Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Forest Service looking beyond timber sales for revenues - FSEEE supports Ith appeal of Tongass sale, Olympian AP
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
Forests shouldn't be for sale, Chico Enterprise Record
Is Smokey the Bear Going Broke?, Wisconsin Ag Connection
Proposed national forest land sale is a bad idea, Roanoke Times op-ed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte- chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
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

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
Reject salvage bill H.R. 4200, Register-Guard editorial

Selling America's forests, New York Times editorial at International Herald Tribune
Selling forest land is shortsighted, Cumberland (Md.) Times-News editorial at Pryor Daily Times
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
Land plan draws fire, Billings Gazette
National Forests To Allow Corporate Ads - Local Restrictions on Liquor and Tobacco Advertising Will Be Preempted, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

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
Groups Urge Removal of Logging Executive from Forestry Panel - Weyherhaeuser Has Obvious Financial Conflict of Interest, Groups Say, News from CSPI

No sale on public land, Huntsville Times editorial
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
Let public have say on roadless issue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
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
Tree protester 'sets an example', Yahoo! Australia News- AAP

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
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

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
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
More Chainsaws For Aceh, Paras Indonesia
Mill secured, says Gay - Gunns claims to not pulp old-growth forests, only plantations, The Mercury

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
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
Softwood talks 'could be on', Victoria Times Colonist
Lumber talks to resume?, Globe and Mail
Drought blamed on tree destruction, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Environmentalism as told to kids, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Role model for Forest Management Units (FMU), Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Proposed national forest land sale is a bad idea, Roanoke Times op-ed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte- chairman of the House Agriculture Committee

'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

Udall stands tall as timber for our lands, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
America the bulldozed, Boston Globe editorial
No redesign at Interior, Los Angeles Times editorial
Bad choice for Interior, Register-Guard editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
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

Land plan draws fire, Billings Gazette


Let public have say on roadless issue, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Action risks harming riparian forest habitats - Killing trees for water?, Lincoln Journal Star

In their sights - New range, total forest shooting ban under consideration: Arapaho- Roosevelt NF, Longmont Daily Times-Call
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
It's Not Easy, Being Green - Growing trees in the desert, New West Network

Where the roads end, Los Angeles Times

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Refile Park Ranger Case in District Court - Justice can't be denied to man killed for not paying fee, Albuquerque Journal editorial

'Green Waste' Funds Denied, Mountain View Telegraph
Commission Torches Fire Prevention Efforts, Albuquerque Journal editorial

Valle Vidal Drilling Fought, Albuquerque Journal

Udall stands tall as timber for our lands, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
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

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
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
There's an (expensive) fungus among us - Mushroom trade grows in dark places along Central Coast, The Desert Sun
IVGID to decide on Incline Lake parcel, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

Pesky moth numbers up, Union Democrat

Forest sale a bad idea, Chico Enterprise-Record
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
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
Bush plan backfiring, Register-Guard editorial

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
Logging: Avoiding lawsuits, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Blazing new trails - Husband, wife restore 3.7-mile Calf Segment of North Umpqua Trail damaged by 2002 Apple Fire, 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

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
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
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Support schools - and forests, too, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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

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

Energy firms turn Rita woody debris into electricity - Hurricane aftermath: Energy companies count their chips among the debris, Houston Chronicle
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

No sale on public land, Huntsville Times editorial
A good plan, maybe, Huntsville Times op-ed
Protecting N.C. Forests, Winston-Salem Journal editorial
Kisatchie NF: Balance between ATVs, forests needed - Pay more attention to rider safety, The Shreveport Times
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
A Formula For Preserving Trees - What's the monetary value of a tree?, Hartford Courant
Streams of Midewin, Herald News
Is Smokey the Bear Going Broke?, Wisconsin Ag Connection

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
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
Gift could expand Chequamegon-Nicolet national forest - $2.1 million donation aims to protect 1,150 acres in Sawyer County, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Maple Syrup: How sweet it is, Battle Creek Enquirer

Mark Twain Forest Plan Appealed - See a copy of the appeal, Heartwood
Whose Adirondacks are they anyway?, The Oneida Daily Dispatch

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