Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Commercialism in national forests?, Casper Star-Tribune
Public lands headed for the auction block, Tacoma News Tribune editorial
Groups rallying to kill public land sales provision, The Montana Standard
Address public land sale openly - Privatization proponents need to make their case before parceling out the public's lands, Missoulian editorial
Sell public lands? Sell the idea first - Public land-sale proponents wrong to try sneaking their way to success, Missoulian editorial
'Villains Honoring Villains', TruthOut
How the Chief Stole Christmas, Forest Magazine
Confusion, controversy stall roadless rule, Las Cruces Sun-News
Gov. Schweitzer focuses roadless-area meeting on existing roads only, Great Falls Tribune
Commissioners want status quo for roadless areas, Helena Independent Record
'We've got a garden here' - Conservationists see threat in forest roads; other see only option to prevent fires and other disasters, Vail Daily News
Restoring the roadless forest: Superior and Chippewa NFs, Minnesota Public Radio
Forest Council recommends no roadless petition, Duluth News Tribune
2°C of global warming is too hot for Canada's fish and forests, WWF-Canada
Study pegs value of Canada's forests at $3.7 trillion : Worth more intact than harvested, Montreal Gazette
Canfor's trees will one day be cut to meet individual buyers' needs - Electronic sensors attached to individual trees will show which ones to cut down, Vancouver Sun
The Slippery Slope: Public lands sales, Idaho Mountain Express op-ed
Hungry Horse land auction skyrockets - Forest Service auction for 92 acres of land in town has easily breached the $2 million mark, The Hungry Horse News
US Western Land Up for Grabs if Mining Law Retooled, Planet Ark: Reuters
No garage sale for public land, Sacramento Bee editorial
Your Natural Resources Now On Sale, Hartford Courant op-ed by Mike Dombeck
This land is your land (and it's for sale), Rutland Herald
This land is our land, San Francisco Chronicle editorial
Accusations of land grab in budget bill - Malls, homes feared on hundreds of thousands of acres of public forests and deserts, San Francisco Chronicle
Privatizing the American West, New York Times editorial
Mining law change seen as potential land grab, Summit Daily News
Environmentalists fear land-grab - Bill would lift ban on selling land holding mining claims, Durango Herald
Mining-land change may alter West, Arizona Republic
Wilderness for Sale? - A public land grab may be brewing in some of the last great U.S. wilderness areas, Florida Sportsman
Fixing a hole? - Development provision would prove a danger to sanctity of public lands, Rocky Mountain News
Earthworks: Oppose Pombo Mining Amendments, Mineweb news
Terrorist Alert! Richard Pombo, Post-Intelligencer
Panhandling in our national parks - A little-known plan would bring an increased corporate presence to national parks, Writers on the Range at Tidepool
Logging subsidies proving to be expensive for U.S. - Evidence mounts: 'It is hard to justify losing our forests and our money at the same time,' one researcher says, Salt Lake Tribune AP
USDA Forest Service Continues Losing $$ Billions to Log Our National Forests - A New Report Highlights Agency's Historical Bias Towards Logging and Congress' Willingness to be Complicit, John Muir Project
New Report: Taxpayer Losses From Logging Our National Forests from 1997-2004, John Muir Project
Logging bill introduced by Sen. Smith - Salvage logging bill second proposed this month, Coos Bay World AP
Off-highway vehicles overrunning public forests, Billings Gazette op-ed by Jim Furnish
Environmentalists Fight PNW Forest Plan Change, SF Chronicle AP
Bush proposes $500 million cut to firefighting fund - White House proposal would largely ground aerial tankers, Daily Review
'Scorched Earth' offers new vision of Yellowstone and West - Idaho author contemplates how national park's fires shape conservation, Idaho Mountain Express
Gen. Sheridan - The Civil War Hero Who Started the Conservation Movement, History News
Ring Of Fire - Wildfire Management Academy Gets It Done, Long Island Press
Between Hoofprints: Not Easy to Find Common Ground in the West, Orion magazine
GAO report spawns grazing petition, Sublette Examiner
Let's be generous with public land ranchers one last time, Star-Tribune op-ed
Piñeros: Migrant forest workers caught in web of exploitation, Scripps Howard News
Piñeros: Hidden hazards for migrant forest workers, Scripps Howard News
Piñeros: Highway crashes claim lives of many migrant forest workers, Scripps Howard News
Dead trees give birth to businesses, San Bernardino County Sun at Star-Tribune
Road Building Follies, New West Network
Forests Flushed Down the Toilet, WWF International
The Justa Stove - Less Fuel & Cleaner Air - With fuel-efficient stoves alone, the rate of deforestation can be cut by half, Trees, Water & People
Listen to the trees: "The Secret Life of Trees" reviewed, The Guardian
Trees rings, deep probes add global warming evidence, USA Today
Some Fear a Vast Sell-Off of U.S. Land - A House bill would let mining firms and others buy federal acreage at a deep discount, Los Angeles Times
Your birthright, up for grabs - For sale cheap: 270 million acres of national forest and public land, Los Angeles Times op-ed by Mike Dombeck
Bill Authorizes Private Purchase of Federal Land, New York Times
Mining law change key to buying of public land - Private claim can be filed, expanded -- ban lifted on passing it into full ownership, New York Times at SF Chronicle
Giving environmentalists a chance to put up or . . . not, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
Reject plan for new mountain village, Denver Post editorial
A sapped ecosystem - Heat, drought leave piñon pines vulnerable to beetles, Denver Post
Steeped in Greenhouse Gas, Pine Trees Deviate, Washington Post
Middle-road enviros, SF Chronicle - REP op-ed
Haiti: Petroleum Greases the Deforestation Process, IPS News
The Pineros: Men of the Pines, Sacramento Bee
Indentured servitude - Valuing work in U.S. forests, Sacramento Bee editorial
Enforcing labor laws - Time for a crackdown on contractors, Sacramento Bee editorial
Public Lands Steered to Private Hands, IPS News
Public Lands: Golden giveaway, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Mining law changes draw fire as giveaway - Public land - Critics see huge problems, but the backers defend the budget bill provision, Oregonian
Jewelers of America Urges Congress to Strip Pombo's Land Grab from Budget Reconciliation Bill, U.S. Newswire
Group fears sale of Black Hills land, Argus Leader
Don't let Congress sell off our public lands, Spokesman-Review op-ed
Huge Ariz. land swap OK'd - House approves long-awaited deal by Yavapai Ranch, Forest Service, Arizona Republic
Litigation Stalls Forest Health Projects - Recent Litigation Impacts 800 Projects on 1.2 million acres, House Committee on Agriculture
Goodlatte to Canadians: It's Time to Talk on Timber - Chairman Issues Statement on Canadian Softwood Lumber Ruling, House Committee on Agriculture
Forest Service Chief Selects Top Interior Official To Lead State And Private Forestry, Grants Pass News
Holiday Tree Sponsors Vow to Offset Emissions Gain, Albuquerque Journal
Forests: Lumber, landfill or living legacy?, Roanoke News op-ed
Alliance for Community Trees Announces Grants During Nov. 16 Annual Meeting & National NeighborWoods Academy in Charlotte, U.S. Newswire
Protecting the Nation's Forests, Voice-of-America News
Logging Lackies vs. Canada's Most Endangered Species - Forest-Flipping Frenzy Dooms Marmot, Counterpuch
WORLD NEWS
Nations want cash not to fell trees, BBC News
Tropical dry forests receive international recognition - University of Alberta to head research network on the 'other' tropical forest, University of Alberta
A solution to climate change in the world's rainforests, Financial Times op-ed
2°C of global warming is too hot for Canada's fish and forests, WWF-Canada
Rainforests brought back to life as 'carbon trading' takes off, UK Independent
US calls 'timber' in longstanding trade dispute with Canada - Washington conceded to a NAFTA ruling against US duties on Canadian lumber, Christian Science Monitor
Study pegs value of Canada's forests at $3.7 trillion : Worth more intact than harvested, Montreal Gazette
Canfor's trees will one day be cut to meet individual buyers' needs - Electronic sensors attached to individual trees will show which ones to cut down, Vancouver Sun
Residents threaten demo over Mabira forest sale, Uganda: Daily Monitor
Kenya: Evicted Mau Forest Families Urge President Kibaki to Honour Pledge, The Nation (Nairobi)
Kenya: Report Advocates Return of Shamba System (cultivation in forests), The Nation (Nairobi)
Earthquake Touched Off Deadly Slides in Kashmir's Deforested Hills, Environment News Service
1 year after, logging back in Aurora, The Philippine Star
Indonesian minister says forest damage 'serious', Radio Australia - News
Criteria set for palm oil production, WWF says, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Indonesia: NGO opposes higher logging quota policy, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Tree spike warning over forestry coupe, The Mercury
Rain Forest Nations Seek Incentive to Conserve - Papua New Guinea and others suggest they be compensated for the benefits of green areas, Los Angeles Times
Indonesia: Incentives urged to stop deforestation, Jakarta Post
Developing countries to seek pay for preservation of forests, Los Angeles Times at Seattle Times
Pay up to save the rainforests, UK Independent
How to tame the logging beast, UK Independent op-ed
Europe and North Asian Ministers meet to tackle illegal logging and trade, Greenpeace
Indonesian Govt To Raise Logging Quota, Yahoo! News
Kenya: Nobel laureate to fight Forest Act, East African Standard
Congo Expels Timber Dealers, New Vision (Kampala)
EU will accept timber from certified and sustainable sources - Wetherell, Ghana News Agency
Illegal Logging Costs $1.5 Billion, St. Petersburg Times
Russia loses millions of euros to illegal logging - study, RIA Novosti
EU Helping Forest Degradation, WWF Says, Deutsche Welle
WWF: Europe Failing on Illegal Logging - Trade driving global forest loss and poverty, Tiscali Europe News
Illegal timber imports fuel forest disappearance, Mail & Guardian
Britain is largest importer of illegal timber in EU says WWF, Mongabay News
EU Destroying Forests of Poor Countries, WWF Says, ENN Reuters
Britain blamed for destroying forests with high imports of illegal timber, UK Telegraph
Demand Mandatory Laws on Illegal Timber - Congo shows Europe how to protect forests, with laws, Greenpeace
Misery of a Citizen 'Sustainability Advisor' - Life inside the logging eco-certification maze, The Tyee
It's a war of the woods in B.C. - There is peace in the Great Bear Rainforest, but it is a tentative peace, Excalibur Online
Rally calls for safer logging practices, Victoria Times Colonist
Faller dies on job -- forestry death rate doubles '04, Vancouver Sun
Western Selected For Softwood Lumber Anti-Dumping Review, Western Forest Products Inc.
Softwood Lumber Ruling in Canada's Favor No Break for Forests, Environment News Service
Liberal government announces $1.5B aid to forest industry, mill towns, Canadian Press
Canada Vows to Help Out Its Lumber Exporters, Bloomberg News at LA Times
Boreal forest worth $93B: report, CBC Manitoba
Forest report puts dollar value on clean water, stable climate, Canadian Press
Mikisew Cree "ecstatic" over park road win - Intact boreal forest saved, CBC News
Tobago: A tropical taste for conservation, Financial Times
Foresters put illegal loggers on the run, Trinidad & Tobago News
Brazil: Rain forest depletion leaves it looking like Swiss cheese, Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Honduran Embassy Demonstration Protests Corruption, Deforestation, PR Newswire
Coca growing, eradication both threaten national parks forests, Miami Herald
Kenyan and Guatamalan Receive Buffett Conservation Awards, VOA News
Wanted: Lawyers for environment, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Stoking the forest brawl, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Groups to restore 1M hectares of rainforests, Philippine Daily Inquirer
As RP forestlands dwindle, DENR Biliran keeps forestland intact, Philippine Information Agency
Organization pushes opposition to logging ban, Philippine Information Agency
Forest for the tee, Philippine Daily Inquirer
On Enrile's logging in Samar, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tribes mull raps v. environment officials, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
Logging at Sierra Madre denounced, Philippine Daily Inquirer
RP studies plan to slow human encroachment into forests, Agence France-Presse
Industry leatherwood plan has Tasmanian beekeepers abuzz, The Mercury
Bad taste forest plan, The Mercury
Nearly 8000ha of forest cut in year, The Mercury
Forestry code in firing line, North Queensland Register
On a trail of the species, Deccan Herald
Official denies tiger decline in Namdafa reserve forest, Sify news
The war for the woods - Ten years of negotiations and a landmark consensus threatened by government delays, Martlet News
PM scolds Bush about softwood, London Free Press
Martin To Tell Bush Canada is 'Right' on Softwood, ENN Reuters
Haiti: Petroleum Greases the Deforestation Process, IPS News
Deadly battle with Amazon's mafia - Illegal logging in the Amazon is a huge business, BBC News
Under seige Amazon 'like Swiss cheese', The Age
Finnish Wood-Cutters to Suspend Lapland Logging, Planet Ark - Reuters
Greenpeace Activists Set Up Protest Camp at Hotel Construction Site in Spanish Nature Reserve, ENN AP
Greenpeace occupies hotel being built on protected coast, UK Independent
First tranche of ancient woods saved for Wales, Western Mail
Climate change threatens India: study, India News
Timber firm degrades environment in Gomoa West, Ghana News Agency
Lifting of log ban could spark off Senate probe, Manila Times at ABS-CBN News
World forest losses slowing but still alarming -UN, Reuters AlertNet
Deforestation rate 'alarming', but net loss slowing: FAO, Agence France Presse
Deforestation slowing: UN FAO - Logging is still continuing at an alarming rate, BBC News
U.N. Agency: Rate of Deforestation Slowing, Yahoo! News Associated Press
Deforestation slowing, still a problem, United Press International
World Continues to Lose Forests, But at a Slower Rate, Environment News Service at Forests.org
Deforestation continues at an alarming rate - But net forest loss slowing down – FAO presents new global forest figures, FAO Newsroom
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005, FAO
Logging Lackies vs. Canada's Most Endangered Species - Forest-Flipping Frenzy Dooms Marmot, Counterpuch
Goodlatte to Canadians: It's Time to Talk on Timber - Chairman Issues Statement on Canadian Softwood Lumber Ruling, House Committee on Agriculture
Seven Brazilian Cities Pledge Not to Buy Illegally Logged Wood, Environment News Service at Forests.org
China Is Bright Spot in Dark Report on the World's Diminishing Forests, New York Times
Asian demand driving woodchip export boom, ABC News
Protestors not to block access, Bega District News
Exotic Invaders Found in Australia's Northern Rainforest, Environment News Service at Forests.org
DENR lifts log ban, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Defensor says Enrile log firm needs LGU approval, Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Commercialism in national forests?, Casper Star-Tribune
Public lands headed for the auction block, Tacoma News Tribune editorial
Groups rallying to kill public land sales provision, The Montana Standard
Address public land sale openly - Privatization proponents need to make their case before parceling out the public's lands, Missoulian editorial
Sell public lands? Sell the idea first - Public land-sale proponents wrong to try sneaking their way to success, Missoulian editorial
'Villains Honoring Villains', TruthOut
How the Chief Stole Christmas, Forest Magazine
New Mexico Native Arrives at U.S. Capitol to Be This Year's Official Holiday Tree, Albuquerque Journal
First It Was Christmas, Then Holiday, but Now N.M. Spruce Is a Christmas Tree Again, Albuquerque Journal
Burns makes witness list for forest hearing, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Congressmen have Mount Hood blueprint, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Logging bill introduced by Sen. Smith - Salvage logging bill second proposed this month, Coos Bay World AP
Northwest congressmen busy ramping up logging legislation, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Barnard AP
Similar measures on salvage provide welcome balance, The Chronicle
The cost of cutting timber, Casper Star-Tribune - Sonner AP
Proposed cutback would ground firefighting fleet - Slashing of $500 million reserve fund is largest trim in president's budget plan, Oakland Tribune
The Slippery Slope: Public lands sales, Idaho Mountain Express op-ed
Hungry Horse land auction skyrockets - Forest Service auction for 92 acres of land in town has easily breached the $2 million mark, The Hungry Horse News
US Western Land Up for Grabs if Mining Law Retooled, Planet Ark: Reuters
No garage sale for public land, Sacramento Bee editorial
Your Natural Resources Now On Sale, Hartford Courant op-ed by Mike Dombeck
This land is your land (and it's for sale), Rutland Herald
This land is our land, San Francisco Chronicle editorial
Accusations of land grab in budget bill - Malls, homes feared on hundreds of thousands of acres of public forests and deserts, San Francisco Chronicle
Privatizing the American West, New York Times editorial
Mining law change seen as potential land grab, Summit Daily News
Environmentalists fear land-grab - Bill would lift ban on selling land holding mining claims, Durango Herald
Mining-land change may alter West, Arizona Republic
Wilderness for Sale? - A public land grab may be brewing in some of the last great U.S. wilderness areas, Florida Sportsman
Fixing a hole? - Development provision would prove a danger to sanctity of public lands, Rocky Mountain News
Earthworks: Oppose Pombo Mining Amendments, Mineweb news
Pombo-backed efforts in limbo, Contra Costa Times
Terrorist Alert! Richard Pombo, Post-Intelligencer
Panhandling in our national parks - A little-known plan would bring an increased corporate presence to national parks, Writers on the Range at Tidepool
Endangered Species Act, Bangor Daily News editorial
A Long, Final Act, LA Weekly
Has the Endangered Species Act put wildlife above people?, LA Weekly
A tough look at a key environmental law: NEPA, Christian Science Monitor
Federal Agencies Announce New Hydropower Rules To Protect Environmental & Economic Values, US Department of Agriculture at Grants Pass News
Don't split the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco Chronicle editorial
Ensign says Lands Bill would not pass without wilderness lands inclusion - Environmental support needed for approval, Senator says, Reno Gazette Journal
NARFE, trying to protect retired federal workers' benefits, Reno Gazette Journal
Trading up - The Yavapai Ranch land swap benefits much more than northern Arizona, Az. Republic
Yavapai Land Exchange Benefits Environment, National Ledger
Litigation impacts 800 projects on 1.2 million acres, Capital Press
Public Lands Steered to Private Hands, IPS News
Mining law changes draw fire as giveaway - Public land - Critics see huge problems, but the backers defend the budget bill provision, Oregonian
Public Lands: Golden giveaway, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Jewelers of America Urges Congress to Strip Pombo's Land Grab from Budget Reconciliation Bill, U.S. Newswire
Group fears sale of Black Hills land, Argus Leader
Don't let Congress sell off our public lands, Spokesman-Review op-ed
Fact & Fiction About the Mining Provision in the Deficit Reduction Act, House Committee on Resources
Federal land sales net $800 million: Portion of the money often comes to Tahoe, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Huge Ariz. land swap OK'd - House approves long-awaited deal by Yavapai Ranch, Forest Service, Arizona Republic
Litigation Stalls Forest Health Projects - Recent Litigation Impacts 800 Projects on 1.2 million acres, House Committee on Agriculture
View the forest litigation hearing testimony including statement of Mr. Mark Rey, House Committee on Agriculture
Goodlatte to Canadians: It's Time to Talk on Timber - Chairman Issues Statement on Canadian Softwood Lumber Ruling, House Committee on Agriculture
Burns plans closed forest hearings, Billings Gazette AP
Sen Burns holding Forest Service hearing Dec. 2 in Missoula, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Forest Service Chief Selects Top Interior Official To Lead State And Private Forestry, Grants Pass News
Capitol tree coming from the land of enchantment, The Hill: News
Holiday Tree Sponsors Vow to Offset Emissions Gain, Albuquerque Journal
National Forests Rehabilitation and Recovery Act - H.R. 3973, Library of Congress
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - H.R. 3420, Library of Congress
Bill Summary & Status for 111 House Bills about National Forests -2005, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Groups rallying to kill public land sales provision, The Montana Standard
Address public land sale openly - Privatization proponents need to make their case before parceling out the public's lands, Missoulian editorial
Sell public lands? Sell the idea first - Public land-sale proponents wrong to try sneaking their way to success, Missoulian editorial
Controversial bill passes in the House with help from Rehberg, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Gov. Schweitzer focuses roadless-area meeting on existing roads only, Great Falls Tribune
Commissioners want status quo for roadless areas, Helena Independent Record
Group presents map of trails in Gallatin NF roadless areas, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Burns makes witness list for forest hearing, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Let's clean up this mess, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Burns just doing his job, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
Criticism of Burns' hearings is just political double talk, Bozeman Daily Chronicle letter
2,500-signature petition delivered to Sen. Burns, Missoulian
Use the forests for timber as Teddy Roosevelt intended, The Montana Standard
Forest management conflicts need resolution, Ravalli Republic op-ed
Agency plays by the rules - Forest Service bent over backwards to ease the Strattons' move off public land, The Montana Standard
Bitterroot National Forest donates slash for Darby Fuels for Schools, Ravalli Republic
Pellets popular option for heating fuel, Missoulian
The end of his rope, Helena Independent Record
Custer NF: 40 years later, South Dakota uranium mines slated for cleanup, Aberdeen News
Hunt gives buffalo reason to roam, Denver Post
Montana Bison Hunt: Why This is News in Poland, SF Bay Area Indymedia
Lewis and Clark NF: Little Belt tug of war, Great Falls Tribune
Judge delays logging project near Basin Creek on Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF, Billings Gazette
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Logging plan changes draw county objections, Billings Gazette
Hungry Horse land auction skyrockets - Forest Service auction for 92 acres of land in town has easily breached the $2 million mark, The Hungry Horse News
Road Building Follies, New West Network
National forests rooted in timber development, Billings Gazette op-ed
Forest Service honors volunteers, Billings Gazette
Remembering Mann Gulch, Whitefish Pilot
USFS Sheyenne Grasslands Weed Control Dispute, KXMC News
Hearts and mines, Missoula Independent
Former official: Changes could renew mine plans, Billings Gazette
Cutthroat project in Big Belts a success, Great Falls Tribune
Safe haven for cutthroats, Helena Independent Record
Critical habitat in five different states proposed to protect the secretive lynx - but is it too late?, Missoulian
Sheyenne National Grasslands battling weeds, Grand Forks Herald AP
Burns plans closed forest hearings, Billings Gazette AP
Sen Burns holding Forest Service hearing Dec. 2 in Missoula, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Grizzly may lose protection: Government to announce plans today, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Recovery Shows Endangered Species Act Success, National Wildlife Federation
Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Recovered, Challenges to Delisting Remain - Endangered Species Act Does its Job, Bush Administration Doesn't, Defenders of Wildlife
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
'We've got a garden here' - Conservationists see threat in forest roads; other see only option to prevent fires and other disasters, Vail Daily News
Environmentalists fear land-grab - Bill would lift ban on selling land holding mining claims, Durango Herald
Mining law change seen as potential land grab, Summit Daily News
Rep. Salazar comes out against Wolf Creek development, Durango Herald
Resort village plan attacked - Rep. Salazar fears threat to wildlife, water at Wolf Creek, Rocky Mountain News
A bridge between man and nature, Aspen Times
Controversy continues over lynx rules, Vail Daily News
Vail Pass fees start today, Summit Daily News
White River NF: A-Basin proposal could double terrain, Aspen Times
State forests feeling bark beetles' bite - Forest Service focuses on new subdivisions, Durango Herald
Sand-sucking project 'dismal failure', Vail Daily News
Bighorn NF: Land swap worries Game and Fish, Casper Star-Tribune
Prairie dog poisoning expected to begin next Monday on three federal grasslands in South Dakota and Nebraska, Rapid City Journal at The Chadron Record
Off-road vehicles reined in on national forest - U.S. Forest Service tightens rules for vehicles with motors, Vail Daily News
Help protect the White River forest, Aspen Times op-ed
Reject plan for new mountain village, Denver Post editorial
'Timber' is heard under Vail's gondola, Vail Daily News
Feds auction off parcels once targeted as federal wilderness, Summit Daily News
A sapped ecosystem - Heat, drought leave piñon pines vulnerable to beetles, Denver Post
Snowmobile groups challenge Forest Service closure, Summit Daily News
Plan allows more prairie dog control, Casper Star-Tribune AP
Hunting, Fishing Groups Want State Roadless Areas Maintained - Groups Ask Co. Governor For Action, The Denver Channel
Bombing was close call for Coloradan Jim Bedwell - Forest supervisor was in Jordan hotel rocked by explosion, Rocky Mountain News
Group fears sale of Black Hills land, Argus Leader
Black Hills land could be sold for vacation homes - Congress considering measure, Argus Leader
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Confusion, controversy stall roadless rule, Las Cruces Sun-News
New Mexico Native Arrives at U.S. Capitol to Be This Year's Official Holiday Tree, Albuquerque Journal
Use the Wood We Have Wisely, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Objection Filed Over Tajique Plan, Mountain View Telegraph
Carson NF: Ponil waters: Fanning the flames of erosion, Sangre de Cristo Chronicle
Carson NF: Restoring Habitat in 'Valley of Life', Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Santa Fe NF: Ski Area Chairlift Future Up in the Air, Albuquerque Journal
Coaltition Rates Taos, Santa Fe Ski Area Environmental Policies, Albuquerque Journal AP
Beleaguered Valles Caldera trust mulls graze options, Albuquerque Tribune AP
Preserve Lacks Clear Vision, Albuquerque Journal editorial
Preserve's Plans Divide Region - Caldera Trustees' Hands Are Tied & Cattle Not a Good Use for Preserve, Albuquerque Journal - pro/con op-eds
Forest staffing shortage cripples off-road vehicle enforcement, Az. Republic
Coconino Forest grinches down on forest highway tree decorations, Arizona Daily Star
Two areas along Verde River closing due to bald eagle nesting, KVOA News
Yavapai land exchange legislation passes, Casa Grande Valley News op-ed
Mining-land change may alter West, Arizona Republic
Preserve Grazing Ruling Tabled, Albuquerque Journal
Turnover Hurts Valles Caldera Preserve Board, Albuquerque Journal
Off-roading Rules - Will They Work? - Skepticism greets trail limits, Arizona Daily Star
A sapped ecosystem - Heat, drought leave piñon pines vulnerable to beetles, Denver Post
Trading up - The Yavapai Ranch land swap benefits much more than northern Arizona, Az. Republic
Yavapai Land Exchange Benefits Environment, National Ledger
Huge Ariz. land swap OK'd - House approves long-awaited deal by Yavapai Ranch, Forest Service, Arizona Republic
Congress approves large federal, private land swap in Arizona, KOLD News AP
Yavapai Land Exchange bill passes Congress, Arizona Daily Sun
GAO Report says preserve's trust must improve, New Mexican
Valles Caldera: Trust Has Made Some Progress, but Needs to Do More to Meet Statutory Goals. GAO Report
Fire destroys Pecos sawmill, The New Mexican
Santa Fe NF: Once believed lost, the Guaje Ridge Trail returns, Los Alamos Monitor
Capitol tree coming from the land of enchantment, The Hill: News
Holiday Tree Sponsors Vow to Offset Emissions Gain, Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Commercialism in national forests?, Casper Star-Tribune
The Iron Climb, Salt Lake Tribune
Groups threaten elk feeding lawsuit, Jackson Hole Star-Tribune
Conservationists Call for Wyoming Elk Feeding Reforms - Action requested to prevent chronic wasting disease epidemic, Earthjustice: Newsroom
Agencies feel 'splash of water', Jackson Hole Star-Tribune
Groups want formal study of diseases in Wyoming elk, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The Slippery Slope: Public lands sales, Idaho Mountain Express op-ed
Sawtooth NRA copes with development threats - Simpson stresses compromise for his wilderness proposal, Idaho Mountain Express
Groups protest oil and gas plans in Bridger-Teton National Forest, Billings Gazette
'Scorched Earth' offers new vision of Yellowstone and West - Idaho author contemplates how national park's fires shape conservation, Idaho Mountain Express
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF: Wilderness "throne" removed by Forest Service, Las Vegas Sun
Humboldt Toiyabe NF unveils Clear Creek/Kings Canyon recreational plan, Record-Courier
Forest Service unveils travel plan for Sierra above Carson City, Las Vegas Sun AP
Sport gains ground - Snowmobilers to enjoy new access as Humboldt-Toiyabe NF caves in on closed area, Stockton Record
District may ask feds to buy land, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Ensign says Lands Bill would not pass without wilderness lands inclusion - Environmental support needed for approval, Senator says, Reno Gazette Journal
NARFE, trying to protect retired federal workers' benefits, Reno Gazette Journal
$12 million awarded for Basin restoration, Utah Statesman
Feds deny protection for snail on Ashley National Forest, Star-Tribune AP
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Thirteen years of planning pays off in Soledad Canyon - New trail head debuts deep in Soledad Canyon, LA Daily News
Research forest created in Sierra, Monterey County Herald
Four arrested outside Pacific Lumber headquarters, Eureka Reporter
Cleveland National Forest is her baby - Supervisor Tina Terrell must meet assortment of demands, Union-Tribune
Piñeros: Migrant forest workers caught in web of exploitation, Scripps Howard News
Piñeros: Hidden hazards for migrant forest workers, Scripps Howard News
Piñeros: Highway crashes claim lives of many migrant forest workers, Scripps Howard News
Dead trees give birth to businesses, San Bernardino County Sun at Star-Tribune
Bush proposes $500 million cut to firefighting fund - White House proposal would largely ground aerial tankers, Daily Review
U.S. needs to keep fire tanker funding, Oakland Tribune editorial
Logging helps keep salmon runs healthy, Santa Cruz Sentinel
Owner of Angeles forest landmark is packing it in, Whittier Daily News
Rustic Link Between Civilization and Wilderness Is on the Block, Los Angeles Times
Fungi foragers weather a hard spell, Portland Tribune
Giant Trees Are Falling As Court Ponders Appeal - Bonanza Logging Plan on Pacific Lumber's land Threatens Marbled Murrelet, Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters
State forest service bills loggers, landowner $11 million for fire, Lassen County News
Angeles NF: Obstacle course meant to keep off-roaders from being harmful, San Bernardino County Sun
Advocacy Going Downhill, Dirt Rag News
Some Fear a Vast Sell-Off of U.S. Land - A House bill would let mining firms and others buy federal acreage at a deep discount, Los Angeles Times
Cleveland NF: Deer hunter spared jail time for starting massive wildfire, SF Chronicle AP
Pacific Lumber Begins Logging Old-Growth Redwood Grove, SF Bay Area Indymedia
Skiing with a view of L.A... . sweeeet, Philadelphia Inquirer
State's fragile ecosystems, their inhabitants showcased, San Francisco Chronicle
The Pineros: Men of the Pines, Sacramento Bee
Indentured servitude - Valuing work in U.S. forests, Sacramento Bee editorial
Enforcing labor laws - Time for a crackdown on contractors, Sacramento Bee editorial
Judge halts logging project in Giant Sequoia National Monument, SF Chronicle AP
Judge blocks California Sequoia logging project, Reuters News
Federal land sales net $800 million: Portion of the money often comes to Tahoe, Tahoe Daily Tribune
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Leaders offer blueprint to protect Mount Hood - Two Oregon congressmen propose more preservation and better recreation and road options, The Oregonian
Finding middle ground - Two congressmen strike a compromise on Mount Hood: Oregon should take what it can get in new wilderness, The Oregonian
Environmentalists Fight Forest Plan Change - Court hears arguments over changes in Northwest Forest Plan, SF Chronicle AP
Watershed logging rules debated - Forest plan - A federal court in Seattle will decide if administrative changes meet legal standards, The Oregonian
"Rethinking the Forests" - Forest documentary takes quiet approach, Oregonian
Northwest congressmen busy ramping up logging legislation, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Barnard AP
Logging bill introduced by Sen. Smith - Salvage logging bill second proposed this month, Coos Bay World AP
Similar measures on salvage provide welcome balance, The Chronicle
Fungi foragers weather a hard spell, Portland Tribune
Sandy River delta focus of USFS Gorge project, Oregonian
New forest and wildland health risk assessment center opens - Prineville/Ochoco NF facility will monitor Western U.S., The Bend Bulletin
Wildland research hub opens to assess forest, range threats, Oregonian AP
Forest Service devises plan to remove tui chubs, Medford Mail Tribune
Old growth, grand specimens drive big-tree hunters, Boston Globe
The taming of the 'shroom - An amateur hunter dishes dirt with chef Jack Czarnecki, an expert on all things fungi, The Oregonian
Species spiraling into extinction - Environmental groups challenge rule they believe is to blame, Post-Intelligencer
Umatilla NF: Workers return roads to the land, East Oregonian
Oregonians value forests in different ways now, Statesman Journal letter
\ Feds face butterfly lawsuit dilemma - Officials want public comment on habitat, Corvallis Gazette-Times
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Francis Marion pact unveiled - Deal would protect 25,000 acres, limit future development, Charleston Post and Courier
Tale of woodpecker lost, found to be told, Chicago Tribune
Harvesting of log moss no longer permitted in 2 U.S. forests in N.C., Winston-Salem Journal
Native plants taking root in national forests - Volunteers gather seeds in program that has become national model, Charleston Post and Courier
Tough times in timber - Hurricanes blow down more trees than can be harvested, The Advocate
Georgia should jump on feds' "Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space" land-buy bill, Journal Constitution
Forest Service Fears Flair Up Of Brush Fires, KSLA News
Environmentalists try again to stop mining near Buckhorn Lake, WKYT News
Search for Rare Arkansas Woodpecker Resumes, ENN AP
Tortoises in state forest dying off, St. Petersburg Times
Timber industry tries to recover, Beaumont Enterprise AP
Forests: Lumber, landfill or living legacy?, Roanoke News op-ed
National Urban Forest Leaders Announce Regional and National Initiatives at Nov. 16 Conference in Charlotte, N.C., U.S. Newswire
Strip-mining at Buckhorn - Lake's users lose in land swap, Lexington Herald-Leader editorial
Project's roots going deeper - College gets financial boost to revive longleaf pine habitat, Rome News-Tribune
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Restoring the roadless forest: Superior and Chippewa NFs, Minnesota Public Radio
Forest Council recommends no roadless petition, Duluth News Tribune
Deal protects Brainerd-area forest from development, Duluth News Tribune
This land is your land (and it's for sale), Rutland Herald
Ready to carve up: our federal natural resources, Journal Sentinel op-ed by Mike Dombeck
Greedy grab for public lands, Albany Times Union - Mike Dombeck op-ed
Policing the forest, one insect at a time - The hunt is on to root out destructive invasive species, Boston Globe
White Mountain forest plan an excellent compromise, Eagle-Tribune editorial
Good compromise for White Mountains forest, Concord Monitor editorial
Niebling leaving Forest Society - Policy director moving to private sector, Concord Monitor
Mass. college uses woodchips to cut energy costs and pollution, Fosters News
These days, crime comes to the forest, Muskegon Chronicle
Public invited to comment on Allegheny NF wilderness preservation proposal, Public Opinion - Chambersburg, PA
Helicopter lifts trees from park, The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA
Indiana Forest Alliance Threatens To Sue State Over Logging Plan, WCPO News
Clear-cutting hurts forests instead of helping them, Northwest Indiana News
Recreation surveys continue on Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, The Phillips Bee
Gatherers of raw materials need to consider appearance, Cook County News-Herald letter
Shawnee National Forest preserves arboreal history, The Southern Illinoisan
Forest Service releases Mark Twain management plan, Kansas City Star
Compromises reached in White Mountain National Forest plan, Portsmouth Herald News
Wasted wood, Morning Sentinel: Maine
Critical habitat in five different states proposed to protect the secretive lynx - but is it too late?, Missoulian
GOP legislators want more logging on Michigan state land, Times Leader
Officials confident in Monongahela forest proposal, Charleston Gazette
Mark Twain NF: Fires set to make forests healthy, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Controlled burn in national forest prompts both praise and concerns, Kansas City Star AP
Hopkins Forest will Close for Massachusetts Deer Hunting, Berkshire County News

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