Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Raise national-park fees? Why charge at all?, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
Florida's growing wildfire problem - As more homes are built in rural areas, the options for controlled burns to eliminate brush are limited, CS Monitor
Aerial Firefighters Prepare for a Rough Season, Albuquerque Journal at Firehouse News

Baldwin site of eucalyptus experiment - Company is growing genetically engineered trees for possible use as fuel, a practice some say could pose a danger to the environment, Mobile Press-Register
Understanding the global carbon budget -- Woods Hole Research Center expert provides insights, Woods Hole Research Center
Expensive wildfires, The Montana Standard

Missouri can determine fate of Mark Twain National Forest: NOT FOR SALE, Springfield News-Leader editorial
Ocala National Forest: Worth the fight - Lawmakers vow bipartisan effort to block sale of Forest acreage, Ocala Star-Banner
Former FS chiefs say fire costs eating budget - U.S. Forest Service's budget is going up in smoke, Missoulian
Biofuels: The great green con - So by blending crops such as sugar and corn with petrol, biofuels will slash carbon emissions and save the planet. Right? Not when the price is escalating food prices and the clearing of the rainforests, Independent (UK)
The promise - The weight of ashes, The Washington Post at the Hamilton Spectator
Rules for Ashes, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Maui forest going 'native', The Honolulu Advertiser

The case for filet of filly, High Country News
WORLD NEWS
Environmental warning on biofuels - The drive to switch over to biofuels could lead to rising food prices and deforestation, a report has warned, BBC News
Citizens' group aims to put a halt to logging - Clearing operations are compromising salmon streams, the group says, Vancouver Sun
Scientists plead for protection of forests - Canada's broad swath of boreal timber, one of Earth's largest carbon storehouses, is said to be at risk, Globe and Mail

Uganda forest faces bulldozers, species at risk - Locals protest government plan for part of Mabira reserve to be sugar cane fields, MSNBC Reuters

Orangutans face bleak struggle to survive - Borneo's apes are increasingly endangered as logging and development destroy habitat, American-Statesman

Expanded eco-agenda targets forest product buyers - The caribou is new icon of environmentalists' campaign, just as the white Kermode bear was used in the battle over coastal rainforests, Vancouver Sun
Watchdog group says 2010 Nordic run could harm grizzly habitat - Five hundred logging truckloads of old-growth forest are to be removed in this sensitive grizzly bear habitat, 680News
Guyana stops Chinese logging, CBC.bb Caribbean News

World Bank releases over 10bn to the Kenya govt - 4.7bn to fund the new semi- autonomous Kenya Forest service established under the Forest act 2005 to spearhead forestry development, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Orangutans face struggle to survive, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Protesters out in force to demand ban on raw log exports, Nanaimo News Bulletin at Ladysmith Chronicle
Pine beetles threaten boreal forest, expert says - Alberta's northern woodlands next, The Edmonton Journal
Forests threatened by plagues of insects - Bugs, both native and imported, are becoming more mobile across the country, leaving dead trees in their wake, Globe and Mail
Students say UofA is Wiping Away Alberta's Endangered Forests - University given petitions asking for ethical purchasing of toilet paper, CNW Telbec

Guyana: North Rupununi plotting 'smart' development of Wetlands - Stakeholders see road access, forestry and oil exploration as threats, Stabroek News

Guardian of Earth's treasure trove of trees - For 50 years, Britain's Peter Ashton has been studying - and trying to preserve - a wealth of diversity in Asia's tropical forests, CS Monitor
EU states failing on forest protection says WWF, European Information on Sustainable Dev.

Stora Enso planting forest in China - Concerns raised about impact of eucalyptus plantation on local residents and environment, Helsingin Sanomat
The Gibbon Experience, Bokeo, Laos, Ger's Excellent Adventures



Illegal logging suspect walks free in Padang, Jakarta Post at Illegal - Logging . info
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Bush Administration Sets All-time Record for Denying Protection to Endangered Species: Zero New Listings in Past Year - Report Documents Rampant Executive Interference in Protection of Rare Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity


Missouri can determine fate of Mark Twain National Forest: NOT FOR SALE, Springfield News-Leader editorial
Ocala National Forest: Worth the fight - Lawmakers vow bipartisan effort to block sale of Forest acreage, Ocala Star-Banner
Managing public land is complex, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Making the case for trees, The Denver Post
Doyle testifies on Senate farm bill - USDA should explore ways to properly manage biomass removal from land under active agricultural and timber production, Green Bay Press-Gazette

Interior battle stalls Colo. parks chief's federal nomination - Lyle Laverty is caught by a senator's call for reform after an Interior official was accused of fudging endangered-species reports, The Denver Post
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Morel: Fungus of the forest, Ravalli Republic


Former FS chiefs say fire costs eating budget - U.S. Forest Service's budget is going up in smoke, Missoulian
Emerald Hills landowners putting in new trees, reseeding grass: USFS Forest Land Enhancement Project funding, Billings Gazette

Land swap a good thing for Bitterroot, Ravalli Republic editorial
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Watching over your wilderness - With hundreds of miles of trails to cover, volunteers help rangers find trouble spots and collect data, Vail Daily News

Peru Creek cleanup within reach? - Federal grant is big step toward treatment of heavy metals leaching from Penn Mine, Summit Daily News

14ers group backs star of nixed ski film - Chris Davenport skied highest peaks, speaks to group trying to preserve them, Vail Daily News
Making the case for trees, The Denver Post
Heal the crags, Vail Daily News
Managing public land is complex, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
The promise - The weight of ashes, The Washington Post at the Hamilton Spectator
'Seat-of-the-Pants Flying', Colorado Springs Gazette


SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Buckman Water Diversion Project, Santa Fe County, New Mexico - Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Interior and Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Federal Register
Aerial Firefighters Prepare for a Rough Season, Albuquerque Journal at Firehouse News

Killing of Wolves Under Fire, Albuquerque Journal
Keep the forest free - No enviro restrictions, Alamogordo Daily News letter

The Green Scare, LA City Beat
'Seat-of-the-Pants Flying', Colorado Springs Gazette

A forest restored, Ruidoso News
Lincoln NF: Trouble in the forest, Alamogordo Daily News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Uinta NF: ORV scars being erased - Erosion blankets, native grasses being placed on damaged hills, Deseret Morning News

Spring Time and Cell Towers, Sun Valley Idaho Blog


Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study for National Forest System Lands in Utah; Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, Uinta, and Wasatch-Cache National Forests: NOI to prepare a legislative EIS, Federal Register
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Redwood tops at sucking up exhaust, UCD scientist says - Wind tunnel tests spurred by bad air at Arden Middle School show flat needles absorb 95%, Sacramento Bee

Tahoe NF: Forest Service Opens OHV Trails near Foresthill, USFS: American River Ranger District
Underground wonder, Mt. Shasta News

New top ranger for S.B. mountains, San Bernardino County Sun
Transit center lawsuit dismissed, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
Students gain insights on forest care, Chico Enterprise-Record
Rules for Ashes, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Maui forest going 'native', The Honolulu Advertiser
Kaua'i attacking 'superweed' fern, The Honolulu Advertiser

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Forest Service moves to Everett, Everett Daily Herald
Demand fair timberland taxes, Register-Guard letter
Vandals cut trees, Salem Statesman Journal

Forests Took a Hit, Columbian editorial
Mount St. Helens: Mining our legacy - Comment by May 14th, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Coalition proposes environmentally responsible forest management - Diverse membership includes timber interests, environmental activists and government officials, Mail Tribune

A spotted owl fix, The Register-Guard
Mount Rainier: Clearcut treasure, Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial
Watershed land saved, Tacoma News Tribune
Join with environmentalists, Register Guard letter
Meet the wilderness in your back yard - Easily accessible and long-sought, Wild Sky Wilderness soon will become reality, Everett Daily Herald
The Green Scare, LA City Beat
Rainforest Relief Saturday Protest Cancelled Due to Early Progress - Rainforest Relief's protest on April 28th is postponed because Restoration Hardware has agreed to talk with us, Rainforest Relief

Forests need new approach to funding, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Florida's growing wildfire problem - As more homes are built in rural areas, the options for controlled burns to eliminate brush are limited, CS Monitor

Baldwin site of eucalyptus experiment - Company is growing genetically engineered trees for possible use as fuel, a practice some say could pose a danger to the environment, Mobile Press-Register

Ocala National Forest: Worth the fight - Lawmakers vow bipartisan effort to block sale of Forest acreage, Ocala Star-Banner
Polk: Move forest headquarters here, Knoxville News Sentinel
Feds solicit Hardy County opinions on George Washington forest, Cumberland Times-News at Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Honda Opens Unique ATV 'Environmental Learning Center' in Irving, Texas - Honda followed proven U.S. Forest Service trail building practices, PR Newswire
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin


Missouri can determine fate of Mark Twain National Forest: NOT FOR SALE, Springfield News-Leader editorial
Doyle testifies on Senate farm bill - USDA should explore ways to properly manage biomass removal from land under active agricultural and timber production, Green Bay Press-Gazette
A lack of vigilance - Menards needs to be more watchful about invasive species and about what the home improvement chain is selling, Journal Sentinel editorial

Commission: Hardworking trees deserve protection from the ax - Stanhope Environmental Commission recounts how trees make life better, Township Journal

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