Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
USFS Biologist files suit over Tongass road building - Whistleblower group FSEEE joins USFS researcher in case, Juneau Empire
Forest Service looking beyond timber sales for revenues - FSEEE supports Ith appeal of Tongass sale, Olympian AP
Bipartisan Forest Recovery Bill Passes Resources Committee, House Resources Committee
Congress Must Stop Federal Land Sale Scheme, Billings Gazette editorial
The closer we look at public land sale plan, the worse it looks: Scrap it, Asheville Citizen-Times editorial
Forest Service looking for new revenue, The Seattle Times: Heilprin AP
Support schools - and forests, too, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bush plan backfiring, Register-Guard editorial
Hang Onto the Forests, Kansas City Star editorial: KRT Wire
How To Save The National Forests - Send them a message they cannot ignore, Op-ed News
Forests shouldn't be for sale, Chico Enterprise Record
Are we out of the woods on forest sale?, Denver Post
Don't sell forest acres in shortsighted effort - Proposal would be a here-today-gone-tomorrow solution, The Tennessean editorial
Speak out now to save region's fragile forests, Gainesville Times editorial
Plan for forests threatens study, researcher says , Columbia Tribune
Is Smokey the Bear Going Broke?, Wisconsin Ag Connection
'Lost 40' timberlands for sale? - Remote chunk of national forest near Loon Lake may be sold under Bush proposal, The News-Review
Proposed national forest land sale is a bad idea, Roanoke Times op-ed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte- chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
"This land sale is not going to happen", Cherokee Sentinel
Forest land sale sputters - Public comment period extended for unpopular proposal, Rocky Mountain News
Forest Service to seek more comments on land sale, News-Tribune AP
Comment period on forest-lands sale extended to May 1 - Montana's congressional delegation opposes proposal to sell 300,000 acres, The Daily Inter Lake
Time extended to comment on proposed forest sale - Most of the 4,000 opinions submitted so far oppose the federal government's plan to sell 309,000 acres of land, Roanoke Times
Forest Service Extends Public Comment Period For Secure Rural Schools Proposal, USDA/USFS
Forest Service Updates Regulations For Managing Recreation Residences In National Forests , USFS
Agency says forests in Asia cut illegally for some U.S. flooring, The Seattle Times
China Major Conduit for Illegal Wood, Report Says, Planet Ark
Warming trends - Trees fall to climate change, Juneau Empire
Climate change and forests, FAO
Audit finds fire crews often lacked training, Tacoma News Tribune
Road development policy sparks outcry, Anchorage Daily News
Road guidelines issued - Action by Norton angers environmental groups, Deseret Morning News
Interior Secretary Norton Makes Public Lands Giveaway Easier On Her Way Out the Door - Road construction policy could impact National Parks and other premier public lands, Earthjustice: Newsroom
Secretary Norton's New RS 2477 Policy, SUWA [PDF]
Protect Forests After Natural Distrubances - Two bills threaten to shove chainsaws into the cycle of life, Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign
Reject salvage bill H.R. 4200, Register-Guard editorial
Craig says he opposes national forest sale, Twin Falls Times-News
Idaho citizens oppose Bush's plan to sell forest lands, KXLY news
Federal land sale concerns in Siskiyou County, California, Sierra Times
Selling America's forests, New York Times editorial at International Herald Tribune
Francis Marion NF: What's at stake in forest plan - Locals fear loss of habitat and beauty, Charleston Post and Courier
Ready to trade forest for funds?, Charlotte Observer
Congress should halt national forest sales, Roanoke Times op-ed
Suspect Sale? - President Bush revives a proposal to sell up to 300,000 acres of desert, forest land, Tucson Weekly
Selling forest land is shortsighted, Cumberland (Md.) Times-News editorial at Pryor Daily Times
Dole joins those opposing land sale - Bush wants forest acreage sold, Star-News- Wilmington, NC
Move slowly on sale of federal lands - Let's not rush into selling off resources that will be forever lost from the public trust, Paradise Post editorial
National Forest sale would be buyers' boon - Idea upsets many in Missouri, Kansas City Star
Mark Twain NF: Oregon County land part of proposed national forest sale, The South Missourian
Land plan draws fire, Billings Gazette
Local goverments pan Forest Service land sale, Summit Daily News
Federal land sale brings criticism - Local parcels near Vallecito, Bayfield, Durango Herald
U.S. States in CO2 Pact Eye Trees, Methane at Dumps, ENN Reuters
National Forests To Allow Corporate Ads - Local Restrictions on Liquor and Tobacco Advertising Will Be Preempted, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Forest bill disregards science, Roanoke Times
Former Forest Service chiefs' opposition adds further weight against sale of public lands, Asheville Citizen-Times editorial
Looking out for big guys, Lompoc Record
Prevent Sale of Climbing Areas on Public Lands - Public Land Sale Temporary Fix For School Funding, Access Fund
No more parking fees at state parks - Gregoire signs bill repealing charges, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Norton issues guidance on Western road claims - RS 2477 back again, Santa Fe New Mexican
Where the roads end, Los Angeles Times
Caribbean NF: Cloud over Puerto Rico rain forest - As development eats up the national park's buffer zone, advocates warn of dire implications, Sun-Sentinel
Forest Workers' Plight Exposes Pitfalls of Legal Migrant Work, The New Standard
Groups Urge Removal of Logging Executive from Forestry Panel - Weyherhaeuser Has Obvious Financial Conflict of Interest, Groups Say, News from CSPI
Environmentalists concerned over congressman's appointment to key agricultural post, Contra Costa Times at Monterey Herald
Outdoor Play for Kids Forms Adult Attitudes, New West Networ
Land sale effort proceeds, Star-Tribune
Draft "National Forest Land Conveyance for Rural Communities Act" - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to dispose of certain National Forest System lands and retain receipts, USDA/USFS
Bush plan to sell off U.S. national forests under attack by former USFS officials, The Brandon Sun
New Interior Sec. To Protect National Forests by Selling Them, Ridiculopathy.com
USFS land sale spurs local criticism, Summit Daily News
San Isabel NF: Land sale near Turret, Salida: Mountain Mail
Congressmen oppose public-lands sale, Durango Herald
Are public lands treasure, or asset to develop?, Star-Tribune
Missouri officials oppose forest land sale plan - Acres provide valuable contribution to recreation, scenic beauty, governor says, News-Leader
No sale on public land, Huntsville Times editorial
Don't pay for schools by selling forest land, News-Record editorial
Plan to sell forestland endangers funds for rural schools nationwide, Sacramento Bee at Contra Costa Times
Sen. Burns cool to funding formula in forest sale bill, The Montana Standard
Andrus tells Kempthorne to oppose feds' plans to sell public lands, The Idaho Statesman
Idaho: Senate opposes federal lands sale, The Idaho Statesman
Idaho Legislature Passes Public Land No-Fee Resolution - Idaho Senate Joins House In Demanding Repeal of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Western Slope No Fee News
Udall stands tall as timber for our lands, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Salvage logging bill would cut review time for projects, Critics say process is too quick, oppose the cutting itself, San Francisco Chronicle
Rehberg sponsors forest cleanup bill, will sponsor riding legislation, Missoulian
Let public have say on roadless issue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Revised NOI To Prepare a Supplement to the Final EIS for Gypsy Moth Management in the US: A Cooperative Approach, Federal Register
Heatwaves spell bad news for carbon sinks - Extreme temperatures make forests emit carbon dioxide, Nature
U.S. Forest Service reviews Mitkof Island sale - Appeal filed by resident Glen Ith and the group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, KTVA News
WORLD NEWS
Massive forests lost to industry, The Calgary Sun
Survey of Canadian Forests Raises Protection Calls, ENN Reuters
Logging puts 17 species at risk, study says - Old-growth cutting in southwestern B.C. blamed for decline in animal population, Globe and Mail
Climate change a threat to Amazon rainforest, warns WWF, WWF
Brazilian farming will doom 40 percent of Amazon: study, Yahoo! News AFP
Amazon forest nearly halved by 2050?, MSNBC Reuters
Amazon being devastated at terrible rate, New Scientist News
Amazon rainforest facing savannah threat, Green media
Amazon: Bolivia's Threat to the Rainforests, Newsweek
Teagasc to host wood energy event, The Kingdom
United Kingdom: John Lewis among stores 'selling endangered hardwood', Independent at Forests.org
China Major Conduit for Illegal Wood, Report Says, Planet Ark
The Mangroves - An undervalued ecosystem, afrol News
Tree protester 'sets an example', Yahoo! Australia News- AAP
Forestry burn-offs 'business as usual', The Mercury
Forest debate gets personal, The Examiner
Greenpeace seeks to protect Papua's 'lost world', Yahoo! News AFP
Greater Efforts Needed to Save Amazon Rainforests, ENN Reuters
Amazon trees grow fastest in dry season - Sunshine is better growth-booster than water for ancient forest, Nature
Walk in woods shows greed running rampant, Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Government looks to double number of forests - The British government today set its sights on doubling the amount of forests in Northern Ireland, UTV news
Kenya loses Sh3 billion annually following 7-year ban on logging, Daily Nation
US, EU Consumption Driving Chinese Imports of Illegal Wood from Around the World - Chinese Government Faces Opportunities to Boost Timber Production And Reduce Poverty and Conflict in Rural Areas, Forest Trends
China and the Global Market for Forest Products: Transforming Trade to Benefit Forests and Livelihoods, The report [PDF], Forest Trends
China slaps tax on chopsticks to save trees, UK Independent
China Raises Taxes to Curb Use of Energy and Timber, New York Times
Are we winning the race to stop biodiversity loss? With the natural forest loss rate at 13 million hectares a year?, WWF
Saving trees the smart way, Fortune/CNN Money at Victoria's Dirty Secret
Maps Show Diverse, Widespread Human Pressures on Brazilian Amazon Forests, U.S. Newswire
Private Sector Role in Amazon Triggers Doubts, IPS News
Establishments Also Deforest, PlanetSave
Greenpeace Activists Swim Uruguay River to Protest Paper Mills, ENN AP
Cottagers' concerns halt wood cutting plans for Kenora Forest - A group of Minaki area cottagers, concerned with planned wood cutting operations near their properties, has temporarily halted any forestry operations with requests for individual environmental assessments, Kenora Daily Miner and News
Countdown to VCAT logging hearing, Star News
Gambia: Forestry Executive Frowns Deforestation, The Independent (Banjul)
Kikwete moves to preserve Tanzanian forests, IOL
Uganda: Need for Resource Preservation, The Monitor (Kampala)
Development requires a holistic approach, says Kenyan Nobelist Wangari Maathai, Newswatch magazine
Forestry Day highlights Swiss situation, swissinfo
Protect the forest wealth: Go green, save ecological balance, Rodrigues reminds city residents, India Express News Service
Poplar wood for plywood by Archidply, Deccan Herald
Deforestation at Moheshkhali, The Daily Star
PM orders stricter forest supervision, Viet Nam News
Five forest concession holders permitted to resume activities in Aceh, Antara News
More Chainsaws For Aceh, Paras Indonesia
Mill secured, says Gay - Gunns claims to not pulp old-growth forests, only plantations, The Mercury
Logging protesters promise Styx Valley fight, ABC News
Guyana Forestry Commissioner denies forestry permit granted to company named in US drug report - documents show GFC board approved deal October 5 last year, Stabroek News
Barama and Demerara Timbers are logging in concessions beyond their formal holdings, Stabroek News
Better business, brighter future: Developing community forestry for indigenous communities in Peru, WWF News
The True Wealth of Nations: How Costa Rica Prospers By Protecting Its Ecosystems - "An acre of forest is worth more than a cow", Conservation Frontlines
Mixed marks for environmental policy, Latinamerica Press
Brazil's Thirst for Energy to Flood Amazon Habitats, Planet Ark
Brazil Grapples with Jungle Piracy Dilemma, Planet Ark
It's my rainforest now. No logging - "Green colonialism", Sunday Times
'Tough-guy' culture cited in logging deaths - New forest-safety ombudsman vows to listen to workers who may fear talking to bosses, Globe and Mail
Logging industry gets 'voice for change' - Province appoints safety commissioner with the aim of reducing fatal accidents, Globe and Mail
Forest Safety Ombudsman Named, Opinion250
Beetle Mania - Researchers at the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria have conceded the war in the province's forest, Victoria News
Softwood talks 'could be on', Victoria Times Colonist
U.S. envoy: Softwood agreement within reach, Victoria Times Colonist
Lumber talks to resume?, Globe and Mail
Kenyans should stop playing politics with forests, Daily Nation
Using force on squatters ill-advised, Daily Nation
Herdsmen leave forest after clash, Daily Nation
Drought blamed on tree destruction, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Flamingos not in the pink, Daily News
Of Lemurs and Leeches / Cataloging a disappearing species in Madagascar's rain forest, San Francisco Chronicle
Sacred sites key to protecting species: UN, Reuters
Environmentalism as told to kids, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Total log ban declared in ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao), The Philippine Star
VN may shift 3mil ha of protected forest to production, VietNamNet
Give me a home where the elephants roam, VietNam News Agency
Can a bush solve rural energy needs?, BBC News
Tibetan women shield heart of Yunnan, China Daily
Reaping the dividends - Extracting logs from sustainable managed forests does pay, as proven by Sabah's experience at the Deramakot Forest Reserve, New Straits Times
Role model for Forest Management Units (FMU), Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysia to phase out Borneo logging in parts of Sabah state, Mongabay News
Sabah to phase out logging in orangutan habitat, Borneo Bulletin
Malaysian State to Ban Logging in Orangutan Habitat, VOA News
New Palm Discoveries in New Guinea, PR Newswire
Biodiesel Fuels Asia Plantation Stocks, Planet Ark
PNG'S prime minister under investigation, Radio New Zealand
Indonesia: Forestry officials arrested for graft, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
E Kalimantan loses 500,000 hectares of forest annually, Antara News
Extinction Looms for Borneo's Rhinos - They feed on tree leaves and rarely venture beyond the cover of the rain forest, Yahoo! News
Rally urges parties to end old-growth logging, ABC News
Gloves off as Greens hit out, The Mercury
Nothing improper in PM's letter: Pruaitch, The National
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
"This land sale is not going to happen", Cherokee Sentinel
Proposed national forest land sale is a bad idea, Roanoke Times op-ed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte- chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Pombo critics creative - Detractors use humor in campaigns to oust him, Stockton Record
Craig says he opposes national forest sale, Twin Falls Times-News
Kempthorne, What Happens Now?, New West Network
'Interior' design: A plan for evil? - The Department of Evil, maybe that's what they should call the Department of Interior these days, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Norton issues guidance on Western road claims - RS 2477 back again, Santa Fe New Mexican
Environmentalists concerned over congressman's appointment to key agricultural post, Contra Costa Times at Monterey Herald
Idaho Legislature Passes Public Land No-Fee Resolution - Idaho Senate Joins House In Demanding Repeal of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Western Slope No Fee News
Idaho: Senate opposes federal lands sale, The Idaho Statesman
Draft "National Forest Land Conveyance for Rural Communities Act" - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to dispose of certain National Forest System lands and retain receipts, USDA/USFS
Udall stands tall as timber for our lands, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Rehberg sponsors forest cleanup bill, will sponsor riding legislation, Missoulian
Key Environmental Law Ever-Tangled in Litigation, New West Network
Idaho Gov. Kempthorne named to run Interior,The Seattle Times
America the bulldozed, Boston Globe editorial
No redesign at Interior, Los Angeles Times editorial
Bad choice for Interior, Register-Guard editorial
Andrus tells Kempthorne to oppose feds' plans to sell public lands, The Idaho Statesman
The Absurdity We Call "Public Involvement", New West Network
Parks working to stay relevant - Sites using technology to attract more users, The Daily Camera
Markets: The Right Approach to Environmentalism, The Stanford Review
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - H.R. 3420, Library of Congress
Bill Summary & Status for 123 House Bills about National Forests -2005, Library of Congress
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Congress must stop federal land sale scheme, Billings Gazette editorial
Comment period on forest-lands sale extended to May 1 - Montana's congressional delegation opposes proposal to sell 300,000 acres, The Daily Inter Lake
Hundreds of Montana Businesses Voice Support for National Forest Backcountry, New West Network
Idaho citizens oppose Bush's plan to sell forest lands, KXLY news
Land plan draws fire, Billings Gazette
Lolo NF: Fuel reduction project gets Forest Service OK, Missoulian
Insect problems hit 'epidemic' levels, Star-Tribune
Recent moisture doesn't mean end of pine beetle infestation, The Idaho Statesman
Sheyenne Delta prairie restoration gets boost, Times Record
Pablo area landowners want logging in buffer zone, Billings Gazette
Scientists Back Grizzlies on Endangered List, ENN AP
Dueling Scientists: Why Scientists Disagree on Grizzly Delisting, New West Network
Idaho Legislature Passes Public Land No-Fee Resolution - Idaho Senate Joins House In Demanding Repeal of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Western Slope No Fee News
Idaho: Senate opposes federal lands sale, The Idaho Statesman
Rehberg sponsors forest cleanup bill, will sponsor riding legislation, Missoulian
County backs Scotchman's wilderness designation, Bonner County Daily Bee
N. Idaho county seeks wilderness designation for Scotchman Peak, Headwaters: Idaho Falls Post Register
Let public have say on roadless issue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Forest Service closes sheep grazing near Yellowstone, Montana Standard
Colville National Forest: South Deep Management Project cancelled, Federal Regeister
Bitterroot NF: New road to learning lab - Forest Service considers building road to access school land, Ravalli Republic
Nature's niche - Willoughby 40 Environmental Education Area offers easy access to eastside ecosystem, Ravalli Republic
Sierra Club Submits 25,000 Comments Opposing Grizzly Delistment, New West Network
Beetles damage trees important to grizzly's diet, Billings Gazette
Lack of beaver trapping limits is terrorism against nature, The Prairie Star
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Forest land sale sputters - Public comment period extended for unpopular proposal, Rocky Mountain News
Officials extend comment period - Forest Service land for sale called isolated, hard to manage, Durango Herald
Are we out of the woods on forest sale?, Denver Post
Action risks harming riparian forest habitats - Killing trees for water?, Lincoln Journal Star
Wolf Creek impasse - Key decisions looming for proposed resort, The Pueblo Chieftain
Federal land sale brings criticism - Local parcels near Vallecito, Bayfield, Durango Herald
Local goverments pan Forest Service land sale, Summit Daily News
In their sights - New range, total forest shooting ban under consideration: Arapaho- Roosevelt NF, Longmont Daily Times-Call
Pike NF: Trashed shooting range under the gun, Colorado Springs Gazette
Beetle infestation imperils our forests Past droughts helped insects breed, and they now kill even healthy pines. Dead trees pose fire danger, but controlled burns may reduce that hazard, Denver Post editorial
Dillon homeowners to pay for pine beetle tree removal, Summit Daily News
Young helps preserve historic Yankee Girl Mine, Montrose Daily Press
It's Not Easy, Being Green - Growing trees in the desert, New West Network
Resolution assailing Wolf Creek plan dies, Rocky Mountain News
Where the roads end, Los Angeles Times
Land plan has climbers on ropes - Popular rock faces among 21,652 acres that may be sold, Rocky Mountain News
Gov, forests reach roadless accord for Bridger-Teton and Shoshone NFs, Star-Tribune
Medicine-Bow NF: Snowmobilers gain more trails, Billings Gazette
USFS land sale spurs local criticism, Summit Daily News
San Isabel NF: Land sale near Turret, Salida: Mountain Mail
Congressmen oppose public-lands sale, Durango Herald
Avon neighborhood pays to fly pines, Summit Daily News
Planners eye Snake River Basin roadless parcels, Summit Daily News
Forest Service will track fewer species, Vail Daily News
Wolf Creek debate delayed, Durango Herald
Yankee Girl Mine head frame saved - New owners plan for conservation easement, Durango Herald
Conservation group appeals logging projects in Medicine Bow forest, Billings Gazette
Insect a threat to South Dakota's ash trees, Argus Leader
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Senators fear Forest Service cuts will harm ability to fight Southwest wildfires, New Mexican AP
Firefighting air tankers leave Southwest, KRQE News
Goats eating through weeds along Rio Grande to restore bosque, KOBTV News
Refile Park Ranger Case in District Court - Justice can't be denied to man killed for not paying fee, Albuquerque Journal editorial
Valles Caldera names new director, Los Alamos Monitor
'Green Waste' Funds Denied, Mountain View Telegraph
Commission Torches Fire Prevention Efforts, Albuquerque Journal editorial
Suspect Sale? - President Bush revives a proposal to sell up to 300,000 acres of desert, forest land, Tucson Weekly
Most public comments against proposed drilling in Carson NF Valle Vidal, New Mexican
Threatened Boreal Toad MIA in N.M., Albuquerque Journal
Rep. Pearce tries to address the concerns of constituents, El Defensor Chieftain
Civil Air Patrol Works to Fix Bugs in Promising Search-And-Rescue Equipment, Albuquerque Journal
Coronado NF: Fire From the Sky - In cattle country, wildlife falls under the federal gun, Tucson Weekly
Coronado NF: Find flowing water, finally, at these sites, Arizona Daily Star
Going to Washington - County supervisor blames federal forest mismanagement for 'the mess we're in' and now she wants them to clean it up, The Payson Roundup
Valle Vidal Drilling Fought, Albuquerque Journal
Military Tankers To Help in SW Firefighting , Albuquerque Journal
Future Uncertain for Ranger Death Case, Albuquerque Journal
Ranch's Velvet Ash Tree Reaches New Heights, Albuquerque Journal
Udall stands tall as timber for our lands, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
International Award Recognizes Forest Service Goshawk Conservation Efforts, Black Hills News
Residents: Dead Wood Unsafe, E. Mountains Sees Cleanup Problem , Albuquerque Journal
Firefighters trained to fight bosque fires with chainsaws, KOBTV News
Valles Caldera Law Criticized , Albuquerque Journal
Burning for habitat restoration, El Defensor Chieftain
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Forests shouldn't be for sale, Chico Enterprise Record
Pombo critics creative - Detractors use humor in campaigns to oust him, Stockton Record
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Injunction of Eldorado National Forest Post-Fire Logging (Powers & Fred), John Muir Project
Read the Opinion - Earth Island v. USFS, John Muir Project
Eldorado NF: Court temporarily halts logging in burned forests - Many of the trees killed in the blazes already have been cut by the contractor, Sierra Pacific Industries, Contra Costa Times
El Dorado NF: Court OKs bid to block burned tree logging, News-Tribune
Move slowly on sale of federal lands - Let's not rush into selling off resources that will be forever lost from the public trust, Paradise Post editorial
The great forestland sell-off, Washington Post at Seattle Times
Buying land to preserve it is concept that will benefit all, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin editorial
There's an (expensive) fungus among us - Mushroom trade grows in dark places along Central Coast, The Desert Sun
Shasta NF: Growing number of snowmobilers are trespassing, Redding Record Searchlight
Air time - Smoke jumpers get ready for battling forest fires, Redding Record Searchlight
Jumbo jets may get shot at fires, The Union
IVGID to decide on Incline Lake parcel, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Wanted: volunteers for Desolation Wilderness, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Conservationists Vie To Buy Forest Habitat - Timber Firms' Sell-Off Worries Groups, Washington Post
16,000 acres of forest offered for sale to Conservation Fund, Ukiah Daily Journal
Looking out for big guys, Lompoc Record
Angeles NF: Fire crews clearing forest routes around Wrightwood - Forest Service thinning growth, LA Daily News
Public invited to comment on logging land plan, Ukiah Daily Journal
Forest Workers' Plight Exposes Pitfalls of Legal Migrant Work, The New Standard
Environmentalists concerned over congressman's appointment to key agricultural post, Contra Costa Times at Monterey Herald
Pesky moth numbers up, Union Democrat
Forest sale a bad idea, Chico Enterprise-Record
Plan to sell forestland endangers funds for rural schools nationwide, Sacramento Bee at Contra Costa Times
Map first step in organizing Tahoe trails, The Union
Pls. comment: SPI proposes giant clearcut in old growth, Headwaters
"Windmill" Oldgrowth Logging Plan Approval Expected In 14 Days, Save Ancient Forests
San Bernardino NF: Inland forest lands not on for-sale list - Cut: Officials agree to drop the parcels, totaling 378 acres, because they are wildlife corridors, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Habitat of Newly Discovered Salamander Species Slated for Logging - In backroom deal, California departments of Forestry and Fish and Game approve removal of protections for Scott Bar salamander, Center for Biological Diversity
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Activists praise forest plan ruling, Mail Tribune
Spotted owl habitat set aside in lawsuit settlement, The Daily World
Timber decision sets aside acreage for owls, The Seattle Times
Healthy forests, healthy respect,Seattle Times editorial
See the Forest for the Trees: A new center tells the story of the Tillamook State Forest, the fire that destroyed it and the massive effort to restore it, The Register-Guard
Strong case made to quit obstruction on salvage logging, Centralia Chronicle
Bush plan backfiring, Register-Guard editorial
'Lost 40' timberlands for sale? - Remote chunk of national forest near Loon Lake may be sold under Bush proposal, The News-Review
OSU documents sought: Legislator seeks internal papers about forestry research flap, CorvallisGazette-Times
Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area (SRA) Advisory Council meeting April 27, Federal Register
Audit finds fire crews often lacked training, Tacoma News Tribune
Before something can be studied it must be defined - To figure out what old growth is, one must decide what age puts trees in that category, Mail Tribune
Protect Forests After Natural Distrubances - Two bills threaten to shove chainsaws into the cycle of life, Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign
Bush Forest Service recently announced plans to log roadless forests in the Siskiyou as part of the controversial Biscuit logging project, Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign
The Biscuit Logging Project - An Imminent Threat to Roadless Forests, Siskiyou Wild Rivers Campaign
In a quandary - Forest lands being developed for homes, Daily Record
Logging: Avoiding lawsuits, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Budget cuts mean more brush on Deschutes forest trails, Coos Bay World
Blazing new trails - Husband, wife restore 3.7-mile Calf Segment of North Umpqua Trail damaged by 2002 Apple Fire, The News-Review
Insect problems hit 'epidemic' levels, Star-Tribune
Bipartisan Oregon congressmen outline state wilderness bill, The News-Review
Spotted owl or red herring?, High Country News -
Restoring Healthy Forests - On common ground in Oregon's forests: Roseburg Forest Products & The Nature Conservancy, Oregonian
Pine beetles hit epidemic level in Northwest forests: Insect and disease problems threaten millions of acres of land, King County Journal
Logging future unclear - Some say industry will survive locally, but on a smaller scale, Daily Record
Glory days - Former logger takes pride in both his personal and professional history, Daily Record
No longer a neighbor,'Community spirited' company remembered, Daily Record
Forest Service: Losses mounting in Biscuit timber, Coos Bay World AP
Smith Releases Progress Report on Biscuit Fire Recovery - Nearly $140 million in timber value may be lost along with hopes of reforestation, Bend Bugle
Biscuit fire timber losses set at $140 million by U.S. agency - Forest debate - Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., however, says the "lost" revenue is exaggerated, The Oregonian
OSU team to evaluate county forest plans, The News-Review
The Pitchfork Rebellion: Country folk wage an uphill battle against herbicides sprayed on private forestland, Eugene Weekly
Trail to crater rim at Mount St. Helens may be reopened, Independent Record
Trail to crater rim at Mount St. Helens may be reopened, KATU News
Salem retiree's Web site is a hit with hikers, Salem Statesman Journal
Siuslaw NF: Land deal aiming to protect acreage, The Register-Guard
Private firms replace Ore. cos. as timber owners, KGW News
Logging: A bygone era? - What happened to Kittitas County's once-prosperous logging industry?, Daily Record
Logging: once a major economic driver - Salaries above state average, Daily Record
Weyerhaeuser buzz: trees or paper?, Seattle Times
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
The closer we look at public land sale plan, the worse it looks: Scrap it, Asheville Citizen-Times editorial
Support schools - and forests, too, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speak out now to save region's fragile forests, Gainesville Times editorial
Questions raised about planned sale of Chattahoochee forest land, WDUN News
Don't sell forest acres in shortsighted effort - Proposal would be a here-today-gone-tomorrow solution, The Tennessean editorial
"This land sale is not going to happen", Cherokee Sentinel
Proposed national forest land sale is a bad idea, Roanoke Times op-ed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte- chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Time extended to comment on proposed forest sale - Most of the 4,000 opinions submitted so far oppose the federal government's plan to sell 309,000 acres of land, Roanoke Times
$300 million deal to shield working forests - Conservation groups buying 218,000 acres in South to block development, MSNBC
International Paper to sell 218,000 acres to conservation groups, WAVY News
Land Deal Sets 77,000 Acres Aside For Conservation, WNCN News
Comment period on Forest Service land sale to end, Asheville Citizen-Times
Congress should halt national forest sales, Roanoke Times op-ed
Francis Marion NF: What's at stake in forest plan - Locals fear loss of habitat and beauty, Charleston Post and Courier
Ready to trade forest for funds?, Charlotte Observer
Dole joins those opposing land sale - Bush wants forest acreage sold, Star-News- Wilmington, NC
Scientists say farming, progress shrinking woodpecker habitat, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ocala NF: Navy bomb exercises rattle nerves, Daytona Beach News-Journal
Alabama: State purchases Baldwin wetlands - The black-water tract includes species such as Atlantic white cedar, Mobile Register
Beetles recruited to fight Smokies pest - Adelgids attacking hemlocks, Tennessean
Former Forest Service chiefs' opposition adds further weight against sale of public lands, Asheville Citizen-Times editorial
Energy firms turn Rita woody debris into electricity - Hurricane aftermath: Energy companies count their chips among the debris, Houston Chronicle
Battle over Big Cypress - Swamp buggy culture at center of debate - again, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Citizens' dream led to rare partnership, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Caribbean NF: Cloud over Puerto Rico rain forest - As development eats up the national park's buffer zone, advocates warn of dire implications, Sun-Sentinel
Don't pay for schools by selling forest land, News-Record editorial
No sale on public land, Huntsville Times editorial
A good plan, maybe, Huntsville Times op-ed
Protecting N.C. Forests, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
Georgia: US Forest Service to combine offices, Union Sentinel
Kisatchie NF: Balance between ATVs, forests needed - Pay more attention to rider safety, The Shreveport Times
Experts Argue Over Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, ENN AP
Doubts over 'extinct' woodpecker, BBC News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Logging Threatens Midwest Old Growth, The New Standard
A Formula For Preserving Trees - What's the monetary value of a tree?, Hartford Courant
Streams of Midewin, Herald News
Forest Service to seek more comments on land sale, News-Tribune AP
Plan for forests threatens study, researcher says , Columbia Tribune
Is Smokey the Bear Going Broke?, Wisconsin Ag Connection
White Mountain NF: Lawmakers unveil legislation to increase wilderness areas, Concord Monitor
National Forest sale would be buyers' boon - Idea upsets many in Missouri, Kansas City Star
Mark Twain NF: Oregon County land part of proposed national forest sale, The South Missourian
Comments Sought on Potential Missouri Forest Land Sale, digitalBURG.com
Selling forest land is shortsighted, Cumberland (Md.) Times-News editorial at Pryor Daily Times
Iron County firefighters arrested - May have started Mark Twain NF fires, Daily Journal
Judge Approves Superior National Forest Logging Plan, WCCO News
Expert sees big changes for BWCAW forest, Duluth News Tribune
Expert rues humanity's effect on BWCAW forests - A University of Minnesota forest scientist says it's time to take a proactive approach to minimize humans' rapid toll on the wilderness, Duluth News Tribune
Rising through the ashes - A forest is showing renewed life - dwarfed by ancient cedars after an intentional fire claimed most of the trees, News Tribune
In expert hands, controlled burns help nature thrive, The Grand Rapids Press
Plum Creek: 1,150 Acres of Timberland in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to Remain Open for Public Access, WisBusiness news
Giving the outdoors a future - Easements keep land untouched, Appleton Post-Crescent
Gift could expand Chequamegon-Nicolet national forest - $2.1 million donation aims to protect 1,150 acres in Sawyer County, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Huron NF: Two groups appear in court, hoping to reverse northern oil drilling plans, Bay City Times
USFS Paul Brewster leaves Green Mountains, says he's ready for challenges in Alaska, Rutland Herald
Forest Service calls for more wilderness, Bennington Banner
Green Mountain Forest plan pleases no one, Burlington Free Press
New Hampshire: Nottingham forest protected, WCAX News
Maple Syrup: How sweet it is, Battle Creek Enquirer
Leopold forum focuses on wise land stewardship, The Burlington Hawk Eye
Finger Lakes NF: Along with spring weather comes forest vandalism , Star-Gazette
Missouri officials oppose forest land sale plan - Acres provide valuable contribution to recreation, scenic beauty, governor says, News-Leader
Mark Twain Forest Plan Appealed - See a copy of the appeal, Heartwood
Michigan: Protecting Our Wild Forests, PIRGIM
Whose Adirondacks are they anyway?, The Oneida Daily Dispatch
Connecticut has charcoal history, Norwich Bulletin
Logger's new best friend? - GPS can assist in finding trees, roads, boundaries, Kennebec Journal

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