Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Identity Crisis - U.S. Forest Service is a culture in transition, Forest Magazine
The Fifth Threat: The fifth challenge for the U.S. Forest Service is…itself, Forest Magazine
The Invaders - Shipping pallets, tire treads and boot soles have introduced new species to public lands, where they are displacing native plants at an alarming rate, Forest Magazine
Horses Disperse Alien Plants Along Recreational Trails, Science Daily
The Invaders: Weapons of Choice, Forest Magazine
Re: Invasive Plant Species, SitNews
Eastern Hemlocks: Fighting for Their Lives, Forest Magazine
The Invaders: Fodder for Fire, Forest Magazine
Keep Debate about Wildfires and Forest Policy Bracketed by Reality. New West Network
Judge Orders Retardant Compliance, Forest Magazine's "Inner Voice" column
FSEEE Aerial Fire Retardant Court Filings, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Saving forests, jobs, Rocky Mountain News op-ed
Scientist: Forest conditions spell danger, Sweet Home News
The Natural Pine-Beetle Ecosystem Goes Off Its Rails, Wired Science
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Forest Service Proposed Wind Energy Directives - Comments due January 23, 2008, Federal Register
Skyrocketing use of off-highway vehicles has officials scrambling to protect public land from overuse, Reno Gazette Journal
Pay To Play, Condé Nast Traveler
Controversial Holiday Tree, KUNC Public Broadcasting
Grass case costs Scotts some green - Company fined $500,000 after genetically engineered plant-trial inquiry, Columbus Dispatch
Chairlifts maps reduce trash at Copper Mtn. - Advertisements on maps raise questions for Forest Service, which oversees region's ski areas, Vail Daily News
High Peaks, Dirty Snow - Researchers explore the origins and effects of dust on western mountain peaks, Forest Magazine
Navajo Nation on global data collection map - Project seeks to observe the mix of atmospheric gases and carbon dioxide from forests, Farmington Daily Times
Fishers Fight the Odds - Logging and fire present obstacles to the fisher's survival, Forest Magazine
Australian Firm to Spend on Forest Protection, Forbes AP
Judge tosses Forest Service's $7.5 million 2005 management plan for the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas - Increase in commercial packstocking and its effects is main reason to deny Forest Service, Fresno Bee
Coronado National Forest: FLREA Notice of New Fee Site - $150.00 per day fee for rental of the Rockfellow House, Federal Register
Increased camp fees, fewer sites proposed for Lewis and Clark NF, Great Falls Tribune
Forest Service shortfall hits timber sales - Logging: The housing slump means the U.S. agency is making less revenue off its trees and has fewer dollars to plan projects, The Oregonian
Safe at Home: Making the Federal Fire Safety Budget Work for Communities, NRDC
Fire Safe Community Act: Senator Feinstein Introduces Sweeping Legislation to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities, Boost Federal Disaster Aid, American Lands Alliance
Feinstein Introduces Fire Bills, Fire Chief News
Bush administration drops effort to ease salmon protections - NW Forest Plan: Aquatic Conservation Strategy upheld, FS appeal dropped, Post-Intelligencer
Court Decision Preserves Salmon Protections - Bush Officials Give Up Appeal, Associated Content
Feds Throw in Towel on Effort to Strip Key Salmon Protections, EarthJustice
Genetically engineered poplars could be used to absorb toxins in water, Living on Earth
Through Genetics, Tapping a Tree's Potential as a Source of Energy, New York Times
Termites may produce cleaner biofuels, Mongabay News
On-the-ground Research on the Benefits of Watershed Restoration, Wildlands CPR
How Many is Too Many: A Review of Road Density Thresholds for Wildlife, Wildlands CPR
Belated congratulations: Wei Min Hao, of USFS Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, studied deforestation fires for "award-winning project" - the Nobel Peace Prize, Missoulian
U.S. Forest Service Scientists Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Research on Climate Change, November 20, USFS
Urban Forestry in America Today - Speech by Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, USFS
Trees give more to the community than shade, Florence Times Daily
Draft Programmatic EIS for the Designation of Energy Corridors in Eleven Western States, and Notice of Public Hearings, Federal Register
Energy corridors proposed across public lands in West, Idaho Statesman
West-wide Energy Corridor Programmatic EIS Information Center, website
Notice of Extension of Certain Timber Sale Contracts; Finding of Substantial Overriding Public Interest, Federal Register
Loggers get contract extension, Bemidji Pioneer
U.S. Forest Service to extend logging contracts, Park Rapids Enterprise
Should fireplace fires be banned?, San Francisco Chronicle
High oil prices sparking wood sales, Los Angeles Times
What lies beneath: a new mushroom - Hydrologist happens onto a novel gilled species that seems to thrive underwater in the upper Rogue River, Mail Tribune
State trail system named after conservationist Aldo Leopold, Portage Daily Register
Decades later, Leopold's wisdom still rings true, Chicago Tribune
Under funded forests - The Forest Service is being starved to death "deliberately," said Andy Stahl, executive director of FSEEE, Casper Star-Tribune archive
Landscope: News and Views from American Lands 11.20.07, American Lands Alliance
Good News for the Forests: First Bible Printed on FSC-Certified Paper, Rainforest Alliance
North American Softwood Sawmills in Decline, USFS Forest Products Laboratory
The Chief's Desk - People, Places and Things for November 16, 2007, USFS
The Forest Service and the Carbon Offsets Game, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
The Big Green Fire Machine is Hungry, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
Lewis and Clark NF: Forest Service seeks feedback on scaling back, Great Falls Tribune
Study looks to improve state FS recreation sites, East Valley Tribune
Dispersed campsite access rule draws fire, Great Falls Tribune
Fees erode our rights, Oregonian
Day-trippers' fees might fix lodge - The Forest Service looks at ways to pay for upkeep at Timberline,The Oregonian
Forest Service Wind Energy Policy Flawed - FS wind development lacking an EIS, The Wilderness Society
Energy-corridor scheme begs for more scrutiny, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
Energy corridors fuel debate, Arizona Daily Sun
Feds: Fire retardant use is better than burning - Forest Service say benefits outweigh impacts to water, Sierra Sun
Review: On the Fireline - Living and Dying With Wildland Firefighters, San Francisco Chronicle
Mining Law Reform Is a No-Brainer, New West Network
Helveta mapping technology profiled in detail by BBC Radio, www.illegal-logging.info
FSC drafts anti-greenwash policy, Print Week
Liedeker to quit as FSC Director, FSC-Watch
Rainforest Alliance to launch new certification scheme to rival FSC, FSC-Watch
The Chief's Desk - People, Places and Things for November 9, 2007, USFS
Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster, CS Monitor
Forests damaged by Katrina may contribute to global warming, Tulane University
The Cross, Honduras and Stopping the Global Timber Thieves - Father Andres: Confronting the Global Timber Barons, The Nation at Pacific Free Press
Steps must be taken to preserve North America's Boreal Forest, The Olympian
Birch Bark Biting, One of the Rarest of Native American Art Forms, Will Be Featured at Showcase, Albuquerque Journal
WORLD NEWS
Northern Land Withdrawal for Protection is the Largest Ever in Canada: WWF Canada, WWF News
Harper earns green stripes by protecting vast areas of northern land, Ottawa Citizen
Mayor David Miller likes to spout his green plan. So why is a little Scarborough forest about to fall under the axe?, Toronto Sun
Fraser, Coleman Clash Over Private-Forest Lands, Westcoaster News
Guyana offers to trade rain forest for aid, Earth Times
£400m wood chip plant approved: The world's biggest biomass power station, BBC News
Horses Help With Woods Conservation, Bucks Free Press
The Victims of Deforestation, Hetq Armenia
Cameroon: Scientist Fears Extinction of Medicinal Plants On Mt. Cameroon, The Post (Buea)
Ten millionth tree planted in Congo's gorilla habitat, WWF
Ghana: Forest Dwindling At an Alarming Rate, Accra Mail
How to separate the wood from the ramin trees, Traffic News
Using Islam To Combat Indonesian Deforestation, Indonesia News Blog
Japan vows to help forest rehabilitation in Indonesia, Xinhua News
Carbon dioxide oozes from damaged peatlands forests, Taipei Times
The biofuel that spells annihilation for Indonesia's wilderness, The Australian
Green group wary of plans for "eco-friendly" palm, Reuters
Sustaining palm oil markets with certification greenwash, Business Times
Time short for orangutan project, The Australian
Heavy support: Forest Rhino territory, The Star -Malaysia
More to mangroves than meets the eye, The Borneo Post
ITTO funds PNG forest law efforts, The National
PNG receives International Tropical Timber Organisation funding, Radio New Zealand
Papua Forest Protection: Local and global for Knasaimos people, BBC News
Court bans mining in Indian mountain forests, The Independent
Questions about forest land promised for IIST, The Hindu
DENR asked again to stop Sierra Madre logging , Philippine Inquirer
A cut for the poor?, Philippine Inquirer letters
Forests vulnerable to disease, pests, China Daily
Lilo criticised over log shipment, Solomon Star News
Forest glut jams timber mills - Forestry and farmers are rushing to fell trees to avoid $24,000 a hectare carbon costs, Independent Financial Review
Tasmanian native forests decline as plantations grow, ABC News
Old Growth Logging in Tasmania, World Land Trust
Stopping deforestation, logging will cost billions, The Australian
Burn-off debate remains volatile - Prescribed burns for Tingle forest appropriate?, ABC News
Australian Firm to Spend on Forest Protection, Forbes AP
Logging lifesaver itself safe - Federal Election 2007 News, The Age
Greens call for Garrett to step down, News.com.au
Canada announces 2 vast conservation areas in the north, blocking mineral exploitation, Az Daily Star
Canada Sets Aside Vast Northern Wilderness - 25 Million Acres in Boreal Forest Declared Off-Limits to Development, Mining, Washington Post
On Protecting Our Environment and the Great Boreal Forest, San Francisco Chronicle
Province protects wilderness area, Halifax, The Daily News
Logging destroys 45,000 bird nests each year in Ontario: environmentalists, The Canadian Press
Market downturn forces Island forestry layoffs - A logging truck is unloaded at the Ladysmith mill's sorting yard. Curtailment of lumber production will mean layoffs at some Island operations, Times Colonist
Port Alberni cries foul over tree farm licence 'disaster', Times Colonist
Tree-farm licence review may include Alberni deal, Times Colonist
Market downturn forces Island forestry layoffs, Times Colonist
Slump causes sawmill layoffs - Forestry company says hundreds of employees in region will get pink slips, The Daily News (Nanaimo)
Natives win key ruling over B.C. land claim, with caveats, Globe and Mail
Forest plans could damage public trust: report - Forest management regime faulted for failing to protect public values, Vancouver Sun
Argentinean Forest Law Victory - 1.5 million people help pass law protecting Argentinean forests, Greenpeace
Mexico earmarks $4.6 million for butterfly reserve in bid to boost tourism, curb logging, North County Times
The primeval meets the present at the Darién Gap on the Panamanian-Colombian border, Salt Lake Tribune
Large-scale agriculture 'compromises' forest's ability to recover, Mongabay News
Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans, Mongabay News
Brazil: Chocolate, a Delectable Way to Preserve the Environment!, Media India
Preparing for the Bali conference on climate change, Stabroek News
Group up in arms over alleged removal of mangroves at Corentyne, Stabroek News
Given what has taken place these forestry fines are nominal, Stabroek News
Willems Timber likely to face penalties over breaches, Stabroek News
SSNC files formal complaint against SCA's clearcutting in Sweden, FSC-Watch
CPET announce regional training workshops on UK government timber procurement policy, Central Point of Expertise on Timber Procurement
Splinter group, Scotsman
Massive New Rainforest Reserve Established in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bonobo Conservation Initiative
Bonobo: Endangered matriarchal great apes to get a huge sanctuary in Congo forest, Az Daily Star
An Accidental Beneficiary of Warfare: Wildlife, New York Times blog
Biodiversity conservation will only work if local people benefit, Mongabay News
Africa: CHOGM Plan On Climate Falls Short, The Monitor (Kampala)
Uganda: Mabira Forest to Stay, Says VP Bukenya, New Vision (Kampala)
Follow the money trail in illegal logging crimes: Indonesian activists, Agence France Presse
NGOs question carbon trading for Indonesia, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Getting paid to go green, Bloomberg News at IHT
Indonesia's plywood industry in acute shortage of raw materials, Xinhua News
Greenpeace blockades palm oil ship in Indonesia, Agence France Presse
Indonesia ship targeted by Greenpeace loads palm oil, Reuters
Palm oil blockade, Greenpeace International
Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public?, Jakarta Post op-ed - Mongabay News
Why Malaysia Wants to Be Paid for Staying Green, Bloomberg News
A1GP Teams adopt Orang-Utans during Nature Reserve visit, Motoring News
Threatened wildlife moving higher up into the mountain forests, New Straits Times
Papua: Now see this - An unlikely band of DIY environmentalists, The Economist
Japan offers soft loan for forest rehabilitation in Indonesia, Antara News
Indonesia's forests, a precious resource in climate change fight?, Google AFP
Carbon offset returns beat forest conversion for agriculture in Indonesia, Mongabay News
Dalai Lama bemoans deforestation of Tibet, Terra Daily AFP
Cites will be asked to ban trading in rosewood, Bangkok Post
"Timber Gang" - A struggling logging camp in northeast China's Changbai Mountains, Variety
Renewed logging in Samar suspended, Philippine Inquirer
Logging held in check, Manila Standard
Activists blockade Tassie forest area, Brisbane Times
Southern logging protests resume, ABC News
Foresters back Coalition policy, ABC News
Living Legend calls for end to unsustainable logging of South East Forests, Bega District News
Burning forest is not green, Bega District News
Camphor laurel project keeps our old milling skill, Sunshine Coast Daily
Rudd win ushers in new era for Australia politics - John Howard, Bush Lap Dog, Ousted, Christian Science Monitor
Log and Flog: How Big Timber is Raping Vancouver Island, Pacific Free Press
Forest land deal allowed logging threats, says lawyer, Times Colonist
Minister fell because he ignored the forest, Toronto Star
CRD aims to limit development of forest lands, Times Colonist
The Cross, Honduras and Stopping the Global Timber Thieves - Father Andres: Confronting the Global Timber Barons, The Nation at Pacific Free Press
Honduras: The Fight to Put Forestry Law in Action, IPS News
In the Amazon, primary forest biodiversity tops that of secondary forest, plantations, Mongabay News
Forest bill sent to select committee -petition voted down, Stabroek News
Dismayed that Parliament refused to discuss the Citizens Petition on the Forestry Bill, Stabroek News
Barama agrees to pay $96.4M forestry breaches fine, Stabroek News
Second forestry company fined - reports, Stabroek News
Willems Timber likely to face penalties over breaches, Stabroek News
Some of the proposed regulations for sawmill operations are impractical and costly, Stabroek News
Whale Found Deep in Brazil Rain Forest, San Francisco Chronicle
Ireland to protect red squirrels from grey peril, Terra Daily
Robin Hood's forest is shrinking, Arizona Daily Sun
GTZ job opportunity: Project officer for Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in Cameroon, www.illegal-logging.info
Helveta mapping technology profiled in detail by BBC Radio, www.illegal-logging.info
Logging with care in Congo, BBC News
Vanishing forests a counterpoint to Indonesia's climate crusade, Terra Daily AFP
Indonesia will need 7 years to stop illegal logging, Mongabay News
Greenpeace Blocks Shipment of Indonesian Palm Oil to protest against forest destruction blamed on palm plantations, Reuters
Deceit and global warming: Greenwashing the palm oil industry, Mongabay News
Civil lawsuits not enough: Experts, Jakarta Post at www.illegal-logging.info
Loopholes in logging laws: Expert, Jakarta Post at www.illegal-logging.info
Attorney General's Office prepares to appeal logging boss' acquittal, Jakarta Post at www.illegal-logging.info
Corrupt courts hamper fight against illegal logging, activists say, AKI - Adnkronos international Indonesia
85 to 90 pct of illegal loggers walk free, Jakarta Post at www.illegal-logging.info
Jakarta's Dollars-200bn illicit logging bill, Financial Times
Law enforcement key to saving Borneo's rainforests - An interview with Borneo scientist Rhett Harrison, Mongabay News
BBC taken to task over Penan documentary, New Straits Times -Malaysia
Sun bear gets 'vulnerable' listing due to deforestation, poaching, Mongabay News
Info campaign launched vs illegal logging, selling of lands in Lake Sebu, Philippine Information Agency
Burmese Gems, Timber Find Other Markets as US Increases Sanctions, The Irrawaddy News
Investors embrace trees to tap China boom, The Guardian- Reuters
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Rahall: Interior Concedes MacDonald Meddled with Science, Committee on Natural Resources
Fire Safe Community Act: Senator Feinstein Introduces Sweeping Legislation to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities, Boost Federal Disaster Aid, American Lands Alliance
Feinstein Introduces Fire Bills, Fire Chief News
Call for help: Congress members right to request limits on OHVs, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
Politics undercut species act, suits say - In a twist, an Interior Department investigation provides much of the grist for the legal action, Christian Science Monitor
Landscope: News and Views from American Lands 11.20.07, American Lands Alliance
Letter to Undersecretary Mark Rey expressing House Members serious concerns with the 2007 proposed National Forest Service Land Management Planning Rule, American Lands Alliance [pdf]
HR 3058: Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act of 2007, Library of Congress
House panel tackles illegal foreign timber, Sunday Gazette-Mail
H.R. 1497, the Legal Timber Protection Act, Library of Congress
IWPA Praises Compromise on Illegal Logging Legislation in House; Urges Senate to Follow Same Path, International Wood Products Association
Capitol Christmas Tree Harvested in Vermont, WCAX News
March of wilderness bills continues in House, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Eye on Congress-Fall Update 2007, American Lands Alliance
Endangered Species Offsets: New Species Recovery Credits Intended to Offset Harm, Environmental News Service - Wild Wilderness
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Keep Debate about Wildfires and Forest Policy Bracketed by Reality. New West Network
Gallatin NF: Beattie Gulch reopens after grizzly maulings, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Clearwater National Forest; Idaho; Travel Management Plan Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Lewis and Clark National Forest takes comment on recreation facilities plan, KXMB News
Increased camp fees, fewer sites proposed for Lewis and Clark NF, Great Falls Tribune
Belated congratulations: Wei Min Hao, of USFS Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, studied deforestation fires for "award-winning project" - the Nobel Peace Prize, Missoulian
U.S. Forest Service Scientists Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Research on Climate Change, November 20, USFS
Wilderness muse: Bob Marshall Wilderness program links wild lands and art, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
On-the-ground Research on the Benefits of Watershed Restoration, Wildlands CPR
Forest Service cracks down on snowmobilers in western Montana, KULR News
Forest may build new ATV trails - For the first time in a long time, there is an effort to expand motorized recreation opportunities on the Flathead National Forest, Daily InterLake
Beartooth travel comment period extended to Dec. 19, Billings Gazette
More trails needed for motorized use, Billings Gazette letter
Bitterroot and Lolo National Forests ask commission to adopt county roads, Ravalli Republic
Ravalli County Off Road Users respond, Ravalli Republic
Tell Forest Service to keep Pryors trails open, Billings Gazette letter
Custer NF Pryor travel plan must protect wild horses, Billings Gazette letter
Regulate, don't outlaw off-road vehicles, Billings Gazette letter
Helena NF: Ranger withdraws logging plan, Helena Independent Record
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Wise River getting new district ranger, The Montana Standard
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Sun Ranch easement talks continue despite lack of funding, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Mines Management Announces Completion of Important Milestone in Montanore Project Permitting, CNW Telbec
The Cabinet Mountains: A Wilderness Undermined?, Forest Magazine
Kootenai National Forest Montanore Project, USFS
Kootenai NF: Late December deadline for public comment in Troy mine reclamation, KXMB News
Troy Mine - Geotechnical Assessment Report, USFS Kootenai National Forest [pdf]
Bull River/ Cooperative effort adds 655 acres for habitat, Missoulian
Carbon offset is meeting topic, Montana Standard
State of timber: Tracing history of an industry in decline, Missoulian
State of timber: DNRC's harvesting production on rise
State of timber: Culture, fire play roles in CSKT forest plan, Missoulian
State of timber: Forests' future full of changes, challenges, Missoulian
City Of Bismarck Celebrates Energy Independence for one biomass powered building, KXMB North Dakota News
Dispersed campsite access rule draws fire, Great Falls Tribune
Lewis and Clark NF: Forest Service seeks feedback on scaling back, Great Falls Tribune
Environmental, timber interests address City Club about Beaverhead forest, Missoulian
Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership: Conservation Groups and Timber Companies Collaborate, New West Network
Federal judge upholds ban on sheep grazing, Star Tribune
WWP and HCPC Win Protection of Bighorn Sheep and Closure Of The Last Domestic Sheep Grazing Allotment On The Nez Perce National Forest, Western Watersheds Project
Timeless principles apply in Pryor Mountains, Billings Gazette letter
Punish bad ATV users, not all of them, Billings Gazette letter
Coalition exaggerates damage ATVs cause, Billings Gazette letter
State efforts pay off at Lone Pine, Daily InterLake
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
FS seeks comments on Vail's Chair 5, Vail Daily News
Chairlifts maps reduce trash at Copper Mtn. - Advertisements on maps raise questions for Forest Service, which oversees region's ski areas, Vail Daily News
High Peaks, Dirty Snow - Researchers explore the origins and effects of dust on western mountain peaks, Forest Magazine
Dust, Drought and Despair - The Worst Hard Time examines the causes and the legacy of the Dust Bowl, Forest Magazine
The Natural Pine-Beetle Ecosystem Goes Off Its Rails, Wired Science
Underwater Cleanup Project in Arizona - Local scuba shop teams up with US Forest Service and BSA to conduct a Project Aware underwater and land based clean up, Media Syndicate
Vail Pass Winter Recreation Fee Area set to open Friday, Summit Daily News
U.S. Forest Service project would reduce fire threat, Pueblo Chieftan
Forest Service Chooses Worst Alternative for Bull Mt. Pipeline - Route will create permanent, illegal swath through roadless areas, Earthjustice
Gas pipeline could cross roadless area - Feds close to approving project energy companies say will do least harm, Vail Daily News
Forest gets 'serious' about saving energy, Vail Daily News
Black Gore Creek sand removal stalls, Summit Daily News
I-70 sand removal delayed, Denver Post AP
Tons of sand cleared in Vail Pass Area - More stream-clogging sand was cleaned than used this year, Summit Daily News
Prairie dogs spark debate: Are they cute or menacing? Or keystone species?, Argus Leader
White River National Forest Vail Ski Area Improvements Proposal: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
GMUG NF: Coal company obtains vent shaft permits, Daily Sentinel
Gas pipeline could cross roadless area, Aspen Times
Pipeline could cross roadless areas, Star-Tribune
Commissioners learn about Forest Service travel management plan, Black Hills Pioneer
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Forest Service Weakens Goshawk Rules Behind Closed Doors, Threatening Millions of Southwest Forest Acres, Center for Biological Diversity
Santa Fe NF: City watershed burns get go-ahead, Santa Fe New Mexican
Wildlife Service Seeks Input on Wolf Recovery , Albuquerque Journal
More wolves set to be removed from Gila NF, Las Cruces Sun-News
The Invaders: Weapons of Choice, Forest Magazine
JUB settles on plant design - Ruidoso still needs to secure Lincoln NF land for the plant site, Ruidoso News
Moon Mountain put on sale - Ruidoso's last pristine forest mountain top, Ruidoso News
Forest service to continue controlled burn, Ruidoso News
Cibola NF: Blaze's Likely Cause: People, Mountain View Telegraph
Navajo Nation on global data collection map - Project seeks to observe the mix of atmospheric gases and carbon dioxide from forests, Farmington Daily Times
NAU's School of Forestry ranks high in faculty productivity, Northern Arizona University
Tonto NF: Verde Eagles Nesting Areas Closing, KTAR News
Tonto National Forest revision plan, Globe, Arizona Silver Belt
Pay To Play, Condé Nast Traveler
Wolf forum Dec. 3, Alamogordo Daily News
Durango Pack: Wolves Missing In Gila Forest - Gila Livestock Growers Association: "None of us had anything to do with it.", Silver City Sun-News
Conservationists Challenge Controversial New Rules for Forest Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity
Conservation Groups Ask Forest Service to Protect Key Southwest Rivers - San Francisco and Blue Rivers Threatened by Off-Road Vehicles, Center for Biological Diversity
Come and get it - Gila trout available for regular fishing, Silver City Sun-News
Opening Forest to Take Time - Return of popular recreation area to Cibola NF studied in multiple EA's, Mountain View Telegraph
Ojo blaze offers lesson: More wildfire funds needed, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Winter Weather Helps Dampen Ojo Peak Fire, KOAT News
Cibola NF: Evacuations Ordered as Ojo Fire Grows to 7,000 Acres, Albuquerque Journal
Hikers must speak up on trail changes, Alamogordo Daily News
Lincoln NF plans more burns, Alamogordo Daily News
Observatory donates to trestle restoration, Alamogordo Daily News
Sorry, trees are better than plastic, Az Republic
N.M. Trees Awaiting Christmas Cutters News , Albuquerque Journal
Coconino NF: Peaks thinning draws protest, Arizona Daily Sun
Coronado National Forest: FLREA Notice of New Fee Site - $150.00 per day fee for rental of the Rockfellow House, Federal Register
Bill would halt Coronado NF mine claims, Az Daily Star
Routing the Rosemont Mine, Tucson Citizen
Gashing the Earth's thin skin, Tucson Citizen
"A good road lies easy on the land", Willcox Range News
UA wins grant to study rain forest, Arizona Daily Star
Fire guy Jim Paxon: Forest is facing record dryness, Payson Roundup
Help wanted in war against buffelgrass, Tucson Citizen
$1.5M Settles Butte Shooting Over a $14 Campsite Fee, Albuquerque Journal
Study looks to improve state FS recreation sites, East Valley Tribune
Poll: Restore wilderness, too, Arizona Daily Sun
Santa Fe NF: Scofflaw Copar Pumice's mining permit expires Monday, Santa Fe New Mexican
Group eyes watershed's future - Protecting city's water supply, restoring ecological integrity among concerns, The New Mexican
Lincoln NF: Couple relishes towering challenge, Ruidoso News
Lincoln County wants role in wolf recovery program, Ruidoso News
BLM seeks comment on its plan, which includes removal of non-native fish from stock tanks on the Coronado National Forest, Sierra Vista Herald
Birch Bark Biting, One of the Rarest of Native American Art Forms, Will Be Featured at Showcase, Albuquerque Journal
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
The Invaders: Fodder for Fire, Forest Magazine
Energy highway bisects Basin - Proposed corridors will occur on BLM lands roughly 85 percent with 14 percent on US Forest Service lands, Vernal Express
No guarantee for Bridger-Teton , Jackson Hole News
Skyrocketing use of off-highway vehicles has officials scrambling to protect public land from overuse, Reno Gazette Journal
Forest service to present map on Spring Mt. off-road routes, Pahrump Valley Times
ATV enthusiasts fear sport is in jeopardy, Reno Gazette Journal
Sun Valley gets 40-year Baldy permit, Idaho Mountain Express
Forest Service set to sell: Feds seek congressional authority to put Bridger-Teton NF North Cache property up for sale - The regional office still has no plans to invite the public to comment on the land sale or the potential relocation of the forest supervisor's office, Jackson Hole News&Guide
Notice of Extension for the Final EIS for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Federal Register
Keeping watch - Doug Abromeit oversees the U.S. Forest Service's national avalanche safety program, Idaho Mountain Express
Beacons save lives, Daily Utah Chronicle
To snow or not to snow? - Where does our white stuff come from (or not)?, Idaho Mountain Express
Carving the 'Haute Route,' Idaho style - Backcountry skiers traverse the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho Mountain Express
A day in the life: Forest Service Officer Tawny Hancock, WSU Signpost
Call for help: Congress members right to request limits on OHVs, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
Forest sleuths track beetle rampage, Salt Lake Tribune
The BLM is Doing the Right Thing in Utah - Right now in Utah, six BLM and six Forest Service offices are determining management of more than 16 million acres of public lands, New West Network
Still time to nominate members to Wild Horse Advisory Board, Salt Lake Tribune
Interior secretary thanks firefighters for work, Reno Gazette Journal
Preserving the future of river corridors requires action now, Salt Lake Tribune
Forest Service Gives Nod To Extend Sun Valley's Permit Next 40 Years, KMVT News
Donnan saved the falls before selling resort, Daily Herald
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Message on a Tree Trunk - Carvings are found in aspen stands throughout the Tahoe National Forest, Forest Magazine
Ancient trees to be cloned for 'living library', USA Today
Fishers Fight the Odds - Logging and fire present obstacles to the fisher's survival, Forest Magazine
While others retreat, Mt. Shasta glaciers continue growing, Mt. Shasta News
Forest Service agrees on Meyers landfill cleanup plan, Tahoe Daily Tribune
At the Lake: Forest Service approves landfill-capping procedure, Tahoe Daily Tribune at Record-Courier
Judge tosses Forest Service's $7.5 million 2005 management plan for the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas - Increase in commercial packstocking and its effects is main reason to deny Forest Service, Fresno Bee
Stanislaus National Forest: Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS for Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management, Federal Register
Six Rivers Forest road and trail effort drives concerns, Eureka Times-Standard
Forests after fire in the Truckee-Tahoe area, Sierra Sun
Forest service thinning along Alder Creek - High priority put on fuels-rich woods along Tahoe Donner subdivision, Sierra Sun
Environmental groups challenge Forest Service over tree cutting, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Christmas tree harvest thins fire-prone firs - Tahoe Basin issues annual holiday tree-cutting permits, Sierra Sun
Agency accepts Tahoe project proposals, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Forest Service Now Accepting Project Proposals for Round 9 Lake Tahoe SNPLMA Projects, USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)
Lake Tahoe's first online forum for car pooling comes together at Kirkwood - Kirkwood give $1 donation to the National Forest Foundation for each rented unit, Tahoe Daily Tribune
New era of cooperation between Heavenly ski resort, environmentalists - Forest Service still the final authority, San Francisco Chronicle
Santa Ana winds raise wildfire concern in Southern California, San Francisco Chronicle
Protections in place in case fires return, Los Angeles Times
Fire retardants that protect the home, Los Angeles Times
Should fireplace fires be banned?, San Francisco Chronicle
County amends forest resource committee, Mt. Shasta News
Lassen NF: Lake Almanor trail is an option during transitional times, Redding Record Searchlight
Sequoia NF: Cavern is gallery of nature's artwork, McClatchy News
Trees are more than just landscaping, St. Helena Star
Tree-sitters pose prickly problem - UC Berkeley Ejects Tree-Sitters to Build Sports Center, Salinas Californian
Feds: Fire retardant use is better than burning - Forest Service say benefits outweigh impacts to water, Sierra Sun
The US Forest Service Prepares for Santa Ana Winds, The Pine Tree
Closures planned in 4 national forests in California - Portions of the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino forests will be given a year or longer to recover from fires, Los Angeles Times
Public Invited to Comment on Route Designation Proposal, The Pine Tree
Stanislaus National Forest, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management, Trading Markets
Lake Davis: Fish-killing chemicals dissipating, Sacramento Bee
Sequoia: Seeing the Giant Forest for the trees, San Francisco Chronicle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Drilling will explore geothermal potential near Newberry Crater, Oregonian
Environmentalists challenge Molalla River timber harvest, Oregonian
Scientist: Forest conditions spell danger, Sweet Home News
Avoiding Crown Fires - Fuels reduction thinning can help, Eugene Weekly op-ed
Scientists thwart fungus deadly to Port Orford cedar, Mail Tribune
Could Mount St. Helens turn into national park?
Lawmakers create volcano panel, Longview Daily News
Volcano's Future, Vancouver Columbian editorial
Plan to curb vehicles in Eastern Oregon forest draws complaints, Oregonian
Lawmakers want plan for log roads, Tacoma News Tribune
Bush administration drops effort to ease salmon protections - NW Forest Plan: Aquatic Conservation Strategy upheld, FS appeal dropped, Post-Intelligencer
Court Decision Preserves Salmon Protections - Bush Officials Give Up Appeal, Associated Content
Feds Throw in Towel on Effort to Strip Key Salmon Protections, EarthJustice
Forest Service shortfall hits timber sales - Logging: The housing slump means the U.S. agency is making less revenue off its trees and has fewer dollars to plan projects, The Oregonian
Low timber prices stifle plans to boost logging, Post-Intelligencer AP
Small timber operation tries to take up job slack, KGW News
Outcry for old-growth, Corvallis Gazette-Times
BLM's delicate timber dance, Roseburg News Review
Commissioners need to support the right forest management plan, Statesman Journal letter
Recreational harvests?, Daily Astorian letter
Unnatural Growth, Eugene Weekly letter
TIMBERRRR! - Eugene logs its urban forest, Eugene Weekly
What lies beneath: a new mushroom - Hydrologist happens onto a novel gilled species that seems to thrive underwater in the upper Rogue River, Mail Tribune
Siuslaw NF: Cape Perpetua has winter staffing, Statesman Journal
Umatilla National Forest proposes salvage logging projects, East Oregonian
Umatilla National Forest: Farley Analysis Area Vegetation Management Project Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Ore. U.S. Forest Service employee gets 21 months, Oregonian
Mount St. Helens headquarters to open, Tacoma News Tribune
New Mount St. Helens office opens in Amboy area, Longview Daily News
Imagine Mount St. Helens as a new national park, The Olympian
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under CERCLA for Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Azurite Mine Site, Trading Markets
Deal with Okanogan-Wenatchee NF will allow 767-acre expansion at White Pass, Tacoma News Tribune
Forest Service cabins get new life as Sauk-Suiattle tribal housing, Everett Daily Herald
The Thursday R6 Update for November 15, 2007, USFS
Day-trippers' fees might fix lodge - The Forest Service looks at ways to pay for upkeep at Timberline,The Oregonian
Fees erode our rights, Oregonian
U.S. Forest Service OKs Kirwood plan, Register-Guard
Outdoorsmen and off-road enthusiasts are at odds, Register Guard
Forest Service isn't protector of the land, Register Guard
Damage is the result of neglect, not OHVs, Register Guard
Outdoors: At odds over wilderness area, Register Guard
Deschutes NF: Forest Service Sale Near Sunriver Sparks Complaints, OPB News
Field trip helps forge trust among diverse interests, Bend Bulletin
Roseburg: City Chamber likes plan for more logging on BLM lands, New Review
Ore. agency thinks North Coast forests can have it all, Statesman Journal
Viability of private forests requires a new focus, Oregonian
Forest Center shows fire prevention art, Oregonian
The Thursday R6 Update for November 8, 2007, USFS
Reichert bill would add to Alpine Lakes, Seattle Times
Rain forest rhapsody at Lake Quinault, 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.
Land Between The Lakes: Farming the Forests, Forest Magazine's "Inner Voice" column
Pisgah NF: Forest Service seeks public comment on Shope Creek project, Asheville Citizen-Times
Pisgah NF: Authorities hope photos lead to witnesses, Asheville Citizen-Times
Forest Service Takes 'LEED' With New Building - Environmentally Friendly Building Now In Use for George Washington NF, Shenandoah Valley Herald
National forests are there for all of us to use, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
HR 4092 - Chattahoochee NF: Mountaintown National Scenic Area Act of 2007, Library of Congress
Forest industry not so sustainable, Times Daily letter
Trees give more to the community than shade, Florence Times Daily
Girl Scouts go nuts for clean water, one acorn at a time - Goal includes restoration of forests, stream protection, Cumberland Times-News
Forest Service funds available for Alabama pine owners battling beetle, The Journal Gazette
USFS: Reward offered for Flatside Wilderness vandal, Hot Springs Village Voice
Forest Service hopes to nab wreckers of stone marker, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Organizations appeal Apalachicola forest vehicle plan, Tallahassee Democrat
Ocala NF: Officials seek to fix Juniper Wayside, Ocala Star-Banner
Florida refuge celebrates 50 years of protecting endangered Key deer - The 8,400-acre refuge includes mangrove forests, pine rockland forests and tropical hardwood hammocks, Deseret Morning News
USFS El Yunque: The small wonders of a Puerto Rican rain forest, Dallas Morning News
Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster, CS Monitor
Forests damaged by Katrina may contribute to global warming, Tulane University
Wild South to merge with group in N.C., Birmingham News
Biodiversity project gone wild, Mountain Xpress News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Eastern Hemlocks: Fighting for Their Lives, Forest Magazine
American chestnut on its way back, Morning Sentinel
Oil lawsuit filed against forest service - A complaint charges the U.S. Forest Service has been reluctant to allow access to oil and gas resources in Forest and Warren counties, The Derrick
Late winter PIT project comes to Minnesota, Bluff Country Reader
Free materials available to help those with small woodlots, Carroll County Comet
Genetically engineered poplars could be used to absorb toxins in water, Living on Earth
Kissing our ashes goodbye, Twin Cities Daily Planet
A future without maples? - Climate change will bring oaks and hickories to Vermont, Times Argus
American chestnut poised for comeback - Volunteer breeders try to bring back American chestnut tree, Evening Sun AP
Balance needed in Maine woods, Bangor Daily News
Fresh from the Woods: Fuel from the forest, VillageSoup/Waldo County Citizen
Cutting down trees, but saving the forest, Coshocton Tribune
ORVs restricted in Hiawatha NF, Escanaba Daily Press
Loggers get contract extension, Bemidji Pioneer
U.S. Forest Service to extend logging contracts, Park Rapids Enterprise
Commissioners urged to close 'significant portion' of public forests to motorized use, Bemidji Pioneer
Oberstar announces Assistance for Loggers, International Falls Daily Journal
State trail system named after conservationist Aldo Leopold, Portage Daily Register
Decades later, Leopold's wisdom still rings true, Chicago Tribune
Missouri group wants more federal wilderness protection areas - Proposal would designate 50,000 acres as protected, Democrat News
Forest users divided over federal protection - Reactions mixed over effort to preserve Mark Twain National Forest, Springfield News-Leader
Emerson opposes more wilderness protection in Mark Twain National Forest, Southeast Missourian
Ice storm debris now a fire hazard, Missouri officials say, Columbia Tribune
Feral hogs becoming problem, Branson Daily News
E.I. du Pont: Amateur botanist of note left lasting mark at Hagley, The News Journal
Volunteers labor to bring back American chestnut - They hope to begin mass replantings next decade, Deseret News
Our Public Life: US Forest Service Gets a Grade of A+ , Huntington News
U.S. Forest Service files criminal charges against employee of Dallas-Morris Drilling Inc., Bradford Era
Fire danger in BWCA blowdown area hasn't gone away, report says, Duluth News Tribune
For true wilderness experience, head for the Ottawa NF Sylvania Wilderness, Fond du Lac Reporter
Monongahela NF: Friends of Blackwater Slams U.S. Fish and Wildlife Plans for Endangered West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel Populations, Huntington News
Capitol Christmas Tree Harvested in Vermont, WCAX News

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