Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Molloy orders feds to explain fire retardant policy, Missoulian
Judge threatens jail for Bush official over fire retardant, Star-Tribune -Barnard AP
Judge threatens to block fire-retardant drops, put USDA official in jail, E&E News
Official threatened with jail - Judge: Forest Service failed to examine firefighting chemical that is deadly to fish, Sacramento Bee
Judge's Order Setting Contempt Hearing for February 26th, 2008, FSEEE [pdf]
Saving the Forests, Plenty magazine
In Life's Web, Aiding Trees Can Kill Them, New York Times
Bush vs. trees - Ruling may offer only temporary protection of national forests, Herald Tribune editorial
Trees absorbing less CO2, The Hindu
The hidden value of Bali: Why saving the world's rainforests is good for the climate and the US economy, Mongabay News
Recycled-paper coffins bring 'green' to death, Deseret Morning News
Fighting pollution the poplar way: Transgenic trees to clean up Indiana site, Purdue University
Appalachian trees target of timber thefts, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Little Arson Annie Teaches Kids About Fire Safety, KFDM News
Out of the forest -- for a price - Money grows on, and under, the trees, The Oregonian
Bitterroot Dispute: Heated Off-Road Vehicle Meeting Results in Investigation Into Threat, New West Network
Forest Service cancels meeting on Bitterroot, Missoulian
Off-Road Vehicles, New York Times
Judge threatens jail for Bush official over fire retardant, KGW AP
Outsourcing of Federal Natural Resources Jobs Blocked - Congress Kills Key Bush Management Agenda Plank for Park and Forest Services, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Natural resources jobs to stay in agencies - Budget bill has ban on activities directed toward outsourcing any Forest Service jobs, Helena Independent Record
Pay to play under fire, Summit Daily News
Tonto NF: Forest Service fees analyzed by local residents - Contact your Congressional Representatives, Globe, Arizona Silver Belt - News
Hydra Crimes and Misdemeanors - Bush admin backs off appeal of nixed forest-management rules, plans to release new ones, Grist News
Government abandons appeal of forest management ruling, SF Chronicle -Hebert AP
Forest Service presses ahead with logging rules revision, Arizona Republic -Barnard AP
Bush Administration Abandons Efforts to Undermine Wildlife Protections in National Forests - A Victory for Public Participation, Earth Justice
Baucus proposes ways to meet rising firefighting costs, Missoulian
Senator Baucus Strategizes on Firefighting Funding, New West Network
Legislation aims to stabilize wildfire funds, Great Falls Tribune
Open Space Foundation goes national, lands contract with U.S. Forest Service to help cities across the nation revitalize their urban cores, Madison Capital Times
Forest Wisdom - The Forest Guild on climate change, Gristmill
Countries united on rain forests, Chicago Tribune at Contra Costa Times
Human Impacts in Pine Forests: Past, Present, and Future, Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Biodegradable coffins part of a trend toward "natural" burials, Albuquerque Tribune
Forest Service a threat to national forests, The Town Talk - Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana
Forest service needs a jolt, The Payson Roundup editorial
Last Night's Tonto Natl. Forest Citizen's Meeting: A public meeting on the 'Tonto Forest Proposed Closures and Increase of Instances Where Fees Are Charged', Gila 101.9 News
Local Citizens Send Letter To McCain: Concerns over coming Changes to the Tonto spur citizen action, Gila 101.9 News
Tonto Forest facilities hard-pressed - Tonto Creek Campground leads list of forest's busiest, but neglected, Payson Roundup
Miracles do happen, Wild Wilderness
Leading biofuels may be worse for environment than fossils fuels, Mongabay News
Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say experts, The Guardian
Katrina's Carbon Cost, Living on Earth
RIP trees: Can burying wood take carbon out of circulation for good?, Conservation Magazine
Good news, of a sort, for trees and their friends, The Economist
Clearcutting the Climate: Uniting the Climate and Forest Protection Movements, ForestClimate.org
New Tool May Help in Fight to Curb CO2 - Radar Enables Better Monitoring of Commitments to Preserve Forests, Wall Street Journal
Carbon Sink Capacity In Northern Forests Reduced By Global Warming, Terra Daily
Warming forests sop up less greenhouse gases than thought, CanWest News
Forests failing in carbon relief role, Sydney Morning Herald
NFL planting trees prior to Super Bowl, Daily Herald
The Chief's Desk - People, Places and Things: December 28, 2007, USFS
Report Finds Deforestation Offers Very Little Money Compared To Potential Financial Benefits, Science Daily
Saving Forests: Saluting Martyrs from USA to Malaysia, The Moderate Voice
Changing needs forcing closure of National Forest recreation sites, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Recreation fees source of contention, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Energy bill cuts national forest wood waste, Rapid City Journal
In a Forest's Breath, Deciphering Climate Clues, NPR
Forest Service Economist Explains Housing Slump, Identifies Bright Spots and Biz Opportunities, Pallet Enterprise
Bill tells Forest Service to boost staff, SGV Tribune
Fire crews lured away, San Bernardino County Sun
Don't count cork out just yet, Reno Gazette Journal
A road forward on roadless issue, Denver Post editorial
Comment sought on roadless proposal, Ouray News
Forest Service plans to evaluate routes on public lands, Durango Herald
Public lands park motor vehicles - Forest proposal limits cross country travel, Cortez Journal
Lincoln NF: Forest Service plans travel management workshops, Current-Argus
WORLD NEWS
Global deforestation data is deeply flawed: Is tropical deforestation really occurring?, Mongabay News
'No clear trend' in forest loss, BBC News
No Convincing Evidence For Decline In Tropical Forests, Terra Daily AFP
Pine beetle target of DNA research, Globe and Mail
Forestry aid gets mixed reaction in N.B., CBC News
Flaherty sees more forestry, manufacturing pain, Reuters
Harper pledges $1B for struggling industries - Funds to battle pine beetle in Alberta, Calgary Herald
PM pledges one billion dollars for struggling mining, forestry towns, Terra Daily AFP
Forestry aid package under fire, Chronicle Journal
Fixing forestry: Change Crown renters into owners, privatizing Crown land, Globe and Mail
Barama yet to receive re-certification, Stabroek News
Guyana grants 1 million acres of Amazon rainforest to U.S. logging firm, Mongabay News
Guyana Awards US Company Large Logging Concession, Canadian Business
Nicaragua: Global Witness raises doubts over legality of FSC certified operations, FSC-Watch
Galicia, Spain: formal complaint submitted against NORFOR and ASI, FSC-Watch
World Bank aims to scale up in Congo forest sector, Reuters
World Bank pledges to do more for DR Congo rainforest, Yahoo! News AFP
In Life's Web, Aiding Trees Can Kill Them, New York Times
Big mammals key to tree-ant team, BBC News
Disappearance of elephants, giraffes causes ecological chain reaction, Mongabay News
Uganda's president revives plan to destroy rainforest, The Canadian
New logging in Sumatra threatens endangered species, Surfbirds News
Malaysia's palm oil council rejects British ad watchdog ruling on commercials, AFX News
Indonesia's APP Threatens National Park - Green Groups, Reuters
Paper giant illegally clearing Indonesian forests: environmentalists, Yahoo! News
Paper giant illegally destroying orangutan habitat in Indonesia says WWF, Mongabay News
FSC dumps Asia Pulp and Paper - but who was to blame?, FSC-Watch
Papua New Guinea - 'eco hero' to 'eco zero', Telegraph
PNG to benefit from Norway's donation for rainforest nations, China View -Xinhua
PNG: Human Thirst for Palm Oil Wipes Out Rare Forest Birds, ENS [$]
Wildlife suffer as deforestation reigns, 999 Today
Scarcity of land chops away at forests in Central Highlands, warns provincial official, Viet Nam News
Ban on timber imports from Burma could be lifted - Critics say embargo makes no sense, Bangkok Post
Rethink biofuel, says Nobel laureate, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Hancock Victoria Plantations, Australia: SmartWood continues to discredit FSC, FSC-Watch
Flathead: Next National Park?, The Tyee
Guyana still open to carbon credits forest deal with UK, Stabroek News
Save Bialowieza Forest, Europe's Last Primeval Temperate Forest, Forests.org
Uganda: The Insanity of Planting 'A New' Mabira, The Monitor
Highway Planned by Paper Giant Asia Pulp & Paper Will Destroy Animal Habitats in Sumatran Forests, Says WWF, Business Wire
Illegal logging and road building threatens tigers and tribes of the Heart of Sumatra, WWF
Papua New Guinea's Woodlark Island Rainforests to Be Cleared for Oil Palm Agrofuels, Rainforest Portal
Uncovering Danum's treasures, The Star- Malaysia
Group calls for Fed Govt review of wood chipping industry, ABC News
Icon forest threatened by State Forests, Bega District News
Honey, they shrunk the forests: beekeepers, ABC Tasmania
Research suggests longer autumns inhibit carbon uptake in forests, CNews
The Boreal Forest: A critical shield against global warming - Pew greenwash facilitates exploitation, Globe and Mail
Time to Stop the Greenwashing, Earth Meanders
Canada's Boreal forest the Fort Knox of carbon, CanWest News
Carbon uptake by temperate forests declining due to global warming, Mongabay News
Northern plants 'losing carbon' due to warming, SciDev.Net
Coastal forest industry is in a state of crisis - Companies are creating carnage in the woods, closing mills and killing jobs, Times Colonist
Study to look at habitat quality in face of mountain pine beetle, Prince George Citizen
Heating with wood can be green, Toronto Star
Three New Salamanders Found in Remote Panama Cloud Forests, National Geographic News
Peru to replant 25 million acres of forest - Following a scolding from the World Bank, Peru launches ambitious reforestation project, Mongabay News
GFC integrating bar-coding with its monitoring methods, Stabroek News
The Bali Road Map and its implications for Guyana, Stabroek News
New Tool May Help in Fight to Curb CO2 - Radar Enables Better Monitoring of Commitments to Preserve Forests, Wall Street Journal
Saving the Continent's Forests - The 'Lungs of the World', Africa Renewal (United Nations)
Madagascar increases fines for forest burning, Mongabay News
Orangutan should become symbol of palm-oil opposition, Mongabay News
Orangutan Plan To Curb Carbon Emissions, ScienceDaily
Scientist sees few benefits from biofuels, Reuters
Jungle tribal leader Kelesau Naan took on the loggers. It may have cost him his life, The Times
Rainforest chief killed in Borneo for his opposition to logging, Mongabay News
Rain forest activist's death stirs anger, Earthtimes UPI
Malaysian groups call for tribesman investigation, Reuters
Saving Forests: Saluting Martyrs from USA to Malaysia, The Moderate Voice
Eco-conscious palm oil, The Star -Malaysia
Malaysia Still Tops In Forest Management - Azmi, Bernama
Papua New Guinea Govt Increases Royalties For Timber Exports, Pacific Magazine
'Stay out!' Angry Penan villagers tell loggers, Rengah Sarawak - Malaysiakini News
Carbon - Avoided deforestation credits head for the voluntary carbon markets, Climate Change Corp
Forest Restoration Information Service, UN website
Scientists propose conservation areas for the unique island of Sulawesi, Mongabay News
UN adopts 'historic' non-legally binding instrument to protect forests, Philippine Star
Forest tenurial security, The Manila Times
Corruption blamed for deforestation, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Illegal loggers to replant trees in the section of forest they chopped down, Vietnam- Thanh Nien Daily
Protest blocks Weld road, The Sunday Tasmanian
Activists stump loggers with tree-top sit-in, Brisbane Times
End woodchipping to stop climate change, Bega District News
Grass could help save the world, Sydney Morning Herald
New schemes look to protect Irish woodlands, Edie News
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Paperless federal budget saves 480 trees, Seattle Tmes
Scientists fear committee's dissolution will result in lost data - Bush administration plans to abolish office that grants civilian requests for classified information, Contra Costa Times
When pieces of national parks go on sale, U.S. can't pay, CS Monitor
Outsourcing of Federal Natural Resources Jobs Blocked - Congress Kills Key Bush Management Agenda Plank for Park and Forest Services, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Natural resources jobs to stay in agencies - Budget bill has ban on activities directed toward outsourcing any Forest Service jobs, Helena Independent Record
Pay to play under fire - Pending U.S. Senate bill would end recreation fees; three Summit County sites would be affecte, Summit Daily News
Tonto NF: Forest Service fees analyzed by local residents - Contact your Congressional Representatives, Globe, Arizona Silver Belt - News
Senator Wyden writing bill to thin forests, Post-Intelligencer
Baucus proposes ways to meet rising firefighting costs, Missoulian
Legislation aims to stabilize wildfire funds, Great Falls Tribune
Senator Baucus Strategizes on Firefighting Funding, New West Network
BLM tags $4K processing fee on drill permits, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
BLM Charging $4,000 Fee for Oil, Gas Drilling Application - There had been no charge in the past, Albuquerque Journal
Where Trails Lead: Our Heritage, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Energy bill cuts national forest wood waste, Rapid City Journal
Bill tells Forest Service to boost staff, SGV Tribune
Fire crews lured away, San Bernardino County Sun
Congress seeks plan to boost Forest Service vacancies in SoCal, Chico Enterprise Record
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Bitterroot Dispute: Heated Off-Road Vehicle Meeting Results in Investigation Into Threat, New West Network
"Put a bullet in her head" - Report from B'root Travel Plan meeting, New West Network
Forest Service cancels meeting on Bitterroot, Missoulian
Bitterroot Forest travel plan draws ire of Darby citizens, Ravalli Republic
Public's insight important to Bitterroot forest travel plan, Missoulian op-ed by Dave Bull
Stevensville travel management plan meeting canceled, Missoulian
Gallatin NF: Agency seeks input on mineral proposal, Billings Gazette
Gallatin National Forest reopens Hyalite Road, Billings Gazette
Helena NF: Global warming discussed , KPAX News
Who pays for wildfires?, Helena Independent Record
Jimtown fuels reduction begins, Helena Independent Record
Watershed protection is a must, Montana Standard
Logging set for 3 Flathead state parks, Missoulian
Kootenai NF: Mine opponents give notice of intent to sue, Star-Tribune
Major funding to rehab roads, The Missoula Independent
Watershed project proposes some road decommissioning, Bonner County Daily Bee
Maah Daah Hey Trail Association is recognized, The Dickinson Press
Natural resources jobs to stay in agencies - Budget bill has ban on activities directed toward outsourcing any Forest Service jobs, Helena Independent Record
Baucus proposes ways to meet rising firefighting costs, Missoulian
Senator Baucus Strategizes on Firefighting Funding, New West Network
Sen. Baucus seeking more wildfire funding, KPAX News
Legislation aims to stabilize wildfire funds, Great Falls Tribune
Bitterroot NF: Travel plan invites public comment, Ravalli Republic
Wood roof ban was prudent,, Helena Independent Record editorial
Commission votes to phase out wood roofing materials, Helena Independent Record
National Forests in Idaho Roadless Area Conservation -Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment, Federal Register
Bush administration releases draft rule for Idaho's roadless land, KTVB News
Bitterroot forest to hold meetings on travel plan, Missoulian
Groups threaten suit over planned mine, Missoulian at Star-Tribune
Bozeman Creek Trailhead Permanently Protected - Popular trailhead transferring from private to public property, New West Network
Forest Service Re-Opens Hyalite Canyon Gate Today After Several Day Closure, New West Network
Lolo NF: Missoula landowner donates 782 acres near Blue Mountain to Forest Service, Missoulian
Debate continues over fire prevention, Helena Independent Record
Blixseths to Sell Yellowstone Club - Fortune built on Forest Service land swaps, New West Network
Wolverine study starts second stage, Daily InterLake
Climate change threatens wolverines in Glacier, Great Falls Tribune
North Dakota's state forester wants horizontal drilling through Pembina Gorge, Bismarck Tribune
Land donation supplies missing link, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Byway partners receive Take Pride in America Awards, Enderlin Independent: North Dakota
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Pike forest could be ground zero for new drilling, Springs Gazette
Company seeks OK for gas wells in Pike National Forest, Summit Daily News
Pine beetles close in on Front Range - Eastern Slope mountains destined for change, experts say , The Coloradoan
Experts say beetle infestation crossing the divide, Summit Daily News
Mtn. bikers dislike wilderness closure, Summit Daily News
Nebraska NF Travel Management Rule Implementation Project: Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Pay to play under fire, Summit Daily News
BLM tags $4K processing fee on drill permits, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Feds OK gas pipeline in roadless area south of Silt, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Enviros Object To Gas Line In Roadless Area, CBS 4 Denver
Peak 6 analysis on hold, Summit Daily News
Black Hills NF: Off-road trail bill faces uphill battle, Rapid City Journal
Black Hills National Forest backs off from Meeker Ranch demolition, Rapid City Journal
Road, Trails Protection Pact to Be Signed Soon - Effort to Preserve Public Access to Roads, Trails in Perpetuity, The Telluride Watch
Forest Service will review whether Beaver Creek could handle so many skiers, Summit Daily News
Rico also feels power loss - The problem was a one-mile stretch of line on U.S. Forest Service land, Cortez Journal
Dying aspen not growing back in some areas; elk habitat threatened, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Fern on Pikes Peak won't get federal protection, Springs Gazette
A road forward on roadless issue, Denver Post editorial
Comment sought on roadless proposal, Ouray News
Forest Service plans to evaluate routes on public lands, Durango Herald
Public lands park motor vehicles - Forest proposal limits cross country travel, Cortez Journal
San Juan Forest accepting apps for artist-in-residence program, Ridgway Sun at Ouray News
Breckenridge expansion ready for review, Vail Daily
Invaluable lands are protected by conservation easements, Summit Daily News
A Rocky Mountain Low, New York Times
Energy bill cuts national forest wood waste, Rapid City Journal
Licenses required for multipurpose vehicles on Forest Service roads, Laramie Boomerang
Bighorn NF: Ranching a proper use for public lands, High Country News - Writers on the Range
Auditor shares timber money with counties, Rapid City Journal
S.D. counties get timber payments, Argus Leader
Hikers reach pivotal 30th anniversary of New Year's trek, Rapid City Journal
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Santa Fe NF: Couple lives through three nights lost on the mountain, New Mexican
Caldera Board Will Soon Consider Whether to Allow Snowmobiles, Albuquerque Journal
Thinning May Help Build Bridges, Mountain View Telegraph
Lincoln NF roads meetings to begin, Alamogordo Daily News
Super Bowl aims to go 'green', The Arizona Republic
Tonto NF: Forest Service fees analyzed by local residents - Contact your Congressional Representatives, Globe, Arizona Silver Belt - News
'Feels like a miracle': Two snowboarders rescued - Two snowboarders found alive after three nights lost near Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe New Mexican
Missing Snowboarders Rescued From Little Tesuque Peak, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe NF: Missing snowboarders rescued from three-day ordeal, Santa Fe New Mexican
Search is on for snowboarders missing near Santa Fe ski basin, Santa Fe New Mexican
Environmental groups sue over listing of southern N.M. butterfly, Alamogordo Daily News
Stop the wolf, if you must, however ... - ... ranchers don't have to suffer economically from kills, Ruidoso News
Bringing back the wolf is unwise, Ruidoso News
Forest service needs a jolt, The Payson Roundup editorial
Last Night's Tonto Natl. Forest Citizen's Meeting: A public meeting on the 'Tonto Forest Proposed Closures and Increase of Instances Where Fees Are Charged', Gila 101.9 News
Local Citizens Send Letter To McCain: Concerns over coming Changes to the Tonto spur citizen action, Gila 101.9 News
Tonto Forest facilities hard-pressed - Tonto Creek Campground leads list of forest's busiest, but neglected, Payson Roundup
NFL planting trees prior to Super Bowl, Daily Herald
Public workshop addresses motorized travel regulations in national forest, Ruidoso News
Forest Service rejects WWTP permit; willing to sell needed land, Ruidoso News
Recommendation: Include all roads proposed for closure on the Lincoln National Forest to be classified as RS2477 roads, Ruidoso News [scroll to bottom]
Both sides howling over wolf program, Alamogordo Daily News
County intensifies opposition to gray wolf reintroduction - Fears that USFWS officials may try to introduce wolves into the White Mountain Wilderness of the Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso News
Conservationists Want Probe Into Reports of Wolf Baiting, Albuquerque Journal
USFS seeks comment on fuels reduction project - Officials with the Lincoln NF completed a Draft EIS covering the Perk-Grindstone fuels reduction project on the Smokey Bear District, Ruidoso News
Lincoln National Forest prepares for roads meetings, Alamogordo Daily News
Lincoln NF: Forest Service plans travel management workshops, Current-Argus
From loopers to foliage, Alamogordo Daily News
Warm weather keeps pecans hanging around, Las Cruces Sun-News
N.M. Pecan Harvest in Full Swing, Albuquerque Journal AP
Down in the Valles - Valle Caldera National Preserve has some big plans for the new year, The New Mexican
Where Trails Lead: Our Heritage, Albuquerque Journal op-ed
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Eldorado NF: Overuse threatens off-road trail, Sacramento Bee
Scientists map out potential for restoring California fisher populations, USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station
Regional Variation In Home-Range-Scale Habitat Models For Fisher (Martes pennanti) In California, Ecological Applications abstract
Stanislaus Forest leaders outline future, Union Democrat
New phase of Mountain Thin begins, Mt. Shasta News
Impact of Tahoe prescribed burns weighed, Reno Gazette Journal
Muir Woods named to National Register of Historic Places, San Francisco Chronicle
Storms energize waterfalls - Big Basin park's prettiest hike, San Francisco Chronicle
Court Tosses Unfair Competition Suit Over Timber Harvesting, Metropolitan News-Enterprise
Plumas NF: Moonlight Fire Recovery and Restoration Project -Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Plumas National Forest Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Tahoe gets biomass boost, Tahoe Daily Tribune
San Bernardino NF Pebble plains plants lose some protection, Big Bear Grizzly
Redwoods, banana slugs and fungi rule at Big Basin park, Reno Gazette-Journal
Shasta College holding logging history-research contest - Flaunt your forest, Redding Record-Searchlight
Changing needs forcing closure of National Forest recreation sites, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Recreation fees source of contention, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Stanislaus NF: Forest Service riles cabin owners - They say compliance rules inconsistent, Stockton Record
Bill tells Forest Service to boost staff, SGV Tribune
Fire crews lured away, San Bernardino County Sun
Congress seeks plan to boost Forest Service vacancies in SoCal, Chico Enterprise Record
Better forest management in the Sierra Nevada is a necessity, Sierra Sun op-ed
Forest plans different approach to salvage logging - Supervisors from Plumas County and the Plumas National Forest have reached an understanding, Plumas County News
Nature's Nip/Tuck - Makeover turns trout farm to wildlife haven, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Using DC-10 aircrafts early will save lives, homes, Daily Pilot
Feds to Allow San Bernardino NF "Pebble Plain" Plants to Go Locally Extinct With Insufficient Critical Habitat Designation, Center for Biological Diversity
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
County in familiar budget situation - Lane County commissioners prepare for a possible elimination of federal timber compensation, Daily Emerald
Wyden calls for thinning - Senator sees possibility for economic revitalization; OSU expert testifies for change in forest policy, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Out of the forest -- for a price - Money grows on, and under, the trees, The Oregonian
BLM logging plan likely won't work, Register-Guard op-ed
Governor, EPA weigh BLM logging plan, Register-Guard
Gov. Kulongoski's letter to BLM state director Edward Shepard re WOPR, Register-Guard [pdf]
Plantations are not forests - Stop the WOPR, Register-Guard letter
WOPR a shortsighted solution, Register-Guard letter
Western Foresters' Coalition Create Policy on Climate Change, Western Forestry Leadership Coalition
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF: Open houses set for building auctions, Statesman Journal
Buyers snapping up High Lakes forest land - Will public access endure?, Longview Daily News
Deschutes NF: The great race, Bend Bulletin
Skier rescued south of Bend by tracing GPS-equipped cell phone, Oregonian
Man on mission to attack aggressive weed, The East Oregonian
Weyerhaeuser, environmentalists argue logging's effect on floods, Seattle Times
Logging scrutinized after flood: Panel hears testimony on mudslides - Photo sparks special legislative hearing about damage from mudslides, Tacoma News Tribune
Logging Impact? - Lawmakers Hold Hearing About Flood, The Chronicle
Clear-cutting, nature blamed for landslides - Logging officials defend practices, The Olympian
Trees downed by storms create glut, harvest rush, The Olympian
Timber companies salvaging Western Washington storm blowdown, Post-Intelligencer
Astoria must deal with timber blow down quickly, North Coast Oregon
Columbia Landslide, a Month Later: Get set for more, Portland IndyMedia
Forest Management: Mudslide stumper, Post-Intelligencer
Weyerhaeuser does value the forests, Daily Astorian letter
Highway 126 reopens after slide Register-Guard
Anglers, hunters blast BLM's draft for habitat protection - Report says plan for western Oregon would threaten watersheds, forests, Mail Tribune
Outdoorsmen stump for trees - BLM plan: Hunters and fishermen say tripling logging acres would harm the habitats of prized game, The Oregonian
Outdoors groups oppose increase in BLM logging, Coos Bay World AP
BLM Oregon Logging Plan Draws Fire, KOIN News
Senator Wyden writing bill to thin forests, KGW News
Wallowa-Whitman NF: Westside Rangeland Analysis - Notice of Intent To Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Save Northwest forests for conifers, not condos - How did conservationists become tree-cutters?, Seattle Times op-ed
Famous Sitka spruce tree will keep telling its story - as a 'nurse log', Daily Astorian
Astoria city forester urges prompt action, Daily Astorian
Logger killed while removing damaged trees, Daily Astorian
Shooting one owl to save another?, Oregonian
The Fishing Is Great On Mount Saint Helens, ARRL News
Great Nordeen cross-country ski race links past to the present, News-Review
Coast range landslides a historic reality in Pacific Northwest, Bend Weekly
Logging boost riles hunter, anglers, Albany Democrat-Herald
Let's allow BLM to manage forests; it can be done sustainably, Register-Guard op-ed
Save the forests? What about us?, Register-Guard op-ed
New summer attractions could draw people to Willamette NF Hoodoo Mountain Resort, KATU News
O Little Town in Oregon - WOPR not the answer, t r u t h o u t
Weighing in on WOPR, Register-Guard editorial
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF: Forest Service critic says toxic logs at South Fork Stillaguamish River must go, Everett Daily Herald
Federal money could help Forest Service with road-repair backlog, Post-Intelligencer
Tahuya State Forest Sustains $1M in Damage, Kitsap Sun
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
U.S. Forest Service Decision: Logging plan OK'd near Blowing Rock, Charlotte Observer
Pisgah NF: Globe logging project foes lose battle - The Blowing Rock Town Council, the Boone City Council and the Watauga County Commission all have passed resolutions opposed to the logging, News-Topic
Globe appeal rejected, Watauga Democrat
Globe Project coming in 2009, dialogue continues, High Country NC News
Appalachian trees target of timber thefts, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Little Arson Annie Teaches Kids About Fire Safety, KFDM News
Can cold weather help fight Hemlock infestation?, Bristol Herald Courier
Infestation frustration: Hemlock pest spreads; despite efforts, impacts seen in Smokies, Knoxville News Sentinel
Will intensive forest practices impact water quality? - With Forest Fertilization up 800 percent, best management practices can minimize impacts on water quality, Soil Science Society of America
Mississippi: Forestry industry sees falling prices, The Daily Leader
Regional goal will preserve 695,000 new acres of forest by 2020, Chesapeake Bay Journal
Forest Service a threat to national forests, The Town Talk - Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana
Forest officials checking licenses at Bent Creek today, Asheville Citizen-Times
Groups debate Pisgah cutting - Lawsuit possible if U.S. won't alter plan, Winston-Salem Journal
Jefferson NF: Wise County can't do without lookout tower - High Knob building burned, and residents want structure rebuilt, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Jefferson NF: Destination for the love-struck could rise from ashes, Fayetteville Observer AP
The High Knob tower isn't a national priority - Wise County residents should fund reconstruction themselves, Roanoke Times editorial
Mississippi Forestry workshops: Project Learning Tree for adults and The Giving Tree for children!, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
Concept: Paying people to not cut down trees - A W & M professor is advocating the idea of paying rain forest owners not for their timber, but to protect their land, Daily Press
Curb illegal logging, landowners urge - Timber values are rising, which is causing a problem, The Vindicator
Katrina's Carbon Cost, Living on Earth
Cold doesn't stop brush fire in Ocala forest, Orlando Sentinel
Texas Forest Service director announces his retirement, Lufkin Daily News
Scrap This Forest Plan, Daily News Record
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Fighting pollution the poplar way: Transgenic trees to clean up Indiana site, Purdue University
NYC Parks Department Ends the Use of Tropical Hardwoods for Benches, Rainforest Portal
Task force develops new paper purchasing policy, The Lantern
Toothpick mill sold, Kennebec Journal
Prehistoric Forest Emerges From Farmer's Pond, Science Daily
Plum Creek Proposal: Committee now turns its focus to land conservation, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Plum Creek sells 100,000 acres to Forestland Group, Sawyer County Record - Hayward, WI
Two plead guilty to BWCA terror, Timberjay News
Investors put their hope in wood pellets, Duluth News Tribune
Open Space Foundation goes national, lands contract with U.S. Forest Service to help cities across the nation revitalize their urban cores, Madison Capital Times
Forest Service reschedules open house, Ironwood Daily Globe
Protect Adirondack forest, The Buffalo News editorial
Timber for the future: Champlin Forest logging will sustain crop, revenue, Fosters
Partnership benefits habitat for grouse, other species, Ironwood Daily Globe
Minnesota's timber industry hopes for a better year in 2008, Pioneer Press
Oil industry, environment appeals may derail Allegheny forest's 10-year plan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Group says expanding state forest ATV network is dangerous, Pittsburgh Live
Gypsy moths costly to kill, more costly to ignore, New Jersey Herald
Harvard forest plan hits bad patch, Boston Globe
Take a virtual walk in woods: Camillus Forest Unique Area, Syracuse Post-Standard
Forests on the edge, Seacoast Online
Vermont-based Forest Watch Joins Center for Biological Diversity to Advocate for Northeast Public Lands and Species, Center for Biological Diversity
In a Forest's Breath, Deciphering Climate Clues, NPR
A clear-cut solution: To preserve wildlife habitat, environmentalists are felling trees, Boston Globe
Federal omnibus appropriations to provide funding for local projects - U.S. Forest Service will get $990,000 to build a mesocosm at its Northern Research Station, Mining Gazette
State to Receive $1.9 Million for Rural Schools & Roads, Wisconsin Ag Connection
Chequamegon/Nicolet NF, Ruffed Grouse Society to partner, Sawyer County Record
National Forest staffer recounts 'Green Futures' trip, Ithaca Journal
Youth groups assist reforestation project - Burned cedar grove gets new start, Asbury Park Press
Forest watchdog retires from fray, Burlington Free Press
Presque Isle: Man fined for illegal tree harvesting, Bangor Daily News

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