Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
A Victory for the Sacred, The Huffington Post
Missing forests and the trees, Boston Globe editorial
The Bee Tree: Telling the honey hunter's tale - The indigenous way of honey-gathering is immortalised in a beautiful children's book, The Star
Get Tough on Tissues, The Green Guide
Towards a carbon neutral death - Woodland burials and wicker coffins are the among the greenest ways to a carbon neutral end, BBC News

Congress' word is bad collateral for rural schools, Redding Record Searchlight editorial
Letter to the Chief - Richard Artley addresses his old schoolmate, Forest Magazine column
Forest Service settles with whistle-blowers, Star-Tribune at FSEEE 4-22-03

Signs of the Times, Forest Magazine
Good Reads on a Tough Topic - Recommended reads on global warming, Forest Magazine
Ready or Not: It's Here - Temperatures are climbing, ice sheets are melting. The globe is warming, and we're coping with the uncertainties of a changing climate, Forest Magazine
Smoke Alarm, Forest Magazine
Northern Exposure - The composition of Alaska's boreal forests is changing in response to rising global temperatures, Forest Magazine
A Disturbing Silence, Forest Magazine
Accounting for Carbon - Tree plantations can't mitigate fossil fuel emissions, Forest Magazine column

Fuels from the Forests - Proponents say biomass offers an alternative to burning fossil fuels, but it could be a double-edged sword for our forests, Forest Magazine

The Language of Landscape, Living on Earth
Ancient Cranes Return To Colorado - "..a wild poem dropped from the murky skies upon the muds of March", CBS4 News
A toast to you, Aldo, Fond du Lac Reporter

Sequoia National Forest asks visitors for ideas - Agency wants to know which areas need improvement: "Recreation Site Facility Master Planning", Tulare Advance Register
Big Enviro Groups 'Holding Back' Anti-Warming Movement - Some critics call the best mainstream proposals too little, too late, The Dominion
Six Wetland Stewards Win 2007 National Wetlands Awards - The Forest Service is proud to support the National Wetland Awards program and to recognize the extraordinary work of the award recipients, Environmental Law Institute

Feds can pay fair share to rural communities - A relatively simple solution awaits revenue-sharing crisis for communities surrounded by national forests, Missoulian editorial
Senators: Forest Service commits $3.5 million for Valles Caldera - The president requested only $850,000, New Mexico Business Weekly
New Hill dynamic could mean daylight for wilderness, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Warm Winters Upset Rhythms of Maple Sugar, New York Times at Forests.org
Some companies can't see the environment for the trees - Plantations used for carbon trading being established at the expense of old growth forests in Tasmania, Crikey - Politics Etc
The Big Green Fuel Lie, George Bush says that ethanol will save the world. But there is evidence that biofuels may bring new problems for the planet, The Independent (London)
20 years on, wood plant going strong, New Hampshire Union Leader
WORLD NEWS
Plight of the Ugliest Endangered Animals - Bye-bye to the Aye-aye?, Mother Jones

Grassy Narrows Road to Seattle 2007 - Calling for a moratorium on all logging on their traditional land, Grassy Narrows First Nation -RAN

Green demands, Business Times -Malaysia

Tundra Disappearing At Rapid Rate, University of Alberta at Science Daily
Surprising New Arctic Inhabitants: Trees - Global Warming Causes Spruce Trees to Encroach on Tundra, LiveScience
Lantzville pushes forest protection, Nanaimo News Bulletin
Betty Goes to Jail, Again, Peace, Earth & Justice News

How to preserve Peru's Amazon rainforest - Interview with Rhett Butler, Journal Peru
Monitoring the monarch, Athens Banner-Herald

HSBC in the dock over timber IPO, Environmental Finance News
Mozambique: Claims of Indiscriminate Logging 'Out of Date', Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)

Saving The Forest For Posterity, Malaysian National News Agency -Bernama



Trees: Demand and Supply, The Philippine Star
Logging turned legal, Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Urgent need for action on forestry, New Zealand Government
Saving the Sumatran orang utan, Auckland City Council

Forestry in fight for its life - Losing the war against the voracious pine beetle means losing entire forests and industries, The Edmonton Journal


Root and branch regeneration - Europe is uniting behind the idea of regenerating its countryside, and Forestry Commission Wales has been showing the way, icWales
The Black Forest is not black at all really, Stephanie's Space: Göttingen, Germany
Saving the Country's Forest, Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)

Expert examines Himalayan deforestation in March 13 talk: "Deconstructing the Myth of Deforestation in Northwest Yunnan and the Great Himalaya", UW-Madison News

Some companies can't see the environment for the trees - Plantations used for carbon trading being established at the expense of old growth forests in Tasmania - Some of these forests had been clear felled and burnt prior to conversion to tree farms, Crikey - Politics Etc
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Missing forests and the trees, Boston Globe editorial

Congress' word is bad collateral for rural schools, Redding Record Searchlight editorial

A Disturbing Silence, Forest Magazine
Colorado supports mountain backdrop - Commissioners want senators to back bill requiring FS to study open space, Longmont Daily Times-Call
Letter to the Chief - Richard Artley addresses his old schoolmate, Forest Magazine column
Forest Service settles with whistle-blowers, Star-Tribune at FSEEE 4-22-03
Howdy partner - Former congressman Richard Pombo is now a partner in a firm that represents the interests of ranchers, fisherman, and hunter, Tracy Press


Region in transition: Devolving West or simply changing times? - Hearing on West's economy turns partisan, Star-Tribune
Senators: Forest Service commits $3.5 million for Valles Caldera - The president requested only $850,000, New Mexico Business Weekly
Sen. Wyden vows to force a vote on timber payments - Some opponents question equity of money distribution, Statesman Journal
Feds can pay fair share to rural communities - A relatively simple solution awaits revenue-sharing crisis for communities surrounded by national forests, Missoulian editorial
New Hill dynamic could mean daylight for wilderness, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Endangered species, Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho

Inner Voice: Off-highway vehicles make tracks - Rewarding renegades? - Miles of roads and trails created and maintained by users within roadless wilderness will be added to the Lewis & Clark forest's road and trail network, FSEEE
Flathead NF: Snow survivor should pay for his rescue, Bigfork Eagle
Double trouble for loser lucky to be alive, Missolua Independent
Snowmobilers need ethic of responsible play - Irresponsible, illegal snowmobile use creates needless dangers and invites greater restrictions, Missoulian editorial
Monitoring Middle East Fork Logging, WildWest Institute [video]
Smuggler details Koocanusa pot operation - Marijuana loads brought in by plane, helicopter, Daily InterLake
County eyes space in Federal Building, Bonner County Daily Bee

JeffCo hears road resolution, Helena Independent Record
Avalanche survivor had been cited before, Helena Independent Record
2 riders ticketed in 2000, Daily InterLake
Nuts about squirrels: Family who raised pine squirrels stresses distinction between native, non-native species, Missoulian
County approves lease/purchase of Federal Building - Forest Service's Sandpoint Ranger District would continue occupying the ground floor of the building for up to two years, while the district builds a new home for itself across the highway, Bonner County Daily Bee

Feds can pay fair share to rural communities - A relatively simple solution awaits revenue-sharing crisis for communities surrounded by national forests, Missoulian editorial
Snowmobiler survives night buried under snow in area closed to snowmobiles, Missoulian
Meeting centers on milfoil proposals, Bonner County Daily Bee
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Letter to the Chief - Richard Artley addresses his old schoolmate, Forest Magazine column
Forest Service settles with whistle-blowers, Star-Tribune at FSEEE 4-22-03
Ancient Cranes Return To Colorado - "..a wild poem dropped from the murky skies upon the muds of March", CBS4 News
County supports mountain backdrop - Commissioners want senators to back bill requiring FS to study open space, Longmont Daily Times-Call
Gas wells planned for west of Monument - FS conducting EA - Company chooses directional drilling to avoid road construction, KOAA News

Film questions ethics of ski industry, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

A quiet section of heaven, Denver Post op-ed
Vail Resorts readies enviro plan, The Denver Business Journal
Outdoor advocates plead need to get more urban kids involved - They say drop in public-lands use doesn't bode well, Rocky Mountain News
Forest Service Selling Four Houses at Auction in The Black Hills - Internet based auction will start Thursday, April 5, 2007, Black Hills Portal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
A Victory for the Sacred, The Huffington Post
Walking the wilderness, The Payson Roundup


Gila Supervisor Taking New Post, Albuquerque Journal
Gila NF: "V" is for Victory, Forest Guardians


Forest Service commits $3.5 million for Valles Caldera - The president requested only $850,000, New Mexico Business Weekly
Models help wildfire preparation, Silver City Sun-News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming

Feds taking public comment on Baldy master plan - Final day to voice concerns and questions is April 9, Idaho Mountain Express
Environment on county agenda - Through the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Legacy Program, the project, officially dubbed Virgin River Headwaters project, is on the waiting list for $2.8 million, The Spectrum

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Board discuses Arbor Week, The Eureka Reporter

Illegal dumping in the San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside Press-Enterprise slideshow
Ventana Wilderness gets bigger, Monterey County Herald
Heavenly Master Plan in limbo, Tahoe Daily Tribune
TRPA to revisit Controversial Plan to Destroy Old Growth Trees Tahoe Conservationists Applaud Move to Reconsider Putting a Ski Lift through Old-Growth Trees at Heavenly Ski Resort, Sierra Nevada Alliance, Tahoe Area Sierra Club
Venue for lumber case argued - Maxxam wants Houston, everyone else wants California, San Francisco Chronicle
Congress' word is bad collateral for rural schools, Redding Record Searchlight editorial

Sequoia National Forest asks visitors for ideas - Agency wants to know which areas need improvement: "Recreation Site Facility Master Planning", Tulare Advance Register
Courtney trial set for May 8 - Lead FS investigator out of country, The Porterville Recorder

Tahoe Ski Resort to Cut Ancient Trees - Hundreds of outraged skiers, snowboarders and residents speak up to stop needless destruction, Sierra Nevada Alliance, Tahoe Area Sierra Club
Can we save the forests?, Bigfork Eagle editorial
SCE's Tehachapi Transmission Project Receives Another Approval - U.S. Forest Service approval pending, North American Windpower
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington

Deschutes NF: The High Cost of Protection - Measure 37: Changes in Oregon's land use laws may threaten Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Forest Magazine
Deal Extends Timber Money for Counties - Bush says he'll veto it, Washington Post AP

Giving up grazing - Government buyout could help counter uncertain future for Rogue River-Siskiyou NF rancher, Mail Tribune
Farmed salmon may become the next invasive species: FS Pacific Northwest Research Station, Huliq News
New map for winter recreation, McKenzie River Reflections

Trying to Preserve a Beloved Botanical Gem, Kingston Journal at NY Times

What's Green and Good for the Economy? FSC Certification - A market-based solution called Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) would keep timber harvest revenues flowing, leave old growth standing, and protect workers, Cascadia Scorecard News
Eco-friendly timber makes more green - Milling changes make it easier for builders to be sure their products match their ethics, and for growers to cash in on the trend, The Oregonian

Sen. Wyden vows to force a vote on timber payments - Some opponents question equity of money distribution, Statesman Journal
Impacts of timber funds felt statewide, Coos Bay World- Barnard AP
Willamette NF: Boat ramps could move, McKenzie River Reflections
Building up Biofuels - Speakers tackle topic of biofuels from growth, production and economic standpoints, The News-Review