Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Smith filibuster talk chopped to polite formality - Budget time - Oregon's senator tells a nearly empty Senate of the need for county payments, Oregonian
Tidwell named regional forester, The Clark Fork Chronicle
Global Climate Change and Wildlife, Congressional Research Service [pdf]
Ecoforestry, Globalwarming Awareness2007

Recreation Site Facility Master Planning documents, USFS: Recreation & Heritage Integrated Business Systems
Kill the Rat, Wild Wilderness
Forest Service Budget Calls for Land Sales, Again - Recreation, Wildlife Funding Goes Down While Timber Subsidies Go Up, Sierra Club
Forest land sales: Will it fly this time?, GOAT - A High Country News Blog
Mark Twain NF: Controversial forest sale plan revived - Local leaders don't like the new version any better, Columbia Tribune
Forest management in 3-D, High Country News letter
Branching out - Timber as a growing asset class - Investors are moving into timber, The Economist

I Am Woman, Hear Me Saw - U.S. Forest Service gets first female chief, trees cower - "She is a strong proponent of turning the clock back ... to the good old days where exploiting and extracting natural resources is the raison d'etre", Daily Grist
Revenues lost to timber rule get fresh look - Wood Chips: Assembly members are considering the impact of the moratorium, Anchorage Daily News
Shaking The Tree, Lowbagger
Algae Biodiesel as a Sustainable Solution - Indirectly saving forests, and forests of algae, Biodiesel Times

Forest Service Policy Blasted, Albuquerque Journal
Forest official: Give rules chance - Defenders of Wildlife and New Mexico-based Forest Guardians have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington claiming the rule violates federal environmental laws, Star-Tribune
Forest plan: Regional Forester Linda Goodman disputes "Secrecy invades the national forests", Daily Astorian letter
Require Meaningful Forest Plans Nationwide, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Cuts prompt Helena NF shakeup - About half of the Helena National Forest's employees need to reapply for their jobs, Helena Independent Record
Lincoln NF campground closures are a travesty - This land is our land. Let us in, Alamogordo Daily News
Forest service pauses 'niche' plan, Helena Independent Record
New park pass is more expensive - Golden Eagle deal has been replaced by America the Beautiful, Tacoma News Tribune at Charlotte Observer

Forests eye 'new' work model - The goal is to make forest management projects into long-term projects stretching over 10 years, Star-Tribune
Avalanche Pioneer Ed LaChapelle Dies - LaChapelle published the Forest Service's first official avalanche handbook in 1961, New West Network
Grazing fees down from 2006, Billings Gazette

Reservoir Logs - A submersible robot called the Sawfish can harvest healthy timber from long-forgotten underwater forests. Clear-cutting never looked so green, Wired News
Guitar-makers make noise over threatened trees- Threatened Alaskan forests provide Sitka spruce, Independent at NZ Herald
Traditional Czech wood for musical instruments in short supply - Spruce trees deep in the forests of Sumava Mountains in South Bohemia prized for musical tone, Radio Praha
Wall Street vs. Main Street - Maxxam's rapacious corporate greed run amok plundered Pacific Lumber's redwood assets after hostile takeover, Eureka Times-Standard op-ed
Wood products industry sees grim year - A drastic decline in national housing starts is cited as the chief cause for tough times, Register-Guard
WORLD NEWS
Fake fruits could help restore rainforest - Bats lured by foam food bring seeds to patchy land, Nature
Call of the Rainforest, Another Limited Rebellion
A Spatial Analysis of Common Property Deforestation, Univ of Montana - Dept of Economics at SSRN
Spanish Forest Management Plan 2010-2002, Northeastern Ontario Forests blog
Most to leave Tobeatic Wilderness, The Chronicle Herald

Uganda: Encroachers Defy Minister, The Monitor (Kampala)
Understanding Stumpages/Royalty in Native Forest, Private Forestry Southern Queensland

In-SHUCK-ch logging begins, Whistler Question

Caution on banning of log exports, Stabroek News at Guyana Plunder Without Profit
Timber harvesting practices of forest producers under unfair attack, Stabroek News at Guyana Plunder Without Profit
Crisis in forestry sector, Stabroek News at Guyana Plunder Without Profit
New Chinese forest company pledges to invest US$100M, Stabroek News at Guyana Plunder Without Profit

Only 400 Forest Inspectors in Mozambique, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
New attempt to rescue endangered wetlands, Port Elizabeth Herald - S. Africa

Local gov'ts pulled up for deforestation, Sun Xiaohua (China Daily)
Peña: Trees, Sun.Star Pampanga
Logging by SFI caused Kemabong floods' claim, Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
Certification dispute, Centre for Orang Asli Concerns
Report says APP incites forest destruction, social conflicts - A report on Asia Pulp and Paper's operations in Sumatra, Indonesia, APP Watch

Log prices highest in years, The Timaru Herald
Saved by the trees, New Zealand rural news on Stuff.co.nz

Indigenous Leaders Call for Suspension of Auction of Peruvian Amazon Oil Blocks - Concessions Could Lead to Rainforest Destruction, Yahoo! News
Amazonian Damage: Greater Than Thought, United Press International
Uganda: Kalangala to Lose More Land, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: Locals Oppose Bidco Takeover - Locals want to use Banga Central Forest reserve through Collaborative Forest Management (CFM.), The Monitor (Kampala)

Blame it all on man's greed, The Brunei Times
Certification dispute, The Star -Malaysia
Brown log claims lashed, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Monday Action, Save the Weld

Savvy environmentalists challenge corporations to go green - An Interview with Michael Brune, executive director of RAN, Mongabay News
Spirit Bear Rainforest Conservation Funded, Environment News Service [$]
Government releases Island land from forest regulations - Western Forest Products agrees not to export logs for 3 years, Vancouver Sun
Chainsaw carnage, Globe and Mail
Mount Quimper: Green dreams, Goldstream News Gazette at Peninsula News Review

Britain 'third-biggest' importer of illegal timber - Area of forest the size of Belgium is cut down illegally each year to provide wood for Britain's homes and gardens, The Times
UK criticised over illegal timber, Illegal Logging News Page
Traditional Czech wood for musical instruments in short supply - Spruce trees deep in the forests of Sumava Mountains in South Bohemia prized for musical tone, Radio Praha
Czechs could lose two-thirds of lumber crop - Windstorm casualties cause government and loggers to scramble, The Prague Post
Kenya: Grand Cane Plan in Troubled Waters Over Risk to Habitat- Sugarcane development will eliminate or decimate the forest, The Nation (Nairobi)
Mozambique: Over a Thousand Illegal Logs Seized in Pemba, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
Say good-bye to Little Red: Finale of DAK's Kilimanjaro Safaris to be retooled - Pending redo of Disney's Animal Kingdom's ride-through safari zoo attraction, Jim Hill media

Saving the wetlands, New Straits Times editorial
PM: We must preserve mangrove forests, New Straits Times: Malaysia
Joint Statement Regarding Demand-Side Measures and Regional Enforcement under the Indonesia-U.S. Memorandum of Understanding on Illegal Logging, by Conservation International, Environmental Investigation Agency, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund
Sen. Brown log claims lashed, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Log prices highest in years, The Timaru Herald -NZ
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Smith filibuster talk chopped to polite formality - Budget time - Oregon's senator tells a nearly empty Senate of the need for county payments, Oregonian


President's Budget Glosses Over Interior's Core Mission, House Committee on Natural Resources
About the Committee, House Committee on Natural Resources
Bush Proposes Large Increase for Parks Leading up to 100th Birthday Bash - The new funding is largely the result of shifting funds from existing important park programs, such as construction, into a new budget column with a new label, Rahall added, ENN AP

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Tidwell named regional forester, The Clark Fork Chronicle
A Spatial Analysis of Common Property Deforestation, Univ of Montana - Dept of Economics at SSRN


Cuts prompt Helena NF shakeup - About half of the Helena National Forest's employees need to reapply for their jobs, Helena Independent Record
County sharpens budget ax - Historically, timber receipts from the Kootenai National Forest have constituted a considerable source of revenue for Lincoln County, Tobacco Valley News
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Shoshone Forest plan revision meetings, Star-Tribune [scroll down]

Snow-loving community loses a pillar and pioneer, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Smokey Bear is on the air, Aspen Daily News
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Lincoln NF: Lawsuit seems pointless, Alamogordo Daily News

Guardians just want federal policy enforced, Alamogordo Daily News letter
Wolves' Status in Danger, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Grand Canyon Skywalk opens deep divide - Arizona's Hualapai Tribe hopes to draw more visitors with a controversial structure that will jut over the crevasse, Los Angeles Times


Forest Service Policy Blasted, Albuquerque Journal
Forest official: Give rules chance - Defenders of Wildlife and New Mexico-based Forest Guardians have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington claiming the rule violates federal environmental laws, Star-Tribune
Lincoln NF campground closures are a travesty - This land is our land. Let us in, Alamogordo Daily News
N.M. fines Copar Pumice Mine - The company has a permit from the Santa Fe National Forest for the mine site, The New Mexican
Catron County Studies Wolf-Kill Law - Vigilante effort seeks county ordinance, Albuquerque Journal
Monkey-wrencher of the Peaks, Arizona Daily Sun
Forest protester arraigned, Arizona Daily Sun
Are Rosemont mining claims valid?, Green Valley News & Sun
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming

Residents complain after 2 dogs become caught in traps near Reno - Gary Schiff, district ranger for the Forest Service, has asked the Nevada Department of Wildlife to review its trapping policies to ensure the public's safety, Las Vegas Sun


Judge waits to rule on DeBoer incident - DeBoer photographs trail users who violate Forest Service regulations, Jackson Hole News & Guide
Help out the Harriman, Idaho Mountain Express
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California

Change of venue for PALCO?, The Eureka Reporter

Flying off the list: Should the symbol of freedom be protected? - "NPR recently obtained a memo from U.S. Forest Service Director Dale Hall", Nevada Appeal

Kirkwood's growth spurt: Expansion to be limited, owners say they don't want area to become another Vail - Much of the permit area is in the Eldorado National Forest, San Francisco Chronicle

Wall Street vs. Main Street - Maxxam's rapacious corporate greed run amok plundered Pacific Lumber's redwood assets after hostile takeover, Eureka Times-Standard op-ed
Logging plan excessive for future of watershed - Public ownership of site should be pursued aggressively, Mercury News Editorial
Cigarette caused Maui fire - The fire raged within a 2,300-acre area on the slopes of Haleakala, consuming pine and sandalwood trees, The Honolulu Advertiser
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Court defines 'live,' halting Umatilla salvage logging - Fires: The 9th Circuit hands conservationists a victory in a battle with the U.S. Forest Service, Oregonian
Smith filibuster talk chopped to polite formality - Budget time - Oregon's senator tells a nearly empty Senate of the need for county payments, Oregonian

Forest Service plans new work program for contractors in 3 national forests - The change will allow contractors to invest in gear and train workers, Statesman Journal AP

Historic trees stand up to their name, Central Kitsap Reporter

Forest plan: Regional Forester Linda Goodman disputes "Secrecy invades the national forests", Daily Astorian letter
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF: The good burn - Nearly 750 acres is charred in Siskiyous to aid wildlife habitat, leaving behind future sprouts of bushes, acorns, berries, Mail Tribune
Base Camp: Suttle Lake, Bend Weekly News
Timber industry morphs - Jobs - Weyerhaeuser is closing a mill near Lebanon, but economists say the industry is getting healthier, Oregonian
Town's water supply proves vulnerable to logging - Falls City - Weyerhaeuser quickly halts its work, but state's rules called inadequate, Oregonian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Follow-up meeting to be held regarding National Travel Rule, Scott County Times - Forest, Mississippi
Biofuel push may take root in Ga., St. Petersburg Times
Critical Habitat Proposed for Flatwoods Salamander, The Apalachicola & Carrabelle Times

Chattahoochee NF seeks new vendor - Brasstown Bald gift shop has been vacant since group left last season, Gainesville Times


Planning to buy a tree?, Dallas Morning News
New park pass is more expensive - Golden Eagle deal has been replaced by America the Beautiful, Tacoma News Tribune at Charlotte Observer
Forest service listens to public - DeSoto National Forest discusses guidelines for off-highway vehicles in the forest, Laurel Leader Call
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Search and rescue bill targets forest service - NH Lawmakers Want Forest Service To Pay For Searches, Portsmouth Herald AP
Into the woods, Burlington Free Press

Mark Twain NF: Controversial forest sale plan revived - Local leaders don't like the new version any better, Columbia Tribune

Ossipee Pine Barrens Project is Included in President's Budget - Project aimed at conserving New Hampshire's globally rare ecosystem ranks second in national Forest Legacy ranking, The Nature Conservancy in New Hampshire

Biofuel capital of the world? - Flambeau River Biorefinery - A Modern Forest Biorefinery That Lowers Ethanol Cost, Park Falls Herald -WI
'X' marks the spot, Ironwood Daily Globe
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

Save Romeo; stay away, Juneau Empire

Revenues lost to timber rule get fresh look - Wood Chips: Assembly members are considering the impact of the moratorium, Anchorage Daily News

Alaska Railroad slated to spend $100 million in 2007 - Railroad has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service's $6.3 million to develop a whistle stop service in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska Journal of Commerce

 


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