Forests in the News©
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
Studies find danger to forests in thinning without burning, New York Times at Arizona Republic
Scientists fear climate change will hurt efforts to fight fires, CNN
Logging Nations Set Tough Agenda for Action, Reuters News
Activists Block Entrance to Kleenex Manufacturer's Mill near Seattle, Washington - Call for an End to Flushing of Canada's Boreal Forest, Kleercut.Net
New study confirms continuing forest loss in most countries, Mongabay News
World's Forests are Making a Comeback - Study, Reuters News
Returning forests analyzed with the forest identity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Is public policy pouring fuel on wildfires?, Los Angeles Times
The NOHVCC to Conduct National OHV Route Designation Workshop Program, Dirt Rider Magazine
Court rules Medicine Lake geothermal plant null, void - USFS, BLM failed to consult with the Pit River Tribe, Mt. Shasta News
Old Timbers Get New Life - Lumber from ancient firs being deconstructed for future use, San Francisco Chronicle
Hope sprouts for American Chestnut trees, Smoky Mountain Sentinel
Alex Shigo pioneered tree-friendly pruning , San Francisco Chronicle
An Open Letter to the New, Blue Congress- Repeal the FLREA RAT, New West Network
Agencies Offer Free Access to Public Lands on Veterans Day, But Oppose Discounts for Vets - Respect for those who served, or tokenism?, 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
B.C.'s parks are legacies, not cash cows, The Whistler Question
Conservation pioneer Mike Dombeck lectures at UW-BC, The Chetek Alert
Scientists setting dollar value for ecosystem, PhysOrg News
Scavenger Hunt by Seattle Firm Sparks GPS Sport, Irks Naturists, Bloomberg News
Space maps of forests from 1990s could aid climate, Reuters
Forest Service: Use of Categorical Exclusions for Vegetation Management Projects, Calendar Years 2003 through 2005, GAO Report
Shasta's Living Memorial Garden: A refuge for the spirit, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Service lists lynx 'critical habitat', The Daily Inter Lake
Firefighter arsonist gets house arrest, Star Tribune
Mike Brune, Executive Director of the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) interviewed, Forest NewsWatch
Will the UNFCCC take action on climate changing deforestation?, It's Getting Hot In Here
Green groups call for urgent reform of the FSC - certifiers 'eroding credibility', FSC-Watch
Planting a Billion Trees Campaign is Launched by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Groups Want Forest Rules Overturned, ENN AP
Replanting forests after wildfires unnecessary, Sacramento Bee op-ed
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
Be aware: H.R. 3420 would ban commercial logging, The Clark Fork Chronicle
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - H.R. 3420, Library of Congress
Recreation proposal for Helena NF gets mixed reviews, Helena Independent Record
Deschutes National Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan Public Open House November 13th, USFS
Deschutes National Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan - Background, USFS
Wallowa Whitman Recreation Site Facility Master Plan, Wild Wilderness
Gifford Pinchot NF: Forest Advisory Committee to Discuss Recreation Site Facility Master Plan , USFS
Arrogant Land Managers Dishonor Veterans, Insult Citizens, Wild Wilderness
NMMA and National Forest Service begin waterway access, safety & conservation partnership, National Marine Manufacturers Association News
NMMA and USFS unite for access, Wild Wilderness
'Crown jewels' of national forest safe from logging, The Ithaca Journal
Seeing the Climate Policy for the Trees, New York Times
Idea that forests are 'carbon sinks' going down drain, Ottawa Citizen
New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher, University of British Columbia
Ancestor of Modern Trees Preserves Record Of Ancient Climate Change, Terra Daily
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Sapling- Trees as Artists and Mobile Entities, The Science Creative Quarterly
The magnificent beauty of Olive trees, The Cyprus Observer
Coalition seeks watershed protection, Santa Fe New Mexican
Groups urge protection for N.M. roadless forest streams , New Mexican AP
First Petition to Nominate Roadless Forest Streams As 'Outstanding National Resource Waters' Submitted, Forest Guardians
USDA Forest Service Centralizes Business Operations in Albuquerque, USDA News
Forest Service Hiring 100 in Albuquerque , Albuquerque Journal
One-time U.S.Forest Service fire commander pleads guilty to starting wildfire, Arizona Republic
Ex-fireman pleads guilty to starting Ariz. fire, Reuters
Santa Fe NF: Las Vegas Leaders Show Support for Gallinas Watershed Thinning , Albuquerque Journal
Environmental group says thinning projects will hurt birds, Santa Fe New Mexican
Peace Breaks Out In New Mexico's Forests, High Country News [$]
This Rights-of-Way Bill is All Wrong - Stop the Public Lands Giveaway!, Earthjustice
The Real Scoop on Biofuels, Common Dreams
Wanna Save the World? Make Sure You Plant the Right Tree, ABC News
Ginkgo: A grand finale, all at once, CS Monitor
Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact - $38 billion could flow into developing countries, Mongabay News
WORLD NEWS
New study confirms continuing forest loss in most countries, Mongabay News
World's Forests are Making a Comeback - Study, Reuters News
Returning forests analyzed with the forest identity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Ireland: Experts urge cull of Japanese deer to save our native woodlands, Sunday Times
Ghana: Security Probe ¢33bn Rip-Off, Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
Uganda: Govt Can't Remain Quiet On Mabira Forest, The Monitor (Kampala)
3 NTC staff face FIR for hacking trees - Over 100 trees worth Rs 4 lakh felled and timber sold off, India Express
Going green ... with IT - Technology enables Tamil Nadu to restore degraded forests, The Hindu Business Line
Burma: More Forced Labor Reports as ILO Meets, The Irrawaddy News
PNP exec confirms politicians, DENR personnel involved in illegal logging, Mindanao Daily Mirror
DENR exec: No Region 11 politicians in illegal logging, Mindanao Daily Mirror
Direct Action Against Deforestation in Tasmania - Wild Ancient Forests and Pristine Rivers: Protecting the Weld Valley, Earth First! Journal at Infoshop News
Police end Weld forest blockade, campaigner says, ABC News
Police raid anti-logging camp, The Australian
Green groups unite to challenge Western Australia logging, ABC News
A Critique of the Tembec Certifications, FSC's largest certified company, Greenwood Earth Alliance at FSC-Watch
What is the FSC certifying?, FSC-Watch
Environmentalists mass for latest round of protest, Courtenay Comox Valley Record
Conservation pioneer Mike Dombeck lectures at UW-BC, The Chetek Alert
It's time to stand up for the trees - Canada's first ancient forest friendly newspaper, NOW Magazine - Newsfront in Toronto
The forest outside of the park, Parksville Qualicum News
Forest-destroying plague invades Alberta - Pine beetles move aggressively across Rockies, The Edmonton Journal
Stepped up attack - Pine beetle infestation may be 10 times worse than predicted, The Edmonton Journal
Pine beetle flight into Alberta more devastating than first thought - Millions of trees across the northwest could be infested, Whitecourt Star, Whitecourt, AB
NDP accuses B.C. timber agent, Abbotsford News
Battle lines drawn over caribou, Salmon Arm Observer
Elusive creatures of the forest, Toronto Star
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
Million dollar year for McBride Community Forest Corporation, Robson Valley Times
Winter cutting program begins, Prince George Free Press
Forest industry riding runaway train, Campbell River Mirror
Investors who saved sawmill in trouble, Globe and Mail
Panama: A Treetop Perch for Tropical Researchers, The Washington Post
The FSC, Panamanian teak plantations, and the mafia, FSC-Watch
Ecuadorian groups challenge corporate domination and quit national FSC initiative, FSC-Watch
Aracruz, SmartWood, FSC and a conflict of interest, FSC-Watch
Environmental Group Says Record Rain Forest Destruction under Brazil's Silva, ENN AP
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
US Stalling while Amazon Forest is Falling, It's Getting Hot In Here
Greenpeace blockades Italian headquarters of Kimberly-Clark: Calls for End to Boreal Forest Destruction, Kleercut.Net
Finland: Forest management know-how begins with the seedling nursery - UPM expands seedling production, Kauppalehti News
Government Foresees Steep Increase In Subsidies To Protect Forests, Armenia Press
Helping workers to see peril in the trees, icWales
Wanted: the grey squirrel, for crimes against songbirds - 'Tree rats' raid nests to feast on eggs and fledglings, Independent (UK) at Forests.org
The certified 'green desert' in the Emerald Isle, FSC-Watch
Certified 'chainsaw criminals' in Cameroon, FSC-Watch
Cameroon: Wijma still certified, as official observer finds new illegalities, FSC-Watch
Kenyan Nobel Winner: Fight Global Warming, Plant a Billion Trees, FOX News
East Africa: Deforestation exacerbates droughts, floods, Reuters
Certification in the Congo: a cause for celebration or confusion?, FSC-Watch
Botswana supports reforestation of Congo Basin, The Government of Botswana
Kenya: State's Idle Land to Be Leased, The Nation (Nairobi)
Liberia: FDA Boss Cautions Foresters, The Analyst (Monrovia)
Illegal charcoal, timber seized, New Kerala -India News
Nepal's Pristine Forests - Diversity And Components, Gorkhapatra Sansthan
3 in 'illegal logging' freed, Visayan Daily Star
15 Butuan wood mills have no permits: agency, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro
Handling plight of flood victims - Deforestation by humans is partly to blame for the flood and drought which have alternately struck, Bangkok Post editorial
The green space - The children are helping to conserve Tong Sard community forest and a way of life, Bangkok Post
Rising log prices leads to boom in timber export. Borneo Bulletin
Illegal logging in Papua New Guinea: who do we believe? Greenpeace, SGS, or the World Bank?, FSC-Watch
Southeast Asian countries to help Indons deal with forest fires, The Star -Malaysia
ASEAN develops coordinated approach to tackle haze, Yahoo! News
Orangutans Flee Indonesia Forest Fires, Tuscaloosa News
Alarm sounded as fires threaten orang-utans, Radio Netherlands
New Guinea: Chasing Kangaroos - Quest for the Tree Kangaroo, Living on Earth
Jakarta: Thirty Percent of Flora and Fauna Extinct from excessive forest exploitation, forest fires, illegal logging and illegal hunting, Tempo Interactive
US children condemn Tassie logging, The Australian
Three charged over logging protest, The West Australian
Green jihad a disastrous idea, The Australian
State logging greenhouse warning, The Age
Tasmanian pulp mill 'inevitable', The Age
Direct Action Against Deforestation in Tasmania, Infoshop News
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
Spotted owl dies, B.C. population now 16, Vancouver Sun
Not Your Average Bear - In B.C., a landmark rainforest-protection agreement was just the beginning, Grist magazine
Current forestry management practices endanger Canada's boreal forests - Nature knows best, The Star
Idea that forests are 'carbon sinks' going down drain, Ottawa Citizen
New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher, University of British Columbia
Mountain Pine Beetle: Ready to go, Prince George Free Press
Shelve Echo Heights at least until 2008 OCP, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
Residents fear an oakless Oakville - Chainsaws set to clearcut forest for site of new homes, The Star
Trees keep coming down, Surrey Leader
More trees to fall 19,000 cut in Surrey since 2005, Peace Arch News
Brazil: Seeing Green, Sun Journal
Brazil Proposes Fund to Protect Amazon, Reuters- Planet Ark
Indigenous Triumph Over Toxic Dumping, Lowbagger
Indigenous Group in Brazil Granted Largest Tropical Forest Certification in the World by the Forest Stewardship Council, Rainforest Alliance
Argentina: Silent Extinction of Mbya Guaraní People - Root cause of this crisis is deforestation, IPS News
Argentina Asks for Halt in Paper Mill Loan - Report, Reuters- Planet Ark
Costa Rica: See the world with 'green' eyes, CNN
Spin-out company seeks medicines from South American rain forests, Eurekalert
The magnificent beauty of Olive trees, The Cyprus Observer
Sand dunes creep up on Morocco's palm trees, Mail & Guardian
Ghana: GTA appeals for prompt payment of logs , Joy Online
Forest protection could earn tens of millions for Ghana, Mongabay News
'SA must come to climate change party' - Southern Africa should have a substantial agreement to reduce deforestation within the next year, IOL News
The First International Conference of Parliamentarians on the Sustainable Management of Central African Forest Ecosystems, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Satellites seek global hot spots and find forests cool, CS Monitor
Duma passes Forestry Code in second reading, Itar-Tass
Danish Christmas Tree Shortage Threatens Prices Across Europe, Terra Daily
How to see the wood for the trees from an economic perspective, The Scotsman
Money grows on trees for forestry sector, The Scotsman
Finland's Metsaliitto sells its Latvian forests to Sweden's Sodra, Terra Daily
Osney Island: Families Lose Fight To Save Riverside Trees, Oxford Mail
Sacred trees - Designating certain spaces in the forest as sacred helps in biodiversity conservation, The Hindu
'Paper' Forest of Punjab, SikhSangat News
Taking a U-turn, Forest Dept now opposes NAC, The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
India: Southern states join hands to protect biodiversity - Forests ministers to protect and preserve the biodiversity of their rich forests, Kerala News
Sri Lanka's rainforests fast-disappearing but hope remains - An interview with Dr. Ranil Senanayake, chairman of Rainforest Rescue International, Mongabay News
Ecology group's bid to save Himalayan pine forest, Telugu Portal
Global Forest Users' Body Takes Root - One of the most grassroots of people's movements has planted an international seed, IPS News
Vietnam to grow more cacao trees, export more beans, People's Daily
Stopping deforestation could net Burma $1 billion, Mongabay News
China's critical biodiversity and its implications on Tibet, Phayul
Hong Kong: More than 200,000 trees to be planted following massive hill fire, Monsters and Critics
DENR orders log ban in north Quezon, Philippine Daily Inquirer
No ban on illegally-logged timber, Herald Sun AAP
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
Financial institutions buying in to forestry, New Zealand Herald
Protesters block loggers in Tasmania, The Age
A climate for Tasmanian change, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
If a tree falls during a climate change row, will the PM hear it?, Sydney Morning Herald
Australia: Greens to fight catchment logging, GeelongInfo at Forests.org
Two charged over truck 'hijack', The Age
Fears forest burning threatening wildlife, ABC News
Rainforest conservation could yield more cash than logging in PNG, Mongabay News
Hands off forest reserves: CM, Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
Indonesia Forest Fires, Attacks Kill 1,000 Orangutans, Reuters
Clearing Asean's hazy relations, The Brunei Times
Indonesia: Smoke and corruption, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Many risk long-term damage from SE Asia haze-experts, Reuters
Singapore: Effects of haze on greenhouse gases and pollution are huge, says SEC, Channel News Asia
Is Indonesia the third largest greenhouse gas polluter? - Burning of peatlands fuels global warming according to new report, Mongabay News
Tropical peat bogs stoke global warming-report, Reuters
Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact - $38 billion could flow into developing countries, Mongabay News
Mill closures devastate Canada's forest industry, World Socialist Web Site
Endangered caribou need a better advocate than Pat Bell, The Vancouver Sun
The Pachamama Alliance, website
Argentina Wants World Bank to Halt Pulp Mill Loans, Reuters
Rainforest Alliance Builds on Decade of Development Work in Nicaragua with New $3.6M Grant from USAID, Rainforest Alliance
Residents fight to save trees, East Anglian Daily Times
Scotland: Forestry body may build own wind farms, The Scotsman
Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Lead the Way with First Rainforest Alliance Certification in Africa, Rainforest Alliance
Efforts to save rare forest bird recognised with award - Hornbills need a large area of fertile forest, Bangkok Post
Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change, IUCN- World Conservation Union
Former U.S. President Clinton Champions Mangrove Forest Recovery Efforts, ENN AP
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
Forest guardians get radios, mobile phones, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Local officials in illegal logging already named,spacer - Bridge mishap bares Davao Or. deforestation activities, Manila Bulletin
Action group promises more anti-logging protests, ABC News
Forest burnoffs 'must stop', say Greens, The Mercury
Taxpayers buy back slice of $2b forest, The Dominion Post
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
Vermont wilderness bill passes Congress, Vermont Guardian
Environmental groups celebrating Pombo defeat, Farm Press editorial
Green groups split on sticking with GOP's Idaho wilderness bills, Salt Lake Tribune
Rahall in line to head House Resources committee, Charleston Daily Mail
Environmentalist campaign ousts House Resources chairman in Calif, Indepedent Record AP
Environmental groups savor Pombo's defeat as sign of new power, Los Angeles Times
Activists savoring downfall of Pombo, Inside Bay Area
Democrats' green agenda gets big boost with Pombo out, Post-Intelligencer
After dust settles, Pombo's objectives remain unfulfilled, Contra Costa Times
Wild Sky headed for fast approval - Key opponent's ouster clears way for new wilderness area, Everett Daily Herald
Changes in Congress may spur changes to Idaho wilderness bills, Twin Falls Times-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
Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee: Notice of meeting, Federal Register
McNerney delcares victory over Pombo, Contra Costa Times
More debasing assaults on environment, wildlife, Idaho Mountain Express
Be aware: H.R. 3420 would ban commercial logging, The Clark Fork Chronicle
This Rights-of-Way Bill is All Wrong: Stop the Public Lands Giveaway!, Earthjustice
Wilderness study areas wait for feds' decision - Some groups pushing for action while Congress seeks consensus, Bend Bulletin
Wildlife groups decry 'political' move, Rocky Mountain News
Interior aide bars grouse's protection, Denver Post
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - H.R. 3420, Library of Congress
Bill Summary & Status for 158 House & Senate Bills about National Forests, Library of Congress
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Opponents ask judge to stop logging in Rio Grande NF, Rocky Mountain News
Forest Service amends lynx plans, Denver Post
Agency OKs Wolf Creek village road - More permits needed to use roadway, Durango Herald
Land managers look at San Juan Forest motor trails, Farmington Daily Times
Owens endorses roadless advice - Gov.-elect Ritter could override task force's recommendations, Durango Herald
Governor submits roadless petition, Montrose Daily Press
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
Black Hills NF: Off-roading 'crayon' exercise Thursday, The Rapid City Journal
Access: Private property hunting under threat, Argus Leader
Sunlight sale may be a week away - Prospective buyers plan real estate development, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Wilderness agency director says policits won't change wilderness-use policy, Rapid City Journal
Pass Brown's Canyon wilderness bill, Rocky Mountain News editorial
Colo. left out of critical habitat for lynx, Denver Post
Medicine Bow Forest plans trails for ATVers, Star-Tribune
Logging trucks may roll in Vail - But why do the feds need money to hire timber companies?, Vail Daily News
Owens Still Undecided On Colorado Roadless Ruling, The Denver Channel
Country, city clash over prairie dog problem - Ranchers propose poison, conservationists push vaccines, Argus Leader
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Defend the Santa Fe NF against ORV Excess!, Center for Biological Diversity
Isleta Gets Funds to Restore Forest , Albuquerque Journal
Fee Fight - The Forest Service takes a hit but keeps on charging, Tucson Weekly
Coronado NF: Vision Quest - A forest-plan expert provides perspective, Tucson Weekly
Coconino NF: Officials make five arrests in artifact thefts, Prescott Daily Courier
County to move quickly to evacuate Municipal Building - Office space in the facility leased by the U.S. Forest Service, Los Alamos Monitor
Santa Fe NF: Forest Officials Seek Public Input on Motor Vehicle Use, Albuquerque Journal
Residents complain about Jemez Mountain pumice mine, KOB News
Forest Service marks opening of human capital office, New Mexico Business Weekly
Native Plants are Being Revived in Places Invasive Species Were Thriving, Albuquerque Journal
Long-Stem Planting Helps Restoration , Albuquerque Journal
TU Gila Restoration, Fly Fish News
Coronado NF: Preserving piece of history, Brown Canyon Ranch turns 100, Sierra Vista Herald
Stolen artifacts shatter ancient culture - Looters ravage Indian ruins to sell pottery, heirlooms on black market, Arizona Republic
Tonto NF: 2 indicted over raid of mountain pot farm, Arizona Republic
Santa Fe NF: Thinning Nearly Complete in Santa Fe municipal watershed, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe NF: Watershed tour, New Mexican
State: Santa Fe National Forest Pumice mine in violation, New Mexican
Pumice Mine Faces Violations, Albuquerque Journal
Burn Aims to Reduce Fear, Forest Fire Danger, Albuquerque Journal
Author Says Don't Fear Nature, Albuquerque Journal
Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne and Mark Rey visit Payson to discuss forest health, The Payson Roundup
Tonto NF: Reavis Ranch roundup - 3 routes take backpackers to Superstition valley steeped in lore, history, The Arizona Republic
Coalition seeks watershed protection, Santa Fe New Mexican
Groups urge protection for N.M. roadless forest streams , New Mexican AP
First Petition to Nominate Roadless Forest Streams As 'Outstanding National Resource Waters' Submitted, Forest Guardians
USDA Forest Service Centralizes Business Operations in Albuquerque, USDA News
Forest Service Hiring 100 in Albuquerque , Albuquerque Journal
One-time U.S.Forest Service fire commander pleads guilty to starting wildfire, Arizona Republic
Ex-fireman pleads guilty to starting Ariz. fire, Reuters
Santa Fe NF: Las Vegas Leaders Show Support for Gallinas Watershed Thinning , Albuquerque Journal
Environmental group says thinning projects will hurt birds, Santa Fe New Mexican
Peace Breaks Out In New Mexico's Forests, High Country News [$]
New Mexico: Gov. Lays Out Plan for Lands, Albuquerque Journal
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
New supervisor eager to serve, meeting with timber industry foresters to learn what he can about increasing the Option 9 harvest, Mt. Shasta News
Plumas NF: Pike fish project ready for public review, Portola Reporter
Tahoe NF: Off-highway vehicle workshops coming up, The Union
High stakes in Sierra - SMUD, agencies must settle hydro dispute, Sacramento Bee editorial
TRPA board gets Pathway preview, Nevada Appeal
Plumas NF: Historic guard station burns down, Feather River Bulletin
Old Timbers Get New Life - Lumber from ancient firs being deconstructed for future use, San Francisco Chronicle
Near a pristine desert peak, housing looms, Los Angles Times
Shasta's Living Memorial Garden: A refuge for the spirit, San Luis Obispo Tribune
1872 law allows Upper Sac claims on Shasta-Trinity NF, Mt. Shasta News
SMUD dams face changes - U.S. Forest Service seeks upgrade under relicensing, Sacramento Bee
NASA Supports UAS Fire Mapping Efforts On California Fire, Govtech News
Certified destruction of California's ancient redwood forests, Greenwood Earth Alliance at FSC-Watch
$48.5 million purchase of Big River lands, Mendocino Beacon
County appeals Palco fraud suit - Judge's dismissal incorrect, D.A. claims, Eureka Times-Standard
The Great Outdoors: El Corte Madera Creek Open Space Preserve, SFist
Replanting forests after wildfires unnecessary, Sacramento Bee op-ed
Charges Filed in Deadly Calif. Wildfire, Star-Tribune
Yosemite Construction Halted, Wild Wilderness
Federal judge halts 9 renovation projects in Yosemite Valley, Los Angeles Times
Inland forest a tinderbox despite tree thinning, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Cataloging nature's wounds - Scientists and inmates aid environment recovery work, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Sunny Brae Forest paid in full as new harvest looms next door, Arcata Eye
Conservancy to talk fire with Carnelian Canyon neighbors, Tahoe Daily Tribune
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Washington: Group wants logging ban to protect owl, Seattle Post Intelligencer
Spotted owl population down 50 percent since '90s; lawsuit filed, Post Intelligencer AP
Activists Block Entrance to Kleenex Manufacturer's Mill near Seattle, Washington - Call for an End to Flushing of Canada's Boreal Forest, Kleercut.Net
Fungi could munch toilet troubles away, Mail Tribune
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
Wild weather batters national parks, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie NF, Post Intelligencer
Logging sales picking up on Umpqua, The News-Review
The Thursday November 9th R6 Update newsletter, USFS
BLM postpones North Spit land sale, Coos Bay World
U.S.-Capitol-Bound Christmas Tree Set to Make a Kitsap Whistle Stop, The Kitsap Sun
D.C. Christmas tree passes through, The Columbian
County fears loss of timber funds, Coos Bay World
Wild Sky headed for fast approval - Key opponent's ouster clears way for new wilderness area, Everett Daily Herald
Kalmiopsis Wilderness: Helping out, fish by fish - Volunteers stock lake by hand to jump-start trout fishery, Mail Tribune
Printing company earns FSC environmental certification, Tacoma News Tribune
Kleercut Bus Does Outreach Tour in Pacific Northwest of the USA, Kleercut.net
Divisive dealings in land swap plan, Yakima Herald Republic
Deschutes National Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan Public Open House November 13th, USFS
Deschutes National Forest Recreation Site Facility Master Plan - Background, USFS
Wallowa Whitman Recreation Site Facility Master Plan, Wild Wilderness
Gifford Pinchot NF: Forest Advisory Committee to Discuss Recreation Site Facility Master Plan , USFS
Gifford Pinchot NF: More Than $1.9 Million in County Payment Projects Approved, USFS
Timber sale total highest since 2000, Baker City Herald
"Forest for the Trees" reviewed, Willamette Week
100 years of stewardship - OSU College of Forestry celebrates its centennial, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Ruling: BLM violated tree vole protections to allow logging, Oregonian
Rodent blocks timber sales, Ashland Daily Tidings AP
Mount Ashland ski area work on hold until spring, Oregonian
Wilderness study areas wait for feds' decision - Some groups pushing for action while Congress seeks consensus, Bend Bulletin
WA: Fire rehab costs Forest Service millions, San Bernardino County Sun
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
Pine Beetle infestation study: Beetles Invasion - Entomologist, Umpqua National Forest officials seek plan to curtail potential explosion, The News-Review
Mount Si trails get needed TLC , Tacoma News Tribune
Sound Off: Don't make our parks commercial, Whidbey News Times
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Lawsuit: Army Corps illegally approved logging in wetland forest, Macon Telegraph AP
Hope sprouts for American Chestnut trees, Smoky Mountain Sentinel
Tree Infestations Spread Through Northeast Georgia, The Weekly
Badlands Of Ocala National Forest Getting Cleaned Up, WESH News
S.C. searcher believes ivory-billed is out there, The State
Virgin forest destruction isn't sexy, students tell Victoria's Secret in Southpoint mall protest, The Independent: News: Durham
Pisgah NF: Scientist eyes mysterious mountain lights, WFAA News
Nantahala NF: Hike among some of the oldest trees in the East, Asheville Citizen-Times
Unique seed project aims to save threatened hemlocks, Scripps News
Ozark-St. Francis NF: Climbing a Stairway to Heaven in Arkansas, Memphis Commercial Appeal
FLREA Notice of New Recreation Fee Site: North Carolina NF Flintlock Shooting Range, Federal Register
FLREA Notice of New Recreation Fee Site: Uwharrie NF Horse Trail system, Federal Register
FLREA Notice of New Recreation Fee Site: Uwharrie NF Woodrun mountain bike trail system, Federal Register
Off-road vehicles OK'd to return to northern part of Angelina NF, Lufkin Daily News
USFS merges workforces in Angelina, Sabine national forests, Lufkin Daily News
City gearing up for annual tree trimming, Brenham Banner-Press
Tiny Bug Attacking Hemlock Trees in Ky. - Kentucky Forestry Officials Say Lots of Money Needed to Fight Tiny Bug Attacking Hemlock Trees, CBS News
Land buy: $1 billion a year or bust, Orlando Sentinel
Ware, four others buy 4.2 million acre timberland for $5 billion, The Times-Herald, Newnan, Georgia
Study: Some forest roads bad for wildlife, Science Daily
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Vermont wilderness bill passes Congress, Vermont Guardian
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
Edge density key to controlling gypsy moth spread, Penn State Live
Missouri: Workshops Train Loggers for Private Land, Kansas City infoZine News
New round of oil, gas leases on USFS lands includes portions of Eden Twp. and Lake, Oceana counties, Ludington Daily News
Woodsy, Smokey at Wayne NF, Ironton Tribune
Team looks at best forestry practices on national forest, The Daily Press - Ashland, WI
Hunters warned about travel in Ottawa National Forest off roads or trails, Ironwood Daily Globe
EDC throws support behind Ottawa forest plan, Ironwood Daily Globe
Local residents contribute to the Boundary Waters experience, Timberjay News
Vermont wilderness bill set for vote in Congress, Vermont Guardian
Vermont wilderness bill on Congress' list, Burlington Free Press
House to vote soon on expanding 'wilderness' in White Mountains, Union Leader
Rahall in line to head House Resources committee, Charleston Daily Mail
In Maine, a Public Park in Search of Public Support, New York Times
In Maine, a Public Park in Search of Public Support, NY Times at Times Daily
A Million Acres of Clearcuts and Pesticide Use "Certified" in Canada and Maine, FSC-Watch
Lichens topic of plant society lecture by USFS lichen trainer, Jamestown Press- Rhode Island
Unique seed project aims to save threatened hemlocks, Scripps News
City seeks purchaser for Pocono Mountain timber, The Express-Times
Monongahela NF: Lower Williams Vegetation Project EIS, Federal Register
Allegheny NF: Brush Creek Project Cancellation of EIS, Federal Register
Private Logging Plans Spark Clash in Scenic WV Blackwater Canyon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Knoxville News Sentinel
Loggers pass on Bethlehem plan - No offers to take trees from water agency's land in the Poconos, The Morning Call
Hocking State Forest- Timber-sale opponents fail to stop state's plans, The Columbus Dispatch
'Crown jewels' of national forest safe from logging, The Ithaca Journal
Finger Lakes National Forest's white pines to get a reprieve, The Ithaca Journal
Bleeding Beech Trees, Rochester City News
W.Va.: Lumber firm wants use of Blackwater Falls State Park's trail, Post-Gazette
With less public access to land, hunters explore alternatives, Duluth News Tribune
Largess offers honor, fame and long life to trees, Jamestown Press- Rhode Island
Tribes, Forest Service agree on plant-gathering rights, Ludington Daily News
Timber troubles hurt northern economy, Minnesota Public Radio
The cost of Minnesota timber, Minnesota Public Radio
Engines allowed in forest - Snowmobiles can go on reserve trails, North Adams Transcript
Johnston residents work to save trees - Emerald ash borer could threaten Green Meadows, Des Moines Register
Wilderness foe missed the point, Times Argus: Vermont
Mulch/seed product provides soil management, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Rotting logs provide life for plants, animals, Bangor Daily News
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
Chugach National Forest Still Closed to Snowmachine Use, USFS
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
Local Project Advances to National Level of Forest Legacy Program, SitNews
Trout Unlimited working to keep Alaska wild, The Daily Sentinel
Judge made correct determination about mine, Juneau Empire op-ed
Lunch Creek Property Acquisition Ribbon Cutting & Settlers Cove Work Day, SitNews

 


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