Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Bosworth says he's leaving forests job, Seattle Times
Northern Region's Kimbell to Replace Bosworth as Forest Service Chief, New West Network
Missoulian to become 1st female forest chief - Kimbell replaces another Montanan as Forest Service head, Billings Gazette
Kimbell named head of U.S. Forest Service, Missoulian
Montana woman to lead Forest Service, Great Falls Tribune AP
USDA announces Abigail Kimbell as the 16th Chief of the Forest Service - Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth announces his retirement, USFS
My Take on 41 Years with the Forest Service, USFS Dale Bosworth at FSX News
The Chief's Desk, USFS
A debate consumes firefighters - Precedent present for charging a crew boss, San Bernardino County Sun
America the Beautiful passes for recreational sites combine benefits of 5 agencies, Arizona Republic
Partners Outdoors 2007: Unlocking the Fun and Benefits of the Outdoors to Urban Americans, American Recreation Coalition
'Green-stamping' of Timber Companies Comes Under Scrutiny, The New Standard
Timber payment dilemma: Cut jobs or hope for bailout?, Coos Bay World
Senators seek Bush help with safety net, The News-Review
Forest plans that do nothing, Seattle Times op-ed
How to manage largest national forest?, Star-Tribune
Federal officials open public review of latest Tongass plan, Anchorage Daily News
Amendment of Tongass Forest Plan Available for Public Review, Tongass National Forest News
Latest Tongass Forest Plan Open For Public Review, SitNews
Tongass Plan Needs New Focus - Draft plan presents opportunity to move beyond timber, The Wilderness Society
Beachfront trees vandalised in Agnes Water, ABC News
Officers Say Vista Was Motive In Tree Trashing, KPTV News
Developed to encourage the sustainable use of the world's timber species, Prospect is the definitive database for all who research and use wood, Prospect -Oxford Forestry Institute
Green Rage - Are radical environmentalists wackos, terrorists, or prophets warning against environmental catastrophe?, Orion Magazine
Fires Fuel Mercury Emissions - Forest fires release more mercury into the atmosphere than previously recognized, University of Michigan -Newswise
New Forest Service Proposal: No Environmental Analysis for Toxins in Waterways, American Lands Alliance op-ed
Web portal could help manage ecosystems - Along with the U.S. Forest Service, NOAA is spearheading development of HumanDimensions.gov (HD.gov), FCW News
Fire crew boss cited for drugs after court appearance, Union Tribune AP
Fire lawsuit settlement costs $400,00, Yakima Herald Republic
Taxpayers getting burned, Star Tribune editorial at Pasadena Star-News
Bill introduced to aid rural schools, Sierra Sun
Bill would reauthorize rural schools act - The original act, which ended last year, was a safety net for districts that include non-taxable federal land, The Derrick
New forest management plan limits public input on proposals, Idaho Statesman
A Victory For Species Dependent on Old-Growth Habitat, New West Network
Case challenging reviews for logging projects heads to Supreme Court conference, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Montana logging case, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Bush admin seeks Supreme Court review of logging project injunctions, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
How U.S. policies harm overseas forests, Washington Times
Do carbon offsets live up to their promise?, CS Monitor
Peat moss - A ticking climate bomb, Innovations Report
When does a tree have rights?, The Chronicle Herald
The Presidio of San Francisco and the Nefarious Presidio Trust, Francisco da Costa - articles
Collaboration Toolkit, American Lands Alliance
EPA Rejects Proposed Lumber Treatment: Wood preservative copper chromate, or ACC, ENN AP
Passes Allow Entry To Federal Sites - New pass covers all federal recreation, Billings Gazette AP
New year rings in new recreational pass, Sports Tri-Cities
Keep parks affordable, Eugen Register-Guard editorial
Congressman Peter DeFazio Urges Interior Secretary to Reconsider Hike in Park Fees, Rep. DeFazio website
Forest plan hikes user fees, Helena Independent Record
Struggle for county timber payments benefiting rural schools continues - DeFazio, Walden's bipartisan effort introduced bill to reauthorize successful "county payments" program, Bend Weekly News
New Bill Could Secure Funding for Curry County, Curry Coastal Pilot
Rep. Herger supports rural schools bill, Paradise Post
Walden helps file bill to aid rural schools, communities, Hood River News
Forest fire policies are out of control - Why should taxpayers shield homes built in harm's way?, Minneapolis Star Tribune editorial
Audit: Build in fire zones, share the bill, San Bernardino County Sun
Forest fire costs kindle a rift - Paying the tab stirs a squabble as the threat evolves at the wildland-urban interface, Portland Oregonian
Wildfire Costs Spark Debate Over Rural Sprawl, New West Network
People Power Paradigm Pondered, New West Network
Can't Log the Forest for the Trees? - Newly revealed effects of selective logging emphasize the need to enforce best management practices, American Science at Forests.org
Tree of life - Ancient tree's genes offer new chances, The Prague Post
Troubled Trees - Scientists look for source of notoriously strong yellow cedars' demise, Juneau Empire
For Extreme Tree Hunters, Redwoods Rule , SF Chronicle AP
Walking Harvester, Toolmonger Blog
The 'Carbon-Neutral' Myth, Resurgence
Carbon-offsetting: All credit to them, The Independent -UK
Warming Up to a New Landscape, Washington Post
Global Forests Love Global Warming, Free Republic
How trees manage water in arid environments, Indiana University
Settlement reached in Thirtymile Fire, Yakima Herald Republic
Man Charged in Wildfire Deaths Arraigned - Lawyer says forest crew boss was wrongly singled out in wildfire that killed four, SF Chronicle AP
Built on awareness - Some furniture makers take environmentally friendly approach, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Knoxville News Sentinel
Goldman Sachs makes enviro markets grants - The Woods Hole grant will support a three-year project to examine how to value forest ecosystems and analyse economic alternatives to logging rainforests, Environmental Finance News
National Parks Face New Exploitation - Lack of transparency marks "commercial bioprospecting", Lowbagger
Changes a 'giant step backwards', Hendersonville Times-News
Shut out of the forests, Baltimore Sun editorial
Public input can save campgrounds on block, Denver Post
No free pass for America's playground, Missoulian
Charges against fire boss heap travesty atop tragedy - Scapegoating firefighting crew boss is wrong and can only add to firefighting danger, Missoulian editorial
As Costs of Wildfires Grow, So Does a Question: Who Should Pay?, New York Times
Counties could lose millions in funding if law isn't renewed, Great Falls Tribune
Selling carbon credits may be money maker for counties, Lassen County Times
A ground-breaking lab: Forest Service's Houghton, Michigan 'rhizotron', The Scientist
Satellite imagery to be used to detect illegal logging, determine sustainability, Mongabay News
Trade group projects less lumber demand for '07, Puget Sound Business Journal
Diesel Flora - Money doesn't grow on trees, but maybe fuel does?, Business Tennessee magazine
Gifts of tree-planting help people to heal or celebrate, Oregonian
WORLD NEWS
Soil Nutrients Shape Tropical Forests, Large-Scale Study Indicates, Terra Daily
Pesticides waft into pristine rainforests - New research shows that pesticides are transported to remote mountain areas in Costa Rica, Science News
US newspapers: Supply chain responsibility - Stop the unsustainable presses, Ethical Corporation
Wal-mart Destroying Rainforests - Wal-Mart buys illegal nyatoh logs, Guyana Forestry blog
Chiapas: campesinos protest deforestation, La Jornada
Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers, New York Times
It's a fight to the death to save the Amazon from destruction, NY Times at Taipei Times
Large Size Crucial For Amazon Forest Reserves, Heinz Center
Guyana Plunder Without Profit: Independent inquiry needed into transfer pricing, Guyana Forestry blog
Guyana Plunder Without Profit: Where is the inquiry into timber pricing as promised?, Guyana Forestry blog
Ecuador Bars Oil Extraction, Logging from Indigenous Zone, Environment News Service [$]
Forest Licensees Responsible For Karst Stewardship, Westcoaster News
Hauling Ontario wood to Quebec competitors, Northern Ontario Business
Why Nature's a Loser - Eco-priorities will lag until our system of government changes, The Tyee (Vancouver)
Britain's woodland wonders: protecting our natural heritage, Independent -UK
UK Trees and Forests, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology report [pdf]
Bratsk Pulp and Containerboard Mill (Ilim Pulp) Allowed to Mark Products with FSC Logo, Russia Newswire
Crackdown on illegal logging to intensify as Jordan marks Arbor Day, Jordan Times
Licenses for logging in Mozambique more than double in 2006, Macau Hub
Zimbabwe: Forestry Commission in Awareness Drive, The Herald (Harare)
Uganda: MPs Write to Speaker On Forest Saga, The Monitor (Kampala)
Ban on cutting forests in NWFP: Viable plan needed for legal logging, Daily Times -Pakistan
Illicit logging in Wahagahapuwewa forest reserve bared, Daily Mirror -Sri Lanka
Gold in the lair of the tiger: Big cats vs big profits - When the Burmese junta agreed to protect a vast tract of wilderness, the world was astonished, Independent -UK
British Scientist Wins Japan Prize for Tropical Forest Research, Bloomberg News
Greed, not need, is causing global warming, ABS-CBN News
Leaders Endorse 'Heart Of Borneo' Declaration, Borneo Bulletin
Three Nations Commit to Conserving the 'Heart of Borneo', WWF News
Greening ASEAN To Boost Borneo Rainforest Project, Playfuls
Lost in greenery in one of the last virgin forests of Malaysia, The Star
Timber Granted for Aceh, Tempo Interaktif
The top ten things we need to know about asian tropical forests, Midnight Monkey Monitor
Greens Leader Hails Tasmanian Forest Judgment - Senator Bob Brown calls decision a 'milestone' in Australia's environmental history, Oh my News
Logging may be illegal but trees still fall - The Howard Government has conceded logging in Tasmania's native forests may be illegal, but is refusing to act against it, The Australian
Parties cut to the chase - The future of forests will be a thorny political issue in the 2007 election, The Australian
Failing our wildlife - Australian governments are not working to save the country's natural heritage but to destroy it, The Age op-ed
Beachfront trees vandalised in Agnes Water, ABC News
Forests NSW makes Nundle roads pledge, ABC News
Melbourne: Drought killing century-old trees, Sunday Herald Sun
Fires and global warming threaten river, Sunday Herald Sun AAP
How U.S. policies harm overseas forests, Washington Times
Providing Solutions for the Forest and Wood Products Industries, Global Forestry Services
Reflecting Trend Toward Global Companies Embracing Sustainability, McDonald's UK Puts Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee On the Menu, Rainforest Alliance
When does a tree have rights?, The Chronicle Herald
Warm winter slows N.B. wood harvesting, CBC News
Gov't spends millions to plan resource road to minerals, forests, Terrace Standard
Barriere Lake Algonquins seek logging halt until feds, Que. recognize leaders, CBC News
Stanley Park costs could hit $4 million - More trees fell during another recent storm, Vancouver Sun
Horse logging considered for Stanley Park, Vancouver Sun
Stanley Park wind storm a hiccup, Chilliwack Progress
When a tree falls in Stanley Park, everybody hears it, Kamloops This Week
Celebrating a 'win-win', Golden Star
Science meets market economics in a Siberian forest, Yahoo! News -AFP
The Forest is Receding, Hetq News -Investigative Journalists of Armenia
Greece: Large Tracts Of Forest At Risk - The use of aerial photographs from 1975 to determine forested areas would help legalize past land-grabbing, Ekathimerini News
Deforestation Plans: Uganda May Become a Desert, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: 'Forest Giveaways to Cost Uganda Dearly', The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: Environment Meltdown?, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: Mukono Rejects Bidco Land Bid, New Vision (Kampala)
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Signs Agreement With Samlaut Protected Area in Cambodia, The Student Operated Press
Pests, fires plague forests, Shanghai Daily
Philippine Dep't Of Environment Targets Timber Smugglers, Yahoo!7 News
At loggerheads - Penans in three-year standoff with logging company, The Star -Malaysia
Disputed papers - A certificate declaring a logging site in Sarawak to be sustainably managed is disputed by natives who have claimed that tract of forest as theirs, The Star -Malaysia
Putting up a fight - The Penans are turning to the courts to protect their rights but are hindered by unfamiliarity and costs, The Star -Malaysia
Certification scheme by Malaysian Timber Certification Council, The Star -Malaysia
Manser's legacy, The Star -Malaysia
Wanton land clearing around Bakun, claims rep, The Star -Malaysia
EU-Malaysia talks on timber export agreement, The Edge Daily
EU, Indonesia Target Illegal Logging Pact, ENN- Reuters
Indonesia, EU Ready To Discuss Timber Export Licensing System, Bernama News
Greens slam Govt over handling of Wielangta ruling, ABC News
Former Tasmanian deputy premier pleads not guilty, The Australian
GUNNS chose "worst place possible" for controversial billion dollar pulp mill, Melbourne Independent Media Center
Legality of Upper Florentine logging questioned, ABC News
Carbon credit deal could be a goer for Wairarapa farmers, Wairarapa Times-Age -NZ
Straw and wood chips in line as energy sources, Reuters
Private U.S. forestry company files NAFTA complaint, seeks US$25 million, Canadian Press
Back to the Future: Substituting Wood for Oil with the "Forest Biorefinery", University of British Columbia: Reports
B.C. forest firefighters touted as centre of export industry, Victoria Times Colonist
Forest hints of cures, Esquimalt News
B.C. environment in 2006 - you made a difference, Parksville Qualicum News
Forestry family opposes beetle quarantine expansion - Perimeter set up to contain brown spruce longhorn beetle, The Chronicle Herald
Garry oak trees find new home in Nanoose, Nanaimo News Bulletin
A 'tree-hugger' offer - Bowen Island building sites minimize disruption of forest cover, maximize views, privacy: developer, Vancouver Sun
Deadline extended for forest stewardship plan licences, Powell River Peak
ACC asks Province to stop logging of caribou habitat, Rocky Mountain Outlook
How the trees of Haiti can be saved - Christian Aid-backed charities are giving farmers an alternative to chopping down forests for charcoal, Independent -UK
Chiquibul Forest of Belize: Eco efforts win Chris Minty royal gong, Swindon Advertiser
I-A Commission says GOB must protect indigenous people of Toledo, The Reporter -Belize
Questioned timber shipment above board - Commissioner Singh, GFC not releasing cargo details, Guyana- Stabroek News
A lot of logs are wasted on the large concessions, Stabroek News
Saharan dust sustains Amazon forest, The Hindu
Madagascar: Tree bark molecule may combat malaria, PLoS Medicine -SciDev.Net
New-Found 'Sucker-Footed' Bat Species Reveal Their Survival Capacity Even in Dry Forests, Green Diary
New Sucker-footed Bat Discovered In Madagascar, Science Daily
Police impound illegal timber consignment in Meru, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Kenya Experiencing the Effects of Deforestation, Climate Change, VOA News
Uganda: Govt to Give Away Nine More Forests, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: Foresters to Write to Museveni Over Mabira, The Monitor (Kampala)
10,000 trees planted in Dar, Tanzania- Daily News
In Mozambique Communities Use Wood, Save Trees, International Trade Forum editorial
Gabon gets recognition of Africa's first forest certificates, afrol News
Tree of life - Ancient tree's genes offer new chances, The Prague Post
The guardians of Kanha - The survival of this 940 sq km of forest depends on the 128 tigers that live within, The Hindu
Central team to inspect dam impact on forests, The Sangai Express
Illicit logging in Wahagahapuwewa forest reserve bared, Sri Lanka- Daily Mirror
The Vanishing Man of the Forest -Orangutans, New York Times at International Herald Tribune
Millions of Hectares of Kalimantan Forests in Critical Condition, Tempo Interactive
Indonesia To Plant More Trees To Quell Flood, Landslide, Malaysian National News Agency: Bernama
Police Prioritize Eradication of Illegal Mining, Logging, Tempo Interactive
Protecting our treasures, New Straits Times
Cordillera watersheds face extinction, Philippine Daily Inquirer
A pro-forest ruling, Manila Standard
Burning issue begs a new solution, The Australian
Need for the facts to fight deadly fires, The Age
Trees don't start fires, The Age
Doing a Heckuva Job - An interview with Australian politician and rabble-rouser Bob Brown, Grist magazine
Trouble at mill: resignations add air of pollution to pulp project, The Age
Pulp mill experts quit, The Age
Firebreaks around Melbourne water catchments made permanent, ABC News
Law to block ruling protecting species, The Australian
Law change would threaten endangered species: Greens, ABC News
Joy for Aborigines as 'people of rainforest' win control of land, The Scotsman
Concern for rainforest forces RWE to scrap palm oil project - Move is blow to biofuels promotion - Sustainability of supplies questioned, The Times
More Trees, Less Pollution in Cuba, Prensa Latina
Costa Rica: AES receives award from Rain Forest Alliance, The Monroe Times
Brazil: Struggling to Save His Amazon, From the Top of a Death List, New York Times at Forests.org
Researchers Say Warming May Change Amazon To Grassy Savanna, ENN
Death of Amazon rainforest possible, researcher warns - Sydney will turn off its lights for an 'Earth hour', The Sun-Herald
Dust from Chad sustains Amazon rain forest, United Press International
Dust to Gust - Brazilian Rainforest Depends on African Dust, Newswise- Weizmann Institute of Science
The sound of millions of monarchs, CanWest News
Stanley Park clean-up, CKNW News
Sino-Forest is a buy, Maison Placements says, Globe and Mail
Deal ended long-standing lumber war - Negotiations dominated economy's forest picture for five years, Vancouver Sun
Logging on Mt Kenya opposed, Daily Nation
Kenya: Firewood crisis fuelling the destruction of forests, Daily Nation
Uganda: Dishing Out the Country's Forests, The East African (Nairobi)
Uganda: Forest Giveaways Must Be Checked, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: MPs to Sue Govt Over Bugala Forest Giveaway, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: BIDCO Project Riles MP, New Vision (Kampala)
Uganda: Bidco And Mehta Must Speak Out, The Monitor (Kampala)
Deforestation: The Arteries of the Niger River Clogged, IPS News
Dust from Chad sustains Amazon rain forest, United Press International
Harsh jungle life dampener for guards on 'save tiger mission', New Kerala- India News
India's forgotten tribes gain rights over forests, Reuters
Plant Kendu Trees to Control Pollution, The Telegraph - Calcutta
Orissa Non-Gazetted Forest Service Association demands halt to advance sale system of kendu leaves, New India Press
Compliance - in the wilderness, Business Standard
Sikkim villagers turn Forest guardians, Andhra Cafe News -IANS
I'll quit if land is illegal, PM says, The Nation- Thailand
Kids help ecologist renew Japan's 'real' forests, Asahi Shimbun
Dream Helps Taiwan Widow Recover Stolen Precious Trees, Playfuls News
Alvarez hails Supreme Court decision on Picop - the country's largest logging concession, The Manila Times
Indonesia: VP launches forest and land rehabilitation program, Antara News
Indonesia: The Nature Conservacy extending its program coverage, Antara News
Borneo Shrimp Problem Worries Oil Giant Total - Mangrove destruction rampant, Terra Daily AFP
Saving the tiger, The Star -Malaysia
The Wielangta Decision: Lennon says ruling could cause havoc, The Examiner
Green kayaker attempts Sydney to Hobart, Sydney Morning Herald AAP
Greening of the Earth (Observations - Asia) -- Summary, CO2 Science
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Timber payment dilemma: Cut jobs or hope for bailout?, Coos Bay World
Woman first at the helm of Forest Service, Bradenton Herald
Park Service to Seek New Money Sources, Washington Post
National park fee boost faces opposition - Proposal would double Crater Lake National Park's entrance fee, Mail Tribune
Rep. Norm Dicks takes leadership of powerful House panel - Oversees $26B Interior budget, The Bellingham Herald
House Natural Resources panel headed for shake-up as members await assignments, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Case challenging reviews for logging projects heads to Supreme Court conference, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Montana logging case, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Bush admin seeks Supreme Court review of logging project injunctions, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Bill introduced to aid rural schools, Sierra Sun
Bill would reauthorize rural schools act - The original act, which ended last year, was a safety net for districts that include non-taxable federal land, The Derrick
EPA Rejects Proposed Lumber Treatment: Wood preservative copper chromate, or ACC, ENN AP
Taxpayers getting burned, Star Tribune editorial at Pasadena Star-News
The Presidio of San Francisco and the Nefarious Presidio Trust, Francisco da Costa - articles
Supreme Court to hear case questioning ESA's primacy, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Struggle for county timber payments benefiting rural schools continues - DeFazio, Walden's bipartisan effort introduced bill to reauthorize successful "county payments" program, Bend Weekly News
Rep. Herger supports rural schools bill, Paradise Post
Secure Rural Schools Act funding a possibility again, The Union
New Bill Could Secure Funding for Curry County, Curry Coastal Pilot
Walden helps file bill to aid rural schools, communities, Hood River News
DeFazio, Walden seek county payments bill, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Congressman Peter DeFazio Urges Interior Secretary to Reconsider Hike in Park Fees, Rep. DeFazio website
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Will Honor America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Passes, PR Newswire
HumanDimensions.gov - Interagency Web site to manage natural resources, Federal Computer Week
Energy Corridor plan moves slowly, Star-Tribune
Counties could lose millions in funding if law isn't renewed, Great Falls Tribune
Selling carbon credits may be money maker for counties, Lassen County Times
Protect conservation - BLM's landscape system is in danger, Sacramento Bee editorial
Trees Abloom Amid Winter Warm Spell, Washington Post
Environmental Harmony, New York Times editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Montana Legislature: Bills Seek Solutions to Firefighting in Urban Interface, New West Network
Wildland Urban Interface War Begins, New West Network
Wildfire proposal questioned, Billings Gazette
Missoulian to become 1st female forest chief - Kimbell replaces another Montanan as Forest Service head, Billings Gazette
Montana woman to lead Forest Service, Great Falls Tribune AP
Kimbell named head of U.S. Forest Service, Missoulian
Nez Perce Natural Resources programs manage lands, Lewiston Tribune at Indian Country Today
Forest Service completes land swap near Bridger Bowl, Missoulian
Groups appeal Middle East Fork logging decision, Missoulian
Groups appeal decision supporting federal forest project, Billings Gazette AP
Libby Creek Ventures announces Forest Service permission for hard-rock mineral mining exploration, Mineweb
Montana: DNRC gets $1.2M to reduce fire fuels - Money routed by the U.S. Forest Service, Billings Gazette
An activist's anguish - How a protest gone awry changed Rebecca Smith's life, Ravalli Republic
Tree-sitting protester's lawsuit dismissed, Ravalli Republic
New tack on Maah Daah Hey II, Bismarck Tribune
A Victory For Species Dependent on Old-Growth Habitat, New West Network
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Montana logging case, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Case challenging reviews for logging projects heads to Supreme Court conference, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Post-burn case denied: Lolo, county 'disappointed', The Clark Fork Chronicle
$1.2 million grant to help Montanans reduce fire fuels, Missoulian
Forest recreation decision appealed, Bigfork Eagle
Forest Service addresses open space, Bigfork Eagle
Judge dismisses lawsuit by tree sitter, Billings Gazette AP
Massive Swan timber sale planned, Bigfork Eagle
Forest plan hikes user fees, Helena Independent Record
Supreme Court to vote Friday on Lolo post-burn case, The Clark Fork Chronicle
Flathead snowmobile plan challenged as threat to grizzlies, Missoulian
Critics of national forest plan find snowmobile season excessive, Great Falls Tribune AP
New snow plan for Flathead National Forest appealed, Daily InterLake
Forest Service completes Gallatin NF land swap, Billings Gazette
Rep. Hendrick starts his second session - Introduces resolution that would urge Forest Service to require those challenging timber sales to put up a bond, The Clark Fork Chronicle
Lewis and Clark NF: Hydro project route changes, Choteau Acantha News
Idaho Researcher Uses Fungi on Knapweed, Spokane Spokesman-Review
Firebreaks Protect Rural Homes, KFYR North Dakota
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Frontier family fights to return home, Chicago Tribune
Wildlife showing up where July wildfire burned on Jumbo, Missoulian
No free pass for America's playground, Missoulian
Counties could lose millions in funding if law isn't renewed, Great Falls Tribune
Swan Valley timber sale nearly set, Billings Gazette
Flexibility needed for forests - Planned sale for Swan Lake State Forest raises questions about how timber sales are planned and what they should accomplish, Kalispell Daily InterLake
Bitterroot land deal approved, Missoulian
Land deal near Sula will help protect habitat, recreational access, Great Falls Tribune
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Cold probably won't stop pine beetle, 9News
Trial by Fire - Firefighters share skills, learn new techniques at academy, Journal-Advocate - Sterling, Colorado
Defensible space works, Cañon City Daily Record
BOCC Support the Use of Wildland Fire as Management Tool, Telluride Watch
Affordable Housing…in Vail?, New West Network
National forest visitor map price changes, Montrose Daily Press
Wyoming: Conservation corps gains steam, Billings Gazette
Wyoming: Senate discusses state lands bill, Star-Tribune AP
Ranger: Cuts won't affect this neck of woods - No campground closures expected locally, Aspen Times
You can keep your camping plans for now, Aspen Times editorial
DOW wraps up moose reintroduction on Grand Mesa, Montrose Daily Press
Forest Service honors Pope & Talbot, Neiman Sawmill, Black Hills Pioneer
Nebraska: Buffalo County forum discusses tree solutions, KHAS News
Pine beetle infestation: Chaffee County and the Pike San Isabel NF, The Mountain Mail
Local funding eyed for beetle fight, Summit Daily News
Aspen ranger's career zigzags - Top local official Bill Westbrook leaving for Oregon Mount Hood NF, Aspen Times
8 pulled from avalanche in Arapaho National Forest - Snowslide buries skiers' cars on U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass, Colorado Springs Gazette
Roosevelt NF: Bald Mountain proposal strips rural sanity, The Coloradoan
$300K lost? Federal legislation holding county, school funding in balance, Black Hills Pioneer
Public input can save campgrounds on block, Denver Post
Lawmakers could help abate beetle devastation, The Greeley Tribune
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
$11,000 Reward Offered for Information in Brutal Shooting Deaths of Arizona Wild Horses, PR Newswire
Coronado NF: Esperero Trail offers solitude, Arizona Daily Star
Mining in Rosemont Valley an ugly idea, Arizona Daily Star op-ed
Editorial: Biomass Plant Sparks Concern, Mountain View Telegraph
Arid mountain forests adapt to keep water, United Press International
Chavez Trail to find new life - Overgrown road once helped pioneer Verde Valley, Verde Independent
Stewards set for Public Lands cleanup in Camp Verde, Verde Independent
Trashing holiday trees, The New Mexican
Power Company Lands Contract for Biomass Land , Mountain View Telegraph
Pecan farmers concerned about proposed water rules, New Mexican AP
Slide Rock State Park includes US Forest Service land, Camp Verde Bugle
The Cow - Public Enemy Number One? - World's rapidly growing cattle herds a key factor in deforestation, Bill Totten's Weblog
'Cowboy Legislature' fading, Arizona Republic at Tucson Citizen
Seasonal water dynamics of a sky island subalpine forest in semi-arid southwestern United States, Elsevier Journal of Arid Environments [pdf]
Timber firms selling prime forest for homes - Rural lifestyle booms nationally as logging lags, Arizona Republic
Flagstaff OKs deal for wastewater at ski area, Arizona Daily Star
New Mexico: Who Are The Serious Uranium Players?, Best Syndication
Electronic ''crosswalk'' to reduce animal deaths?, KNXV News AP
Arizona 260 gets wired for elk, Arizona Republic
Regulations Fence Out Successful Wolf Reintroduction , Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Dixie Forest gets input on off-road plan, Deseret Morning News
Dixie NF: Forest areas affected by off-road proposal, Deseret Morning News
U.S.: Boy Scouts were responsible for wildfire, Coos Bay World
Public Lands in Draper Increased, KCPW News
Funding targets: Extension sought for the popular Logan River Trail, Salt Lake Tribune
Logan Canyon gateway trail planned, Herald Journal
Wilderness at risk, Salt Lake Tribune op-ed
Baseless lawsuits create a logjam for Forest Service, Salt Lake Tribune op-ed
Sawtooth NF is latest stop for Forest Service veteran, Twin Falls Times-News
Long list of projects proposed for Sawtooth National Forest - Public comment period closes Jan. 22, Idaho Mountain Express
Bridger-Teton NF: Proposed Summer Designated Road and Motorized Trail System NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Habitat restoration daunting after fires, Reno Gazette Journal
Proposal to send drones over Idaho raises hackles, Reuters- Wa. Post
Bridger-Teton NF: Uncovering the (Sky)Truth About Wyoming's Gas Fields, World Changing
Utah Avalanche Center Needs Avalanche of Cash - Although the center is a U.S. Forest Service project, it only gets 20 percent of its $200,000 annual budget from the government, KIFI News
We have plenty of roads, Salt Lake Tribune letter
Let's not allow winter's quiet to be shattered everywhere, Salt Lake Tribune op-ed
Spring Mountain burro gathering proceeds rapidly, Pahrump Valley Times
New Motion Filed to Stop BLM's Wild Horse Round Up, KLAS News
Officials review energy drilling in Caribou National Forest, Provo Daily Herald
Bridger-Teton NF: Feedgrounds get temporary permit, Star-Tribune
Elk feeding grounds get clearance, Billings Gazette AP
Wasatch-Cache NF: Balancing the needs of winter recreationists, Salt Lake Tribune op-ed
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Monthlong vigil up a tree marked by chanting, dance, San Francisco Chronicle
Park's precious pines - Tree population may not recover from Cedar fire, official says, San Diego Union-Tribune
Amateurs discover tallest trees, The State
A debate consumes firefighters - Precedent present for charging a crew boss, San Bernardino County Sun
Esperanza Fire allegations prompt debate in Calif., San Bernardino County Sun
Tax law prevents families of firefighters from receiving donations, KRT Wire - McClatchy News
Help Esperanza fallen fire fighter families - Support Assembly Bill 108, Bear Valley News
Pacific fisher incites Tulare Co. sawmill to sue, Fresno Bee
Central Valley sawmill fights weasel-like animal - Says American fisher could put it out of business, Central Valley Business Times
Shasta-Trinity National Forest announces funding for schools, roads, Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News
Bill introduced to aid rural schools, Sierra Sun
The Presidio of San Francisco and the Nefarious Presidio Trust, Francisco da Costa - articles
Audit: Build in fire zones, share the bill, San Bernardino County Sun
Herger supports rural schools bill, Paradise Post
Secure Rural Schools Act funding a possibility again, The Union
Stanislaus Forest's longtime historian retiring, Union Democrat
Sequoia Park prices climbing, The Porterville Recorder
Cleveland NF: A smoke cloud's silver lining, CS Monitor
Analyzing avalanches - Backcountry forecasters study snow stability, Sierra Sun at Nevada Appeal
Cleveland NF: Battle between hang gliders likely heading to court again, The Californian
Abuzz with race rumor - Motocross proposal in Angeles NF stirs up Wrightwood, San Bernardino County Sun
Los Padres NF: Gun Club aims for 20-year permit, Santa Maria Times
Cache Creek Wilderness - Preserving our heritage in Yolo County, Daily Democrat
Tree of life - Ancient tree's genes offer new chances, The Prague Post
With lasers and passion, explorers stalk extreme trees, New Mexican AP
Bark beetle infested trees bring new sawmill and local jobs to the San Gorgonio Pass Area, Banning/Beaumont Record Gazette
Planning agency opens Tahoe City office, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Benoit introduces bill to help get money to Esperanza firefighters' families, The Desert Sun
Benoit Legislation Will Remove Hurdle Blocking Money for Firefighters' Families, California Chronicle
Resident files claim over property lost in Day fire, Ventura County Star
Protestors Claim Forest Service is Cutting Down Trees Protected in 2000, KFSN News
Snowmobile restrictions won't be increased, Sierra Sun at The Union
Plumas NF: Grease Fire Salvage and Reforestation Project Beckwourth Ranger District Opportunity to Comment, Plumas County News
Selling carbon credits may be money maker for counties-Lassen County's clean air may be a money maker if the county can sell carbon credits, Lassen County Times
Scotia: Company town carved from old growth faces uncertain future, Contra Costa Times
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Timber payment dilemma: Cut jobs or hope for bailout?, Coos Bay World
Senators seek Bush help with safety net, The News-Review
FS selects former Pine Nursery site for new offices, Bend Weekly News
A debate consumes firefighters - Precedent present for charging a crew boss, San Bernardino County Sun
2 campers trapped by fire receive $400,000, Seattle Times
Deschutes NF: Vandals top 50 trees, Eugene Register-Guard
Officers Say Vista Was Motive In Tree Trashing, KPTV News
Central Oregon Snow Parks See Crowds, Violators, New West Network
Sitka spruce will stand ... until it falls, The Daily Astorian
Wounded giant - There is little to offer the Seaside Spruce, Oregonian
Oregon's beloved giant won't get the ax - Seaside Spruce - Officials will let the old tree die on its own terms, with people at a safe distance, Oregonian
Review of Kim family search delayed, Mail Tribune
Kim's father should thank, not blame, rescue crews, Statesman Journal
The Thursday January 4, 2007 R6 Update, USFS [pdf]
Evergreen On Junk Science at OSU, SOS Forests
State considers deal to allow slash burners to torch plastic, The Register-Guard
Small towns may win smoke protection, The Register-Guard
Feds to offer more on proposed gas pipeline, The News-Review
Keep Steens Spectacular, The Wilderness Society
NB's Menasha explores possible sale of business, Coos Bay World
Boise Cascade To Close Salem Paper Plant, OPB News
National park fee boost faces opposition - Proposal would double Crater Lake National Park's entrance fee, Mail Tribune
Fire crew boss cited for drugs after court appearance, Union Tribune AP
Fire crew boss cited for drugs, Yakima Herald Republic
Fire lawsuit settlement costs $400,00, Yakima Herald Republic
Nature's Hand in James Kim's Death, Mount Hood Tragedy, New West Network
Who's to blame for James Kim's death? - It's not the federal government or law enforcement or the people who tried to rescue him from the Oregon wilderness, Salon magazine
Governor announces biomass facility in Southern Oregon, Statesman Journal
Lakeview gets $20 million biomass plant, KTVZ News
DG energy to build biomass generating plant in Lakeview, Oregonian
Coastal claims show overhaul is overdue, Oregonian
Washington View: Burned forests still have economic value, Columbian op-ed
Struggle for county timber payments benefiting rural schools continues - DeFazio, Walden's bipartisan effort introduced bill to reauthorize successful "county payments" program, Bend Weekly News
Walden helps file bill to aid rural schools, communities, Hood River News
DeFazio, Walden seek county payments bill, Corvallis Gazette-Times
New Bill Could Secure Funding for Curry County, Curry Coastal Pilot
Douglas County seeks larger share of timber receipts, The News-Review
Skamania County awaits word on fed funding, The Columbian
Congressman Peter DeFazio Urges Interior Secretary to Reconsider Hike in Park Fees, Rep. DeFazio website
Keep parks affordable, Eugene Register-Guard editorial
New year rings in new recreational pass, Sports Tri-Cities
Forest fire costs kindle a rift - Paying the tab stirs a squabble as the threat evolves at the wildland-urban interface, Portland Oregonian
Aspen ranger's career zigzags - Top local official Bill Westbrook leaving for Oregon Mount Hood NF, Aspen Times
Some Northwest Residents See Trees Differently After Storm, New York Times
Willamette NF - Protect Waldo's purity, Register-Guard editorial
That was then, this is now - 'Repeat photography' offers BLM ecologist a chance to see landscapes change, Mail Tribune
Bend Leaders Rally Around Community Forest: Bend's Future Forests, New West Network
Declining Revenue Has Groups Scrutinizing Forests Management Plan, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Settlement reached in Thirtymile Fire, Yakima Herald Republic
Man Charged in Wildfire Deaths Arraigned - Lawyer says forest crew boss was wrongly singled out in wildfire that killed four, SF Chronicle AP
Washington: State protects Sultan Basin forest, Everett Daily Herald
Friends of the forest trails, Anacortes American
Washington: More Than 130,000 Marijuana Plants Destroyed in 2006, News Blaze
Parents worry about 'nature-deficit disorder' in kids, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Charges against fire boss heap travesty atop tragedy - Scapegoating firefighting crew boss is wrong and can only add to firefighting danger, Missoulian editorial
Gas boat engines may soon become history on Willamette NF Waldo Lake, Eugene Register-Guard
Blown-down trees windfall for streams, Portland Oregonian
Government's timber moves have far-reaching impact, Statesman Journal op-ed
Group blasts Weyerhaeuser's logging practices, Longview Daily News
Deschutes NF: Learn about mountain on snowshoes, Statesman Journal
DeFazio against parks fee increase, Albany Democrat-Herald
Washington State Parks Exploring Private Sponsorship, The Heartland Institute
A Santa for all seasons - USFS Jake O'Dowd commits to being 'Santa' all year long, The News-Review
A mighty big hug for a mighty tree - Admirers suggest remedies for the wounded spruce, Oregonian
Land-use laws' unintended consequences, Everett Daily Herald op-ed
Gifts of tree-planting help people to heal or celebrate - Memorials - A local nonprofit restores the land and offers a unique way to mark events, Oregonian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Forest officials set sights on ATVs - A dozen people may face 50 federal charges for illegally riding ATVs on George Washington and Jefferson NF, Roanoke Times
A welcome crackdown on ATVs in the forests - Rounding up freewheelers blazing their own trails on federal land is in the best interest of the forest, Roanoke Times editorial
Comments sought for Georgia carbon registry, The Blade
Sumter-Francis Marion NF: Canoeists, kayakers give Chattooga a test run, Charlotte Observer
Chesapeake watershed forests losing 100 acres daily, The Capital, Annapolis, Md.
Texas Forest Service said Monday that the largest known American Elm in Texas is located in Jacksonville, Tyler Morning Telegraph
Texas' top tree, Daily Progress, Jacksonville, TX
Litter doesn't grow on trees - National forest officials concerned about increase in dumping, Lufkin Daily News
Conservationists challenge plan for land within Francis Marion forest, The Post and Courier, Charleston SC
Forest ATV riders charged - Twelve accused of riding in national forest in Giles County George Washington NF, Times Dispatch
Corps of Engineers now honors National Park passes, WDUN News
Mansfield man recovers following rescue from Kisatchie woods, Shreveport Times
Warmer waters could mean fewer trout in Virginia streams, Daily Press
"Monoculture" affects more than trees, Earth & Sky
Cedar closets bring in fresh smell of outdoors, Asbury Park Press
Winter Park will protect prolific camphor trees, Orlando Sentinel
Texas Forestry Museum to share timber heritage with world, Lufkin Daily News
Changes a 'giant step backwards', Hendersonville Times-News
Shut out of the forests, Baltimore Sun editorial
George Washington NF: Thinning of the forest - Helicopter attracts onlookers, News Leader
At Longwood University, sawdust warms the Southside campus, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Foundation plans to plant 150,000 trees in Bankhead Forest, Decatur Daily
Bankhead NF getting 150,000 new trees - Corporation will pay for 50 million trees in U.S., The Birmingham News
Chipper firing up for Christmas tree recycling, Macon Telegraph
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Allegheny NF plan due in March, The Times Observer, Warren, Pennsylvania
Wisconsin: State man to fight for healthy forests, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Wisconsin: Forest Owners' Children Polled on Forests' Future, Environment News Service [$]
Landmark forestry study begins soon, Appleton Post-Crescent
Illinois: Midewin is a hidden gem, Herald News
Legislators to introduce bill that will help logging industry, The Pilot-Independent - Walker, Minnesota
Sprawl of the Wild Part II: Northwoods for sale. City Pages
Potlatch Plans To Sell Forest Land, WCCO News
Man Can't Sell Forest for the Trees, Wheeling News-Register -WV
'America the Beautiful' Passes Replace 'Golden Age Passports' at Corps Recreation Facilities, Huntington News -WV
Forester gives talk on Maine trees, Wiscasset News
Local man survives avalanche on Mt. Washington, Westborough News
Study to Help Determine Future of Wisconsin's Forests, Wisconsin Ag News
Landmark study to help determine future of Wisconsin's forests, Ironwood Daily Globe
Warmer winters could bring greater tree diversity to Minnesota, La Crosse Tribune
Wilderness: Who defines what it is?, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Bill would reauthorize rural schools act - The original act, which ended last year, was a safety net for districts that include non-taxable federal land, The Derrick
City of Trees - Buffalo's urban forest, Artvoice
Talking Trees, Artvoice
Bennington College Greens-Up With New Biomass Initiative, College Campus News
Borough to revisit gypsy moth threat - An initial rejection of spraying program to get another look, The Princeton Packet
Council reverses stance and OK's spraying for gypsy moths, The Princeton Packet
Foxes disappearing from Ohio forests, Marion Star
Loggers among those wishing for 'real' winter, Ironwood Daily Globe
Weight limits pressure loggers, Chippewa Valley News
Big Top troupe to film new musical "Centennial Green: The Over and Understory of the U. S. Forest Service in Song" - Beeksma named Big Top director, The Daily Press - Ashland, WI
Environmental groups lose Hoosier NF logging fight, Indianapolis Star
Superior NF Kawishiwi District Visitor Center on schedule, Timberjay News
Governor's task force offers predictable call for more wood, Timberjay News
Guv's task force wants more timber, Timberjay News
$4 million sought for loggers - Range lawmakers leading effort for state funds, Mesabi Daily News
$21 trees will take the place of those lost to ash borer, Detroit Free Press
"Big Trees of Pennsylvania" reviewed, Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Pennsylvania: Still logging at Michaux State Forest, Evening Sun
The Nature Conservancy Commits $3.5 Million To Protect Pennsylvania's Last Great Places, The Nature Conservancy
Loon Mountain Partners with White Mountain National Forest - 'Ski With a Ranger' at Loon Mountain, AlpineZone News
Green Pioneer Helped Bring Vermont Back From The Brink, Hartford Courant
Primeval trees tower over young upstarts - Some old-growth forests in region lack protection, Times Union - Albany NY
As Trees Blossom in NY, More Snow Out West, New York Times
Wisconsin; Brule River State Forest turns 100 years old, Hudson Star-Observer
Two outdoorsmen who have made a difference, The Capital Times
Rep. Alan Mollohan opposes logging on Monongahela NF Blackwater Canyon Trail, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Jobs open at campgrounds - Mark Twain NF looking for private concessionaires to operate seven National Forest Service campgrounds, South Missourian News
Aerial spraying of gypsy moths fought, Courier-Post
A ground-breaking lab: Forest Service's Houghton, Michigan 'rhizotron', The Scientist
Groups oppose forest certification of Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek, Boston Globe
Trust for Public Lands buys Chainsaw Sisters - The property will eventually be transferred to the U.S. Forest Service, Timberjay News
Hiawatha NF: Snowmobilers are asked to help save grouse, Detroit Free Press
Wood burns cleaner than coal, Nashua Telegraph
Expect to pay more to enjoy Michigan outdoors, Grand Rapids Press
Local Forest Service Team Earns Award for Careful Logging in Wetlands Areas, St. Ignace News

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