $ with a biomass wood pellet boiler, Helena Independent Record
Townsend to join growing list of biomass schools, Billings Gazette AP
School seeks to secure access to its forested laboratory, Ravalli Republic
Trees to treasure: Urban forester says many of Missoula's trees are past their prime, Missoulian
Let's get beyond categorical exclusion flap, Missoulian editorial
Sweeping judgement affects Bitterroot NF - Christmas cuttings, timber sales halted by California court, Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot National Forest - No review needed for tree permits, Ravalli Republic
Making the cut - Chainsaw sales brisk as fuel costs soar, Ravalli Republic
USFS chief outlines top threats to forests, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Forest Service chief: Focus needed on pressing land issues, Billings Gazette
Democracy in the Bitterroot Forest is a sham, Ravalli Republic
Forest Service accused of misusing court order, Missoulian
Commercial forest collection shut down, The Daily Inter Lake
County setting up task force on forest, The Daily Inter Lake
Fuel-reduction battle continues, Helena Independent Record op-ed
Field forester supports restoration process, Ravalli Republic
Researchers look to Native history to gather ideas about forests and flames, Missoulian
Rattlesnake NRA: Missoula's backyard wilderness - now celebrating 25 years as a protected playground - is only more beautiful with age, Missoulian
No good will come of Boulder lawsuit, Bozeman Daily Chronicle editorial
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Backcountry users seeking quiet areas, Summit Daily News
Enviros not sure helicopter plan should fly, Vail Daily News
Claiming Public Lands, Living on Earth
New Colorado Wild executive director hails from Seattle, Durango Herald
Timnath cottonwood ties for state champ honors, Fossil Creek Current
On Sloan's List, Aspen Times News
Responsible management needed on Black Hills NF, Rapid City Journal editorial
Power company's right for easement upheld, The Gillette News-Record
Fellers get busy - Tree trimmers see business rise as mountain towns beseech homeowners to cut down the myriad trees destroyed by mountain pine beetles, Denver Post
Pine Beetles feasting on trees in the Vail Valley, 9news.com
Feds press plans for pipelines, power lines, Durango Herald
Bighorn forest in danger, environmentalists say, Billings Gazette
Black Hills forest plans timber projects, Casper Star-Tribune
Gabriel says state will go ahead with prairie dog poisoning, Aberdeen American AP
State to poison encroaching prairie dogs, Rapid City Journal
Biologist rips White River NF new species list changes, Summit Daily News
Christmas tree cutting gets green light, Star-Tribune
Judge clarifies forest permit ruling, Rocky Mountain News
Judge clarifies: Public review only for major forest projects, Denver Post
Green light on for firewood cutting?, Summit Daily News
Judge: Forest Service went too far - Bighorn, Shoshone and Black Hills national forests have already opened 30-day comment on projects- cancel? proceed?, Star-Tribune
Judge: Agency went too far, Durango Herald
Forest Service overreaction irks lawmakers, Durango Herald
New Trailhead for Lower Junction Creek Trail/Colorado Trail, San Juan National Forest
Public Input Sought on Durango Mountain Resort Master Development Plan, San Juan National Forest
San Juan NF will prepare an EIS to disclose the anticipated Environmental effects of the Durango Mountain Resort (DMR) 2004 Master Development Plan, Federal Register
San Juan Public Lands Conducting Visitor-Use Surveys, San Juan National Forest
Broken Promises: Lake County hopes for better outcome this time around - One thing that hasn't changed has been the stream of complaints from Lake County residents about U.S. Forest Service actions, The Pueblo Chieftain
Experts ponder pine beetles' potential deadly toll on Vail in the near future, Summit Daily News
Pike & San Isabel National Forests Invites Public to a Wildland Fire Use Discussion, USFS
Though diverse, summer fire crew members are like family, Powell Tribune
If a dirt biker cheats does anybody see it? - Forest Service appears ill-equipped to keep riders off closed trails, Vail Daily News
Nuts for you! - Bountiful pinon crop yields delicious treats, The Pueblo Chieftain
Shoshone National Forest schedules meetings for Forest Plan revision, USFS
Cancer drug Taxol owes its existence in part to a Rapid City native, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills NF: Tree-permit comments open, Rapid City Journal
Court ruling poses threat, Rapid City Journal editorial
Christmas tree cutting can go ahead, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills NF: Deerfield Project Gets Green Light, USFS
Forest 'shutdown' part of PR battle, enviros say, Summit Daily News
Judge's ruling in forest suit halts activities nationwide - Logging dispute stops bicycle race, campground repairs, Rocky Mountain News
A Five-Spot for an Acre Near Crested Butte, Please, Headwaters News at New West
Mining companies still paying 19th century prices for public lands, The Black Hills Pioneer
Forest Service worker comes across new plant species, 9news.com
Likely new plant species found on Guanella Pass, Denver Post
Money to go to quelling conflicts on Vail Pass, Vail Daily News
Plans to develop a large village at the base of the Wolf Creek Ski area were dealt a setback last week, KSUT- Western Skies Newscast
Black Hills NF: Long-awaited 'Phase II Amendment' imminent, Rapid City Journal
Obstacles on road to Wolf Creek village plan - Judge cites access in decision to upend zoning for vast project in Rio Grande NF, Rocky Mountain News
Draft Biological Opinion Finds that the Village at Wolf Creek Will Not Jeopardize the Continued Existence of Canada Lynx, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Court ruling limits forest access for all - Public comment required, Denver Post at Durango Herald
Ruling could limit forest activities - Sediment-removal project near Vail Pass among projects now on hold, Vail Daily News
Christmas Tree Cutting In National Forests Threatened - White River National Forest has canceled Christmas tree cuttings this season, The Denver Channel
White River woodcutting permits withheld, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Agency: Ruling threatens wood, Christmas tree cutting, Casper Star-Tribune
Can't see forest for fees? Some say pay OK, Rocky Mountain News
Pay to spray marks shift in pine beetle attack approach, Summit Daily News
Tamarisk reputation may be undeserved, The Daily Sentinel
Colorado residents challenge mining laws, Grand Forks Herald AP
Wilting under the heat - Global warming blamed for deaths of trees in area, Durango Herald
Bighorn or Black Hills NFs: Two forests seek Christmas tree comments - On Medicine Bow-Routt NF, however, the regular Christmas tree-cutting program is going forward as it does every year, Casper Star-Tribune
Black Hills NF: Wood cutting to continue - Christmas tree program, however, will require a 30-day public comment period, Rapid City Journal
Senator Thune reacts to limitations put on U.S. Forest Service, KOTA News
Black Hills NF: Off-road public meetings start Monday in Custer, Rapid City Journal
The coming Black Hills inferno, Rapid City Journal
Bark beetles spread in Black Hills, Rapid City Journal
Panel OKs prairie dog plan, Rapid City Journal
Medicine Bow NF: Teams comb national forests for old military ordnance, Casper Star-Tribune
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Diné leaders schedule Peaks press conference; Prescott event will emphasize Native religious freedom, Gallup Independent
Navajo Nation to make presence known during trial - Court to resume Sacred Mountain desecration trial on Wednesday, Farmington Daily Times
Santa Fe NF: Ski Area Fighting Injunction, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe Ski defends new chairlift, New Mexican
'Tough Battle' Seen Over Drilling in Carson NF Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Journal
Congress hears pleas to protect Valle Vidal, Albuquerque Tribune
H.R. 3817 - Valle Vidal Protection Act, Library of Congress
Legislative Hearing Testimony on HR 3817, Valle Vidal Protection Act, Committee on Resources
Testimony in support of the Valle Vidal Protection Act by Alan Lackey, Citizen, Springer, New Mexico, Committee on Resources
Statement of USFS Joel Holtrop re Valle Vidal, Committee on Resources
Valle Vidal: Is the Deck Stacked?, Congressman Tom Udall
Abundant valley - Valle Vidal is a natural wonder and thriving ecosystem - and it sits precariously atop valuable methane, The Albuquerque Tribune
Recreational users of forests must reform or be restricted, East Valley Tribune editorial
Dead and falling trees big problem in Arizona forest, KOLD News
Got $2.50? Get Yourself an Acre; Old Law Makes Fed Land a Steal, Albuquerque Journal
Commerce and Religion Collide on a Mountainside - Showering peaks with wastewater to form fake snow will offend spirits, plaintiff tribes say, New York Times
Tribes fight ski area over sacred site, Denver Post
Forest Service tours Mount Graham, Eastern Arizona Courier
Cibola Forest Users Surveyed, Mountain View Telegraph
Cibola National Forest: Capilla Peak And Red Cloud Campgrounds Reconstruction Completed, USFS
Isletans help decorate national Christmas tree - Since 1970, the U.S. Forest Service has sponsored the Capitol Holiday Tree, Valencia News-Bulletin
Fork in tree debate - When is a Christmas tree not a Christmas tree?, Alamogordo News
Students develop device to detect bark beetles, Mohave Daily News
Device could help foil bark-beetle infestation, Arizona Republic
Tonto Forest rules flouted, East Valley Tribune
'Cactus killers' caught, police say, Arizona Daily Star
When it comes to saguaros, you just don't mess with the big guy, Arizona Daily Star
Nuts for you! - Bountiful pinon crop yields delicious treats, The Pueblo Chieftain
Grinch Didn't Steal Christmas; Holiday Tree Can Be Axed, Albuquerque Journal
Sen. Bingaman Reacts To Forest Service Temper Tantrum, New West Network
Bingaman: the buck stops at the USDA top, Alamogordo News
Under Secretary Dorr Announces $16 Million Loan to Convert Waste Wood From Arizona Wildfire Area Into Electricity - First Ever Loan Under the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loan Program, USDA News
Firm Receives $16 Million Loan To Convert Waste Wood Into Electricity, Arizona Journal
Plant will burn trees to generate electricity - U.S. guarantees loan for project near Snowflake, Arizona Daily Star
Wolf Releases May Be Restricted Next Year, Albuquerque Journal
Wood Firm's Roots Deep, Albuquerque Journal
Saint Pete Is Working to Save Christmas - Trustee elves find substitute tree in Pete's Cow Museum, New Mexico News
Capitol might get replacement tree, The Albuquerque Tribune
Pueblo sues over chairlift in Santa Fe NF, The Albuquerque Tribune
Conference details importance of watershed maintenance in Santa Fe NF, The New Mexican
Tamarisk reputation may be undeserved, The Daily Sentinel
Bark beetles took advantage of weather, invaded dry pines, The Arizona Republic
Wilting under the heat - Global warming blamed for deaths of trees in area, Durango Herald
Kaibab forest 'threatened', The Arizona Republic
Coronado NF: Public meeting on Mount Graham planned re: Pinaleño Ecosystem Restoration Project, Eastern Arizona Courier
Ariz. Trail clears Peaks legal hurdle, Arizona Daily Sun
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
CIEDRA begins legislative journey - Wilderness bill suffers blow in first congressional hearing, Idaho Mountain Express
Boulder-White Clouds bill gets hearing Thursday, Idaho Statesman
What a Difference A Celebrity Makes - Idaho Wilderness Bill Grabs Attention in D.C. - Bill includes federal land give-aways to cash-strapped Custer County, soft-release of Wilderness Study Areas, and a motorized corridor through the wilderness, New West Network
Singer Carole King speaks against Idaho wilderness bill, Independent Record AP
Carole King's Testimony opposing HR 3603- CIEDRA, Committee on Resources
H.R. 3603 - Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, Library of Congress
Legislative Hearing Testimony on HR 3603, Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, Committee on Resources
Statement of USFS Joel Holtrop re CIEDRA, Committee on Resources
Testimony of Carl Pence, USFS, Retired, re CIEDRA, Committee on Resources
Simpson wilderness plan more than ready for D.C., Twin Falls Times-News editorial
Idaho wilderness bill is another Teapot Dome giveaway, Writers on the Range at Headwaters News
Idaho wilderness bill a test for common-sense conservation, Writers on the Range at Headwaters News
Statement of The Wilderness Society Regarding H.R. 3603, The Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act, TWS
HR 1204, the Rockies Prosperity Act, Library of Congress
Quarrying aid from Congress: Lawmakers may vote on property sale, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Group Questions Uinta NF American Fork Canyon Fees, Provo Daily Herald
Forest Service ranger covers wide swath, Casper Star-Tribune
The alphabet soup of park fees - Visiting federal recreation areas can be a confusing adventure, Las Vegas Sun
Illegal firewood operations results in prison sentence, KTVB News
Idaho company wins Montana contract to maintain FS Mann Gulch Trail, KTVB News
Idaho Forest Service official heads to Afghanistan again, where he helps oversee government nurseries producing native plants, KTVB News
County extends deadline for roadless comments, Idaho Mountain Express
Bush's roadless rule sparks another lawsuit - Yellowstone Coalition joins three states in legal battle, Idaho Mountain Express
County supports White Clouds wilderness bill - Congressional hearing set for Thursday, Idaho Mountain Express
Idaho wilderness bill is another Teapot Dome giveaway, Headwaters: Writers on the Range
Idaho wilderness bill a test for common-sense conservation, Headwaters: Writers on the Range
Norton says BLM revamping its policies on Rights of Way - That step follows a Tenth Circuit appeals court ruling that favors Utah's definition of a county road on federal land, Salt Lake Tribune
CIEDRA will soon get committee hearing, The Challis Messenger
Singer, environmental activist Carole King opposes Idaho wilderness bill, Az. Republic AP
Singer, activist opposes Idaho wilderness bill, The Montana Standard
Roadless Rule Input, NBC News
Payette National Forest: Biologists, Engineers Divert 3200 ft Section of Meadow Creek- Permanently, USFS
Humboldt-Toiyabe National will prepare an EIS on a proposal to authorize continued livestock grazing on National Forest System (NFS) lands within the Forest Mountain City Ranger District
Some forests seek Christmas tree comment, Star-Tribune
Feds file complaint against anti-wolf activist, Casper Star-Tribune
Simpson's wilderness plan: Divide and conquer or wise compromise?, The Wood River Journal
Packed meeting reflects interest in roadless rules: Local information session draws big, diverse crowd, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Caribou-Targhee NF: Local officials to analyze controversial roadless rule: Meeting to focus on how to manage forestland, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Wilderness advocates argue for, against CIEDRA bill, Sun Valley News
Commission hears tough advice on wilderness bill - Simpson takes proposal to Congress next week, Idaho Mountain Express
Crews work to finish fire rehab before winter, Twin Falls Times-News
Public campground just a little too public, Pahrump Valley Times
R.S. 2477: Utah County Sued to Keep ORVs Out of National Parks, Monument, Environment News Service
Fires to prevent fires, Standard-Examiner
Utah prairie dog gains useful friends - 'Safe Harbor': Groups will create a habitat for the species listed as 'threatened' under the Endangered Species Act, Salt Lake Tribune
Snowbasin: No gondola from Ogden side of mountain, Provo Daily Herald
Who wins with all these proposals?, Standard-Examiner op-ed
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Off-road routes proposed - An environmental statement is being prepared regarding off-highway vehicle routes in the Eldorado National Forest, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Forest Service chief undercuts public forest use for political ends, Eureka Times-Standard editorial
To repair forests, the best way to fight fire is with fire, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Imperative officials keep pressure on federal committment to Tahoe, Tahoe World Editorial
Are our mountains in trouble? - Feds fail to protect valley's majestic icons, Desert Sun
Dead trees give birth to businesses, San Bernardino County Sun
Headwaters report card, Eureka Times Standard
Feinstein urges U.S. to cover fire funds, Los Angeles Times
California - Forest conference open to public, Sacramento Bee
Forest Conference to Bring Notable Speakers to Nevada City, Tahoe National Forest
Expert: Build forests' future with alliances - Jerry Franklin spoke at the Forest Sustainability Conference, The Union
2005 Forest Sustainability Conference, Saturday, Oct 22 and Saturday, Nov 5, 2005
Forest Sustainability: "Continuing the Conversation": Admission is free, USFS
Forest Sustainability Conference looks for local input on forests, The Union
Upcoming forest conference caters to locals, The Union
Citizen Petition Drive Launched to Reinstate Forest Protections: Aims to Stop Logging, Deforestation on Key Forests in California, Environment California - Forests Preservation Program
Stanislaus National Forest Safety Program Finds Opposition, The Calaveras Enterprise
Stanislaus NF: A-Rock burn set; Gin Flat smolders, Union Democrat
Agency Priorities Put Headwaters Forest Reserve and Other National Treasures at Risk, SF Bay Area Indymedia
T.R.E.E.S. in LA - Another World Is Here, WorldChanging
Canopy Kids - Giant Redwoods Treesit, SF Bay Area Indymedia
Suit could follow any delisting of marbled murrelet, San Francisco Chronicle
Stanislaus Forest: Timber yield to multiply, The Union Democrat
Stanislaus NF Reveals Five Year Fuels Reduction Management Plan, MyMotherLode News
Judge: Forest Service went too far, The Union Democrat
Forest Service Delays Ended - A judge says the agency overreacted to an earlier ruling. The slowdown in activities such as issuing hiking permits caused a national furor, Los Angeles Times
Judge's clarification ensures Xmas tree permits, Redding Record Searchlight
Feinstein Urges Forest Service to Address Huge Shortfall In Forest Fire Funding for Southern California, Yubanet
San Bernardino NF: Another $40 million requested for forests - Tree removal bill offers $7.5 million, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein says more is needed, Riverside Press-Enterprise
$40 Million Needed for Forest, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
Not out of the woods yet, San Bernardino County Sun
New life from the flames, San Bernardino County Sun
New life given to blazes' tallest victims - Trees turned into lumber, firewood, Union Tribune
Five Year Forest Fuels and Vegetation Management Program of Work Announced, Stanislaus National Forest
Deb Romberger Named Stanislaus National Forest Resource Management Program Area Leader, USFS
Los Padres Forest Plans Forums for Examination of Conservation Effort, UCSB Daily Nexus
Inyo NF: U.S. warns Mt. Whitney hikers against glissading maneuver, Los Angeles Times
Eldorado National Forest, Georgetown Ranger District, NOI To Prepare a Supplement to the Rock Creek Recreational Trails Final EIS, Federal Register
Klamath NF: 'Happy Camp Thin' timber sale completed, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Timberland conversion compromise in works - Supervisors won't back ban on switch to vineyards but want new local rules, The Press Democrat
Environmentalists complain wildlife protections will be lost, Stockton Record
New forest plans face call for species' safety - Environmental group fears expanded cow grazing on Los Padres land could threaten wildlife, but ranchers say they're being careful, Monterey Herald
Forest plan sparks debate - Open house talk is slated on plans for Los Padres NF, LA Daily News
You know the drill - This time it's wilderness in Los Padres National Forest that's the subject of debate over oil extraction, Los Angeles Times
Correction to story about 23 Inyo NF employees "laid off", Los Angeles Times
Public has another chance to comment on California spotted owl, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
California Spotted Owl Comment Period Reopened for Two Weeks, Environment News Service
Comment sought on spotted owl, Redding Record Searchlight
Klamath NF: NOI to prepare an EIS for Mt. Ashland LSR Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project, Federal Register
What was he thinking? - Mind of hunter who started Cleveland NF Cedar fire at heart of case, Union Tribune AP