NATIONAL NEWS
The Age Of Mega-Fires - Global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West, CBS 60 Minutes
Trees by design - What happens when genetic engineering comes to the forest?,
Boston Globe
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
State may soften its roadless stance - If the Forest Service plan is adopted, Colorado can't later revert to the stricter 2001 land-preservation standard now tied up in federal court,
Denver Post
Snow snuffs forest fire - Firefighters will be sent to the fire location sometime during the spring to...ensure it is completely out, ranger district officials said,
The Mountain Mail
Wreaths raise funds for nature walk - The gathering committee applies for U.S. Forest Service permits to comb the forests to harvest kinnikinnick, and the wild Oregon grape,
Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Harjo: 2007 Mantle of Shame Awards -
The Forest Service and Justice share a special place for supporting ''yellow'' snow on the San Francisco Peaks and opposing tribal traditions there,
Indian Country Today
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Looking Beyond the Smoke - A new resident learns first-hand about firefighters' efforts to create defensible space for the community,
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Trees by design - What happens when genetic engineering comes to the forest?,
Boston Globe
Blowing in the wind - Project is looking to install about 17 turbines, each about 410 feet high, covering 80 acres of U.S. Forest Service land,
Brattleboro Reformer
