NATIONAL NEWS
Pearl of the Pine - The sap is like superglue. The seeds crack teeth. But local pickers say piñon nuts are worthy of a forage in the forest, Durango Herald
East Fork EIS makes a good case - Press conference debacle aside, agency's forest restoration and fuel-reduction proposal deserves support, Missouian editorial
Fee raises hackles of park users - The so-called fee demo, intended to improve visitor services, is essentially double taxation, some recreationalists believe, Denver Post
The Golden Spruce died for our sins - A madman's sacrifice of a tree sacred to the people of Haida Gwaii can be seen as a story of spiritual redemption, Vancouver Sun editorial
WORLD NEWS
Brazil: Eco-friendly loggers failing - Some Brazilian logging companies believe that the government's effort to reevaluate the industry has backfired, Miami Herald: Financial Times
Battling for green cover - The Army has strengthened its forces to wage a battle against deforestation, The Tribune- India
China Reduces Logging - With the reduction of timber output, a large number of workers have become 'forest guardians', China CRI
The Golden Spruce died for our sins - A madman's sacrifice of a tree sacred to the people of Haida Gwaii can be seen as a story of spiritual redemption, Vancouver Sun editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
East Fork EIS makes a good case - Press conference debacle aside, agency's forest restoration and fuel-reduction proposal deserves support, Missouian editorial
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Ruling jeopardizes wildfire plea bargain - The state's high court upholds a decision that cut jail time in half for Terry Barton, who set the 2002 Hayman fire. But the result could be more cases filed against her, Denver Post
Pearl of the Pine - The sap is like superglue. The seeds crack teeth. But local pickers say piñon nuts are worthy of a forage in the forest, Durango Herald
Fee raises hackles of park users - The so-called fee demo, intended to improve visitor services, is essentially double taxation, some recreationalists believe, Denver Post
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Pearl of the Pine - The sap is like superglue. The seeds crack teeth. But local pickers say piñon nuts are worthy of a forage in the forest, Durango Herald
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Maine Woods, National Parks Conservation Association magazine
