Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Volunteers stretching forests' budgets as Congress refuses to allocate adequate funds for projects & upkeep, Denver Post
Warming Affects Trees, Streams in West, SF Chronicle AP
Fire-Starter Terry Barton Gets 15 Years' Probation, SF Chronicle AP
Silent Insect Killer Ravages American West - Growing Epidemic of Mountain Pine Beetles Is Destroying Millions of Acres of Forests, ABC News
National forests: Reining in off-roaders - Cross-country enthusiasts, ranchers and hikers await travel restrictions on national forestland, New Mexican
Apache NF: Motor-use miles up in USFS plan - Clifton, Alpine RDs would see increases , Eastern Arizona Courier
Sawtooth NF: Managing roadless areas, South Idaho Press
Sawtooth National Forest to restrict off-highway vehicle use, Idaho Statesman
Conservationists push for meadow jumping mouse protections - Ask Forest Service to take close look at grazing practices on forest land, Las Cruces Sun-News
Rare New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Needs More Grass, WildEarth Guardians
The History Channel's A-Historical "Ax Men" - Clearcutting the History of Forest Destruction, Counterpunch
Aanestad to Congress: "Fund Rural Schools Now", California Chronicle
Coalition calls for new mining laws, Missoulian
The Future of Wilderness in a Time of Change, Northwest Wilderness and Parks Conference
Million Acres of Guyanese Rainforest To Be Saved In Groundbreaking Deal. The Independent/UK
Investor puts his money into the rainforest, New Scientist
Forest Service May Move to Interior - Some See Agency As Out of Place Under the USDA, Washington Post
Federal cuts trouble for Vermont forests, Burlington Free Press
Forest service budget cuts hit hard, Summit Daily News
Camping fees at some Sequoia sites surge 70%, Fresno Bee
US Forest Service Locatable Minerals Operations: Proposed rule; request for comments - Comments due May 27, 2008, Federal Register
The Conservation and Restoration of Old Growth in Frequent-fire Forests of the American West, Ecology and Society
New approach to measuring carbon in forests, CSIRO
FSC has 'failed the world's forests' say critics, Mongabay News
Study Finds Better Forest Protection and Fewer Wildfires in FSC-Certified Areas in Guatemala' Maya Biosphere Reserve, Rainforest Alliance
Logging at Clayoquot Sound - thanks to FSC, FSC-Watch
U.S. furniture demand drives illegal logging in Laos - Illegal wood for Vietnamese factories devastates forests in the Mekong region of Laos. Western desire for cheap wood furniture at blame, Mongabay News
Environmentalists sue feds over endangered species inaction, San Diego Union Tribune
Since '01, Guarding Species Is Harder - Endangered Listings Drop Under Bush, Washington Post
Battle lines shift for war on fire, Missoulian
Fire retardant lawsuit dismissed - Group plans to file another lawsuit challenging the finding of no significant impact, KPAX
Fire solutions, not costly legal fights, are what's needed, Wallowa County Chieftain editorial
The Lowdown on Managed Recreation, Wild Wilderness
The Beast has been Starved. Now for the consequences. Wild Wilderness
Federal camping fees begin big rise in California, Sacramento Bee
Gaining Access Into Nature Program: Recreation inflation, Wild Wilderness
A Declaration of Principles for Public Lands, Voices For Public Lands
Rent A Tree: Leasing The Environment To Protect It, The Economist at Tampa Tribune
Markets could save forests: An interview with Dr. Tom Lovejoy, Mongabay News
Save the climate by saving the forests, New Scientist
The Chief's Desk - People, Places and Things: March 21, 2008, USFS
The Meaning of Skiing - "Much of the U.S. Forest Service operating budget comes from taxes on lift tickets", Flathead Beacon
Forestry & Forest Products: Lobbying Spending Database, Open Secrets
We All Pay Iraq, Oil Policy Costs - Where's the money for basic maintenance and security on the public lands?, Albuquerque Journal
Veracel: FSC's 'Death Certificate' - Veracel's monoculture eucalyptus plantations are now FSC certified, FSC-Watch
FSC crisis grows as major Swedish NGO withdraws, FSC-Watch
Bye-bye, Heiko: The FSC in pictures, FSC-Watch
Thieves target high-value decorative wood - Isolation of trees used in musical instruments leaves them vulnerable, Capital Press
Greenpeace and guitar makers unite to save forests, Reuters
Vietnam's Booming Furniture Sector Riddled With Illegal Timber - U.S. imports 45% of Vietnam's wooden furniture , Earth Times -EIA
The Report: Vietnam's Booming Furniture Industry and Timber Smuggling in the Mekong Region, Environmental Investigation Agency
Tongass Wildlife Biologist Glen Ith Dies at 48, Forest Magazine
Glen Ith: Doing the Right Thing: The Last of the Best, Forest Magazine
WORLD NEWS
1,300 rally for forests - Gathering at B.C. legislature is the largest environmental protest in 15 years, Times Colonist
Forests require protection, Powell River Peak
Directors say they have no juristiction - "Stripped Naked by Island Timberlands" - Friends of Eagle River seek solutions to protect environmentally sensitive land areas, Powell River Peak
Company seeks approval - Island Timberlands works with community advisory group on its sustainable forest management plan, Powell River Peak
B.C. pine beetles run out of trees to infect, Star-Tribune
Million Acres of Guyanese Rainforest To Be Saved In Groundbreaking Deal. The Independent/UK
Investor puts his money into the rainforest, New Scientist
Charcoal: A short-term fix to energy problem, Business Daily Africa
Timber Exports From Sarawak Legally Sourced, EU AssuredExports From Sarawak Legally Sourced, EU Assured, Bernama
Health fear as Tassie burns, The Mercury
Waipora wants logging stopped in his province, Solomon Star News
Logging at Clayoquot Sound - thanks to FSC, FSC-Watch
Clayoquot Forestry Plans To Become Legal, Westcoaster
Western Canadian Pine Beetle Infestation Spreads, Reuters
Expert says pine beetles in B.C. have run out of food, stopping epidemic, The Canadian Press
Fight at ground zero - Loggers racing to salvage living ash trees before deadly ash borers emerge, Simcoe Reformer
Mill shuts down - Global economic events force local business to close , The Packet
Railroad could reduce Amazon deforestation relative to proposed highway, Mongabay News
Study Finds Better Forest Protection and Fewer Wildfires in FSC-Certified Areas in Guatemala' Maya Biosphere Reserve, Rainforest Alliance
Mozambique: NGO Warns That Biofuels May Threaten Forests, Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
EU moves to combat illegal logging, European Information on Environment
Logging road threatens rare peat dome, tigers, World Wildlife Fund
U.S. furniture demand drives illegal logging in Laos - Illegal wood for Vietnamese factories devastates forests in the Mekong region of Laos. Western desire for cheap wood furniture at blame, Mongabay News
Unrest takes toll on forest - Precious rainforest is disappearing, taking several endangered species with it, The Nation -Bangkok
Murder on the Resource Frontier - Peruvian Illegal Mahogany Taking Lives, New York Times
Do parks worsen deforestation through 'leakage'?, Mongabay News
Brazil Pursues Crackdown on Loggers After Surge in Cutting, Washington Post
Brazil's logging crackdown hits working poor, Washington Post at Houston Chronicle
Brazil concludes initial bidding process for forest concessions, IHB Fordaq News
Ship with Amazon wood tracked to Europe, blocked by activists, Greenpeace
The Monarch butterfly's mysterious migration to Mexico, Google AFP
Logging Endangers Monarch Butterflies In Mexico, AHN
Costa Rica's La Selva Rainforest Climate Change Sensor Station Goes Wi-Fi, Scientific American
B.C.: The value of an ancient forest, Asian Pacific Post
Malamute clear cut culprits close to settlement with DOS, Whistler Question
Public has input into forest stewardship - Market prices determine logging plans, Powell River Peak
Edmonton native takes a stand to save the good wood, The Edmonton Journal
Alberta ponders where to fight pine beetle, CTV.ca
Princeton Power Project remains on hold, CNW Telbec
Forestry program cuts affect future progress, Prince George Citizen
Garden furniture for UK market 'from illegally logged rainforest', says report, Telegraph
Report Exposes Vietnam's Illegal Timber Trade, RedOrbit
EU's cheap furniture comes from illegally felled wood, The Herald
Illegal timber floods market, The Scotsman
The Report: Vietnam's Booming Furniture Industry and Timber Smuggling in the Mekong Region, Environmental Investigation Agency
Vietnam: How the country has become a hub for the region's illegal timber trade, EIA
Vietnam is thriving on illegal Lao timber, The Nation -Bangkok
Illegal logs from Laos fuel Mekong region's furniture industry - Huge volumes of hardwood trees being felled in a graft-riddled trade, The Straits Times
Largest wood-fired power station in UK opened, The Herald
Woodchip power station 'opened', Cumberland News
Aims and achievement: Timber Trade Federation chief executive John White, Timber Trades Journal
Pupils Plant Trees And Hedgerows, Mid Devon Star
Amazon timber shipment blocked in France, Greenpeace
Rwanda launches reforestation project to protect chimps, drive ecotourism, Mongabay News
Ghana: Certify to Maintain Market Share, Wood Industry Players Told, Public Agenda (Accra)
Uganda: Encroachers Build in Mbarara Forest, New Vision (Kampala)
Tropical forest changes 'explained by multiple factors', SciDev.Net
Forests vanishing fast: WWF official, Taipei Times
Deforestation reaches 56 mln hectares in Indonesia, Peoples Daily -Xinhua
Chinese biofuel 'could endanger biodiversity' - Using China''s forests and 'idle land' to produce biofuels could pose a threat to biodiversity, warned experts at an international meeting, My News
Papua New Guinea to ban log exports by 2010, Mongabay News
Indonesia Plays Down Threat To Forests From Mining, Reuters
Scientists fight to save the last Java gibbons and their forest home, CNN
India's forest cover not declining: Govt, New Kerala News
Uttar Pradesh tribals demand forest rights, Top News
India should concentrate on stopping deforestation: Sonia, The Hindu
"Restoring degraded forests, major task before us" - One-third area has to be brought under forest, trees: Minister, The Hindu
Urgent Need to Protect Tropical Forests as Strategy for Preservation of Global Climate: Dr. Palitha Kohona, Asian Tribune
2 more DENR men face probe for illegal logging, Philippine Daily Inquirer
DENR suspends logs shipment in Agusan, Mindanao News
FSC chain of custody no guarantee against timber smuggling in the Mekong Region, FSC-Watch
Forests of Laos Felled for Furniture Sold in US, Europe, The Irrawaddy
Vietnam is thriving on illegal Lao timber, The Nation -Bangkok
Illegal logs from Laos fuel Mekong region's furniture industry - Huge volumes of hardwood trees being felled in a graft-riddled trade, The Straits Times
Vietnam: How the country has become a hub for the region's illegal timber trade, EIA
The Report: Vietnam's Booming Furniture Industry and Timber Smuggling in the Mekong Region, Environmental Investigation Agency
Vietnam's Booming Furniture Sector Riddled With Illegal Timber - U.S. imports 45% of Vietnam's wooden furniture , Earth Times -EIA
Vietnam 'hub for illegal timber' - Vietnam has become a major South-East Asian hub for processing illegally logged timber, according to a report from two environmental charities, BBC News
World Heritage listing of Tasmanian forests the new forest battle zone, The Australian
Timber harvesting in water catchment has minimum impact on Melbourne's supply, report says, The Age
Discount invective in polar positions on logging, The Age
Trees from 'energy forests' could solve future fuel needs, TV3 NZ
Solomons government hopes replanting may prolong survival of forests, Radio New Zealand
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Temporary personnel changes on Gallatin National Forest, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Stop burning up emergency funds, Missoulian
Coalition calls for new mining laws, Missoulian
Christmas comes early to the Bitterroot with first Capitol tree fundraiser, Ravalli Republic
Fundraiser planned for Christmas tree delivery, Ravalli Republic
Ad about forest plan is misleading, Montana Standard letter
Dueling letters on the proposed forest plan, Montana Standard letter
Let's not forget about natural resources in the forest, Montana Standard letter
Study backs spray to deter bears, Daily InterLake
Bitterroot receives funds for restoration work, Ravalli Republic
Forest Service plans to thin trees near Red Lodge, Billings Gazette
Beaverhead-Deerlodge plan moves past gridlock, Missoulian letter
Dueling letters on the proposed forest plan, Montana Standard letter
Forest plan violating rights of Montanans, Montana Standard letter
Forest access really at stake in new plan, Montana Standard letter
Let's not forget about natural resources in the forest, Montana Standard letter
Blanket Ban Would Shut Out Mountain Biking in Montana National Forest, IMBA News
Neptune Aviation a model Missoula business, Missoulian
Logging off: Final log truck for at least one year - possibly forever - unloads at Stimson mill, Missoulian
Last Chapter in Yellowstone, New York Times editorial
Battle lines shift for war on fire - Retardant the new frontier in fire-policy fight, Missoulian
Fire retardant lawsuit dismissed - Group plans to file another lawsuit challenging the finding of no significant impact, KPAX
Mapping off-road use makes sense, Daily InterLake editorial
Limit ORVs today to protect the future, Ravalli Republic
Flathead forest districts study off-road vehicle rules, Daily InterLake
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Forest values must be protected, Independent Record
What next on forest plan?, Montana Standard letter
Forest plan should protect even more land, Montana Standard letter
More support for the forest partnership, Montana Standard letter
Mount Jefferson belongs to Montanans, not Idaho, Montana Standard letter
Memo to Montana Wilderness Association: Return to our Roots - Former Council Members Oppose Beaverhead-Deerlodge Plan, New West Network
Green Group Feud, Afterthoughts, New West Network
History Lesson in Wilderness - Wilderness 101: All About the Bob, Flathead Beacon
Conservation group has agreement to buy New World Mine claims for inclusion in the Gallatin and Custer national forests, Great Falls Tribune
Land near Yellowstone safe from mining under deal - A conservation group agrees to buy nearly 1,500 acres of private claims for the U.S. Forest Service, Los Angeles Times
Lolo NF: Woods Gulch / Proposal looks to clean up public site, Missoulian
North Fork has plenty of oil, gas leases in U.S., Hungry Horse News
Stimson to close: Workers at lumber mill given 60-day notices, Missoulian
Stimson Mill receives its last load of logs, Independent Record
Montana to receive part of grants to support land acquisition/conservation planning for endangered species, Missoulian
Conservationist: Federal agencies reneg on bison plan, Billings Gazette
Thinning Yellowstone's Bison Herd - Bison Face Slaughter, New York Times
No home on the range for park's starving bison, New York Times at San Francisco Chronicle
Reduce slaughter; get bison plan moving, Billings Gazette editorial
Yellowstone area USFS grazing allotments retired, High Country News
Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field, Buffalo Field Campaign
Bison Slaughter, Funding Woes and Landowner Demands at Horse Butte, New West Network
Failing to protect Yellowstone bison, Billings Gazette letter
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
County mulls response to pine beetle epidemic, North Forty News
Volunteers stretching forests' budgets as Congress refuses to allocate adequate funds for projects & upkeep, Denver Post
Fire-Starter Terry Barton Gets 15 Years' Probation, SF Chronicle AP
Tree-spraying chemicals detected in water - Without careful disposal, insecticide use could threaten water quality, Summit Daily News
Forest service budget cuts hit hard, Summit Daily News
Acting ranger deals with Summit's big issues - Beetles and ski area projects high on the list for Scott Ludwig, Summit Daily News
Forest Service land eyed for housing - A deal is in the works to create worker housing in Eagle, Summit Daily News
Group: Stop logging Medicine Bow National Forest, Star-Tribune
State, U.S. raise fines for ATV violations, Rocky Mountain News
Last-minute scramble can't save Full Tilt, Telluride Daily Planet
Aspen's signature trees facing threat - Sudden aspen decline devastating the eponymous tree, Vail Daily - News
White River NF: Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign, White River Wilderness Coalition
Will Wyoming welcome the 2008 Rainbow Gathering?, Jackson Hole Planet News
Shoshone NF: Grazing rights going to the wolves, The Wenatchee World
Shoshone NF: Ranch agrees to end grazing near park - Depredations pushed Diamond G to accept deal on federal land, Billings Gazette
San Juan National Forest is accepting public comments on a proposal to convey into private ownership two agency properties in Mancos, Cortez Journal
Rio Grande NF North San Juan Sheep and Goat EA: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Rio Grande NF: Meeting set on more drilling on federal lands, The Pueblo Chieftain
Telluride won't cater to biking extremes, Vail Daily
USFS: Illegal mountain biking trails to be blocked, Montrose Daily Press
Fenced in: Protected peat blocks growth plan, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Roosevelt NF: Comments sought on Long Draw Reservoir statement, Greeley Tribune
Ritter signs law to fine unlawful off-road-vehicle use, Montrose Daily Press
ATV riding on federal land is now a misdemeanor, Durango Herald
Charges weighed in Park County bison slaughter, Denver Post
Black Hills NF: Telegraph Forest Management Project Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Black Hills NF: Environmental Assessment will be prepared for the North Zone Range 08 analysis - Preparation of an EIS is not warranted for this project, Federal Register
Planting a tree correctly is crucial to its health, The North Platte Telegraph
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
National forests: Reining in off-roaders - Cross-country enthusiasts, ranchers and hikers await travel restrictions on national forestland, New Mexican
Road to mesa travel plan hits obstacles, New Mexican
Off-roading gets youth outdoors, New Mexican op-ed
Conservationists push for meadow jumping mouse protections - Ask Forest Service to take close look at grazing practices on forest land, Las Cruces Sun-News
Rare New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Needs More Grass, WildEarth Guardians
Lincoln NF: New interim superintendent ready to serve, Alamogordo Daily News
Lincoln NF: Middleton prescribed burn nears completion, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Village letter causes confusion, Alamogordo Daily News
Green vs green case: let's avoid it here, Santa Fe New Mexican editorial
A Wolf Saved From Extinction but Snared in Politics - Deaths Due to Management Diminish Wild Population's Genetic Diversity, Washington Post
Apache NF: Motor-use miles up in USFS plan - Clifton, Alpine RDs would see increases , Eastern Arizona Courier
Agency to add public input to mine debate, Arizona Daily Star
Money foiling plans to double size of Petrified Forest park, Arizona Republic
Uranium mining near Grand Canyon at issue, Arizona Republic
Sabino Canyon road to close for repair, Arizona Daily Star
Valles Caldera Grazing Contract Awarded, Albuquerque Journal
Valles Caldera Trust Gives Contract for Livestock Grazing Program, Albuquerque Journal AP
Valles Caldera May Begin to Offer Camping, Albuquerque Journal
Environmental Assessment of 'Interim' Camping at Valles Caldera National Preserve - Interim does not include the public, Valles Caldera National Preserve [pdf]
Lincoln NF: Woltering prepares to hand over the reins, Alamogordo Daily News
Mining story was misleading, Ruidoso News
Forestry camp seeks teens, The Deming Headlight
Catron County: Lives improved in isolated Gila forest region, The Deming Headlight
Gila NF campground temporarily shut for upgrades, The Deming Headlight
Bikers destroy public land with jump track, Farmington Daily Times
Effort underway to try to make Tusayan an incorporated city - Tusayan completely surrounded by Kaibab NF, Arizona Republic
Rosemont Plans Face Scrutiny, Green Valley News & Sun
Augusta claims go beyond proposed Rosemont Mine - The Coronado National Forest announced it would be creating an environmental impact statement on the Rosemont Mine, Nogales International
Copper mine open houses bring out 600+, Inside Tucson Busines
Speak out on ill-conceived plan for mine in Santa Ritas, Tucson Citizen editorial
Mining impact statement raises stakes, Green Valley News & Sun editorial
Coronado NF: Rosemont Mine meeting will happen in Vail, Vail Sun
Huckelberry responds to Forest Service, Vail Sun
Mine opponents disrupt meeting in Patagonia, Green Valley News & Sun
Grijalva shines again, Green Valley News & Sun
Apache NF: Motor-use miles up in USFS plan - Clifton, Alpine RDs would see increases, Eastern Arizona Courier
Off-road vehicle fight rages over trails, taxes. Arizona Republic
Coronado NF: Road closure may doom Sabino tram, Tucson Citizen
Stakeholders use science to find common ground on wood supply from forests, Northern Arizona University
Valles Caldera Has Plenty of Forage, Albuquerque Journal
Springs Time in the Jemez, Albuquerque Journal
Biomass Is Not Renewable Energy, Mountain View Telegraph
New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Technical Advisory Panel Notice of meeting April 21-25, 2008, Federal Register
Gaining Access Into Nature Program: Recreation inflation, Wild Wilderness
County attorney advises against mining moratorium, Ruidoso News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Sawtooth NF: Managing roadless areas, South Idaho Press
Sawtooth National Forest to restrict off-highway vehicle use, Idaho Statesman
Senate backs plan for ID timber payments, if Congress doesn't, Idaho Statesman
Idaho gov. asks volunteers for more help to restore wildfire site, Idaho Statesman
Prison biomass plant deserves ongoing efforts to make it work, Reno Gazette-Journal
New report encourages protection of Provo River - Rivers council says drinking water at risk, Daily Herald
"Forest headquarters to stay" - Bridger-Teton National Forest supervisor's office Harv Forsgren, Jackson Hole Daily
Bridger-Teton National Forest offices will remain in Jackson, Jackson Hole Planet News
Forester has plan to stay in Jackson, Billings Gazette
Bridger-Teton NF: Forest Services proposes expansion of elk feedgrounds, KULR-8
Bridger-Teton: Keep feedgrounds, Star-Tribune
Sawtooth NF: Managing roadless areas, South Idaho Press
Public may comment on hundreds of miles of Boise National Forest roads, trails, Idaho Statesman
Forest Service proposes new bridge over Alturas Lake Creek - Public comment sought on proposal, Idaho Mountain Express
Timber and huckleberries - A two-day conference in Moscow this week was all about family-owned forest lands, KLEW News -Lewiston
Will Wyoming welcome the 2008 Rainbow Gathering?, Jackson Hole Planet News
Oil, gas hearings set for Uinta Forest areas, Deseret Morning News
Group wants to protect Utah rivers, Deseret Morning News
Biomass plant has officials optimistic - 4 year old almost unused biomass plant needs $250,000 grant to transport wood waste, Nevada Appeal
Lack of wood halts biomass plant's power production, Nevada Appeal at Reno Gazette-Journal
Lyon and Mineral counties: Wildland fight could get complicated, Nevada Appeal
Off-road use seen as more threatening, Pahrump Valley Times
OHV misuse criticized in U.S. House, The Ely Times
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
It's true: wolverine is thriving near Tahoe, San Francisco Chronicle
Aanestad to Congress: "Fund Rural Schools Now", California Chronicle
Capturing Carbon - Truckee Tahoe Airport considers selling carbon offsets from Waddle Ranch forest, Sierra Sun
Tahoe trees damaged by Angora Fire to be cleared, Reno Gazette-Journal
Former Governor Pete Wilson to lead SCOPAC reorganization, The Eureka Reporter
The $85 Question - Palco bankruptcy settlement & logging proposal, North Coast Journal
Muir Woods: An oasis of calm amid urban bustle, Salt Lake Tribune
Camping fees at some Sequoia sites surge 70%, Fresno Bee
San Bernardino NF Biologists: Bald eagles return year after year, Victorville Daily Press
Shasta Trinity National Forest: California Salt Timber Harvest and Fuels Hazard Reduction Project Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
First It Takes, Then It Gives - The environmental movement almost killed Hayfork, Calif. Now, it's the town's main hope, Wall Street Journal
Governors' fire commission says Tahoe forests need thinning fast, San Francisco Chronicle
Records show infighting hurt Lake Tahoe fire prevention, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Panel seeks emergency declaration for Lake Tahoe fire-prevention, Mercury News
National exposure could force Tahoe basin conflict resolution, Reno Gazette-Journal
Federal camping fees begin big rise in California, Sacramento Bee
Comments sought on High Meadows plan, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Input sought on beach-trail proposal, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Revving up to help repair Eldorado forest land, Sacramento Bee editorial
Camera snaps more photos of wolverine in Sierra Nevada, Reno Gazette-Journal
Group aims to protect travel routes for wildlife, Contra CostaTimes
Preserving Wildlife Routes - Protecting corridors is key to species' survival, group says, Press Enterprise
The South Coast Wildlands report on missing linkages, South Coast Wildlands [pdf]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument seeking nominations for committees, The Desert Sun
Edmonton native takes a stand to save the good wood, The Edmonton Journal
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Government scientists look askance at an administration logging proposal for Oregon's Coast Range, Oregonian
Identifying Mature & Old Forests in Washington, Wa. DNR
Why Wyden should protect (baby) old growth, Statesman Journal
Tribe proposes future timber harvests to help county budget, Coos Bay World
Ever think that logging and healthy forests can coexist?, Register-Guard op-ed
The History Channel's A-Historical "Ax Men" - Clearcutting the History of Forest Destruction, Counterpunch
The Future of Wilderness in a Time of Change, Northwest Wilderness and Parks Conference
Logging interests have long history of deception, Register-Guard op-ed
The Clackamas River basin benefits from stewardship of the forests - The Forest Service and environmental advocates earn kudos for teamwork, The Oregonian
Support landowners who keep their property in forestry, Seattle Times
Conservationists Seek Slug and Snail Protections - Old-Growth Forests: Protection Sought for 32 Species of Slugs and Snails, Including Three Found in Gifford Pinchot, Centralia Chronicle
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for 32 Snail and Slug Species of the Pacific Northwest, Center for Biological Diversity
Protection sought for slugs, snails, smelt, Post-Intelligencer blog
Gifford Pinchot NF: Gotchen Cabin eyed for rental program, Columbian
Forest Service gets back to work on Okanogan and Wenatchee forest plan, The Wenatchee World
Roads near Chesaw mine to close - 10 miles of Forest Service roads to be rebuilt for Buckhorn mine, The Wenatchee World
Forest Service to burn 2,000 acres near Tonasket, The Wenatchee World
Tenant sought for Forest Service buildings, The Wenatchee World
US: Pacific Coast Towns Seek Life After Logging, IPS News
Dangerous 'Ax Men' has a real edge, USA Today
Weyerhauser to sell unit - International Paper is buying the container board division for $6 billion in cash, Los Angeles Times
The Thursday R6 Update for March 20, 2008, USFS
DeFazio defends forest thinning proposal, News-Review
Rogue River-Siskiyou NF: Amendment to forest plan being considered by Feds, Curry County Reporter
Candidate Obama would consider retaining county payments, Eugene Register-Guard
Ochoco National Forest: It's a mercury minefield out there, Bend Bulletin
County finishes proposal for Wallowa-Whitman road closure plan, Baker City Herald
Wallowa-Whitman NF: Forest Service wants to reduce wildfire danger around Greenhorn, Baker City Herald
Forest Service to plant disease-resistant Port Orford cedars - Planting 900 trees will help salmon, steelhead and trout habitat in Grayback Creek, Mail Tribune
Thieves target high-value decorative wood - Isolation of trees used in musical instruments leaves them vulnerable, Capital Press
Greenpeace and guitar makers unite to save forests, Reuters
Logging plan ready for public review, McKenzie River Reflections
Proposed Oregon natural gas pipeline raises environmental concerns - For the Palomar pipeline to be built across Oregon, timber would have to be clear-cut and rivers crossed, Oregonian
Tree-munching beetles may invade ponderosas - A possible jump from mountain lodgepoles to lower-elevation ponderosas could bring the infestation closer to Bend, The Bulletin
Department of Transportation deicer burning trees, Oregonian
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Rollcast tapping into power among trees, Charlotte Observer
Bombing range a long - and loud - part of Ocala forest's history, Ocala Star-Banner
UR student killed in fall from cliff - Law student was hiking at Crabtree Falls on the George Washington & Jefferson NF, Richmond Times-Dispatch
More than just a long walk in the woods, The Anniston Star
Not losing our forests or our tree canopies, Blue Ridge Now
Forest Service rejects raccoon, bear hunt proposal, Blue Ridge Now
Workshop on hardwoods: Wood Education and Resource Center, Asheville Citizen-Times
Warner Parks may gain virgin forest, The Tennessean

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