NATIONAL NEWS
One pass for all the parks - Annual permit will cost $80. It will cover virtually all of the federal fee areas, but some worry about how the funds will be distributed,
Denver Post
Campsites face risk of closure - Recreation: Trails and other amenities at two Inland-area forests will also be scrutinized,
Riverside Press-Enterprise
WORLD NEWS
The burning question - A bushfire scars a precious forest - and sparks debate on how we fight fire in the era of climate change,
Sydney Morning Herald
What price now? - The Blue Gum Forest stands tall, straight and surreal in a fire-ground of still smouldering ash,
Sydney Morning Herald
Malawi: Charcoal Dilemma - Malawi's forestry reverve are on the verge of extintion due to the flourishing charcoal trade,
African News Dimension
India tribals stage land protest - Protests have taken place in three Indian cities against the abuse and eviction of millions of people who traditionally live in forests,
BBC News
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Nordic-access neighbors grow cross - Skiers who used Alberta Park must go elsewhere as the Wolf Creek Ski Area and developers of a proposed village disagree on a liability agreement,
Denver Post
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Their old flame: lookout towers - Vanishing antiques of another era, the remote aeries draw volunteers who seek solitude as they scan for fires they hope will never come,
Los Angeles Times
Campsites face risk of closure - Recreation: Trails and other amenities at two Inland-area forests will also be scrutinized,
Riverside Press-Enterprise
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Huge Measure 37 claim filed - Forestland - The Plum Creek Timber Co. proposes to build homes scattered across the coastal region in two counties,
Oregonian
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
