Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Land sell-off is poor idea, Bismarck Tribune editorial
How to help the forests, Vail Daily letter
National Forest for Sale, Huffington Post at Yahoo! News
Federal Land Sale Proposal Shortchanges Public, House Committee on Resources (Democrats)
Take cautious, thorough look at land sale plan, Yakima Herald Republic editorial
Land for schools - Bipartisan efforts have come up with creative ways to provide revenue for rural counties and schools in the past and can again, Headwaters News
Endangered Lands, News-Journal editorial

Roadless area may be sold, Vail Daily News
For sale by owner: National Forests, Jacksonville Daily News
Losing ground, Baltimore Sun editorial
973 acres in Ocala forest may be sold -The sale would be part of a Bush administration plan to raise money for rural areas, Orlando Sentinel

Changes ahead in wildfire contracts - Forest Service to seek competitive bids for some private firefighting equipment and services, Independent Record- Bohrer AP
Forest Service to make its Special Use Program more businesslike and customer-service oriented - New rule implements direction by Congress to enhance administration of special uses on national forests and grasslands, USFS
Forest firms in state face probes - U.S. to examine how contractors treat Latino workers - Contractors to face tougher scrutiny, officials vow, Sacramento Bee

Study kindles anger - Forestry subcommittee hearing gets contentious over OSU research paper - Donato defended his findings that showed logging in burned areas hampers a forest's recovery, Mail Tribune
Logging bill ignores data, critics charge - Rep. Greg Walden Rep. Brian Baird co-sponsored the bill to speed up logging on federal land devastated by fire, Medill News at Seattle Times
Research rattles forestry school - Timber - A graduate student's paper goes against the Oregon State college's beliefs on salvage logging and threatens funding, The Oregonian
The Disaster on Our Doorstep - Fanning the flames of fear of Wildlfire?, Grist Magazine

Less Roadless, Blue Ribbon Coaliton at Cycle News
Sierra Club urges residents to adopt a roadless area, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Idaho roadless areas: the 'golden egg' in peril, Idaho Mountain Express editorial
Blaine County's roadless areas, Idaho Mountain Express

There's no future in selling land for schools, Bozeman Daily Chronicle editorial
Selling public land poor idea, Helena Independent Record editorial
Land Sale Has Few Selling Points, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
The wrong kind of green, Cincinnati Post editorial
Selling off land, and selling out, Palm Beach Post editorial
Public should stay informed about forests, The Northeast Georgian editorial
Area forest land up for sale, Klamath Falls Herald and News

Behind the OSU forest report furor - Firestorm - Questions arise after Science publishes a study of the aftereffects of logging the 2002 Biscuit burn, The Oregonian
SNPLMA funds for more than land grab, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
When roads and wildlife intersect, Rocky Mountain News: Columnist
Task force quietly waits for public to speak out, Rocky Mountain News: Columnist

Give Bush an acre, and he'll take a forest - The public should tell the president to stop trying to nibble away at the nation's forests under the guise of small payments to schools, Roanoke Times editorial
Forest land on auction block, The Lufkin Daily News
Don't sell off national forest, The Post and Courier editorial
Residents oppose Sumter forest land sale, Anderson Independent-Mail
A Bad Trade, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
Readers critical of forest land sale, Charleston Post and Courier letters
National Forests in congressional crosshairs - 5,700 acres of the George Washington and Jefferson NFs, Bland County Messenger
Add to forests, don't reduce their acreage - 3,220 acres in Bankhead, Conecuh and Talladega NFs, Decatur Daily editorial

Horrid forest sale plan, Contra Costa Times editorial
The Trees for the Forest, Los Angeles Times editorial
Can't see the trees? The forest was sold, Los Angeles Times letters
Bad Fire Sale of Forest Land, Santa Maria Times editorial
Forest Not For Sale, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
Forest sale no way to fund schools, Sacramento Bee editorial
Forestland should sell to support schools, Pepperdine Graphic editorial
Forest sale a good idea, Orange County Register editorial
Thousands of acres on the block - Highest bid - Nearly 700 acres in the Columbia River Gorge are among 18,000 listed in Oregon and Washington, Oregonian
It's not a handout, Register-Guard editorial

Public lands in peril: Once sold, they're gone, Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial
Public lands should remain public, Aspen Times editorial
Congress: Rethink land sales, Denver Post editorial
Government seeks to sell White River NF land, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Forest plan won't aid rural schools, Springfield News-Leader letter


Charred forest science, Seattle Times editorial

The trees for the forest, Los Angeles Times editorial
Skepticism warranted on Bush land proposal, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
No to Public Land Sale, Columbian editorial
Forest land sale planned, Albuquerque Tribune
WORLD NEWS
St. Bernard tragedy, Sun.Star Cebu editorial

Donors give $17m for Indonesia's forests, Jakarta Post AFP at Forests.org
Philippines was aware of risks of landslides, New York Times at International Herald Tribune
Village was disaster waiting to happen, Philippine Daily Inquirer

What caused Philippines landslide? - Landslides, such as the one which has buried an entire community in the central Philippines, are often blamed on logging, BBC News
'Kelp highway' may have helped peopling of the Americas - Protective kelp forests found near many early coastal archaeological sites, University of Oregon

Who speaks for trees?. Kamloops This Week
Canada's Great Bear Park? Not Exactly, Cascadia Scorecard Weblog
Change a risk to area forests, The Powell River Peak

Mozambique: Line of Credit for Forestry Operators, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
A Crime Against Nature, The East African (Nairobi)

Logging protesters arrested, The Daily Telegraph
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Study kindles anger - Forestry subcommittee hearing gets contentious over OSU research paper - Donato defended his findings that showed logging in burned areas hampers a forest's recovery, Mail Tribune
Logging bill ignores data, critics charge - Rep. Greg Walden and Rep. Brian Baird co-sponsored the bill to speed up logging on federal land devastated by fire, Medill News at Seattle Times
Research rattles forestry school - Timber - A graduate student's paper goes against the Oregon State college's beliefs on salvage logging and threatens funding, The Oregonian

Federal Land Sale Proposal Shortchanges Public, House Committee on Resources (Democrats)
Land for schools - Bipartisan efforts have come up with creative ways to provide revenue for rural counties and schools in the past and can again, Headwaters News
Endangered Lands, News-Journal editorial
Forest Service to charge more, Independent Record AP
Forest Service to make its Special Use Program more businesslike and customer-service oriented - New rule implements direction by Congress to enhance administration of special uses on national forests and grasslands, USFS

Park Service Management Plan Rewrite Should Be Abandoned, House Committee on Resources (Democrats)
Letter to National Park Service re Management Plan Rewrite, House Committee on Resources (Democrats) PDF
High Noon for Habitat, High Country News
Groups fight rule aiding horse slaughter plants - Slaughter industry will close unless "fee-for-service" meat-inspection program accepted, Las Vegas Review-Journal


Species act is endangered, Denver Post editorial

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Land sell-off is poor idea, Bismarck Tribune editorial
Forest Service to charge more, Independent Record AP

The Forest Service's growth rings, The Missoula Independent
USFS proposes fuel reduction projects, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Gallatin food storage rules to change, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

There's no future in selling land for schools, Bozeman Daily Chronicle editorial
Selling public land poor idea, Helena Independent Record editorial
Land Sale Has Few Selling Points, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial



ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Sierra Club urges residents to adopt a roadless area, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Roadless area may be sold, Vail Daily News

Spring snowslides subject of Forest Service review - A-Basin death spurs changes to snow safety plans; earlier terrain closures possible, Vail Daily News
Forest Service fee levied on ski resort diners - Vail policy change keeps menu prices stable, Rocky Mountain News
Ski resort visitors eating fee, Longmont Daily Times-Call AP


When roads and wildlife intersect, Rocky Mountain News: Columnist
Task force quietly waits for public to speak out, Rocky Mountain News: Columnist

Public lands in peril: Once sold, they're gone, Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial
Public lands should remain public, Aspen Times editorial
Congress: Rethink land sales, Denver Post editorial
Government seeks to sell White River NF land, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Feds, greens point fingers over beetles - Timber project launches seven years after windstorm downed trees, Aspen Times

Skepticism warranted on Bush land proposal, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Pinos Fire contained, Los Alamos Monitor


Now's the Time For Fire Prep , Mountain View Telegraph

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Developer seeks Caribou-Targhee forest land in Alpine exchange - Company would swap acreage along McCoy Creek in Idaho, Jackson Hole News&Guide
Idaho roadless areas: the 'golden egg' in peril, Idaho Mountain Express editorial
Blaine County's roadless areas, Idaho Mountain Express


PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California


Horrid forest sale plan, Contra Costa Times editorial
The Trees for the Forest, Los Angeles Times editorial
Can't see the trees? The forest was sold, Los Angeles Times letters
Bad Fire Sale of Forest Land, Santa Maria Times editorial
Forest Not For Sale, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
Forest sale no way to fund schools, Sacramento Bee editorial
Forestland should sell to support schools, Pepperdine Graphic editorial
Forest sale a good idea, Orange County Register editorial
Groups fear impact of Kirkwood's expansion - U.S. Forest Service has called Kirkwood's plan its "preferred alternative", North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Logging bill ignores data, critics charge - Rep. Greg Walden and Rep. Brian Baird co-sponsored the bill to speed up logging on federal land devastated by fire, Medill News at Seattle Times
Logging Science, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Study kindles anger - Forestry subcommittee hearing gets contentious over OSU research paper - Donato defended his findings that showed logging in burned areas hampers a forest's recovery, Mail Tribune
Research rattles forestry school - Timber - A graduate student's paper goes against the Oregon State college's beliefs on salvage logging and threatens funding, The Oregonian

Take cautious, thorough look at land sale plan, Yakima Herald Republic editorial
New Eastern Oregon sawmill will process poplars - Timber - The Potlatch project at its hybrid plantation along Interstate 84 signals a change after years of mill closure, The Oregonian
Elkhorn Scenic Byway paving, The Baker City Herald

Behind the OSU forest report furor - Firestorm - Questions arise after Science publishes a study of the aftereffects of logging the 2002 Biscuit burn, The Oregonian
Logging study has limited scope, Salem Statesman Journal
Area forest land up for sale, Klamath Falls Herald and News

Thousands of acres on the block - Highest bid - Nearly 700 acres in the Columbia River Gorge are among 18,000 listed in Oregon and Washington, Oregonian
It's not a handout, Register-Guard editorial
Snoqualmie Summit: Before the jump - Should the U.S. Forest Service approve building new ski or snowboard runs in a patch of old-growth forest at Snoqualmie Pass?, Post-Intelligencer editorial

Charred forest science, Seattle Times editorial
The roadless area well-traveled, Seattle Times editorial
Roadless Areas: The right fight, Post-Intelligencer editorial
No to Public Land Sale, Columbian editorial
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
For sale by owner: National Forests, Jacksonville Daily News
973 acres in Ocala forest may be sold -The sale would be part of a Bush administration plan to raise money for rural areas, Orlando Sentinel
Why were pines felled?, Charlotte Observer
Guardians of the trail, News & Advance

Selling off land, and selling out, Palm Beach Post editorial
Public should stay informed about forests, The Northeast Georgian editorial

Give Bush an acre, and he'll take a forest - The public should tell the president to stop trying to nibble away at the nation's forests under the guise of small payments to schools, Roanoke Times editorial
Forest land on auction block, The Lufkin Daily News
Don't sell off national forest, The Post and Courier editorial
Residents oppose Sumter forest land sale, Anderson Independent-Mail
A Bad Trade, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
Readers critical of forest land sale, Charleston Post and Courier letters
National Forests in congressional crosshairs - 5,700 acres of the George Washington and Jefferson NFs, Bland County Messenger
Add to forests, don't reduce their acreage - 3,220 acres in Bankhead, Conecuh and Talladega NFs, Decatur Daily editorial

Lost Mountain, Living on Earth

Feds raid moonshine still, The Clayton Tribune
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Losing ground, Baltimore Sun editorial
Neosho gets Smokey back, The Joplin Globe

The wrong kind of green, Cincinnati Post editorial

Forest plan won't aid rural schools, Springfield News-Leader letter


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