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NATIONAL NEWS
Trees, particularly those with deep roots, have much greater impact on climate than experts thought - Impact of Amazonian deforestation on climate underestimated, University of California - Berkeley
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Forest cuts ties with area volunteer group - The agency is looking at privatizing Anna Ruby and Brasstown, Gainesville Times

Judge stops logging projects, says species surveys required - Federal forests - Environmental groups win their case to reinstate surveys required under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, Oregonian
Ruling guards old growth - A federal judge has reinstated rules designed to protect endangered plant and animal species amid old-growth trees, Mail Tribune
New rumbling over salvage logging - Debate revives over managing burned forests, as a report on '02 'Biscuit' fire casts doubt on benefits of salvage work, Christian Science Monitor
Herbicide Plan Opposed, Albuquerque Journal
Timber investments grow with patience, Dow Jones Newswire at Seattle Times

Scorched forests best left alone, study finds - Biscuit salvage - Logging after the fire killed seedlings and added tinder, research by an OSU-led team says, The Oregonian
Felling salvage myths, Register-Guard editorial
Burning questions raised over logging - Clearing the remaining trees after a forest fire can increase the chance of further flames, Nature
Logging may increase fire risk, United Press International

After two serious crashes, a smokejumper travels The long road back - Severly injured twice on the job, smokejumper Marge Kuehn-Tabor works her way through rehab, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Researchers Explore Timber Aroma 'Tags', Gazette-Times at Newsday
Wood futures rise slightly, Reed Business Information
WORLD NEWS
Trees, particularly those with deep roots, have much greater impact on climate than experts thought - Impact of Amazonian deforestation on climate underestimated, University of California - Berkeley
Plants to blame for methane, a powerful greenhouse gas - But this is no reason to stop planting forests, a scientist has warned, Sydney Morning Herald at Forests.org
At loggerheads, Czech Business Weekly
High-Pressure Talks Resume On Tropical Timber Agreement, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Forest patrols in Kenya intensify, Africast Global Africa Network- News
Deforestation, Climate Change Magnify East African Drought, Environment News Service at Forests.org
China adds 62 forest parks, United Press International

Orang-utans of Borneo on the edge - One area that screams out for help is the Sebangau peat swamp forest in Kalimantan where the world's largest population of orang-utans is dwindling fast, Radio Netherlands
Logging link?, The Star
$60m deal for mills, The Mercury
DENR reviews protected areas, The Manila Times- ABS-CBN
Bishop calls on GMA to act on logging case, Visayan Daily Star - Bacolod City, Philippines

Forest protester arrested in E Gippsland, Yahoo! Australia & NZ News
Logging appeal, Upper Yarra Mail

Amazon region faces new threats, The Washington Times
Recklessness in Indonesia, New York Times editorial

Controversial forest study creates heat - Canada's trees not so cool: scientist - Burning less fossil fuel only sure way to cool Earth, The Winnipeg Free Press
Caribou forest management strategy, Manitoba Model Forest [pdf]

Squatters leave Mau Forest, East African Standard
In the forests of the night: The Last Tiger, IOL News
Anti-logging campaign goes to town - Environmentalists have taken their protest against logging and woodchipping in East Gippsland's forests to the city today, The Australian
Timber buyer keen for new mill, Townsville Bulletin


Primeval Lessons From First Nations Foresters - Research on Canada's Tribal Land Shows Use and Care For Land, Lowbagger
Harvest The Galapagos For Sneakers?, Hartford Courant op-ed
Kenya: Former Minister Threatens to Invade Forest, The East African Standard (Nairobi)
Researchers take steps to help save silky sifaka - Habitat loss: Illegal logging of rosewood trees for export to China, The Baltimore Sun
Palm oil can light up biofuel advantage - Orang-utan? What orang-utan?, New Straits Times op-ed
Where loggers go, Brazilian worms follow, Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Make NEPA better, not weaker, Missoulian editorial


A Donor Who Had Big Allies - DeLay and two others helped put the brakes on a federal probe of businessman Charles Hurwitz. Evidence was published in the Congressional Record, Los Angeles Times

Repeal Byrd amendment now - 2007 is not soon enough, Capital Press editorial
Proceed with caution on NEPA - Fix the National Environmental Policy Act, but don't dismantle it, Mail Tribune editorial
Preserving the National Parks, New York Times editorial
Land grab, Los Angeles Times
Privatizing the public agenda, SF Bay Guardian archives
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
200 Park bison to be killed, Billings Gazette



Mine still causing troubles - Cleanup costs mount at Beal Mountain Mine site, Missoulian
Court upholds logging process, The Daily Inter Lake
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Bush Administration refutes roadless charge - Colorado had been give more power to manage roadless areas, Vail Daily News


Hundreds flee flames near Spanish Peaks, Colorado Springs Gazette AP
Birds of a feather elude together - FS tries to count the elusive ptarmigan, Denver Post
Return of the lynx, Summit Daily News
Efforts made to manage lynx, Summit Daily News
Road permits slow down Two Elk, Gillette News-Record
Snowmobilers risk avalanche dangers, Denver Post editorial

USDA Forest Service Releases Draft Grasslands Land Management Plan, Pike & San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
The Bolson tortoise's release will be the first step in a re-wilding project - US scientists plan to reintroduce wildlife missing for 13,000 years at the Ladder Ranch in New Mexico, NZ Herald
Snowbowl ruling sensible, Arizona Republic editorial
Judge OKs snowmaking on Peaks, Arizona Daily Sun

Herbicide Plan Opposed, Albuquerque Journal

Review: Expand Mexican wolves' range - U.S. Fish & Wildlife will make final decisions on 5-year study of reintroduction program in Az and N.M., Star-Tribune AP

Martinez cattle are sold by USFS in Texas, Copper Era at Eastern Arizona Courier
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming

Conservation Groups Challenge Heliskiing Plan on Caribou-Targhee and Bridger-Teton National Forests, Earthjustice: Newsroom
Otter was wrong, but problems remain, Pocatello Idaho State Journal
Chasing Wolves With Helis, New West Network

Utah Avalanche Center, USDA Forest Service
Vote shortens canyon trail, adds road crossing - despite U.S. Forest Service objections, Salt Lake Tribune

Government backs plan for mine expansion into Caribou NF roadless acres, Pocatello Idaho State Journal [scroll to bottom]
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Redwoods Revisited, Living on Earth
Amphibian affliction, Eureka Times-Standard

Fight fire with plantings - Conference: Experts say residents can reduce the threat of damage through smart landscaping, Riverside Press-Enterprise

Pack Station for Sale - Cabin dwellers hope new owner will continue to deliver supplies, Pasadena Independent
A Donor Who Had Big Allies - DeLay and two others helped put the brakes on a federal probe of businessman Charles Hurwitz. Evidence was published in the Congressional Record, Los Angeles Times

Something's growing at Redwood National Park: 50 yr old 2nd growth "for the future", Mercury News
Privatizing the public agenda, SF Bay Guardian archives
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington

Judge stops logging projects, says species surveys required - Federal forests - Environmental groups win their case to reinstate surveys required under the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, Oregonian
Ruling guards old growth - A federal judge has reinstated rules designed to protect endangered plant and animal species amid old-growth trees, Mail Tribune
Biscuit timber salvage loses money - A study cites a $14 million loss to the taxpayers and other reasons that logging after fires is harmful, Mail Tribune
New rumbling over salvage logging - Debate revives over managing burned forests, as a report on '02 'Biscuit' fire casts doubt on benefits of salvage work, Christian Science Monitor
Timber investments grow with patience, Dow Jones Newswire at Seattle Times

Scorched forests best left alone, study finds - Biscuit salvage - Logging after the fire killed seedlings and added tinder, research by an OSU-led team says, The Oregonian
Burning questions raised over logging - Clearing the remaining trees after a forest fire can increase the chance of further flames, Nature
Study: Logging unwise after wildfire - 2002 Biscuit fire focus of management debate - Study lends support to opponents of lgging, The Olympian - Barnard AP
Logging may increase fire risk, United Press International

Study finds 'double whammy' harmed murrelet's population - Researchers blame logging coupled with overfishing for the seabird's declining numbers, Oregonian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Forest cuts ties with area volunteer group - The agency is looking at privatizing Anna Ruby and Brasstown, Gainesville Times
Forest may limit off-road vehicles - But thrill riders would be offered more miles to explore than any other public land in Florida, Orlando Sentinel
Developers want public land, The Augusta Chronicle

NAACP says civilian board needed to oversee law enforcement after US Forest Service officer cited several soldiers for not paying a $3-per-vehicle admission fee, Tallahassee Democrat

Governor Warner Petitions Federal Government To Protect Virginia Forests - Roadless Areas In Rockbridge National Forest Areas Included In Petition, Rockbridge Weekly
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Land developer adresses concerns, Ironwood Daily Globe
Forestry Report Disputes Flooding Concern - Study says timbering not the cause of summer 2001 flooding in southern W.Va., The State Journal
Expanded lynx law bad news for county?, Cook County News-Herald
Ohio's fragile forests, Dayton Daily News
Gypsy moth infestation may be a problem this summer, Souderton Independent: Pennsylvania

Minnesota state forests get green label - DNR forests deemed 'sustainable' - Action a boon for marketing state's wood products, Duluth News Tribune
Huge Machines to Mow Down Damaging Brush at Nature Preserve - Rare habitat types at Nachusa Grasslands Will Be Cleared of Invasive Vegetation, The Nature Conservancy
Riding club proud of accomplishments - Members efforts provide improved trails, signs, for all horse riders, The Phillips Bee
Big land deal; UPPCO sells U.P. properties - USFS not interested, The Mining Journal

ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

View of Alaska unfair, governor says - Distortions: Murkowski wants to hire PR firm to counter Outside misperceptions of state, Anchorage Daily News
Forest Service proposes technical change to the transition language contained in the 2005 planning rule (70 FR 1023; Jan. 5, 2005). "The current transition language requires plan revisions initiated after January 5, 2005, to conform to the requirements in the 2005 planning rule. In response to a court order affecting only the Tongass National Forest, the proposed amendment would allow the Tongass National Forest to revise its land management plan to address the errors identified by the court either under the 2005 Rule or the planning regulations in effect before November 9, 2000.", Federal Register


 


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