Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Katrina, Rita Caused Forestry Disaster - Die-Off to Add To Buildup of Greenhouse Gases, Washington Post
Forests Damaged by Hurricane Katrina Become Major Carbon Source, NASA
Katrina leaves permanent scar on forests, Los Angeles Times
Forest Service eyes Timberline user fees, Oregonian
NREPA: Local Interests and Conservation History, New West
Exclude Ancient Forest Logging Supporters from Holiday Gift List, Earth Meanders
News From USW: United Steelworkers Commend Congressional Committee Passage of Illegal Logging Bill, PR-Inside
U.S Paper Mills Industry Had Revenue of $51,640,000,000 in 2006, Research and Markets
Eco tree houses come of age, Smart Planet
Comment period open for energy corridors, Helena Independent Record
Report: Carbon removal has little impact, The Modesto Bee
First-ever 'State of the Carbon Cycle Report' finds troubling imbalance, Carnegie Institution
North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle, Climate Science.gov
Primary rain forest is irreplaceable, UEA Press
In new take on carbon-trading, Indonesia may get paid to save trees - An environmental summit in Bali next month will probe incentives for countries to preserve forests, Christian Science Monitor
Wealthy nations must not 'pass the buck' on forest conservation, On Line Opinion
Legendary Remote Forest Needs Help, by Andy Stahl, Eugene Register-Guard
Feds revisit forest planning regs - Latest proposal still cuts detailed environmental review from process, Summit Daily News
The great outdoors, minimized - Cutting back camping facilities would reduce costs, GMUG forest officials say, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Forest land fees out of whack, Arizona Republic
My stance is simple, Wild Wilderness
Mount KIA/MIA: Aztec man names Colorado peak for veterans, Farmington Daily Times
Foresters propose climate tactics, Gazette-Times
The Skinny on Thinning - Should we save the forest from itself?, Eugene Weekly
Southern California's new homes lining up in fires' path, Los Angeles Times
The California Wildfires, and Right-Wing Smoke, Smirking Chimp
Two weeks in the West, High Country News
Scientists strive to get wildfires' number, Los Angeles Times
Tracking firestorms, Los Angeles Times
Preliminary study: Removing roads improves wildlife habitat, Missoulian
For map junkies - the new and improved Geocommunicator, High Country News
Mapping your outdoor activity, Farmington Daily Times
Fuel Without the Fossil, New York Times
Cellulosic holds promises, Rapid City Journal editorial
Greenpeace Report Details How U.S. Companies' Use of Palm Oil Fuels Deforestation, Global Warming, Greenpeace
Palm oil: Cooking the Climate, Greenpeace
Agencies Publish Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Energy Transport Corridor Designations in 11 Western States, Press Media Wire
FSEEE Fire Retardant Case Continues In Missoula, KPAX News
Wildfire crisis requires major shift in strategy, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Congress Set to Approve $500M For Wildfires, MyFox Atlanta
Senate cap-and-trade bill could mean billions for firefighting, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Fire costs will again thin other budgets - U.S. Forest Service to pull funds from recreation, forest health, Bend Bulletin [$]
Public voice of USFS in Calif. Matt Mathes dead in apparent murder-suicide, Union Tribune
Forest Service spokesman found dead, Los Angeles Times
Trees Are the Ark That Can Save Us, Himalayan Institute
America can't log its way out of warming or fire danger, Great Falls Tribune
Clearcutting the Climate - Uniting the Climate and Forest Protection Movements, Forests and Climate
Impacts of Climate Change on Forests, Climate Hot Map
Risking Wildfire - Researchers study how people think about what is and isn't risky, Kansas City infoZine News
Present FAA funding system best, Great Falls Tribune
Fall 2007 Forest Voice, Native Forest Council
Harry Reid: Gutless Weasel, Willamette Week
Gifford Pinchot NF: Popular Mount St. Helens viewpoint shuts for lack of funds, KATU News
Goal of biofuel initiative is to create "Grassoline" from a unique commodity, Crossville Chronicle
Who's Fueling Whom? - Why the biofuels movement could run out of gas, Smithsonian Magazine
The Chief's Desk - People, Places and Things for November 2, 2007, USFS
Blazes on the New Frontier, Washington Post
Let California burn, say experts , The New Scientist
Development threatens national forests, WNPR at American Lands Alliance
Research aims to pinpoint wildfire costs - Forest Service studies economic risks in red zone, Aspen Times
U.S. Forest Service Has Money to Burn, Cato Institute
Wildfire costs cause 2009 budget crunch at Forest Service, Environment & Energy Daily
Proactive forest plans needed, Rapid City Journal at The Daily Republic
A Spark Neglected: Wildfires and Global Warming - Select Committee to Examine Link Between Changing Climate, Frequency and Intensity of Wildfires, GlobalWarming.gov
Forest Chief Testifies to What Disease Chief Could Not - Markey Faults Bush Admin. for Suppressing "Wildfires of Scientific Accuracy" in Climate Discussion, GlobalWarming.gov
UM Nobel laureate Running: Climate change will cause more severe wildfires, Helena Independent Record
Select Committee to Examine Link Between Changing Climate, Frequency and Intensity of Wildfires, Globalwarming.gov
Absent Wyden misses chance to block Interior nominee, E&E Dailiy at American Lands Alliance
Nation's roadless rivers are in serious jeopardy, Salt Lake Tribune
Forests lobby pushes for more carbon credits, Climate Change Corp
World Wildlife Fund joins forest companies in carbon-neutral plan, Vancouver Sun
Sali bill aims to help protect communities from fire - Conservationists say it's funding, not red tape, that has stymied wildfire fuel reduction, Idaho Statesman
Forest Service should reconsider hunting camp ruling, Great Falls Tribune editorial
Forest Stewardship Council to overhaul green certification standard over misuse concerns, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Rainforest Action Network: Forest Stewardship Council Credibility on Thin Ice, FSC-Watch
FSC rules in upheaval after green groups level accusations at APP, Printweek
WORLD NEWS
Art and therapy in the belly of a whale - Création Sauna 'The first ones I built were an homage, a prayer, to the forest, to the beauty of the forest of British Columbia in particular, and I want to render that spirit of the ancient trees', Montreal Gazette
Ancient stumps underline velocity of climate change, CanWest News
He saw the forest for the imperilled trees - A graduate student who discovered a unique ecosystem of giant cedars in the Robson Valley is now fighting to save it from loggers, Globe and Mail
SmartWood and Tembec: into the 'black hole' of disinformation, FSC-Watch
Greenpeace swinging its axe in the wrong forest, Globe and Mail
Pulp mill start-up provokes anger in Argentina, Financial Times
University of Washington Announces 2008 Amazon Expedition - Pharmacy from the Rainforest, World Wire
Chasing Fire in the Amazon, NPR News
Anne Frank Tree in Amsterdam to Be Cut, Comcast.net News
Gender mainstreaming in national forestry policies advocated, Ghana General News
A foggy, froggy forest: Sri Lanka's frog radiation provides food for thought, Harvard News Gazette
Biofuels versus Native Rights: Planned logging of Woodlark Island for biofuels opposed by islanders and scientists, Mongabay News
In new take on carbon-trading, Indonesia may get paid to save trees - An environmental summit in Bali next month will probe incentives for countries to preserve forests, Christian Science Monitor
DENR Isabela donates lumber to 5ID-PA, Philippine Information Agency
Lennon's Evasion on Wood Supply Agreement, Tasmanian Greens
Greenpeace Report Details How U.S. Companies' Use of Palm Oil Fuels Deforestation, Global Warming, Greenpeace
Palm oil: Cooking the Climate, Greenpeace
Indonesian forest destruction dammed, Greenpeace
Big food companies accused of risking climate catastrophe - The rush to palm oil and biofuels threatens to release 14 billion tonnes of carbon from Indonesia's peatlands, The Guardian
Booming Palm Oil Demand Fueling Climate Crisis, Reuters
Food firms blamed for Indonesian forest damage. The Age
Indonesian oil palm companies in line of fire, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
The western appetite for biofuels is causing starvation in the poor world, The Guardian
Carbon-negative bioenergy to cut global warming could drive deforestation, Mongabay News
Forests losing the ability to absorb man-made carbon, The Independent
Cellulosic holds promises, Rapid City Journal editorial
Steps must be taken to preserve North America's Boreal Forest, The Olympian
Forest grove a treasure trove - Giant red cedars not in rainforest, The Province
A voice for Quebec's wilderness, Ottawa Citizen
Logging Company Leaving Alberni: Worker, West Coaster
Subtle threats could ruin the Amazon rainforest, Mongabay News
To Slow Amazon Fires, Scientists Light Their Own, NPR News
Amazon Fire Wars Exacerbate Global Warming, NPR News
Fish Lives in Logs, Breathing Air, for Months at a Time, National Geographic News
Mining Discontent: Environmentalists unhappy with Teghut forest decision, Armenia Now
Minister urges action to protect woodland and forests - A Government minister has made a pledge to try to encourage Irish businesses to do more to protect the forests of the country, edie news centre
Uganda: UK Press Says Mabira Forest Was 'Saved' By Commonwealth Summit, The East African (Nairobi)
Nations share blame for Indonesia deforestation: VP, Reuters
Indonesia's blames western nations for deforestation, demands compensation, International Herald Tribune
Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests - Indonesian palm oil industry tries disinformation campaign, Mongabay News
Food firms blamed for Indonesian forest damage. The Age
Indonesian oil palm companies in line of fire, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Indonesia slash-and-burn deforestation may trigger 'climate bomb,' Greenpeace says, International Herald Tribune
Greenpeace urges Indonesia to stop burning forest, Agence France-Presse
Booming palm oil demand fuelling climate crisis, Reuters
Forestry minister denies backing illegal loggers, The Jakarta Post
Outrage as timber baron walks free, Sydney Morning Herald
Sumatran court lets logger off hook, The Australian
Indonesia: Logging boss 'not guilty' of corruption, Jakarta Post at Forest.org
Global carbon market pins hopes on upcoming Bali gathering, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Asia-Pacific states to adopt climate goals at summit: report, Agence France-Presse
Asia-Pacific states to eye numerical forest target at summit, Kyodo News
Indonesia dismisses concern on high emission, promises to fix peat-land, Xinhua News
Perak: Action wanted, not words, to save mangrove trees, The Star- Malaysia
Kuching: Sarawak to double timber production, The Star- Malaysia
Expert warns of climate change impact on Tassie's forests, ABC News
Activist attacks policy during PM Howard's walk, Ararat Advertiser
Does Canada have the stomach to fix forestry?, Globe and Mail
Forest plan does nothing for Charlottes, nothing for north, says MLA, QCI Observer
Liberals' forest land fiddle generates a deep public backlash, Vancouver Sun
Shrooming Vancouver Island's Stumpfields, Pacific Free Press
Not much left of Robin Hood's Sherwood, USA Today
The Fight to Save Congo's Forests, The Nation
Nepal: Community forestry helps re-green the Himalayas, Yahoo! News
Vietnam: Endangered Wild Ox Given Lifeline, Science Daily
Chinese bamboo firm predicts fast growth after stock market bow, Terra Daily
Turnbull hates pulp mill, Sydney Morning Herald
Haiti's usually raucous Day of the Dead solemn after flood deaths - Haiti has to stop the rampant deforestation that has denuded its hills and left it susceptible to floods, PR Inside
2007 Amazon fires among worst ever, Mongabay News
Forest offer, Stabroek News
Guyana should build diplomatic support for its rainforest proposal, Stabroek News
FPA unhappy at no consultations on climate change forest offer, Stabroek News
New regulations could shut down timber industry, Stabroek News
Forestry commission, FPA differ on consultation, Stabroek News
Rimbunan Hijau to set up MDF plant in Russia, ITTO's Tropical Timber Market Report
Greenpeace welcomes Swedish oil giant's decision not to use palm oil, Webwire
Ugandan forest spared from scourge of biofuel, Wildlife Extra
Liberia: Swiss Firm Manages Chain-of-Custody in Forest, The News (Monrovia)
Sustained demand stabilizes prices for West African logs, IHB-Fordaq News
The Lost Forests of Afghanistan - UBC Profs Use Science and Sociology to Help Restore World's Forests, UBC Reports
Real reason behind depletion of India's mangroves revealed, Malaysia Sun
Agricultural Expansion Has Paved Way for Depletion of India's Mangroves, Medindia
Importance Of Mangrove Conservation In Tsunami Prone Regions, Science Daily
Feed people, not cars, The Daily Star
Village reverses impact of prolonged illegal logging, Viet Nam News
Thailand: Registration proposed to save rosewood trees, Bangkok Post
China: Zhangjiagang Port chalks higher imports of logs, IHB-Fordaq News
Indonesians welcome forest conservationists, Radio Australia
SOS Sumatra: saving the swamp forest from palm oil plantations, Greenpeace UK
Rare wildlife in Sumatran forest to be cleared, Telegraph
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
NREPA: Local Interests and Conservation History, New West
News From USW: United Steelworkers Commend Congressional Committee Passage of Illegal Logging Bill, PR-Inside
Udall Pushes Sabinoso Wilderness Protection, Albuquerque Journal
Wild Sky: The price of wilderness? Less than 2 hours of war , Seattle Times
Missouri Wilderness Coalition hopes Congress will add 50,000 protected acres - Mark Twain NF: Outdoor enthusiasts lobby to protect wilderness areas, Columbia Missourian
Vermont's "Gift to the Nation" to be Harvested Friday, WCAX News
Congress fiddles while states burn, Ravalli Republic op-ed
WWF Welcomes House Committee Approval of Legal Timber Protection Act to Protect U.S. Industry and Save Global Forests, World Wildlife Fund
H.R. 1497: Legal Timber Protection Act, Library of Congress
House waves bye-bye to 1872 mining law - Overhaul of 135-year-old legislation now headed to U.S. Senate, Idaho Mountain Express
S. 2229: Wyoming Range Legacy Act - Bridger Teton NF, Library of Congress
Congress Set to Approve $500M For Wildfires, MyFox Atlanta
Senate cap-and-trade bill could mean billions for firefighting, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Wyden, Alexander want illegal timber provision added to farm bill, Environment & Energy Daily
House Passes Long Overdue Mining Reform Bill, Congressman Raul Grijalva
WI House delegation united on mining reform, by Mike Dombeck, Journal-Sentinel
Reid, Wyden, and the "Hold", Daily Kos
Harry Reid: Gutless Weasel, Willamette Week
House Select committee to weigh wildfire/warming link , E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
A Spark Neglected: Wildfires and Global Warming - Select Committee to Examine Link Between Changing Climate, Frequency and Intensity of Wildfires, GlobalWarming.gov
Forest Chief Testifies to What Disease Chief Could Not - Markey Faults Bush Admin. for Suppressing "Wildfires of Scientific Accuracy" in Climate Discussion, GlobalWarming.gov
Running: Climate change will cause more severe wildfires, Helena Independent Record
Sali bill aims to help protect communities from fire - Conservationists say it's funding, not red tape, that has stymied wildfire fuel reduction, Idaho Statesman
House Votes to Rewrite Mining Law, Google AP
House passes mining reform, Green Valley News & Sun
House Passes Historic Reform of Hardrock Mining Law, Natural Resources Committee
H.R.2262: Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, Library of Congress
H.R. 4011: Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, Library of Congress
Legislative Hearing On Arizona Land Exchange Bill H.R. 3301, Nov. 1, 10:00 AM, 1324 Longworth, Natural Resources Committee
Opening Statement of Chairman Raúl Grijalva re H.R. 3301, Natural Resources Committee
H.R. 3301: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, Library of Congress
H.R. 3473: Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act - Wasatch-Cache NF land swap proposed, Library of Congress
Bountiful, U.S. poised to swap land, Deseret Morning News
Bush Administration: Exploit at will, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Absent Wyden misses chance to block Interior nominee, E&E Dailiy at American Lands Alliance
Draft Guidance on "Recovery Crediting" for the Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species, Federal Register
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Lawsuit seeks to stop Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF logging project, Great Falls Tribune
Environmentalists challenge logging project in Gravellys, Montana Standard
New ranger joins Wise River staff, Montana Standard
Congress fiddles while states burn, Ravalli Republic op-ed
City Club to discuss Beaverhead-Deerlodge timber partnership, Missoulian
South Big Belt travel plan open for comment, Helena Independent Record
Russell Country Sportsmen discuss Forest Service travel plan, Great Falls Tribune
Don't let Pryor Mountains get chewed up by ATVs, Billings Gazette letter
Increasing vehicle use ruining Pryor Mountains , Billings Gazette letter
Balance, not elimination of vehicles in Pryors , Billings Gazette letter
Derby Gulch Road reopened for travel, Billings Gazette
Custer forest plan discussion is today, Billings Gazette
Wood cutting reminder issues in the Flathead, KPAX News
NREPA: Local Interests and Conservation History, New West
Comment period open for energy corridors, Helena Independent Record
Preliminary study: Removing roads improves wildlife habitat, Missoulian
Foresters try to find balance in travel plan, Billings Gazette
Speak up for the Pryor Mountains, Billings Gazette letter
Pryors' unique habitat deserves protection, Billings Gazette letter
Flathead NF: No bids on trees blackened by fire, Daily InterLake
Forest considers options for fire area, Daily InterLake
Swan Valley- Battle to weaken future forest fires is a group effort, Missoulian
Turn to the real wildfire solution, Helena Independent Record op-ed
Management projects will close certain forest areas, Helena Independent Record
Public Lands Access Association: Visitor from Ohio documents group's long access fight, Billings Gazette
Hunting camps - Forest Service favoring outfitters?, Great Falls Tribune letter
Bear baiting, Ravalli Republic
Williams wrong about NREPA impact on state, Billings Gazette letter
Lone Pine rising, Daily Inter Lake
FSEEE Fire Retardant Case Continues In Missoula, KPAX News
Montana's Deciduous Conifers: Is it Larch or Tamarack?, Flathead Beacon
USFS to close part of West Fork Road, Choteau Acantha
Sula forest a lab for fire recovery, Missoulian
Big Sky Coalition rally draws nearly 700, Ravalli Republic
Rally questions forest oversight, Missoulian
City Club Missoula to discuss common forest ground
Balance in Pryors means fewer ATVs, Billings Gazette
Future bright, Great Falls Tribune
Travel Plan applause, Great Falls Tribune
Smoke near Como from Forest Service, Ravalli Republic
Most like wood-shingle ban, Helena Independent Record
Forest Service should reconsider hunting camp ruling, Great Falls Tribune editorial
Hunter fights camping limit, Billings Gazette
UM Nobel laureate Running: Climate change will cause more severe wildfires, Helena Independent Record
Rattlesnake / Sawmill Gulch to see thinning, Missoulian
Thinning project to start Missoula's Sawmill Gulch, KPAX News
Project intended to improve forest health, Missoulian
Scorched Earth, Ravalli Republic
Seeley Lake hosting firewise workshops, Missoulian
Huge NREPA wilderness bill is scary mess, Daily InterLake editorial
Forest 'disturbances' keep nature in balance , Billings Gazette letter
Speak up on Pryors travel plan by Nov. 19, Billings Gazette letter
Sublime scenery, Great Falls Tribune
Mill faces future with optimism, The Montana Standard
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Arapaho and Roosevelt NF: Radio tower debate continues - Residents blast Middle Bald Mountain plan at meeting, The Coloradoan
Larimer County Communication Site Project, USFS Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests
Crested Butte: Forest Service provides opportunity to comment, Montrose Daily Press
Beetle kill gives industry new life, The Denver Post
Nebraska NF: Prairie-dog poisoning decision delayed, Rapid City Journal
Researcher Thomas Power: Grasslands wilderness areas could boost economy, Rapid City Journal
The great outdoors, minimized - Cutting back camping facilities would reduce costs, GMUG forest officials say, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Wilderness areas outreach continues - Off-roaders concerned about potential loss of access, Summit Daily News
Arapaho Roosevelt NF: Radio tower debate continues - Residents blast Middle Bald Mountain plan at meeting, The Coloradoan
Officials ponder Ouray Ranger District gold mine access, Ouray News
Decision released for West Elk Mine drainage wells, Montrose Daily Press
Trees killed by pine beetle getting burned up, but not by wildfire, 9News
Does fire threat drop as trees fall? - About 8,000 dead and dying trees removed around Vail this summer, Summit Daily News
Code Red: County drafting community wildfire protection plan, Clear Creek Courant
Mount KIA/MIA: Aztec man names Colorado peak for veterans, Farmington Daily Times
Natural gas franchise approved, FS permit still needed from Pike/Arapaho NFs, The Flume]
Cellulosic holds promises, Rapid City Journal editorial
Forest service technicians rescue great horned owl, Black Hills Pioneer
Wyoming forestry technicians take wing across state line to save owl, Star-Tribune
OHV management plan comment period nearing end, Black Hills Pioneer
Thunder Basin National Grassland roads likely to undergo changes, Gillete News-Record
Medicine Bow-Routt NF: Pine beetles taking over, Star-Tribune
Medicine Bow-Routt NF: Wood-disposal problems plague effort, Star-Tribune
Forest Service rolls out another travel plan, Rapid City Journal
Mountain area at risk for California-like fires, experts say, Clear Creek Courant
Historic USFS warehouse set for auction, Daily Sentinel
Public Lands Partnership honored with national awards, Montrose Daily Press
Black Hills National Forest: Grazing allotment analysis notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Nature Conservancy buys Conata Basin area ranch, Rapid City Journal
Forest Service to sell historic Delta building, Montrose Daily Press
Forest Service sets meeting on Middle Bald tower, North Forty News
Research aims to pinpoint wildfire costs - Forest Service studies economic risks in red zone, Aspen Times
Proactive forest plans needed, Rapid City Journal at The Daily Republic
Telluride heliski outfit seeks permit - Forest Magazine article cited, Durango Herald
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Biomass Plant Hits Snag, Mountain View Telegraph
Biomass Plant May Be Too Late for Tax Credits, Mountain View Telegraph
Biomass Rejection Democratic not Bureaucratic - Proposed biomass plant would run out of forest biomass in only 3-5 years, Albuquerque Journal op-ed at Forest Guardians
Fuel-Wood Estimate for the Proposed WWP Biomass Plant Near Estancia, New Mexico, The Biomass Lowdown
Recreation Facility Analysis, Santa Fe National Forest, USFS
Recreation Facility Analysis: Proposed Program of Work, USFS Santa Fe National Forest [pdf]
Recreational Facilities Analysis: Questions & Answers, USFS Santa Fe National Forest [pdf]
Pubilc Urged To Provide Input On Future Of Santa Fe National Forest Recreation Sites, USFS
South Pit Pumice Mine Expansion Draft Environmental Assessment, USFS Santa Fe National Forest
Santa Fe Municipal Watershed: Group to detail oversight plan, The New Mexican
Udall Pushes Sabinoso Wilderness Protection, Albuquerque Journal
Forest land fees out of whack, Arizona Republic
Native fish returned to Fossil Creek - Populations vanished decades ago after power plants were constructed, Arizona Republic
Fur may fly as wolf lecture looks at livestock problem, Silver City Sun-News
Mapping your outdoor activity, Farmington Daily Times
Forest day-use fees waived for military personnel on Veteran's Day, Ruidoso News
Pecan fall and harvest, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Protect the Sabinoso, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Wildfire crisis requires major shift in strategy, Albuquerque Tribune editorial
Kirtland Offers to Give Land Back to US Forest Service, Albuquerque Journal
Lincoln County wants status clarification of forest roads, Ruidoso News
Lincoln NF: Air raids to target forest looper outbreak, Ruidoso News
Villagers express concerns about pesticide spray, Alamogordo Daily News
Spraying completed, Alamogordo Daily News
Trees may survive, forester says, Ruidoso News
USFS begins selling Christmas tree permits, Ruidoso News
Public meetings scheduled for wolf program ideas, Ruidoso News
Kaibab NF looks to adjust campgrounds, Arizona Daily Sun
Coronado National Forest FLREA Notice of New Fee Site, [Federal Register
Coconino NF: Hearing set in Snowbowl case, 12 News
Beaver Valley Fire to host forest health seminar, Payson Roundup
Flag reservoir at risk from wildfire, Arizona Daily Sun
Flag should invest in composting plant, Arizona Daily Sun
Open-space vision, by Bruce Babbitt, Arizona Daily Star
Remarks by Bruce Babbitt - Full text, Arizona Daily Star
Gila Forest recreational-use survey under wraps, Silver City Sun-News
Gila NF: Campground water systems close for year, Silver City Sun-News
Gila NF: Two Members of the Aspen Pack Killing Livestock - Trap and Move Livestock?, Associated Content
Spraying to begin Monday in Lincoln Forest, Alamogordo Daily News
Spraying tomorrow, Alamogordo Daily News
Spraying To Begin in Lincoln Forest, Las Cruces Sun-News AP
Lincoln NF: Defoliation of Sacramento Mountains, USFS
Lincoln NF: Prescribed burn planned in Crooked Canyon, Alamogordo Daily News
Moon Mountain among targets for forest thinning, Ruidoso News
Bandelier Burn Planned, Albuquerque Journal
Tonto NF: Suspected illegal immigrants charged in $50 million pot bust, East Valley Tribune
House passes mining reform, Green Valley News & Sun
Prescott Forest fire 'not an immediate threat', Arizona Daily Sun
Local spends three years researching book on jaguars, Silver City Sun-News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Sheep grazing to proceed on northern allotments - Public comments sought on Sawtooth NF grazing plan revisions, Idaho Mountain Express
Utah man seeks to dig for gold in Bridger-Teton forest, Billings Gazette
Once endangered Bridal Veil Falls, Daily Herald
No to Simpson's CIEDRA, Idaho Mountain Express
House waves bye-bye to 1872 mining law - Overhaul of 135-year-old legislation now headed to U.S. Senate, Idaho Mountain Express
Sawtooth National Forest Releases Ketchum R.D. Travel Plan - Plan would terminate cross-country motorized travel, Idaho Mountain Express
Sawtooth Forest approves Bald Mt. Master Plan, Sun Valley News
Reinventing a mountain - Gondola, terrain park, new trails approved for Baldy, Idaho Mountain Express
Forest Service OKs improvements for Sun Valley ski area, KPAX News
BLM maps out recreational uses for southern Wood River Valley, Idaho Mountain Express
Ashley National Forest Vernal Ranger District Travel Management Plan Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Ashley NF: Roosevelt/Duchesne and Flaming Gorge Ranger Districts Travel Management Plan Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Utah Avalanche Center Looking for Forecasters - FS to hire 'Meteorological Technicians', Utah Ski & Snowboard
Pinyon-juniper chaining project will benefit wildlife, watershed, Deseret Morning News
The next Moab? -Bracing for off-road row in San Juan County, Salt Lake Tribune
BLM's oil-lease decision protects lands and wildlife, Deseret Morning News
Bridger-Teton Forest headquarters talks won't be public, Jackson Hole News
Housing trust offers help to Bridger-Teton employees, Jackson Hole News & Guide
S. 2229: Wyoming Range Legacy Act - Bridger Teton NF, Library of Congress
Salmon-Challis NF: County, Forest Service cooperating on Yankee Fork Road, Challis Messenger
Missing hiker found in Grand Staircase, Deseret Morning News
Trouble on the Trails, Reno Gazette-Journal
Nation's roadless rivers are in serious jeopardy, Salt Lake Tribune
Bountiful, U.S. poised to swap land, Deseret Morning News
H.R. 3473: Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act - Wasatch-Cache NF land swap proposed, Library of Congress
Sali bill aims to help protect communities from fire - Conservationists say it's funding, not red tape, that has stymied wildfire fuel reduction, Idaho Statesman
White moose found dead in northern Utah Wasatch-Cache NF, Salt Lake Tribune
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
SPI: Please stop clear-cutting, Modesto Bee letter
Southern California's new homes lining up in fires' path, Los Angeles Times
The California Wildfires, and Right-Wing Smoke, Smirking Chimp
San Diego County Wildfires: Congress OKs fire aid, but will focus fizzle?, Union Tribune
Tracking firestorms, Los Angeles Times
Two weeks in the West, High Country News
Getting past the blame game, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza editorial at Sierra Sun
We'll all pay for wildfire damage, Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star letter
Scientists strive to get wildfires' number, Los Angeles Times
Stanislaus NF: Popular pit stop spared by Forest Service, Union Democrat
Cleveland NF: Concerns reignite over Lake Elsinore power project, Press-Enterprise
Hunters Are Conservationists, The Mountain Enterprise
Feds investigate logging in forest - Environmentalists complain too many trees removed, Fresno Bee
Investigators probe alleged logging of protected Sequoia pines, SF Chronicle AP
USDA IG probes alleged Giant Sequoia logging, E&E News
Stanislaus Forest will revise cattle grazing plan, Union Democrat
Forest Service bans Tahoe NF cross-country OHV riding - for now, Nevada County- The Union
Public voice of USFS in Calif. Matt Mathes dead in apparent murder-suicide, Union Tribune
Forest Service spokesman found dead, Los Angeles Times
Forest Service ruled not liable for Cleveland NF Cedar fire - Federal agency sued by 15 who lost homes, Union-Tribune
Judge: Forest Service not liable for property destroyed by fire, Great Falls Tribune
Blazed and Confused, New York Times
Following up-to-date fire codes pays off for homeowners, Inside Bay Area
Wildfire and Population Growth Are On a Collision Course in the Sierra, California Progress Report
Forest thinning is crucial to avoiding another Angora, Reno Gazette Journal
San Bernardino NF: Fire story gave officials undue credit, Daily Bulletin
Arborist looks to redwood clones, Star-Tribune
Deadly blister rust targets sugar pines, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Environmentalist enemies don't get it, by Dick Little, Paradise Post
Lassen National Forest chief tapped, Red Bluff Daily News
California fires release 8M tons of CO2, Mongabay News
California wildfires released tons of carbon dioxide, Albuquerque Tribune AP
Frequent fires slow nature's rebound time, Los Angeles Times
Let California burn, say experts , The New Scientist
Who Really Set the California Fires?, Tomdispatch
Zaca Fire - Controlled or Contained? - Forest Service Explains Difference, Santa Barbara Independent
Homeowners learn merits of fire-resistant plantings, Los Angeles Times
Group to Clone California Redwoods, National Geographic News
Protesters rail against logging company - Demonstrators say Sierra Pacific's clear-cutting destroys thousands of acres of habitat, Monterey Herald
Land trust to open Waddle Ranch for public recreation, Reno Gazette-Journal
Forest Service bans off-road riding in Tahoe National Forest, Auburn Journal
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Forest Service eyes Timberline user fees, Oregonian
Feds eye fees for Timberline Lodge day use visitors, KATU News AP
BLM timberlands draft is a failure, Register-Guard op-ed
Cedar for Indians, Sweet Home News
Logging at Center Forest is attempt at balance, Vashon-Maury Island Beach Comber
A Timber Truce in Northeast Washington, KUOW News
Wild Sky: The price of wilderness? Less than 2 hours of war , Seattle Times
A chance to see rare lowland old-growth along the Skokomish river, Post-Intelligencer
Legendary Remote Forest Needs Help, by Andy Stahl, Eugene Register-Guard
BLM passes out final checks for its share of timber safety net fund, News Review
The Skinny on Thinning - Should we save the forest from itself?, Eugene Weekly
Foresters propose climate tactics, Gazette-Times
At the Crossroads - Sustaining Oregon's Forests in a Rapidly Changing World, Institute for Natural Resources
Columbia River Gorge: Planning process begins on Coyote trails, The Dalles Chronicle
Initiative works to rid forests of dump sites, Mail Tribune
Donation to Friends of Trees could expand Vancouver's canopy, Oregonian
Gifford Pinchot NF: Popular Mount St. Helens viewpoint shuts for lack of funds, KATU News
Clearcutting the Climate - Uniting the Climate and Forest Protection Movements, Forests and Climate
Fire costs will again thin other budgets - U.S. Forest Service to pull funds from recreation, forest health, Bend Bulletin [$]
Forest Service Grants Permits For Washington Buckhorn Mountain Gold Mine, OPB News
Mount Hood NF: Lost hiker found using cell phone technology, Estacada News
Clear-cutting is like strip mining; Model, schmodel - save forests, Register Guard letters
Deschutes National Forest: BLM OKs geothermal drilling near Newberry, KTVZ News
New Gold Beach District Ranger reports to position in November, Curry County Reporter
Bush Administration: Exploit at will, Post-Intelligencer editorial
Embrace mining reform, Register-Guard editorial
For the love of giants - Two Portlanders aim to document as many of the world's biggest trees as they can, by climbing them, one by one -- but not without controversy, Oregonian
The dawning of a tree, Oregonian
Can paradise be preserved? - A land trust works to keep developments from spoiling scenic Wallowa County, Oregonian
The Collier Logging Museum, Mail Tribune
Anniversaries in the forest, Seattle Times editorial
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Katrina, Rita Caused Forestry Disaster - Die-Off to Add To Buildup of Greenhouse Gases, Washington Post
Forests Damaged by Hurricane Katrina Become Major Carbon Source, NASA
Katrina leaves permanent scar on forests, Los Angeles Times
Logging Will Not Be Interrupted, WKYT News
UK Senate votes against temporary halt to logging, The Kentucky Kernel
UK Senate may urge halt on logging Robinson Forest, The Kentucky Kernel
USFS closes two trail bridges in Upper Tellico OHV Area, Asheville Citizen-Times
Forest Service seeks comment on proposed shooting range, Asheville Citizen-Times
Fish Lives in Logs, Breathing Air, for Months at a Time, National Geographic News
Caterpillar Announces Acquisition of Blount's Forestry Division - Two deals strengthen Caterpillar's position in forestry industry, CNN
A bigger national forest: New land includes headwaters of Chattahoochee, Gainesville Times
Bug vs. bug: Hemlockfest helps labs grow killer beetles to save trees - Woolly adelgids devastating forests, Gainesville Times
Biofuel plant raises hopes in forestry belt, Cox News Service
Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Groundbreaking, Technology News Daily
Maryland: Gypsy moth infestation will be worse in 2008, Frederick News-Post
Texas Proceeding With Plan to Auction Preserve, a 9,270-acre tract abutting Big Bend National Park that was a gift to Texas, New York Times
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Superior NF: Environmental groups appeal ruling on snowmobile trail near Boundary Waters, Duluth News Tribune
Forest Service specialists lead nature lessons, Ironwood Daily Globe
New generation of foresters study ways to improve productivity, Duluth News Tribune
Vermont's "Gift to the Nation" to be Harvested Friday, WCAX News
Oil and winter don't mix, heat with wood, Bangor Daily News editorial
High Diesel Prices Strain Forest Products Industry, WCSH News
Missouri Wilderness Coalition hopes Congress will add 50,000 protected acres - Mark Twain NF: Outdoor enthusiasts lobby to protect wilderness areas, Columbia Missourian
Mark Twain NF: Wilderness, pure and simple, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Snowshoers and skiers can travel length of Vt., Times Argus
Green Mountain NF: Moosalamoo Association kicks up marketing plan, Rutland Herald
Beetle infestation not boring to ash tree researchers, Bowling Green News
WI: House delegation united on mining reform, by Mike Dombeck, Journal-Sentinel
Invasive Asian earthworms hooked on destruction, Athens Banner-Herald
Lassen National Forest chief tapped from Allegheny NF, Red Bluff Daily News
Superior National Forest, Kawishiwi Ranger District, Glacier Project Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Mayor Bloomberg: We Love New York, But Hate Your Government's Rainforest Destruction!, Rainforest Portal
Yes on the Adirondacks, Times Union
A little more conservation, Financial Times

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