NATIONAL NEWS
Forests deal with tight budgets - Bridger-Teton NF will spend more on fires, rely more on public-private partnerships for recreation and infrastructure,
Jackson Hole News&Guide
NEPA: Environmental Magna Carta under siege - In an attempt to curtail environmental assessments for oil exploration, timber extraction, and grazing on public lands,
the Bush Administration is sidestepping one of the nation's first environmental laws,
Environmental Science & Technology
WORLD NEWS
Mexican authorities raid illicit sawmills near a threatened nature reserve where Monarch butterflies nest in the winter, arresting 56 people and confiscating enough illegally logged wood to fill 600 heavy trucks,
Los Angeles Times
Lost In The Woods -
The Indian demand for cheap tropical timber is not just an issue affecting India's dwindling forests; it is also devastating its Asian neighbours,
Tehelka Magazine
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Counties need Pelosi's help - In her Portland visit today, the House speaker should be urged to support renewal of federal payments to rural counties,
Oregonian
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