Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
GMUG NF: Forest Service wants to sell land between Mesa and Powderhorn Resort, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Federal land grab: If you happen to be in the way, watch out!, High Country News at Ruidoso News
Conservationists support federal energy corridor plan, Missoulian
Proposed energy corridors hearing draws few comments, Missoulian
Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range Oppose Land Grab, PR Newswire
BLM advisory council to discuss repeal of access tax, Idaho Statesman
Counties may face major funding cuts, Missoulian
County's services depend on federal funds, Ravalli Republic
Forest Service, OSHA reach agreement on Esperanza Fire report, The Press-Enterprise
Forest Service releases the new Tongass National Forest plan, SitNews
Bush moves on Alaska as backs are turned, Post-Intelligencer
Wood-Pellet Stoves: Efficient Heat, Triple Pundit
Erosion of the ( ) as a Public Sphere, Wild Wilderness
Environmentalists out on a limb - For a seat at the negotiating table, they are jeopardizing their true role - New era of collaboration may eliminate decades of enviromental gains, Forest Magazine at CS Monitor
Treehuggers and treecutters unite - Small foresters in Washington get a break that might just keep them in business, High Country News
Where do you draw the line?, High Country News
We must repeal illegally applied federal user fees, Idaho Statesman
Helena National Forest Recreation Facility Analysis plan before public, Helena Independent Record
9th Circuit to review controversial Idaho logging case, Greenwire
AHPA Submits Comments on Special Forest Products and Proposed Fees, American Herbal Products Association
Read the American Herbal Products Association's comments, AHPA [pdf]
Fight over the Roadless Area Rule in national forests is purposeless, Post-Intelligencer op-ed by Mike Dombeck
Environmental group praises roadless policies, Billings Gazette
ORVs: No Right Way to Do the Wrong Thing, New West Network
Wood Chips and the U.S. Economy, Green Energy News
'Confirming Evidence' Trap: Ecological Restoration Edition, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
Forest Service Implements "Proof of Concept" Model, Wild Wilderness
Esperanza Fire To Cause Changes At USFS, Fire Fighting News
Class and the UnHealthy-Kids TV tax, Wild Wilderness
Outdoor industry sees teens as business' future - "Nurturing" love for outdoors, Salt Lake Tribune
BWCA Wilderness activist, 'Canoe King of Ely' Bill Rom dies, Star Tribune
Hunting: This ain't no country club, Star-Tribune
Modern Hunting at the Extreme, Wild Wilderness
Landscope…News and Views January 2008, American Lands Alliance
Senators indicate support for reform of mining law - Senate disagrees with House reforms to 1872 mining law, Billings Gazette
America's Secret War On Wildlife - A federal agency keeps the West safe for cows by killing coyotes, wolves, bears - and pet dogs, Men's Journal
Plan would open Tongass forest to logging - 3 million acres of the Alaska wilderness would be made available under the new U.S. Forest Service management outline, Los Angeles Times
Swaths of Tongass opening for logging - New rules would let industry into 3.4 million acres, Post-Intelligencer
Administration Forest Plan Assailed - Proposal Would Allow Logging, Roads in Alaska's Tongass, Washington Post
Tongass plan aims to harvest same amount of timber, phasing in sales, E&E News
Tongass National Forest Plan Adjustment: Record of Decision & Maps, USFS
Bush Opens Roadless Tongass National Forest to Logging, Environment News Service
Governor Palin Lauds National Forest Management Plan, Alaska Report
Bush Administration Strips Protections from America's Largest Forest - Pristine Areas Targeted for Logging, NRDC, Earthjustice, et al
Speaker looks at conservation in our 49th state, Yakima Herald Republic
Forest Service opens 3.4 million acres of Tongass Forest to logging, Seattle Times
Bill could end day-use fees at trails, Interpretive Center, Baker City Herald
Forest Service Responds To Public Outcry Over Tonto Recreation Facilities & Fees, Gila 101.9 News
Attendees at the Partners Outdoors gathering were addressed via video by Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell and Jim Bedwell, Director of Recreation and Heritage Resources, USFS
Partners Outdoors 2008: Agenda, BLM [pdf]
Supreme Court will hear Healthy Forests challenge, E&E News at American Lands Alliance
Opposition reacts to losing forest planners - Restructuring would privatize environmental reviews in Forest Service, Jackson Hole News & Guide
Forest Service looks at NEPA changes, massive restructuring, Star-Tribune
Forest Service plans review of NEPA jobs, Land Letter
The Appeal Deal, High Country News
Policy Saving 58.5 Million Acres of Roadless Forests Sees 10-Year Anniversary- Former Forest Service Chief Dombeck leads teleconference panel, The Wilderness Society
Forest Products Removal Permits and Contracts: Request for comment- Comments due March 17, 2008, Federal Register
Request for Comment: Perceptions of Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and Management Preferences Among Fire-Prone Communities in the Western United States - Comments due March 14, 2008, Federal Register
Feds want journalists to obtain and pay for permits before reporting in national parks - Congress is investigating if Bush Administration abused law, Plenty Magazine
Rahall Concerned Fee Regulations May Violate Media’s First Amendment Rights, Committee on Natural Resources
Opening Statement of Chairman Rahall: Oversight Hearing on "New Fees for Filming and Photography on Public Lands", Committee on Natural Resources
Timber Thieves Strike at the Heart of Lands Held Dear, New York Times
Property owners robbed of their trees, Sentinel-Echo
Timber thefts in your own backyard, Crosscut Seattle
Ocean City scraps rain forest wood deal, Newsday
'Buy local' mantra moves into timber, Wisconsin State Journal
Replacement for historic McKinley Stump arrives, Oregonian
Central Oregon Sees Wood-Based Biofuels In Mixed Light, OPB News
New techniques create butanol from lignocellulosic materials, making a superior biofuel, Washington University in St. Louis
U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon, Mongabay News
Dark side of a hot biofuel - In Indonesia, oil palms feed world thirst for clean fuel, but forests, climate and species pay a steep price, Sacramento Bee at Forests.org
Open warfare between western ranchers and environmental groups - The Cowboys may be winning, Canada Free Press
Climate Talk's Cancellation Splits a Town, New York Times
Nobel Laureate Climate Scientist Shares Global Warming Research, Choteau Acantha
Stevens Point conservationist Mike Dombek to testify on mining law before U.S. Senate, Stevens Point Journal at Wausau Daily Herald
Banned toxin found in wood floor finishes, Reuters
Forest Service To Pull Its Scientists And Planners From Field - Massive Consolidation of NEPA Functions Will Take Thousands Out of Forests, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Forest Service NEPA Feasibility Study, USFS [pdf]
NEPA Outsourcing Games Continue, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
NEPA jobs threatened, Missoula Independent
The Baucus-Crapo Bill Will Return Sanity to Public Land Funding, Flathead Beacon
Judge may jail USDA official, Idyllwild Town Crier
Time for a better forest policy, Oregonian editorial
Outdoor Alliance Takes Strong Stand on Colorado and Idaho Roadless Area Protection, PR Newswire
Public to get say on energy corridors, Salt Lake Tribune
Let's reform the 1872 Mining Law - finally, HCN Writers on the Range
World Bank pledges to save trees... then helps cut down Amazon forest - A month ago it vowed to fight deforestation. Now research reveals it funds the rainforest's biggest threat, The Independent
Pioneering a Sustainable Paper Industry, GreenBiz News
Man gets 5 years in tree massacre, Los Angeles Times
WORLD NEWS
Ghana: Lift ban on chain saw operations- Chiefs appeal, Ghana News Agency
Trees escape global warming by moving up mountain, Vietnam News
Vietnam's largest Himalayan yew population in danger, Thanh Nien News
Old Growth For Carbon Storage - The Solution to Tasmanian Forestry Industry's Bleak Outlook. Tasmanian Greens
Putting a brave face on British Columbia forestry issues, Parksville Qualicum Beach News
High-grading steals forestry's future, Times Colonist
Bearing the Costs of the Forest Give Away - Communities will bear the true cost of the government's sell-off of private forest lands, Pacific Free Press
Brazil: Amazon deforestation soars, BBC News
Brazil's army to help combat Amazon destruction, Reuters
The Amazon Gets Less and Less Green, Time Magazine
Brazil to Crack Down on Amazon Clearing, National Geographic News
Greed for meat, soy kills rainforest at record speed, New Kerala News -IANS
55% of the Amazon may be lost by 2030 - But carbon-for-conservation initiatives could slow deforestation, Mongabay News
Brazilian lawyers propose international court to save Amazonia - The Brazilian bar association has proposed the creation of an international tribunal to fight deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, New Kerala News -IANS
How much would it cost to end Amazon deforestation?. Mongabay News
Up in that tree - is it a fish? - Amazon forest flooding, CS Monitor
FSC certification threatens Bialowieza forest in Poland, FSC-Watch
Harry Potter author snubs Finnish printing paper, Yahoo! AFP
Uganda: Kampala Timber Dealers Already Facing Shortages, The Monitor (Kampala)
World Bank admits Congo logging errors - The World Bank has acknowledged a series of "omissions" in reforms it supported to promote the sustainable exploitation of the Congo rainforest, Financial Times
South Africa: Devastating forest fires 'worst ever', Sunday Independent
Indonesia: Aceh rebuilding 'unsustainable', Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Forest fires leave 48 hot spots in Sumatra, China Daily -Xinhua
Japan plans to support replacing petrol with wood - Plans to utilize unused woody biomass, Reuters
Victoria forests: Bushfire impact on water yields, CSIRO News
Forest Practices Board Notes High-Grading, 250 News
Report raps logging practice, Vancouver Sun
Pulp mill president blasts waste of wood in B.C. logging - It's 'scandalous,' Port Alice pulp mill president says, Vancouver Sun
The Land (grab) Barons of British Columbia. Pacific Free Press
Waste wood will be used for bioenergy, loggers told, Vancouver Sun
Our forest industry faces dire times - Both sectors need coherent planning, long-term help, Vancouver Sun
Boreal forest road rapped, Winnipeg Sun
On a boreal highway to nowhere, Winnipeg Sun
Canada's Boreal forest the Fort Knox of carbon, CanWest News
Scientist says Amazon deforestation surging again, Reuters
Amazon deforestation surging due to oil, soy prices, Mongabay News
Brazil Farming Needs Decade to Stop Deforestation, Reuters
Destruction of rainforest accelerates despite outcry, Independent
Brazil: Proceeds from confiscated timber for environment protection, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
Loggers to pay $275M fines for forestry breaches, Stabroek News
Biofuels 'do more harm than good' - MPs warn of emission and rainforest risks, The Guardian
MPs' warning on biofuels angers Brussels, The Guardian
E.U. may ban palm oil biodiesel, Mongabay News
Europe, Cutting Biofuel Subsidies, Redirects Aid to Stress Greenest Options, Yahoo News
Industry warns EU on CO2 market proposals, Financial Times
Forests, carbon capture keys to climate, says Norway PM, Reuters
Fading Shades of Green - A forest in Hungary simply disappeared, with 95% of the trees felled by illegal logging, Telepolis
Washed up timber to be sold, UK: The Press Association
New tree species found in Madagascar, Kansas City Star
Giant palm tree puzzles botanists - Botanists have discovered a new species of giant self-destructing palm on the island of Madagascar, BBC News
Sierra Leone bans timber exports, Mongabay News
Sierra Leone president vows to halt forest damage, Reuters
Kenya: Illegal loggers invade forest and cut down trees, Daily Nation
Ghana inaugurates Timber Rights Evaluation, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
Uganda: Development Should Not Affect Forests, New Vision
Uganda: Country Running Out of Timber, The Monitor
Congo mountain gorillas in the midst of forest war zone, SF Chronicle
Tropical islanders win battle against palm-oil - Confirmation that Woodlark Island will remain free of palm-oil development, Mongabay News
Palm oil developer abandons plan to log 70% of Woodlark Island, Mongabay News
Woodlark Rainforests Spared for Now from Clearing for Oil Palm - Ecological Internet's international protest supporting local Papua New Guinea resistance blows the project out of the water, Forests.org
PNG: Woodlark Island to be free of oil palms, The National
Palm oil industry prepares geen initiative to counter criticism, Mongabay News
Firms Back a Plan to Put The Green in 'Green Gold', Wall Street Journal
Indonesia: Orangutans miss jungle homes, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Indonesia: Govt told to check raw timber supplies, Jakarta Post at Forests.org
Is Malacañang abetting illegal logging?, Philippine Daily Inquirer
China to plant 2.5 billion trees: report, Terra Daily AFP
Trees dying in Bangladesh tiger refuge, Reuters
Clearing forests for energy crops?, Bangkok Post editorial
Burmese timber legislation may be redundant, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
Local people encouraged to preserve national park, VietNamNet
Pulp mill delays hearten opponents, The Australian
TVNZ Criticised Over Link to Rainforest Destruction in PNG, Epoch Times
Forest Minister's Brother High in Firm Granted Tree Farm Deal, The Tyee
Forest plan draws loggers' wrath - Major companies are squeezing industry, contractors complain, Vancouver Sun
Scientists hope DNA will slow pine beetle, Toronto Star
UBC Discovery Unlocks Tree Genetics, Gives New Hope For Pine Beetle Defense, UBC Public Affairs
World Bank pledges to save trees... then helps cut down Amazon forest - A month ago it vowed to fight deforestation. Now research reveals it funds the rainforest's biggest threat, The Independent
Sierra Leone bans timber exports, BBC News
Kenya: Farmers turn to commercial forestry after logging ban, Daily Nation
Iowa groups to induce Rwandan forest's rebirth, Des Moines Register
World fears for Indonesia's forests - Deforestation on an industrial scale is taking place - with devastating side-effect, Financial Times Deutschland
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Senate panel backs Oregon coastal wilderness, Idaho deals - Measure would protect wilderness home to salmon, trout, Idaho Statesman
BLM advisory council to discuss repeal of access tax, Idaho Statesman
Scientists Take Complaints About Interference to Hill, Washington Post at American Lands Alliance
Senators indicate support for reform of mining law - Senate disagrees with House reforms to 1872 mining law, Billings Gazette
Drag moth-eaten law into 21st century - 1872 Mining Law had a purpose - a long time ago, Ruidoso News editorial
'Confirming Evidence' Trap: Ecological Restoration Edition, Forest Policy - Forest Practice
Stevens Point conservationist Mike Dombek to testify on mining law before U.S. Senate, Stevens Point Journal at Wausau Daily Herald
Group calls for mining law reform, Missoulian
Rahall plans to protect more of Monongahela forest, Charleston Daily Mail
Common purpose - Jameson French of US-based Northland Forest Products urges closer ties between the timber sector and environmentalists - and zero tolerance of illegal logging, Timber Trade Journal
Let's reform the 1872 Mining Law - finally, HCN Writers on the Range
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Bitterroot forest travel plan: Second time's a charm, Missoulian
Motorized users problematic, Ravalli Republic
Travel plan should open, not close areas, Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot forest officials looking for trapper who posted warnings of traps set in Bass and Larry creek drainages, Missoulian
Access facts hard to run down, Billings Gazette
Conservationists support federal energy corridor plan, Missoulian
Proposed energy corridors hearing draws few comments, Missoulian
Counties may face major funding cuts, Missoulian
County's services depend on federal funds, Ravalli Republic
Pushing Snow - Developers of the planned Bitterroot Resort are awaiting a verdict from the U.S. Forest Service, Ravalli Republic
It's time for Rock Creek mine to move forward, Missoulian
Environmentalists hurting the forests they wish to protect, Ravalli Republic op-ed
Policies hinder firefighters working on the front lines, Missoulian
Idaho officials might cut more trees on state land, Idaho Statesman
Porcupine quest: Population appears to be declining in West, researchers say, Missoulian
BLM resource council to meet, Billings Gazette
Helena National Forest Recreation Facility Analysis plan before public, Helena Independent Record
You Be the Judge: Healthy Forest Logging?, New West Network
Roadless plan debated - Idaho proposal seeks flexibility in managing state's wild areas, Spokesman Review at American Lands Alliance
Citizens speak out on roadless plan - Ninety-day public comment process ends on April 7, Coeur d'Alene Press at American Lands Alliance
Gallatin NF: Meeting on mine restoration set, Billings Gazette
Ranchers say they're being squeezed out, Star-Tribune
Off-road riders cause harm to public lands, Missoulian
Motorized travel in forest should not end, Ravalli Republic
Poor behavior at Forest Service meeting, Ravalli Republic
Threats have no place in Bitterroot forest meetings, Missoulian
Helena: Hearing planned on energy corridors, Billings Gazette
Forest Service Implements "Proof of Concept" Model, Wild Wilderness
Proof of Concept, Colville National Forest - Newsroom
Forest Service wants to borrow Thompson photos, The Montana Standard
Climate Talk's Cancellation Splits a Town, New York Times
Nobel Laureate Climate Scientist Shares Global Warming Research, Choteau Acantha
Comments taken on Gallatin drilling, Billings Gazette
Group calls for mining law reform, Missoulian
Bitterroot NF: Travel plan meeting, take two, Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot forest big enough for motor-vehicle use, Missoulian
Behavior should not be tolerated, Montana Standard letter
More support for forest partnership plan, Montana Standard
BLM to clear over 1,000 acres of trees, Helena Independent Record
RY expects to reopen despite market, Helena Independent Record
Public invited to comment on state wildfire management, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Wolves in delisting cross hairs, Missoulian
Of wolves and willows, High Country News
Deadly Avalanches Sweep the West, Flathead Beacon
NEPA jobs threatened, Missoula Independent
Second travel meeting quieter, Missoulian
Differing views on the travel plan, Ravalli Republic
Travel plan meeting proved frustrating, Ravalli Republic
Bitterroot Forest Switches Format for Next Travel Meeting, New West Network
FS changes time, format at travel plan meeting, Missoulian
Personal threats are unwelcome at forums, Missoulian
Council tables Lost Horse quarry discussion, Ravalli Republic
Lost Horse Canyon, Ravalli Republic
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
GMUG NF: Forest Service wants to sell land between Mesa and Powderhorn Resort, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Udall Addresses Pine Beetle 'Epidemic', Denver Channel
Udall wants to use beetle-killed timber - His bills target fire threat created by dead wood, Rocky Mountain News
Pine beetle slowing in Eagle County?, Vaily Daily
Increase in OHV Use Leads to Stricter Regulations, The Telluride Watch
Enviros win one on drilling near Carbondale - Ruling may invalidate leases, Aspen Times
San Juan NF: Coalition Challenges HD Mountains Drilling - Dozens of methane wells would go into roadless areas, Earthjustice
Medicine Bow NF: Beetles spur plan to cut trees, Billings Gazette
Bighorn NF: Rancher-forest talks focus on grazing issues, Billings Gazette
Senators indicate support for reform of mining law - Senate disagrees with House reforms to 1872 mining law, Billings Gazette
San Juan Public Lands: Local forest users voice travel, habitat concerns, Cortez Journal
San Juan NF: Hermosa Landscape Grazing Analysis Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Colorado: Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act [FLREA] Notice of Meeting February 27 , Federal Register
White River NF: Breckenridge Ski Resort--Peak 6 Terrain Development Proposal: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Major land swap in the works in Keystone, Breckenridge - Forest Service lining up players for Chihuahua, Claimjumper deal, Summit Daily News
Old Dillon Reservoir enlargement eyed - Forest Service could begin studying plan next month, Summit Daily News
Gunnison NF West Elk Mine: Release of methane protested, Rocky Mountain News
El Jebel tree farm buildings receiving new life - Buildings that were scene of boy's death will be turned in picnic shelters, Vail Daily
An ecosystem wanting for wolves - Predators could bring Rocky Mountain National Park back into balance, High Country News
Can lynx, snowmobiles share Vail Pass? - Forest Service sees risk to rare cats in snowmobilers' bid for more traffic, Vail Daily - News
Lynx Pinched by Recreation, New West Network
More money sought for dying Colorado forests - Trees killed by pine beetles a risk to water supplies, tourism, Vail Daily
$12 million secured for beetle battle - Emergency funds come at crucial time, Allard says, Rocky Mountain News
Bill to seek $5 million for beetle clean-up, Rocky Mountain News
Legislation can help pine beetle epidemic, Summit Daily News op-ed
Press conference addresses pine beetle, Summit Daily News
High cost still hampers forest health - Forest Service ranger delivers swan song at Forest Health Task Force meeting, Summit Daily News
Burning the bug - The mountain pine beetle battlefront gets heated in the foothills as communities mobilize, The Denver Post
Forest Health Aerial Survey Highlights, USFS [pdf]
Medicine Bow National Forest seeks comment on bark beetle plan, KPAX News
Medicine Bow-Routt NF: Spruce Gulch Bark Beetle and Fuels Reduction Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Black-tailed prairie dog: 90-day finding won't be made until August, Hays Daily News
Alternative fuel source sitting in Black Hills - Energy bill opposes using national forest slash piles for fuel, Rapid City Journal
Meeker Ranch preservation needs long look, Rapid City Journal editorial
Prosecutors must keep plea deal with Hayman fire starter, court rules, Springs Gazette
Beetles may wipe out Colo. lodgepoles, Herald News Daily
Rocky Mountain die - Hasta la vista, lodgepoles, Boulder Daily Camera editorial
Science should decide course in beetle fight - Politics should take back seat as state grapples with saving forests, The Coloradoan
Deaths of trees 'catastrophic' - Lodgepole die-off imperils recreation, supplies of water, Rocky Mountain News
Outdoor Alliance Takes Strong Stand on Colorado and Idaho Roadless Area Protection, PR Newswire
Environmental group to sue Forest Service over gas pipeline in roadless areas, The Daily Sentinel
Vail Pass recreation blocks lynx - Commercial guides disagree to findings in new Forest Service study, Summit Daily News
Lynx listing triggered Vail Pass study, Summit Daily News
Ex-ferret-recovery head blames political pressure for prairie dog decisions, Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
N.M. officials plot boreal toad's comeback - Last reported sighting of small, warty amphibian was in 1996, The New Mexican
Flood wipes out approach to Gila Cliff Dwellings, The New Mexican
Comments on new forest plans sought, Arizona Republic
Lincoln NF: Mining plan to be aired, Ruidoso News
Lincoln NF: Mining POO meetings set, Ruidoso News
Drag moth-eaten law into 21st century - 1872 Mining Law had a purpose - a long time ago, Ruidoso News editorial
Sacramento Ranger District to resume broadcast burns, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Gila NF offers free wildland fire training courses, Silver City Sun-News
Drying of the West, National Geographic
Conservation Groups Merge To Create WildEarth Guardians: A Force of Nature for the American West's Wild Places, Wildlife and Wild Rivers, Forest Guardians
Forest Service seeking comment on proposed rental of two Cochise Stronghold houses, Tucson Citizen
Coronado NF: Road to Phoneline back in service - After reconstruction efforts this past year, trail becomes hikers hot spot, Tucson Citizen
Forest Service Responds To Public Outcry Over Tonto Recreation Facilities & Fees, Gila 101.9 News
Tonto National Forest Recreation Facilities Comment Deadline Extended 1 Month, Gila 101.9 News
More Info on U.S.F.S. /Tonto Natl. Forest, Gila 101.9 News
Open warfare between western ranchers and environmental groups - The Cowboys may be winning, Canada Free Press
Playing cowboy at the wolf's expense, High Country News letter
Take this wolf and shove it, High Country News letter
Uh, no bag of gold here ..., High Country News letter
Prescott National Forest burns more wood piles, Prescott Daily Courier
Prescott National Forest will conduct job fair, Prescott Daily Courier
Eight reasons the Aravaipa Road should be closed, Eastern Arizona Courier
Otero County gets Forest Service building with a quitclaim deed - Lincoln NF S.O. moving, Alamogordo Daily News
Lincoln National Forest announces schedule for travel management workshops, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Lincoln presents latest roads plan, Alamogordo Daily News
Ecological genius Aldo Leopold played huge role in shaping New Mexico's landscape, environment, Albuquerque Tribune
Valles Caldera Worse than a Failure, Wild Wilderness
Santa Fe National Forest: Land Transfer Impact Document Open to Public, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe NF: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Settlement Land Transfers: Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Santa Clara, and Los Alamos County, USFS [pdf]
Buckman Area Challenges Eyed , Albuquerque Journal
Let's reform the 1872 Mining Law - finally, HCN Writers on the Range
Don't Disturb Quiet Caldera, Albuquerque Journal editorial
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
BLM advisory council to discuss repeal of access tax, Idaho Statesman
Sawtooth NRA: Abandoned mine poses 'high risk', Star-Tribune
Senate panel backs Oregon coastal wilderness, Idaho deals - Measure would protect wilderness home to salmon, trout, Idaho Statesman
Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range Oppose Land Grab, PR Newswire
Company takes drilling plan to public, Star-Tribune
Idaho officials might cut more trees on state land, Idaho Statesman
We must repeal illegally applied federal user fees, Idaho Statesman
Outdoor industry sees teens as business' future - "Nurturing" love for outdoors, Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Drops Highway Suit in Face of Earthjustice Pressure - But threat remains as state pursues thousands of RS2477 claims, Earthjustice
Wasatch-Cache National Forest West Bear Landscape Management Project Notice of intent to prepare a supplemental EIS, Federal Register
Wasatch-Cache NF ski race controversy: Compromise unlikely to please many people - ULLR Chase to avoid snowmobile conflicts by using circular course, Salt Lake Tribune
Protect Utah's spectacular Green River, Deseret Morning News
Roadless plan debated - Idaho proposal seeks flexibility in managing state's wild areas, Spokesman Review at American Lands Alliance
Citizens speak out on roadless plan - Ninety-day public comment process ends on April 7, Coeur d'Alene Press at American Lands Alliance
9th Circuit to review controversial Idaho logging case, Greenwire
Bridger-Teton National Forest : Drilling near Tetons to be subject of open house in Jackson, Billings Gazette
Boise NF: Company scales back Idaho mining plans, The Oregonian
Historic mine deemed 'extreme' hazard - Cleanup of Livingston Mill will be largest in Sawtooth NRA history, Idaho Mountain Express
Feds crack down on Nevada grazing, Los Angeles Times
Bridger-Teton NF: Hoback pipeline gets green light, Billings Gazette
Forestry committee sides with conservationists on wording of Idaho roadless plan, Idaho Statesman
Risch seeks compromise on roadless rule to break 40-year deadlock, Lewiston Tribune at Idaho Statesman
Poll: Idahoans want backcountry protected, Sun Valley News
Heli-skiing company can stay in business, Deseret Morning News
Court upholds ruling, backs heli-skiing company, Salt Lake Tribune
Uintah County faces drop in federal PILT funding, Vernal Express
Outdoor Alliance Takes Strong Stand on Colorado and Idaho Roadless Area Protection, PR Newswire
Bush Administration Plan Would Open Six Million Acres of Pristine National Forests in Idaho to Mining and Logging, Pew Environment Group
Analysis of the Proposed Rule by James Furnish, Our Forests [pdf]
Risch Returns to Roadless, Boise Weekly
Court upholds permit to drop skiers by helicopter, Daily Star
Public to get say on energy corridors, Salt Lake Tribune
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Forest Service, OSHA reach agreement on Esperanza Fire report, The Press-Enterprise
Request made to unseal documents in Oyler case, The Press-Enterprise
Targeting a troubled Tahoe tributary, Nevada Appeal
Don't judge me by the size of my tires - I'm an off-road enthusiast and a passionate environmentalist, CS Monitor
U.S. indictment accuses Nevada woman of cutting Tahoe trees, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Charges filed in Tahoe tree removal, Reno Gazette-Journal
Woman indicted in Tahoe tree cutting, Post-Intelligencer
Esperanza Fire To Cause Changes At USFS, Fire Fighting News
Angeles NF: Cougar sighting at JPL creates a buzz, Los Angeles Times
Group files to list Pacific fisher endangered, San Francisco Chronicle
Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Pacific Fisher Under California Endangered Species Act - Petition Opens New Front in Effort to Protect California Forests, Center for Biological Diversity
Shasta-Trinity NF: Forest Service Implements "Proof of Concept" Model, Wild Wilderness
Forest Service Dismantles Wildlife Monitoring in the Sierra Nevada National Forest, American Lands Alliance
Sunnyvale homeowners told to cut redwoods that block neighbor's solar panels, San Jose Mercury News
Logging's OK, but not clearcuts, Calaveras Enterprise
Clear cutting is hurtful to big game, Calaveras Enterprise
Attempt made to unseal transcripts in Esperanza Fire murder case, Riverside Press Enterprise
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit: South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration EIS/EIR Notice of intent to prepare a joint EIS/Report, Federal Register
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino); Proposed Rule, Federal Register
Meeting set on sudden oak death, Inside Bay Area
Firebreak Brush to Be Burned By USFS Los Padres District, The Mountain Enterprise
Walk among the giants at Muir Woods, Contra Costa Times
Historic Opportunity to Protect Great Redwood Forests of Humboldt - Alliance of Private Investors and Conservation Interests Would Protect Forests and Jobs, The Nature Conservancy
Plan would divide forest for logging, preservation, Inside Bay Area
Judge may jail USDA official Mark Rey, Idyllwild Town Crier
Man gets 5 years in tree massacre, Los Angeles Times
Six Rivers NF: Blue Ribbon Coalition Wins Appeal, Motorcycle USA
Nature Conservancy proposes plan to save troubled Pacific Lumber, San Francisco Chronicle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Risky timber practices worsened December flooding, Seattle Times
Firefighter companies protest Oregon contract cuts, Oregonian
Wolf confirmed to have migrated to Oregon's Wallowa-Whitman National Forest from Idaho, Idependent Record AP
Let's face the real costs of logging, Register-Guard
Western Oregon Plan Revisions create a detrimental impact on Oregon, Daily Emerald
Senate panel backs Oregon coastal wilderness, Idaho deals - Measure would protect wilderness home to salmon, trout, Idaho Statesman
Can elusive fishers stage a comeback in Oympic National Park?, Tacoma News Tribune
Suspected "eco-terrorist" on trial, The Daily of the University of Washington
Company investigating Mount Baker for geothermal power, Longview Daily News
A limit to rainy-day funds - County officials plan to develop five-year strategy to deal with falling revenue, Mail Tribune
Influential Forest Service official to retire in March, Yakima Herald Republic
WOPR would roll back protections - Timber harvests should not trump fish, water and wildlife, Medford Mail Tribune editorial
An outdoorsman's view: Scrap the BLM plan, Oregonian
Foresters group says WOPR will help BLM, aid counties, News Review
Better forest management needed now - Mount Hood National Forest the perfect place to start, Oregon City News
Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest FLREA Notice of New Fee Site, Federal Register
Umpqua National Forest D-Bug Hazard Reduction Timber Sale Project Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Mt. Hood National Forest & City of Portland prepare new Bull Run Watershed Management Unit Agreement, Federal Register
The I-5 of rail transport - Clearcut logging derailed key corridor, Register-Guard
Debris 20 feet deep in places, Register-Guard
Sudden oak death quarantine expanded for coast, Gold Beach Curry County Reporter
Siskiyou Mountains and Scott Bar Salamanders Denied Protection Under the Endangered Species Act; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Relies on Timber Industry Pseudo-Science to Deny Imperiled Salamanders Protection, Center for Biological Diversity
ESA Protection Not Warranted: 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi) and Scott Bar Salamander (Plethodon asupak) as Threatened or Endangered, Federal Register
Two campgrounds reopened for use - A logging operation will close public access to Lost Lake, Statesman Journal
Conference will study role of Oregon forests in regulating climate, Register-Guard
Cascade-Siskiyou NM: Grazing's future still up in the air - Report offers no clear answers to whether livestock grazing can continue in monument, Mail Tribune
Some owners can't see forest for the trees, Oregonian
Willamette NF: Slide's impact hits hard, Register-Guard
Treehuggers and treecutters unite - Small foresters in Washington get a break that might just keep them in business, High Country News
USFS Timberline Lodge, marvel of WPA, Seattle Times
Colville NF: Forest Service Implements "Proof of Concept" Model, Wild Wilderness
Proof of Concept, Colville National Forest - Newsroom
Northwest's top forester plans to retire this spring, Oregonian
Regional forester Linda Goodman announces retirement, East Oregonian
Senators: Timber funds priority,,Wyden, Smith put county payments on session agenda, Statesman Journal
Bill could end day-use fees at trails, Interpretive Center, Baker City Herald
Agency finds BLM logging plan for Western Oregon bad for salmon, Oregonian
Trees are a renewable resource, Register-Guard letter
WOPR a shortsighted solution, Register-Guard letter
Burning billions, Baker City Herald
BLM director delivers keynote at logging conference, Register-Guard
George Wuerthner's letter to Sen Wyden in opposition to his logging ("thinning") plans, Foundation for Deep Ecology
Old growth fuels federal forest debate - Advocates for both sides fail to even agree on definition of old growth, Capital Press
Timber thefts in your own backyard, Crosscut Seattle
Willamette NF: Elk habitat vandalism 'disheartening', Statesman Journal
Central Oregon Sees Wood-Based Biofuels In Mixed Light, OPB News
Scientists see potential geothermal energy source under Cascades, Tacoma News Tribune
Speaker offers logging industry answers for 'Generation Why?', The Register-Guard
Invisible Cities: Pixieland, the Mythical Amusement Park on the Oregon Coast, a former wetland now being restored by the US Forest Service, Oregonian
Family foresters watch the green blow away - Small timber landowners face low price for logs and high price to salvage them, The Daily Astorian
Clackamas County activists will propose tree-cutting law, Oregonian
One Tough S.O.D.: Sudden Oak Death Continues To Taunt Brookings, Curry Pilot
Replacement for historic McKinley Stump arrives, Oregonian
The Thursday R6 Update for January 17, 2008, USFS
DNR must look at logging practices, The Olympian
State keeps slide risks to itself - Mudflow hazard maps go unseen by homeowners over development and property value concerns, Oregonian
State Rep. Brian Blake's legislative proposal to provide more public access, Longview Daily News
Legislator wants to make Silver Falls a national park, Corvallis News-Register
Park idea could mean less funding, Democrat Herald
Silver Falls proposal surprises officials, Statesman Journal
Take a hard look at giving Silver Falls to feds, Corvallis Gazette Times editorial
Is this a golden opportunity for Silver Falls? - Legislator revives effort to make site a national park, Statesman Journal
Time for a better forest policy, Oregonian editorial
Top regional Forest Service official to retire, Oregonian
Trial date set in Ashland - ski area dispute - At issue is which entity is in control of the ski area's expansion plans, Mail Tribune
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Southern Forest to hold public workshop on future of forests, Bogalusa Daily News
Seabees build new Sabine NF headquarters in Milam, Lufkin Daily News
Perry Lakes Park-area logging proposal irks preservationist, Tuscaloosa News
Forest Service, Air Pollution Control Board not satisfied with Dominion coal-plant proposal, Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Nature Conservancy Applauds Congressional Support for Conservation and Restoration Projects in Virginia, TNC
Ridge and Valley Act Will Protect Jefferson NF Wilderness, Daily News Record
Daniel Boone National Forest Seeks Public Input On Proposed Rent Of Recreation Facilities, WKYT News
Cellulosic ethanol production could fight Gulf Dead Zone, help fisheries, Mongabay News
Trees Lost to Katrina May Present Climate Challenge, NPR News
Property owners robbed of their trees, Sentinel-Echo
Mining takes a bite out of state park, Tennessean
Safety Rules At Florida Trail Association's Chain Saw School, Tampa Tribune
Florida: Invasive beetle attacks redbay trees, News Daily
Dry weather draws destructive beetles to Orlando area - The bugs may have killed as many as 2,500 trees in Seminole County by recent estimates, Orlando Sentinel
Escambia County to give away canopy trees, Pensacola News Journal
Watershed represents diverse ecosystems, Smoky Mountain News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Forest owners could benefit from collaboration, The Ironton Tribune
Measure Would Help Municipalities Fight Gypsy Moth Defoliation, Politicker NJ
Allegheny NF: Forest Service Implements "Proof of Concept" Model, Wild Wilderness
Advocates want Allegheny National Forest wilderness preserved, The Herald, Sharon, Pa.
The Wayne's forest supervisor Mary O'Brien Reddan retiring, Athens Messenger
Monongahela NF: Smoke Hole is W.Va. treasure, Beacon Journal
Superior NF: Comments sought on major land exchange, Timberjay News
Hiawatha National Forest Open House To Address "Niagara Area" Project, St. Ignace News
BWCA Wilderness activist, 'Canoe King of Ely' Bill Rom dies, Star Tribune
USFS Forest Products Laboratory: Xethanol research shows increased ethanol production rates, Biofuel Review
Migratory birds of the Northeast help save rain forest - Birds eat potentially devastating caterpillars, Worcester Telegram & Gazette News
Forests Could Benefit When Fall Color Comes Late, Terra Daily
Rahall plans to protect more of Monongahela forest, Charleston Daily Mail
Stevens Point conservationist to testify on mining law before U.S. Senate Stevens Point Journal at Wausau Daily Herald
Timber Thieves Strike at the Heart of Lands Held Dear, New York Times
'Buy local' mantra moves into timber, Wisconsin State Journal
Preparing wood for milling important part of operation, Wisconsin State Journal
Lookout! - Old Wayne National Forest fire tower being repurposed for communications, Athens Messenger
Witch hazel seen on warm days, Beacon Journal
Ohio: Program pays landowners to protect woodlands, The Times-Reporter
Harvard pulls back from plan to sell forest land, Boston Globe
Universal Forest Products: Wood company closes plants, weak housing market, Az Republic AP
Towns searching for ancient roads, Bennington Banner
Fresh from the Woods: The Perfect Storm, Waldo Soup
Protecting Minnesota's changing northern forests, Minnesota Public Radio
Ottawa National Forest open house today, Ironwood Daily Globe
Biomass Pellet Plant Coming To Missouri, Alternative Energy Retailer
New techniques create butanol from lignocellulosic materials, making a superior biofuel, Washington University in St. Louis
Ocean City, New Jersey Cancels Order for Rainforest Destruction to Fix Their Boardwalk - Victory for those working to end ancient rainforest logging, and a defeat for supporters of forest certification greenwashing, as an important precedent is set, Ecological Internet
Finances, not rain forests, made town scrap boardwalk wood plan, Newsday
Ocean City scraps rain forest wood deal, Newsday
N.J. Beach Town Scraps Rain Forest Deal, Google AP
Rain-forest wood out in Ocean City, Philadelphia Inquirer
Boardwalk fix in Ocean City stalls on wood, Philadelphia Inquirer
Worry in Michigan as Forests Change Hands, New York Times
GIS scientist wins soil conservation award - Renschler's GeoWEPP is used widely by scientists and land managers at numerous government agencies, including the Forest Service, UB Reporter
Iowa groups to induce Rwandan forest's rebirth, Des Moines Register
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska
Forest Service releases the new Tongass National Forest plan, SitNews
Feds designate Tongass areas open to logging - Some object that new roads will be needed, Anchorage Daily News
Bush moves on Alaska as backs are turned, Post-Intelligencer
Bush opens 3m acres of Alaskan forest to logging - Environmentalists say region will be devastated · Supporters claim plan will revive timber industry, The Guardian
Coeur submits Kensington proposal, Juneau Empire
Kensington Mine developer proposes alternate waste site, KTUU News
Forest Service releases 10-year Tongass plan, Juneau Empire
Forest Service signs off on Tongass logging plans, KTUU News
Plan would open Tongass forest to logging - 3 million acres of the Alaska wilderness would be made available under the new U.S. Forest Service management outline, Los Angeles Times
Swaths of Tongass opening for logging - New rules would let industry into 3.4 million acres, Post-Intelligencer
Administration Forest Plan Assailed - Proposal Would Allow Logging, Roads in Alaska's Tongass, Washington Post
Tongass plan aims to harvest same amount of timber, phasing in sales, E&E News
Tongass National Forest Plan Adjustment: Record of Decision & Maps, USFS
Bush Opens Roadless Tongass National Forest to Logging, Environment News Service
Governor Palin Lauds National Forest Management Plan, Alaska Report
Bush Administration Strips Protections from America's Largest Forest - Pristine Areas Targeted for Logging, NRDC, Earthjustice, et al
Bush administration opens huge swath of Tongass National Forest to logging and development, Post-Intelligencer blog
Speaker looks at conservation in our 49th state, Yakima Herald Republic
Forest Service opens 3.4 million acres of Tongass Forest to logging, Seattle Times
New Tongass National Forest Management Decision Presents Opportunities for Conservation and Conflict, The Nature Conservancy
Chugach National Forest Placer River Valley Open to Winter Motorized Use, USFS
Cordova examines storm-water treatment alternatives, The Cordova Times

 


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