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NATIONAL NEWS
Attacks on Forest Service Employees on the Rise, New West Network
Violent Attacks on Forest Service Staff Hit All-Time High, Environment News Service (ENS)
Attacks on Forest Service Staff up Fivefold in 2005, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Report details lawsuits over Forest Service land, impact, Missoulian
Rainbow Children Detained in the name of Homeland Security!!!!, Indybay
Court asked to stop Rainbow Family trials - Rainbow trials need more room, lawyer says, Rocky Mountain News
'Rainbow' prosecution prompts lawsuit, 9news
Cattle Grazing on Public Lands Must Account for Endangered Wildlife - 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with Conservationists re Apache-Sitgreaves NF monitoring, Forest Guardians
Roadless forests protect nation, The Clarion-Ledger
Water And Wildlife Threatened By Rio Grande NF Logging Proposal - Citizens Mount Legal Challenge, Forest Guardians
Connect Public to Public Lands, Continntal Divide Trails Alliance
Wildfires: What is to be Done?, New West Network
U.S. Forest Service in 'The Big Pink' - Ketchikan's "Pepto Palace" makes National Register of Historic Places, KTVA News
Fire Sale in the Forests, New York Times editorial
Still life, with woodpeckers: Post-fire, Blue Mountain goes to the birds, Missoula Independent
Forest Service workers report growing dangers on the job, Star-Tribune AP
Is Global Warming Fueling Western Wildfires? - Since 1970, the Number of Major Blazes Has Soared, ABC News
White House agrees to protect forests, Post-Intelligencer AP
Keep areas wild and roadless, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel op-ed by Mike Dombeck
The Roadless Routine, Eugene Register-Guard editorial
From Campfire To Gas Tank, Mesquite Energy May Be Harvested For Ethanol, Texas A&M University - Science Daily
Political Swings - A retired U.S. Forest Service hydrologist weighs in on morale in the agency, Forest Magazine
Security breach: 26,000 USDA employees' IDs at risk, Federal Times
Mighty Mushrooms, [E] magazine
Om on the Range - The Rainbow Family welcomes itself back to Colorado, Colorado Springs Independent
Officials discourage Rainbow Family gathering, Denver Post at Times Argus
Rain on Rainbow Family event - U.S. Forest Service denies permit for group's gathering, Rocky Mountain News
Forest service cracks down - Officers and Rainbow defendants square off at federal hearings, The Steamboat Pilot
Forest Service Officers Abandon Checkpoint After 'Hippies' Surround With 'Om' Circle - Rainbow Family Gathering Expected To Draw Tens Of Thousands, The Denver Channel
Hippies unhappy about treatment - Forest Service officials have issued about 100 citations since Monday, Vail Daily News
Tensions mount at peace gathering, Vail Daily News
Peace flees somewhere over the Rainbows ... Forest Service says communal group menaced officers, Rocky Mountain News
Thinning the Ranks: How-and why-the Bush administration is dismantling the Forest Service, Missoula Independent
Environmental group FSEEE suing over plans for Land Between the Lakes, WYMT Mountain News
Judge weighs logging in roadless area - Decision expected next week over first sale under new Bush rules, Unified Forest Defense Campaign
Environmentalists ask judge to block logging in roadless area, Star-Tribune - Barnard AP
Row Over Roadless Area, Living on Earth
Ranchers using grazing permits as collateral, The New Mexican
Report says loans fuel grazing woes, Albuquerque Tribune
$1.1 Billion in Bank Loans to Public Lands Ranchers Guaranteed with Bureau of Land Management Grazing Permits, Forest Guardians, Sagebrush Sea Campaign
Report: "Mortgaging Our Natural Heritage: An Analysis of the Use of Bureau of Land Management Grazing Permits as Collateral for Private Loans", Forest Guardians, Sagebrush Sea Campaign
Livin' La Vida Local - Recreationists Need to Give Back to the Land We Love, New West Network
Rainbow Family heads to Steamboat; Steamboat gets ready, Aspen Daily News
USDA Celebrates National Grasslands Week June 18-24, USDA News
USFS Forest Products Lab feels budget axe, Madison Capital Times
In harm's way - If these people weren't in harm's way, the Forest Service would feel less pressure to treat these areas, Santa Fe New Mexican
Insurance Companies Go To Court Against Forest Service - Insurers Say Government Should Shoulder The Burden Because Hayman Fire Was Started By Forest Service Employee, KRDO News
Lawsuit over devastating wildfire is an 'ancient' principle, Summit Daily News
3 insurers sue U.S. over wildfire claims, Post-Intelligencer AP
Hoping to predict how a wildfire will spread, 9news
West Wire: Documentation, language issues arise for Hispanic firefighters, Post-Intelligencer
Forest Service plans to ease limits on killing predators in western US, Christian Science Monitor
Forest Service changing rules on predators, United Press International
Genetic research finds tree growth controls, Statesman Journal
Rising Above the Environmental Debate - When and where did tree-sitting originate?, New York Times
WORLD NEWS
Central Africa's First Debt-for-Nature Swap Invests $25 Million for Tropical Forest Conservation in Cameroon, World Wildlife Fund
Cameroon, France Sign Central Africa's First Debt-for-Nature Swap, Environment News Service (ENS)
Romania: Students design sensor network to protect forest, IT News
London mayor owns up to illegal wood in Trafalgar Square, Greenpeace
Ontario obliged to pay legal costs in First Nation fight over logging, Kenora Daily Miner and News
Bohol chief wants cops to get involved in forest watch, Philippine Information Agency
Logging company to set up conservation area, New Straits Times - Malaysia
PNG ignoring illegal logging: Abetz, The Australian
Greens support govt's PNG logging stance, The Age
What's wrong in Papua, The Age
Government ignoring illegal logging, Fiji Village
Policy To Review Draft Forestry Bill, Solomon Islands Department Of Commerce
Seismic change rocks the forest - The strategy is to build an industry large enough in scale to compete in global softwood markets, Vancouver Sun
Big logging machines for sale -- cheap - A sagging industry means cut-rate prices for everything from trucks to loaders, Vancouver Sun
Many residents of Bragg Creek say they've been blindsided by a plan to begin clear-cut logging in Kananaskis Country, The Calgary Sun
Clear-cut plans irk residents, The Calgary Sun
Residents want to cut down logging proposal, The Calgary Sun
Wilderness campaign slides into Cowichan , Cowichan News Leader
Battle looms as industry transforms - Changes in who controls, cuts and mills timber have pitted forest workers against each other, Vancouver Sun
Liberia Seeks Prosperity from Blood-Stained Forests, Reuters
Tropical Rainforest Nutrients Linked To Global Carbon Dioxide Levels, National Science Foundation - Science Daily
Brazil Creates Three New Protected Areas in Amazon Rainforest, ENN AP
Grumble in the jungle - On the plight of Orang-utans, The Observer
The Rape of PNG Forests - Sexual coercion, corruption and assault are the coin of PNG's illegal logging industry, The Australian
Court halts new RH logging operation, Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
The forest and wildlife regime, Kangla News
Group claims free trade deals hasten forest destruction, Radio New Zealand International
Rally to save native forests, Green Left Weekly
Deforestation and afforestation: A global concern, The Tide Online
Monies returned from softwood deal are due to communities, Campbell River Mirror
Wood waste technology demand way ahead of supply, Northern Ontario Business
Mountain caribou in steep decline, Salmon Arm Observer
Support growing for Grassy Narrows First Nation's fight to save land from destructive logging, Rainforest Action Network
Brazil: Soy Exporters in Greenpeace's Sights, Tierramérica at IPS News
Pará Has First Forest District Of Brazil, PlanetSave
Unnaturally Bad: Armenia's forests are suffering - Armenia in serious danger of desertification, Armenia Now
Forest industry provides jobs, The National: Papua New Guinea
Korea Forest Service: A Lesson in Long-Term Thinking, Digital Chosunilbo
DoC on trail of pirate loggers, Wanganui Chronicle
Global Warming May Warrant New Approaches To Ecosystem Restoration, Science Daily
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Report details lawsuits over Forest Service land, impact, Missoulian
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Support building for partnership forest plan, The Montana Standard
State backs compromise plan for forest management, Missoulian
Schweitzer, Johnson ask consideration of forest planning option, Missoulian
Bitterroot forest offers compromise for ATVs, Missoulian
Off-road opportunities - Collaborative input produces new dual-use motorized vehicle trail, Ravalli Republic
FOB cannot be blamed for funding woes, Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot NF seeks comment on thinning project, Ravalli Republic
Burns deserves kudos for helping dam owners, Ravalli Republic
Coalition requests hearing with Burns on wilderness dam access, Missoulian
Opposition speaks out against Burns bill, Ravalli Republic
Burns bill would ban energy leases on Rocky Mountain Front, Helena Independent Record
Still life, with woodpeckers: Post-fire, Blue Mountain goes to the birds, Missoula Independent
Flathead NF: Rain washes out lake access, The Daily Inter Lake
There's gold for all in hills, mountains and streams, Billings Gazette
Our public lands are taking a beating, Great Falls Tribune
Forest Plan Compromise: Breaking Gridlock - Breaking the gridlock: that's how a new coalition of environmentalists and timber logging interests look at their partnership for the Deerlodge-Beaverhead Forest plan, The Montana Standard
Trail work day today in Beartooths, Billings Gazette
Trees aging faster than they're being replaced, The Forum
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Water And Wildlife Threatened By Rio Grande NF Logging Proposal - Citizens Mount Legal Challenge, Forest Guardians
Rainbow Children Detained in the name of Homeland Security!!!!, Indybay
Court asked to stop Rainbow Family trials - Rainbow trials need more room, lawyer says, Rocky Mountain News
'Rainbow' prosecution prompts lawsuit, 9news
Roadless Backers - and Some Detractors, New West Network
Region rallies for roadless areas - 'Nobody wants to hunt next to a gas rig', Aspen Times
Groups blast oil, gas leases, Star-Tribune
Conservationist warns against cutting pines, Vail Daily News
New officer at the White River National Forest, Summit Daily News
Summit Huts won't open Janet's Cabin this summer - The application to extend the backcountry hut's operation is still being reviewed by the Dillon Ranger District, Summit Daily News
We're being watched, Summit Daily News
Task force not advocating thinning across landscape, Summit Daily News
City offers $5K reward for info on tree lopping, Aspen Daily News
Thunder Basin National Grassland could again see ferrets, Star-Tribune
National Forest Advisory Board approves travel management recommendation, The Black Hills Pioneer
Om on the Range - The Rainbow Family welcomes itself back to Colorado, Colorado Springs Independent
Officials discourage Rainbow Family gathering, Denver Post at Times Argus
Partygoers warned of fire danger near Steamboat Springs, Rocky Mountain News
Rainbow Family campers may face fines, Salt Lake Tribune
Rain on Rainbow Family event - U.S. Forest Service denies permit for group's gathering, Rocky Mountain News
Free-Spirited Campers Will Not be Evicted, CBS Denver
Forest Service denies Rainbow permit application, The Steamboat Pilot
Officials deny Rainbow Family permit, Vail Daily News
Forest Service Denies Permit For Rainbow Family Gathering, The Denver Channel
Fire restrictions may greet Rainbows, Rocky Mountain News
Steamboat Rude, Uptight Over Rainbow Influx, The Telluride Watch
Peace, love and probation - Rainbow campers facing rural justice, Rocky Mountain News
Rainbow campers get court hearings, Denver Post
Forest service cracks down - Officers and Rainbow defendants square off at federal hearings, The Steamboat Pilot
A Forest of Fines - Preaching, protest as Rainbow Family answers to charges, Denver Post
Forest Service Officers Abandon Checkpoint After 'Hippies' Surround With 'Om' Circle - Rainbow Family Gathering Expected To Draw Tens Of Thousands, The Denver Channel
Hippies unhappy about treatment - Forest Service officials have issued about 100 citations since Monday, Vail Daily News
Tensions mount at peace gathering, Vail Daily News
Peace flees somewhere over the Rainbows ... Forest Service says communal group menaced officers, Rocky Mountain News
4 Rainbow participants arrested on drug, obstruction charges, The Steamboat Pilot
Forest Service cites Rainbow Family members, Star-Tribune
Officers tackle concerns - Residents worry about Rainbow Family effects on community - Business officials meet to discuss gathering, The Steamboat Pilot
Gathering the Tribes - Rainbow Family, Rangers Try to Get Along, New West Network
Team to manage Rainbow group, The Steamboat Pilot
Gathering casts dark cloud for some folks, Denver Post
A Rainbow discussion - Officials bracing for impact of group's gathering on Steamboat, The Steamboat Pilot
Hippies headed to northern Colorado forest, Vail Daily News
Over the rainbow - Naturalist group gathers for peace, The Steamboat Pilot
White River NF: Gustafson admits National Forest has 'no control' over preventing gas exploration on roadless lands, Summit Daily News
Task force hears pleas to protect roadless areas, Summit Daily News
Roadless rule affects watersheds on Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison NFs, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
A 'roadless area' guessing game - State outfitters calling for protection of lands, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Ski industry supports roadless protection - But not within area boundaries, Aspen Times
Ski Group Wants To Remove Roadless Designation On 8,000 Acres, The Denver Channel
White River NF: Skico reworking its Burnt Mountain plan, Aspen Times
White River NF: Open house planned for timber project, Summit Daily News
Fighting over the 'Wild West' - Roadless areas seen as routes to the wilderness and natural resources, Vail Daily News
Arapaho and Roosevelt NF encroachment: Dispute might force landowners to pay twice, The Coloradoan
Summit environmental groups expands to Eagle County, Vail Daily News
Guzzlers: Men take notice of spoiled sipping spots, Rapid City Journal
Rainbow Family heads to Steamboat; Steamboat gets ready, Aspen Daily News
Forest Service chief speaks in Delta, Montrose Daily Press
Sen. Thomas: Forest Service lands should be closed to drilling, Billings Gazette
What's best for the land? Citizens for Roadless Area Defense, Vail Daily News
Old mining town a hamlet divided - Ski resort drama on Wolf Creek Pass grips 377 residents of nearby Creede, Durango Herald
The Bells prep for seasonal swarms - Summer visitors may top 150,000, Aspen Times News
Insurance Companies Sue For Claims In Hayman Fire, CBS Denver News
Insurance Companies Go To Court Against Forest Service - Insurers Say Government Should Shoulder The Burden Because Fire Was Started By Forest Service Employee, KRDO News
Lawsuit over devastating wildfire is an 'ancient' principle, Summit Daily News
3 insurers sue U.S. over wildfire claims, Post-Intelligencer AP
Wilderness expert warns against cutting lodgepoles, Summit Daily News
Appeal sets back pine beetle plans, Vail Daily News
White River NF: Realtors for Wilderness log in, Aspen Daily News
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Cattle Grazing on Public Lands Must Account for Endangered Wildlife - 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with Conservationists re Apache-Sitgreaves NF monitoring, Forest Guardians
Lincoln Forest Reopens Friday, Albuquerque Journal
Your input sought on managing roadless areas, The Arizona Republic
USDA Forest Service Provides Financial Assistance to Arizona for Addressing Management of Roadless Areas - $200,000 Awarded to State to Develop Petition to USDA, USDA
Carson NF: House Panel Votes to Protect Valle Vidal , Albuquerque Journal
Full House to consider Udall bill to ban drilling in Valle Vidal, The New Mexican
Udall's Valle Vidal Bill Now Prime for Full Houes Vote, Congressman Tom Udall
Santa Fe NF: Lack of Rain Causing Waterways to Dry Out, Putting Native Fish in Danger , Albuquerque Journal
Tree defoliation on Sacramento ranger district, Carlsbad Current Argus
Lincoln Forest Attacked By Bugs - Caterpillars Defoliating Sacramento Ranger District, Alamogordo Daily News AP
State Urges Residents To Avoid Smoke From Forest Fires, Albuquerque Journal
NM National forests: USDA to consider roadless protection - U.S. to Review Governor's Request, New Mexican
Arizona Seeks Public Input on Roadless Areas - Informational open house meetings scheduled for July and August, Arizona Reporter
Carson Forest Closings To Start June 26th, Albuquerque Journal
Grazing Permits Used for Loans, Albuquerque Journal
Low blow to the lobo, Albuquerque Tribune op-ed
Remove Cattle To Restore the West, Albuquerque Journal letter [scroll down]
U.S. Kills Wolf, Hunts His Mate , Albuquerque Journal
'Nonessential' population: Wolf that preyed on cows will be removed; mate killed, Tucson Citizen
Wolf Pack Blamed for Cattle Killings, Albuquerque Journal
Mexican wolves face a rocky road to recovery, High Country News at Summit Daily News
Arizona: 3 U.S. forests closing, Tucson Citizen
Coconino closed, Prescott Forest clamps down, too, Verde Independent
Forester wants changes to fire prevention ordinance, Ruidoso News
Carson NF: 'Roadless' status for Valle Vidal sought, The Raton Range
N.M. counties split $23 million in PILT payments, KOBTV News
Ranchers using grazing permits as collateral, The New Mexican
Report says loans fuel grazing woes, Albuquerque Tribune
$1.1 Billion in Bank Loans to Public Lands Ranchers Guaranteed with Bureau of Land Management Grazing Permits, Forest Guardians
Mortgaging Our Natural Heritage: An Analysis of the Use of Bureau of Land Management Grazing Permits as Collateral for Private Loans, Forest Guardians & Sagebrush Sea
In harm's way - If these people weren't in harm's way, the Forest Service would feel less pressure to treat these areas, Santa Fe New Mexican
Esquire Magazine writer pleads guilty over Mountain Lion hunt, The Law News Network
Catron Commissioners Close To Deal On Wood Products Lease, Mountain Mail
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
ITD, Forest Service mending ties - Gravel pit in Sawtooth NRA creates rift, leads to talk of long-range plans, Idaho Mountain Express
More C-130 Tankers Activated For Fire Season, KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho
Bridger-Teton NF: Energy workers, union members protest drilling, High Country News
Payette NF: Gov. Risch Urges Forest Service To Move Quickly On Tornado Damage, KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho
Indian rock art case request turned down - Nevada Court refuses to revisit theft of petroglyphs, Salt Lake Tribune
What tools are left to prevent archeological looting?, Pahrump Valley Times
Motorized recreation at risk, Pahrump Valley Times letter
The Howl of the Wild, Forest Magazine
Forest Service to tighten off-road vehicle policy - Public input sought; Bosie NF: Roads and trails not included on updated travel maps will be closed to motorized traffic, The Idaho Statesman
Drilling in the Bridger-Teton forest, Star-Tribune
Ogden resort development a steep climb, Salt Lake Tribune
Ruining Mirror Lake, Salt Lake Tribune letter
Sawtooth NRA: Judge halts forest grazing, Twin Falls Times-News
Judge halts livestock grazing in Sawtooth NRA, Star-Tribune AP
Wasatch, Uinta NFs: Secluded Sheeprocks an oasis of island forests, breathtaking vistas, Tooele Transcript Bulletin
Rare plant getting helping hands - Clay phacelia is to be planted on public lands in Utah, Deseret Morning News
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF: 1.35 million acres is potential wilderness, Pahrump Valley Times
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF: Archaeologists, courts debate artifacts' value - Theft of petroglyphs raises questions of what unappraised relics on public lands are worth, Contra Costa Times
Sportsmen go where fish and wildlife, but no roads, are, Salt Lake Tribune
Trail lover walks the walk - She's fighting hard for Emigration Canyon plan, Deseret Morning News
Sen. Thomas: Forest Service lands should be closed to drilling, Billings Gazette
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
The new timber line - Conservationists and loggers, old enemies, try working together , San Francisco Chronicle
Workers barred from Mendocino forest Covelo district after slayings - The public will not be barred, KESQ News
Use extreme caution when entering Mendocino national forest, Record-Bee
Heavenly Expansion Plans Less than Divine for Old-Growth Trees, Sierra Nevada Alliance
One Big Urban Forest, Sierra Citizen
Sagehen forest land now 'living laboratory' - the first USFS experimental forest established in 40 years, Reno Gazette-Journal
Tahoe NF: Pete Brost retires from Forest Service after 37 years, The Union
Inyo NF: New geysers, hot springs close area near Mammoth Lakes, San Francisco Chronicle
Douglas-Fir Builds and Graces Towns, Creates Splendid Forests, Berkeley Daily Planet
Stolen Peace Pole Recovered, MyMotherLode News
Court considers objections to management plan for Sierra forests, The Mercury
Mendocino NF: Public input sought in off-highway use of national forest, Ukiah Daily Journal
Fight over a forest's future - Loggers, activists duel over thinning trees in sequoia preserve, Sacramento Bee
Logging Museum Wins Locomotive Restoration Funding, The Pine Tree
Temporary bridge will go around Highway 140 slide - Caltrans hopes to get it done about two months from now, The Modesto Bee
Lewis inquiry raises fears for future funds - Appropriations: The region could see federal help slow to a trickle, Inland observers worry, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Salmon River Timber Sale Loses in 9th Circuit Court: Time to Gear Up!, Indy Bay
A day in court for Sierra forests, San Francisco Chronicle editorial
West Wire: Documentation, language issues arise for Hispanic firefighters, Post-Intelligencer
Lompico Headwaters: Deal ends dispute, preserves 425 acres, Mercury News
Giant Sequoia walking tours begin this weekend, The Porterville Recorder
Ecosystem symposium: Lindsey E. Rustad of the U.S. Forest Service will deliver the opening plenary address on the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global climate change, UC Santa Cruz Currents
Off-road riders are damaging meadows near Truckee, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Recycled pine needles invade Diamond Peak, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Palco sells off properties to Colorado group, Eureka Times Standard
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Oregon timber sale awarded as efforts to stop it continue, Union Tribune AP
Mike's Gulch Timber Sale Awarded, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Judge halts off-road vehicle trail project in Wenatchee National Forest, The Seattle Times
Oregon seeks halt of first logging in roadless area, Union Tribune AP
Oregon's Biscuit Fire, By office of Governor Kulongoski
Salvage Sale Block Denied at Rogue River-Siskiyou NF Biscuit area, Mail Tribune
Move to stop Biscuit fire logging fails - Forests - Gov. Ted Kulongoski may ask for a court order barring the 640-acre project, The Oregonian
The Roadless Routine, Eugene Register-Guard editorial
Mount St. Helens: Taking a Closer Look, The Columbian
Suit to attack logging roads' dirty water - Coast Range - An environmental group alleges polluted runoff is streaming into the Trask, Kilchis rivers, The Oregonian
Court rejects wrongful death claim against logging company, KGW News
Environmentalists ask judge to block logging in roadless area, Star-Tribune - Barnard AP
Judge weighs logging in roadless area - Decision expected next week over first sale under new Bush rules, Unified Forest Defense Campaign
B&B restoration effort continues - Foresters treat land to guard against next blaze, The Bend Bulletin
Nature restores burned area in B&B fire, KGW News AP
Gifford Pinchot NF: Slash and Burn to stimulate growth of huckleberry bushes, The Columbian
Missiles to mallards: This Siuslaw 'forest' sale makes sense, Albany Democrat-Herald
HCP: now, the hard part, Seattle Times editorial
Logging, recreation can co-exist on Blanchard Mt., Bellingham Herald editorial
Regrowth at OSU, Eugene Register-Guard editorial
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Feds bend to pressure for keeping forests wild, Wilmington Star
Stay wild - Virginia made a smart move to protect forests, Daily Press editorial
Manatee Fossil Found in Conecuh National Forest, The Auburn Plainsman
Forest burning a complex process, Charleston Post and Courier
Appalachian salamanders` ecosystem studied, United Press International
Bush Administration Agrees to Protect Roadless Forests in Three States from Logging - Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, covering a total of 555,000 acres, ENN AP
Forest protection - Cooperation vital to safeguard lands, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
From Campfire To Gas Tank, Mesquite Energy May Be Harvested For Ethanol, Texas A&M University - Science Daily
Missing timber - Theft a problem, though mistaken harvesting plays role, Daily Progress
Hurricane-Downed Trees Hauled in Refuge, Post-Intelligencer
Resting in the shade of giants - Garland: State honors two cemetery trees as titans of their kind, Dallas Morning News
Environmental group FSEEE suing over plans for Land Between the Lakes, WYMT Mountain News
Francis Marion NF: Proliferation of sand, dirt mines raises questions, Charleston Post and Courier
Trying to spread the word: Endorsing farm ponds in Shawnee National Forest, The Southern Illinoisan
Sam Houston NF: Court rules in favor of government in ongoing land battle, Huntsville Item
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Huron-Manistee NF: Mason Tract: Magistrate recommends no drilling, Gaylord Herald Times
Logging's silver lining: Making electricity and heating homes, Union Leader
Truckers, loggers adjust to mill closing, Union Leader
Appalachian salamanders` ecosystem studied, United Press International
Sweeping AuSable ruling on drilling must be challenged - Don't give environmentalists a veto over development, Detroit News editorial
Michigan learned the hard way - With emerald ash borer closing in and 700 million trees at risk, Wisconsin experts use neighbor states' experience to plan response, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Vanishing forest - Large tracts of the north woods are being sold to developers, affecting recreation, wildlife and timber production, Duluth News Tribune
Forest Products Lab's work should promote well-being of all, Capital Times letter
Green Mountain National Forest buys Dorset corridor, Bennington Banner
More wilderness should be the aim, Rutland Herald letter
Bicknell's thrush: Songbird needs greater habitat protection, VINS/USFS says, Rutland Herald
Tree trimming is an integral part of delivering National Grid service, Albany Times Union
White Mountain NF Mount Washington: Tuckerman follies, Burlington Free Press
Forest roadless rule whittled to nothing, The Keene Sentinel at Nashua Telegraph
USFS Forest Products Lab feels budget axe, Madison Capital Times
Hiawatha NF: Whitefish Bay Appeal Upheld, Northwoods Wilderness Recovery
Minnesota DNR, groups forge record deal - 50,000 acres preserved, easements used to limit development, Duluth News Tribune
Massachusetts: Tree harvesting slated, The Republican
Deal reached for logging at former military site, WISH News

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