NATIONAL NEWS
Once Upon a Forest -
Another chapter in the Republican war on science: Oregon congressman Greg Walden has a bill that would mandate logging forests after natural disturbances like fire, wind or drought,
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Baucus plan may halt land sale - An alternative plan to fund rural schools and roads without selling off Forest Service lands was unveiled Thursday by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus,
Independent Record
WORLD NEWS
On the trail of a lone Spotted Owl -
Spotted owls are the most endangered birds in Canada. While there are several thousand in the United States, only 22 are known to exist north of the border,
Toronto Globe and Mail
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Out of Bounds - Nearly a thousand Yellowstone bison slaughtered for simply crossing the park's border,
National Parks magazine
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Wolf Creek roads OK'd - Federal approval advances controversial plan for ski village. Conservationists call for a probe of the Forest Service's review of the huge project next to Wolf Creek Ski Area,
Denver Post
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
All Fired Up Over Water - As aging planes are grounded, the makers of converted jumbo jets fitted with huge tanks compete for lucrative contracts to fight blazes,
Los Angeles Times
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin
