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NATIONAL NEWS
Studies Find Danger to Forests in Thinning Without Burning - Studies of fires in 2002 in Colorado and Oregon raise questions about the effectiveness of thinning forests without burning debris, New York Times
Returning forests analyzed with the forest identity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Court rules Medicine Lake geothermal plant null, void - USFS, BLM failed to consult with the Pit River Tribe, Mt. Shasta News

An Open Letter to the New, Blue Congress- Repeal the FLREA RAT, New West Network
ReserveAmerica Signs Agreement to Operate the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS(TM)) America's Leading Recreation Reservation Provider to Establish Recreation.gov as a Central Service for Planning Visits to America's Beautiful Public Lands, PR Newswire

No more hiding behind trees - Although it has long been thought that Canada's forests are helping to prevent global warming, new research suggests the opposite is true, The Ottawa Citizen

Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact - $38 billion could flow into developing countries, Mongabay News
WORLD NEWS
Returning forests analyzed with the forest identity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ghana: Security Probe ¢33bn Rip-Off, Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
Direct Action Against Deforestation in Tasmania - Wild Ancient Forests and Pristine Rivers: Protecting the Weld Valley, Earth First! Journal at Infoshop News

The forest outside of the park, Parksville Qualicum News
Pine beetle flight into Alberta more devastating than first thought - Millions of trees across the northwest could be infested, Whitecourt Star, Whitecourt, AB
Battle lines drawn over caribou, Salmon Arm Observer
Directors seeking cut approval by end of year - Powell River Community Forest Corporation is on a fast track to four year's worth of harvesting, The Powell River Peak
Winter cutting program begins, Prince George Free Press

Brazil: Timber trade - Logging on proves difficult - The success of a new tracking system for legal timber in the Amazon is threatened by poor technological implementation, Ethical Corporation


Illegal charcoal, timber seized, New Kerala -India News
3 in 'illegal logging' freed, Visayan Daily Star
Handling plight of flood victims - Deforestation by humans is partly to blame for the flood and drought which have alternately struck, Bangkok Post editorial

Jakarta: Thirty Percent of Flora and Fauna Extinct from excessive forest exploitation, forest fires, illegal logging and illegal hunting, Tempo Interactive


Mountain Pine Beetle: Ready to go, Prince George Free Press
Shelve Echo Heights at least until 2008 OCP, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
Trees keep coming down, Surrey Leader
Brazil: Seeing Green, Sun Journal

'SA must come to climate change party' - Southern Africa should have a substantial agreement to reduce deforestation within the next year, IOL News
Satellites seek global hot spots and find forests cool, CS Monitor

'Paper' Forest of Punjab, SikhSangat News
Taking a U-turn, Forest Dept now opposes NAC, The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
Sri Lanka's rainforests fast-disappearing but hope remains - An interview with Dr. Ranil Senanayake, chairman of Rainforest Rescue International, Mongabay News
Global Forest Users' Body Takes Root - One of the most grassroots of people's movements has planted an international seed, IPS News
DENR orders log ban in north Quezon, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Stop ANZ Bank Funding of Illegal Logging in Papua New Guinea - Insist leading Australian/New Zealand bank stop financing destruction of PNG's ancient rainforests by Malaysian loggers, Rainforest Portal action alert
A climate for Tasmanian change, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Hands off forest reserves: CM, Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
Indonesia: Smoke and corruption, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Is Indonesia the third largest greenhouse gas polluter? - Burning of peatlands fuels global warming according to new report, Mongabay News

Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact - $38 billion could flow into developing countries, Mongabay News
Residents fight to save trees, East Anglian Daily Times
Tough transition - Once forest-dwellers who farm, fish and hunt, the Orang Ulu of Sarawak have had to adapt to a cash economy since being displaced by the Bakun Dam, The Star
Local officials in illegal logging already named,spacer - Bridge mishap bares Davao Or. deforestation activities, Manila Bulletin
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Wilderness areas expanded in Vermont, New Hampshire - Politically charged bill was revived from near death to win passage in the U.S. House on Wednesday, WCAX News

An Open Letter to the New, Blue Congress- Repeal the FLREA RAT, New West Network
The environment should be a top priority for new Congress - New legislation should address protection of national forests and renewable energy, Kansas City Star
Pass Brown's Canyon wilderness bill, Rocky Mountain News editorial


Wilderness study areas wait for feds' decision - Some groups pushing for action while Congress seeks consensus, Bend Bulletin
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Reporting on Owens's roadless rules request - Colorado media widely omitted his previous opposition to Clinton administration's roadless initiative, Colorado Media Matters
Not an inch of Eagle River spared - From the Climax Mine to Dowd Junction, river has been harmed by humans, Vail Daily News
Sunlight sale may be a week away - Prospective buyers plan real estate development, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Pass Brown's Canyon wilderness bill, Rocky Mountain News editorial

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Defend the Santa Fe NF against ORV Excess!, Center for Biological Diversity

TU Gila Restoration, Fly Fish News
Stolen artifacts shatter ancient culture - Looters ravage Indian ruins to sell pottery, heirlooms on black market, Arizona Republic

Pumice Mine Faces Violations, Albuquerque Journal
Author Says Don't Fear Nature, Albuquerque Journal
Tonto NF: Reavis Ranch roundup - 3 routes take backpackers to Superstition valley steeped in lore, history, The Arizona Republic

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Court rules Medicine Lake geothermal plant null, void - USFS, BLM failed to consult with the Pit River Tribe, Mt. Shasta News



PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Deal reveals holes that get in way of preserving land - Conflicting interests and a tightfisted federal approach undo a plan to protect Oregon wilderness, The Oregonian
Spooner- A Remarkable Tree - Save Nanning Creek grove!, Spooner Direct
Fern Gully Will Not Be Cut, Fern Gully Treesit Village

Kalmiopsis Wilderness: Helping out, fish by fish - Volunteers stock lake by hand to jump-start trout fishery, Mail Tribune
Divisive dealings in land swap plan, Yakima Herald Republic

100 years of stewardship - OSU College of Forestry celebrates its centennial, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Rodent blocks timber sales, Ashland Daily Tidings AP

Wilderness study areas wait for feds' decision - Some groups pushing for action while Congress seeks consensus, Bend Bulletin
Forestry spinoff: Cash or nature? - The next governor will help decide what counties are able to do with state forests that represent a wealth of logs and refuge, The Oregonian
Mount Si trails get needed TLC , Tacoma News Tribune
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.


Tiny Bug Attacking Hemlock Trees in Ky. - Kentucky Forestry Officials Say Lots of Money Needed to Fight Tiny Bug Attacking Hemlock Trees, CBS News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Wilderness areas expanded in Vermont, New Hampshire - Politically charged bill was revived from near death to win passage in the U.S. House on Wednesday, WCAX News
New round of oil, gas leases on USFS lands includes portions of Eden Twp. and Lake, Oceana counties, Ludington Daily News

Lichens topic of plant society lecture by USFS lichen trainer, Jamestown Press- Rhode Island
Private Logging Plans Spark Clash in Scenic WV Blackwater Canyon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Knoxville News Sentinel

Bleeding Beech Trees, Rochester City News

The cost of Minnesota timber, Minnesota Public Radio
Engines allowed in forest - Snowmobiles can go on reserve trails, North Adams Transcript
Wilderness foe missed the point, Times Argus: Vermont
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
State game board rejects wolf hunting proposal - Tongass Forest Service officials and state officials were working on an alternate solution, Juneau Empire at ADN

The environment should be a top priority for new Congress - New legislation should address protection of national forests and renewable energy, Kansas City Star


 


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