Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
New Forest Management Rules - We all own the public land, so we all should have a say in its future. Right?, Oregonian
Pocket change to change the world? - PG&E sells offsets for fashionable "carbon-neutral" living, San Francisco Chronicle
Combating global warming and climate change: A matter of urgency - Carbon trading a way of mitigating deforestation?, IPP News
Nevergreens? Wisconsin's signature trees could be lost to climate change - Bye-bye birch, fir, pine, & spruce, The Capital Times
Paradigms Lost & Found, Headwaters News
Stumpage demand, prices fall sharply - Coming on the heels of intensifying weakness in the U.S. housing market, Timberjay News

Forest Service plans act revision, The Washington Times
Forest Service to take stock of facilities - Agency faces "tough decisions" to close some sites, add fees to others, Methow Valley News
It's the Forest Service, not fire department - Masking, shifting fire protection costs encourages illogical development, Missoulian editorial
Warmer Atlantic, Climate Change Presage More, and Worse, Western Wildfires - Historical record suggests the American West is "primed" for climate change-inspired conflagrations, Scientific American
Two Timber Firms Pretending To Be 'Green,' Groups Allege - Environmentalists Want Companies' Lucrative Certification Revoked, Washington Post
Old lumber builds niche, The Seattle Times
Trees are a global warming solution, and a problem - New studies show forests absorb carbon, cooling the Earth, but also hold the sun's rays, serving to heat the air, Contra Costa Times
Native longleaf down to last stand - Virginia: State trying to restore pine forests that once blanketed the southern U.S., Richmond Times Dispatch

Science losing out in federal agencies' policies, Appleton Post-Crescent editorial
Crew boss charged in Thirtymile Fire, Yakima Herald Republic

New Forest Service policy limits environmental scrutiny, public appeals - Environmental groups say agency's new plan will squelch public opinion, involvement, McClatchy News at Contra Costa Times
Streamlining of forest plans draws criticism - Critics say cutting decision time leaves impacts unstudied, Charlotte Observer
Butt out, public, Eugene Register-Guard editorial
Public Participation-Chopped out of National Forest Plans, American Lands Alliance- Call to Action
Port-a-Potty Camping, The Huffington Post
WORLD NEWS
TimberWest delighted by raw log report, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
TimberWest likes log report, Campbell River Mirror
A Christmas message from Betty Krawczyk, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
Parks Canada thinning trees to prevent fires, Prince Edward Island- The Guardian
Tie trees together to reduce damage, Times Colonist (Victoria)
Interior's tree hazards way beyond Hope, Kamloops This Week at Abbotsford News
More pests in town - Beetles are not the only pest plaguing our nation, Merritt Herald
Valuable logs being wasted on Island, Times Colonist (Victoria)

France needs to act to protect French Guiana's rainforests - An interview with rainforest plant expert Pierre-Michel Forget, Mongabay News


Trees for Africa, Open Democracy
Kenya: The Mau Forest Complex threatened, World Rainforest Movement
Combating global warming and climate change: A matter of urgency - Carbon trading a way of mitigating deforestation?, IPP News

India: Carbon forestry in the pipeline, World Rainforest Movement
Will we run out of newsprint?, The Philippine Star

Authorities closing in on illegal logger, New Straits Times - Malaysia
Warning on forestry, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania

Log export simply bad B.C. policy, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
Stanley Park draws curious and generous - Most facilities reopen as donations pour in to replace trees felled by Vancouver storm, Globe and Mail
New methods boost nature in logging plans - Industry, government study best ways to harvest trees while ensuring biodiversity in the woods, Montreal Gazette
Christmas mission: Get trees to troops, Washington Post at the New Mexican

Uganda: Missing the Land Point, The Monitor (Kampala)

Indonesia floods recede, at least 100 dead - Authorities have blamed heavy rains and the effects of deforestation for the destruction, ABS-CBN News
Hidden tribes at the end of the world - West Papua, the most eastern province of Indonesia, is being touted as the setting for the ultimate holiday experience - to make 'first contact' with the world's last hidden tribes, The Guardian at Taipei Times
Sustainable forest management in Asia, Radio Singapore International
Forest Feast - If logging comes to Bario, much of this will be lost, The Star


Timber schemes pass assessment, Green Consumer Guide

Korean Tree-Sit Fends Off Golf Course: Success for one-woman protest atop tree - 28 year old stays in tree for 57 days, blocks construction project, The Hankyoreh


Friends of Island Forest have vision of a center, Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Harvesting creativity key to value-added, Northern Ontario Business
Forest zone could save local forests, Lake Cowichan Gazette at Duncan News Leader and Pictorial
Pulp mill sold to controversial company - Asia Pulp takes on Saskatchewan's biggest loser, The Leader-Post (Regina)
West Fraser defends forest practices, Observer Reporter at Quesnel Cariboo Observer

Environmentalists forge agreement with Chilean companies to protect world's oldest tree species and most endangered fox - Protection of Critical Nahuelbuta Forest Quadrupled with Addition of 80,000 Acres, CNW Telbec
Conserving the Rainforest, Living on Earth

Symphony of the Vienna woods - The forests surrounding the Austrian capital still remain, as foresters and environmentalists have been striving to keep them so, The Hindu

Taking Ownership Or Just Changing Owners? - Logging in Zambezia province, Pambazuka News
Uganda: Debate Mabira! What on Earth is This Fixation About Sugar? - Elimination of an ancient forest for the expediency of sugar?, New Vision
Is a tree a tree?, New Vision
Ghana: Create Forestry District At Ejisu, Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
Liberia: Government Lays Foundation for Legal Logging, UN Integrated Regional Information Networks

The tribal rights Bill can make a big difference in implementing conservation measures - But, only if the local populations are involved in the protection plans for forest areas, Hindustan Times
10 years to live: Orang-utan faces extinction in the wild - The great ape's habitat is rapidly being destroyed - by the rush to produce an environmentally friendly fuel, Independent -UK

Rudd rejects Latham forestry stance, The Daily Telegraph AAP
Where's Garrett, Greens ask, The Daily Telegraph
Logging would cut bushfire risk: Abetz, Sydney Morning Herald AAP
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
State plans massive Swan timber sale - Project would involve 23.7 million board feet of timber, Kalispell Daily InterLake
Forest chief backs big sale, Great Falls Tribune

Stumps: Supervisor Bull's Monument To Bush Forest Policy - Dave Bull Transfered In From D.C. To Implement Healthy Forest Sham Policies, Lowbagger
It's the Forest Service, not fire department - Masking, shifting fire protection costs encourages illogical development, Missoulian editorial
Bozeman-area lands swapped, Billings Gazette
Snowmobilers return to caribou forests, The Spokesman-Review at the Star-Tribune
Major contracts could prove potential - New agreements involving Missoula-based conservation group represent a big step in land stewardship, Missoulian


Road plan must consider grizzly habitat, judge rules, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Judge allows tailored forest management - Flathead's road provisions in Moose project favor motorized recreation over grizzly-bear habitat, Daily InterLake
Payments to ranchers decline in Montana, but up in Wyoming - 74,000-acre sheep grazing allotment on U.S. Forest Service land that had been plagued with conflicts between predators and livestock was retired earlier this year, Star-Tribune
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Skico speaks on fatal avalanche - Victim may have misinterpreted unclear closure, Aspen Times


Expect smoke in the foothills, Rocky Mountain News
Medicine Bow NF: Devils Gate plan quiets chainsaws - Forest Service decision will reduce amount of clear-cutting in proposed Wyoming timber sale, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

People on the move: John Peterson appointed deputy forest supervisor of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Denver Post
Group urges study on GMUG NF proposed pipeline, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
GMUG: Forest plan may avoid enviro probe, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Rocky Mountain Region Honors GMUG Partners and Employees, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Elk Of The Blue Mountains, Wyoming Game & Fish
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Firm To Harvest Trees for Power, Albuquerque Journal

Forest Service rule disputed - Comments from public will no longer be added to some agency plans, Arizona Republic


Valle Vidal Drilling Banned, Albuquerque Journal
No Drills Good Drills in N.M.'s Valle Vidal , Albuquerque Journal editorial
People on the move: John Peterson appointed deputy forest supervisor of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Denver Post
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Roadless Rule is a green herring - Considerable work & funding of 'roadless' battle distracts from other more pressing issues, Salt Lake Tribune letter
Vehicle ban sought in remote Arch Canyon - Environmentalists, outfitters, tribal leaders cite the area's cultural and riparian resources, Salt Lake Tribune

Federal panel approves Idaho's roadless plan - Ag Secretary Johanns accepts Idaho roadless plan, rulemaking begins, Star-Tribune AP
Feds accept Idaho's roadless plan, Idaho Mountain Express
Gem State Wilderness, Water and Wolves, Headwaters News at New West


Utah Governor Sacrifices Roadless Areas, The Daily Sentinel [scroll down]
Emery officials join OHV worriers - Unmanaged recreational use is damaging the land; better enforcement and higher fines are suggested, Salt Lake Tribune
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Predicting to avoid avalanche disasters - Sierra avalanche web site run by the U.S. Forest Service but paid for by a private foundation, Tahoe Daily Tribune

Trees are a global warming solution, and a problem - New studies show forests absorb carbon, cooling the Earth, but also hold the sun's rays, serving to heat the air, Contra Costa Times
Families will receive donations, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Incline Lake acquisition set for 2007, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Debates: Coming to a forest near you - Politicians argue about usefulness of trees; call for environmental footprints, Inside Bay Area
Weed biomass plan appealed, Mt. Shasta News
Litton's fine example, Los Angeles Times

Snowmobilers plea their case, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
A matter of grove concern Veteran conservationist Martin Litton, 89, has long been a thorn in the Forest Service's side. His latest battle: protecting the giant sequoias, Los Angeles Times
Palco sues state over Headwaters, Eureka Times-Standard

Pass coming for federal parklands, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Forestry agencies reject full-time supertanker - No Buyers: Forestry officials don't attend the demo of the aircraft that assisted on Inland blazes, Riverside Press-Enterprise
L.A. County may hire local supertanker, Daily Press: Victorville
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
New Forest Management Rules - We all own the public land, so we all should have a say in its future. Right?, Oregonian
As the forest goes, so goes our water, Eugene Register-Guard op-ed
Tribe eyes Forest Service cabins, Everett Daily Herald
Pacific Crest Trail group's plans to locate in Cascade Locks on hold due to uncertain USFS funding, Hood River News
Downed trees will aid stream work, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Sarasota company finds right chemistry - Company is negotiating with the U.S. Forest Service to develop a pheromone that will deter male beetles from mating, Bradenton Herald
Wind storm weakens big Sitka spruce - Experts say the 750-year-old tree might not stand much longer, Statesman Journal
Deep Into The Green - From our towering trees, we gather strength and find solace, Seattle Times
Conservationist gets land after developer late with bid - But not before developer roaded and logged it, The Spokesman Review at The Olympian

Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests to take stock of facilities - Agency faces "tough decisions" to close some sites, add fees to others, Methow Valley News
A winter walk on Johnston Ridge, Longview Daily News
Old lumber builds niche, The Seattle Times
Buy a slice of Oregon, complete with forest view - Measure 37 - As timber companies earmark prime land for development, activists are getting out their checkbooks to try to preserve it, The Oregonian

Crew boss charged in Thirtymile Fire, Yakima Herald Republic
Ashland council isn't caving in on ski area permit - But it didn't quite reject the Mt. Ashland Association's request to relinquish control, Mail Tribune
St. Helens Plume Seen in Portland, Lexington Dispatch AP

BLM left gate open on road to Kims' fate - Snowbound family - After blaming vandals, the U.S. agency learns its workers failed to bar the entry to a maze of logging spurs, Oregonian
In the Last Oregon Tragedy, Shameful Official Conduct, The New York Observer's MondoWeiss
Mount Ashland Assn. wants city to give up its ski-area use permit - It wants Ashland critics out of the ski area-Forest Service loop, Mail Tribune
Shadowing Bigfoot, Register Guard
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.


Key to decreasing Oak Wilt spread, The Canyon Lake Times Guardian