Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Group's lawsuit playing with fire, Baker City Herald editorial
U.S., After a Court Reversal, Issues New Rules for Forests, New York Times
Forest Service Attempts to Remove Protections for Wildlife Across the Country, Meets With Lawsuit - FSEEE a party to this suit, Center for Biological Diversity
Bush Administration Issues Record of Decision on National Forest Planning Rules, Earthjustice
Read the new NFMA planning rules Record of Decision, USFS
Read the Complaint against the new rules, CBD [pdf]
Forest Service Bid to Lift Wildlife Protections Met With Lawsuit, Environment News Service
Forest Service tries again with revision of forest planning rule, KGW AP
Meet the New Rules, Same as the Old Rules, Grist News
Rahall Reacts to Forest Service's Final 2008 Planning Rule, Committee on Natural Resources
Forest Landscape Value and Special Place Mapping for National Forest Planning - Notice of information collection; request for comment, Federal Register
Service First: Forest, BLM work together, Cortez Journal
Public land agencies could join services - Study measures proposal to move U.S. Forest Service under management with BLM, National Park Service, Cortez Journal
The commercialization of public lands has to stop, Idaho Statesman
Postponed: Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), Library of Congress
Shasta-T should keep rivers free for their visitors, Redding Record Searchlight editorial
Lolo NF: Recreation fee adjustments to be submitted for review, Missoulian
Sawtooth NF: Local campsite may have the fee increased, KMVT News
Ochoco National Forest: FLREA Notice of New Fee Site at Skull Hollow Campground, Federal Register
National forest fees grow like the trees, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Heritage for Sale, Living on Earth
Privatization Acceleration to cause whiplash, Wild Wilderness
Forest Service Scraps Fire Planning in Southwest, New West Network
Forest Service seeks dismissal of Guardians fire plan lawsuit, Las Cruces Sun-News
Tester says Forest Service budget 'trashed', Ravalli Republic
Bill backs creation of extreme fire fund - Firefighting fund draws wide support, Missoulian
Feinstein criticizes Forest Service firefighting vacancies report, San Francisco Chronicle
Smokey Bear in Vietnam, History Cooperative
Tree Heartwood Extracts Thwart Sudden Oak Death Microbe, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Rainforest peoples form alliance to demand payments for forest carbon credits, Mongabay News
Global warming solutions are hurting indigenous people, forests, says U.N., Mongabay News
Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key tool for conservation - An interview with GIS experts at Conservation Interational and the University of Maryland, Mongabay News
The FSC responds to its critics - An interview with Nina Haase, FSC International Communications Manager, Mongabay News
Deforestation-Carbon Markets Research, ENN
Sustainability goes local, Timber Trade Journal
What's the Buzz About Bamboo?, ENN
Watchdog Group's Lawsuit Reignites Fire Retardant Debate, New West Network
FSEEE Aerial Fire Retardant Complaint, April 2, 2008, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
USFS: Flying drones being deployed to find California marijuana growers, Oakland Tribune
U.S. Forest Service Fielding Fleet of Drones- Law Enforcement Wants "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" Hovering Above Forests, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
See the fire management plan for drones, PEER [pdf]
Forest Service Buys Eyes in the Sky for Surveillance, Environment News Service
Shawnee NF: Hiking groups subject to citation under forest rule, Benton Evening News
Forest Service announces $54 million in grants to conserve at-risk forests, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Forest Service researchers link aspen die-off to warm, dry conditions, Summit Daily News
Amid dead pines, the seeds of new growth - Forests will diversify, and more water will get into the ground, Denver Post
Burning questions - U.S. firefighter report raises concerns, San Bernardino County Sun
Sawdust prices soar as supply dwindles with housing slump, Oakland Tribune
Hardwood lumber industry struggles, Forbes
Tools Advise On Purchasing Sustainable Forest-Based Products, Environmental Leader
Climate Change: New Value For Old Forests, IPS News
Amazon's 'Forest Peoples' Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agreements, New York Times
National Forest Slash Piles Eyed for Fuel, Biomass Magazine
Biomass grant formally announced - U.S. Forest Service to give $250,000 grant to collect and transport the wood, Nevada Appeal
The Muncher: Northwestern Ingenuity Takes SHAPE, Biomass Magazine
Vermont organization develops tool to assess biomass supply, Biomass Magazine
Biomass Plant Not Based on Sense , Mountain View Telegraph op-ed
Developing Yeast Strains for Biomass-to-Ethanol Production, Biomass Magazine
Survey re: Endorsement of Forestry Certification Schemes - PEFC wants your opinion, PEFC
FSEEE: Group files new suit against toxic retardants on forest fires, Portland Oregonian
Environmental group files lawsuit over fire retardant - 2002 Fall River fish kill cited as example, Bend Bulletin
Group files second suit against USFS, Missoulian
Stop Destructive Grazing and Preserve Species on National Forests, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
U.S. Senate considers moving Forest Service to Interior Department because of funding woes, Missoulian
Sen. Feinstein blasts deep cuts proposed for U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Appeal
Senators on panel vow to reverse Forest Service cuts, Missoulian
Senators take swing at Forest Service budget, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Listen to Audio Webcast of April 1 Hearing on the US Forest Service Budget, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters, Riverside Press-Enterprise
FLREA: Full Committee Hearing: To consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Rahall's FLAME Act Praised by Five Former Forest Service Chiefs, Committee on Natural Resources
HR 5541: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), Library of Congress
Upcoming April 10: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5541 and H.R. 5648 - FLAME Act and Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, Committee on Natural Resources
Restoration bill part of 'collaborative approach,' officials say, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Domenici Statement on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act: S.2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearing Testimonies of USFS Kimbell and BLM Bisson and 4 more at the Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2593: Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, Library of Congress
View Archive Webcast of hearing to consider S. 2593, a bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and DOI to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Re: Senate Hearing on Forest Landscape Restoration Act-April 1, 2008, American Lands Alliance
Forest Service Announces $54 Million to Conserve At-Risk Forests, USFS
Speaking for the Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Celebrity Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Restoring strip mines could bring American chestnut revival, The Examiner
Forest Service proposing revision of mining regs, Carlsbad Current-Argus
FSC Failing the World's Forests, Ecological Internet
Rainforest Action Network Defends Support for Old-Growth Logging, Ecological Internet
The great carbon con: Can offsetting really help to save the planet?, The Independent
The Clean Energy Scam, Time magazine
Needed: A New Ark - Should park and wildlife managers try to fend off the results of climate change? How?, Fort Worth Weekly
WORLD NEWS
Habitat Destruction May Wipe Out Monarch Butterfly Migration, Researcher Says, Newswire
Mexican farmer honored for saving agriculture, restoring forests, San Francisco Chronicle
Amazon tribe enlists Google in battle with illegal loggers,The Independent
Guyanese logger held by Suriname, Stabroek News
Land invasions undermine Amazon forest law, Mongabay News
Amazon soy ban seems to be effective in reducing explicit deforestation, Mongabay News
Investing to save rainforests - Profit-seeking capitalists to save rainforests?, Mongabay News
Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Guyana rainforest, Mongabay News
90% of forest deal returns for Iwokrama, Stabroek News
Brazil to pay Amazon residents for 'eco-services': minister, Terra Daily AFP
Carbon credits could help save Amazon, blunt warming: study, Terra Daily AFP
Fires main threat to Amazon in drier climate-study, Reuters
Logging in Canada's Boreal Forest could trigger "carbon bomb" impacting global climate, says report , Newswire
EU moves to combat illegal logging, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Siberia's black market logging a goldmine for Chinese wood traders, BBC News
Russia Plans Timber Tracking to Control Illegal Logging, Environment News Service
Russia: Unified information system for controlling timber circulation, Fordaq News
Call for cancellation of NORFOR certificate, FSC-Watch
Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key tool for conservation - An interview with GIS experts at Conservation Interational and the University of Maryland, Mongabay News
New map sets conservation priorities for Madagascar, Mongabay News
Hundreds of villagers take part in huge mapping operation to save DRC rainforests, Rainforest Foundation
Rwanda Conservation Effort to Link Endangered Chimps to Distant Forest, ENN
Uganda: FACE Foundation makes misleading claims about FSC, FSC-Watch
Sierra Leone: Chinese May Evade Govt Ban On Logging, Concord Times (Freetown)
Timber harvesting permits suspended in Rundu - The Rundu District Forestry office has suspended issuing permits for harvesting timber in communal areas in an effort to minimise the over-harvesting of trees, The Namibian
Jakarta demands Malaysia block illegal loggers, ABC News
Preventing illicit forest resources trafficking, Jakarta Post
Logging Road Threatens Indonesia Forest - Green Groups, Reuters
Borneo: Saving the world's most recently discovered cat species and their forest home, Mongabay News
Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest, Mongabay News
Protest at the sale of furniture made from Kwila, Indonesia Human Rights Committee
Wood fiber shortage reduces pulp production in Indonesia in the 4Q, Webwire
Pacquiao to fight illegal loggers in Mindanao, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Vietnam: Rangers have illegal loggers on the run in Quang Nam, Thanh Nien Daily
Protest Australia's Continued Ancient Forest Logging in the Face of Abrupt Climate Change, Climate Ark
The Tree Corporation Of Australia, Terra Daily
How to save a rain forest - Starting with a pickle jar of cash from school children, Saltspring Island raised $1-million to save a 19-hectare plot from development, Globe and Mail
Slowing deforestation may be worth $billions - study, Reuters
Amazon's 'Forest Peoples' Seek a Role in Striking Global Climate Agreements, New York Times
Brazil to pay Amazon residents for 'eco-services': minister, Google AFP
Report: Local Control Saves Forests, One World
Mangroved forests of South America, Stabroek News
Deal with Canopy Capital could see Iwokrama financially independent by 2010 - Glover, Stabroek News
Historic deal highlights forests environmental services -Iwokrama, Stabroek News
Charcoal fuels the economy and deforestation of Mozambique, CS Monitor
Fighting A Losing Battle - Under-paid and under-armed, life is tough for the park rangers, Bangkok Post
Pt. 2: Under-paid and under-armed, life is tough for the park rangers, Bangkok Post
Locals blame officials for forest killings - Crime rife in national park, say villagers, Bangkok Post
Illegally felled logs seized - Workers flee, leave behind truck, ID, Bangkok Post
Koalas in danger - Eucalyptus leaves - which Australia's favourite marsupial depends on for survival - are being destroyed by abnormally high levels of greenhouse gases, Independent
Logging debate 'closed', Goulburn Post
Tropical Forests Not Likely To Limit Expected Rapid Rise In Carbon Dioxide, Major Study Suggests, Science Daily
B.C. Government Failing to Protect Canadian Great Bear Rainforest, World Wire
BC, Natives Work Together to Plan Taku's Future - Historic plan will manage famed corner of province, The Daily News
The Gunn Log: Wild in Tasmania, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Red Stag Timber -- Known for Its Production in New Zealand, Pallet Enterprise
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Bush Opens Back Door for Logging National Forests - Defied Once By Courts, Forest Service Tries A New Tack, The Daily Green
Rahall Reacts to Forest Service's Final 2008 Planning Rule, Committee on Natural Resources
Service First: Forest, BLM work together, Cortez Journal
Public land agencies could join services - Study measures proposal to move U.S. Forest Service under management with BLM, National Park Service, Cortez Journal
Feinstein criticizes Forest Service firefighting vacancies report, San Francisco Chronicle
Tester says Forest Service budget 'trashed', Ravalli Republic
Federal payment card abuse widespread, Washington Post at Wenatchee World
The commercialization of public lands has to stop, Idaho Statesman
Postponed: Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), Library of Congress
Heritage for Sale, Living on Earth
Not enough cash to buy private property within National Parks, Salt Lake Tribune
Privatization Acceleration to cause whiplash, Wild Wilderness
Bill backs creation of extreme fire fund - Firefighting fund draws wide support, Missoulian
Governor seeks funds to fight wildfires - Napolitano testifies on firefighting costs, Arizona Republic
Napolitano: Permanent source of wildfire-fight funds needed, Arizona Daily Star
Testimonies at Full Committee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5541 and H.R. 5648, Committee on Natural Resources
FLAME: Committee to Examine Catastrophic Fire Suppression Funding, Committee on Natural Resources
House committee to discuss fire costs - Coalition director goes to Washington, Ravalli Republic
H.R. 5541: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), Library of Congress
H.R. 5648: The Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, Library of Congress
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests Hearing: April 15th: To receive testimony on current legislation, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senate OKs Massive Public Lands Bill, San Francisco Chronicle
Bingaman, Domenici Cheer Passage of Lands Bill, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Hunters, anglers urge reform of 1872 Mining Law, Billings Gazette
Burning questions - U.S. firefighter report raises concerns, San Bernardino County Sun
Domenici stresses importance of PILT payments to counties, Ruidoso News
Will the National Landscape Conservation System finally become law?, High Country News Blog
U.S. Senate considers moving Forest Service to Interior Department because of funding woes, Missoulian
Sen. Feinstein blasts deep cuts proposed for U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Appeal
Senators on panel vow to reverse Forest Service cuts, Missoulian
Senators take swing at Forest Service budget, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Listen to Audio Webcast of April 1 Hearing on the US Forest Service Budget, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senator Feinstein Chairs Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request for Forest Service, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Rahall's FLAME Act Praised by Five Former Forest Service Chiefs, Committee on Natural Resources
HR 5541: Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act), Library of Congress
Upcoming April 10: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5541 and H.R. 5648 - FLAME Act and Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act, Committee on Natural Resources
FLREA: Full Committee Hearing: To consider S. 2438, a bill to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Restoration bill part of 'collaborative approach,' officials say, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Domenici Statement on the Forest Landscape Restoration Act: S.2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearing Testimonies of USFS Kimbell and BLM Bisson and 4 more at the Full Committee Hearing to consider S. 2593, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2593: Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, Library of Congress
View Archive Webcast of hearing to consider S. 2593, a bill to establish a program at the Forest Service and DOI to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Re: Senate Hearing on Forest Landscape Restoration Act-April 1, 2008, American Lands Alliance
Summary of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
S.2739: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Library of Congress
Full Committee Markup: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act , Wild Monongahela Act, more, Committee on Natural Resources
Testimonies from Joint Subcommittee Oversight Field Hearing On "Community Impacts Of Proposed Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park" in Flagstaff, Committee on Natural Resources
GAO Finds Fault with Implementation of Yellowstone Bison Management Plan, Committee on Natural Resources
Forest Service proposing revision of mining regs, Carlsbad Current-Argus
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
Tester says Forest Service budget 'trashed', Ravalli Republic
Bill backs creation of extreme fire fund, Missoulian
House committee to discuss fire costs - Coalition director goes to Washington, Ravalli Republic
Lolo NF: Recreation fee adjustments to be submitted for review, Missoulian
Lolo forest road closure order in effect to prevent road damage, Missoulian
Appeals filed on Big Belts Travel Plan, Helena Independent Record
Federal money being funneled into easements, Missoulian
National forests planning noxious weed spraying, Ravalli Republic
Cheatgrass hard to handle, Montana Standard
Temporary personnel changes on Gallatin National Forest, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bitterroot Resort applies for special use permit - Resort proposal seeks access to terrain, Ravalli Republic
Developers of Montana resort seek Forest Service permits, Great Falls Tribune AP
Forest Service reviewing Bitterroot Resort proposal, KPAX video
Beaverhead-Deerlodge Deputy Forest Supervisor Appointed, Montana Standard
New district ranger named for Butte, Montana Standard
Deputy supervisor, new district ranger appointed on Beaverhead-Deer Lodge, Missoulian
Major player missing from forest partnership group, Montana Standard letter
More forest road closures would represent illegal takings, Montana Standard letter
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement, Federal Register
Stop hatching secret, closed-door plan, Tester tells Forest Service, Clark Fork Chronicle
Students train in UM forest, Helena Independent Record
N. Idaho county leases land with ancient cedars, Idaho Statesman
Restoration Economy Beckons, Flathead Beacon
Threatened lynx vulnerable to trapping, Missoulian letter
Groups step up in attempt to stem bison kills - Slaughter of animals from Yellowstone protested to feds, Billings Gazette
Emergency Rule Sought to Stop Park Service Slaughter, New West Network
Get bison plan on faster track, Billings Gazette op-ed
Emergency Petition Urges End to Yellowstone Bison Killing, Environment News Service
Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest comment period extended to April 30, KPAX News
Debugging area forests, one tree at a time, Helena Independent Record
Bear spray could save your life: Alaskan study, Hungry Horse News
Yellowstone Bison: Interagency Plan and Agencies' Management Need Improvement to Better Address Bison-Cattle Brucellosis Controversy, GAO Report
Judge tosses case over forest road issue - A federal judge has shot down a lawsuit challenging road management actions associated with timber salvage projects on the Flathead National Forest, Kalispell Daily InterLake
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Still time to comment on forest plan - comments due April 30, Missoulian
Forest proposal deserves input from all, Missoulian editorial
Report Faults Bison Slaughter Program, The Examiner
GAO Finds Fault with Implementation of Yellowstone Bison Management Plan, Committee on Natural Resources
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
San Juan NF: Groups pitch trail deal - Compromise would allow for bikes on section in Hermosa Creek, Durango Herald
Service First: Forest, BLM work together, Cortez Journal
Beetles take bite out of camping - Three popular campgrounds to be closed all summer, Summit Daily News
White River NF: Campgrounds closed/delayed by beetle-ravaged pines, Rocky Mountain News
White River NF: Green Mountain fee hike delayed, Summit Daily News
USFS: Mesa County gas drilling project could begin this summer, Montrose Daily Press
Imogene Run needs enforcement help - Close the road to motorized traffic during the Run, Ouray News
Irresponsible shooters damaging Pawnee National Grassland, property, Greeley Tribune
Plan for Rocky Mountain National Park ditch, reservoir advances - Trout group, Forest Service spar over operation of Front Range reservoir, Colorado Wire
Forest rolls out travel plan - Agency will limit motorized use for Mancos-Cortez area public lands, Cortez Journal
Minturn Shooting Range needs a clean up, Summit Daily News
Pawnee National Grassland: Vandals Shoot At Windmills, Causing $14K In Damage - Forest Service Looking For Shooters, KMGH Denver
Group Petitions Forest Service to Reconsider Medicine Bow Forest Plan for Viability of Forest Wildlife in Light of Beetle Outbreak, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance
Amid dead pines, the seeds of new growth - Forests will diversify, and more water will get into the ground, Denver Post
Forest Service researchers link aspen die-off to warm, dry conditions, Summit Daily News
Bison slaughter case involves 'exhaustive' investigation, The Denver Post
Keeping the wild in local wilderness, Evergreen News
Agency bans some motorized travel,157,000 acres in Montezuma off limits, Durango Herald
Pawnee National Grassland names new district ranger, Greeley Tribune
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Forest Service Scraps Fire Planning in Southwest, New West Network
Forest Service seeks dismissal of Guardians fire plan lawsuit, Las Cruces Sun-News
The Wolf and the Soul of the West, Living on Earth
Living with the Lobo, Living on Earth
NO: Bloated government wolf program turns ranch families into victims: The wolf is back. Is that good news?, Tucson Citizen op-ed
YES: Wolves' return encouraging, but politicians still are lurking: The wolf is back. Is that good news?, Tucson Citizen op-ed
Restoring the Valles Caldera, Albuquerque Journal
Santa Fe NF: Paliza Campground To Reopen May 1 after five year reconstruction closure, Albuquerque Journal
Motors on forest land: debate about to ignite - Santa Fe National Forest is in the process of issuing maps proposing to limit motor travel on terrain, New Mexican editorial
ORVs, forest friends or foes?, New Mexican letter
Consultants Gather Community Wildfire Protection Input, Mountain View Telegraph
Let's Plant Tomorrow's Trees, Mountain View Telegraph
Biomass Plant Not Based on Sense , Mountain View Telegraph op-ed
Cibola Forest on Fire Alert , Albuquerque Journal
UNM Hosts Land Grant Symposium - Just how did the land grants end up mostly under USFS control, Albuquerque Journal
Forestry Division To Start Fire Restrictions on State Land, Albuquerque Journal
Governor seeks funds to fight wildfires - Napolitano testifies on firefighting costs, Arizona Republic
Napolitano: Permanent source of wildfire-fight funds needed, Arizona Daily Star
RS2477: Lincoln County workshop to weigh road status in Jicarilla Mining District of Lincoln NF, Ruidoso News
Land Grant Symposium Scheduled at UNM School of Law - The relationship between land grant holders and the U.S. Forest Service will be discussed, UNM Today
Domenici stresses importance of PILT payments to counties, Ruidoso News
Comments sought on draft Santa Fe fire plan, Santa Fe New Mexican
Cibola NF: Conditions May Lead to Forest Restrictions, Mountain View Telegraph
Let's All Strive to Prevent Fires, Mountain View Telegraph editorial
Federal agencies enact fire restrictions similar to county declaration, Ruidoso News
Pine tip moth alert, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Workshop for livestock water and wildlife planned, Ruidoso News
Water modeling project airs today, Ruidoso News
Gila NF: Business receives grant for fuel reduction, Deming Headlight
Kaibab NF: Judge Blocks Uranium Test Near Grand Canyon, KTAR News
A Decade After Reintroduction of the Wolf, Environmentalists, Ranchers Continue to Play Tug of War Over Program, Albuquerque Journal
Deep Divide: A decade after reintroduction of the wolf, environmentalists, ranchers continue to play tug of war over program, Albuquerque Journal at Trading Markets
Santa Fe NF: Rio Grande Diversion Project Permit Challenged, Albuquerque Journal
Testimonies from Joint Subcommittee Oversight Field Hearing On "Community Impacts Of Proposed Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park" in Flagstaff, Committee on Natural Resources
Forest Service proposing revision of mining regs, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Gila Forest Posts Signs Warning About Rabies Outbreak , Albuquerque Journal
Apache-Sitgreaves Forest to close campground near Greer, KOLD News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Sawtooth NF: Local campsite may have the fee increased, KMVT News
The commercialization of public lands has to stop, Idaho Statesman
Idaho senator again introduces Owyhee wilderness bill, Idaho Statesman
Not enough cash to buy private property within National Parks, Salt Lake Tribune
Heritage for Sale, Living on Earth
New Bear Regulations In Caribou-Targhee Natl. Forest, Local News 8
Rural Nevadans aim to block wilderness designations, Reno Gazette-Journal
Congressional reps say they don't endorse Nevada wilderness proposal, Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada prison biomass power plant bleeding money, Reno Gazette-Journal
Seedlings restore life to burned area - Scorched Hawken's land gets new seeds, Reno Gazette-Journal
Biomass grant formally announced - U.S. Forest Service to give $250,000 grant to collect and transport the wood, Nevada Appeal
Grant will aid Carson biomass plant, KTNV AP
Caribou-Targhee sagebrush burning put on hold, Land Letter
Video: Our regional forester visits Twin Falls: Former Wood River resident Harv Forsgren is now our regional forester in Ogden, UT, Sun Valley News
Collecting in the wild: Take it or leave it?, Salt Lake Tribune
Compromise not option on proposed Nevada wilderness, Record-Courier
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Shasta-T should keep rivers free for their visitors, Redding Record Searchlight editorial
National forest fees grow like the trees, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Angeles National Forest: Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Logging no easy task, San Bernardino County Sun
Flood and storm road repairs to begin in Lassen National Forest, Reno Gazette-Journal
Feinstein criticizes Forest Service firefighting vacancies report, San Francisco Chronicle
Sierra Logger Swings an Axe at the Climate Report - Shows How Massive Clearcutting Contributes to Global Warming, The Pine Tree
Climate of Destruction: Sierra Pacific Industries' Impact on Global Warming , Save the Sierra [pdf]
Montara Mountain sale to feds stalls - no money, San Francisco Chronicle
Muir Woods celebrates a century of conservation, San Francisco Chronicle
USFS: Flying drones being deployed to find California marijuana growers, Oakland Tribune
San Bernardino NF: New deputy Forest Supervisor, Bear Valley News
Picking right trees to cut in Tahoe forest, Sacramento Bee
Burning questions - U.S. firefighter report raises concerns, San Bernardino County Sun
Across the river and into the trees: North Coast timber saga again at center stage, Capitol Weekly
Redwoods at risk - Which plan for the future of Pacific Lumber Co. ?, San Francisco Chronicle
Conservation, jobs and the environment - Which plan for the future of Pacific Lumber Co. ?, San Francisco Chronicle
EPIC urges backing for MRC's Palco plan, Times-Standard
The PALCO bankruptcy: MRC offers the solution, Eureka Reporter
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Listen to Audio Webcast of April 1 Hearing on the US Forest Service Budget, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Proposed cuts to Forest Service's budget get slammed by Feinstein, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Report downplays vacancy issues with SoCal federal firefighters, The Examiner
Senator Feinstein Chairs Hearing on FY 2009 Budget Request for Forest Service, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Eldorado National Forest to close 1,000 miles of trails to off-road vehicles, Sacramento Bee
Klamath National Forest Eddy Gulch Late-Successional ,Reserve Fire/Habitat Protection Project NOI to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California, South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail Project Revised Notice of Intent, Federal Register
Homeowners may get federal help in fire protection - Grants totaling more than $287,000 awarded in wake of Santiago fire, Orange County Register
Palco case plods onward, Eureka Times-Standard
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Ochoco National Forest: FLREA Notice of New Fee Site at 'Ranger's House', Federal Register
Ochoco National Forest: FLREA Notice of New Fee Site at Skull Hollow Campground, Federal Register
Wild Sky! Senate OKs Massive Public Lands Bill, San Francisco Chronicle
Senate approves Wild Sky wilderness in Washington state, Idaho Statesman
'Father of conservationism' saved forests - Gifford Pinchot was one of the first to see the wilderness as worth saving; this quiz will tell you more about his cause, Oregonian
What's next for the revised BLM forest plan? - Con: Plan would only reignite the 1980s' forest wars, Register-Guard op-ed
Pro: The plan is very much alive and still being revised, Register-Guard op-ed
'A breach of faith': Clinton grasps essence of county payments issue, Register-Guard editorial
Fiber Farm - Intensive tree farming is poisoning Lane County, Eugene Weekly
Most of the time, logging and healthy forests can't coexist happily, Register-Guard op-ed
Northwest flies may be drafted in fight to save East's 'redwoods': hemlocks - Trees: OSU identifies natural predators of a pest that's sucking the life out of hemlocks
Deschutes National Forest: Dead Log Vegetation Management Project Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Deschutes NF: EXF Thinning, Fuels Reduction, and Research Project - Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council Notice of Meeting April 23, 2008, Federal Register
Beachgoers find 'ghost forest' along Oregon Coast, KGW News
Protecting Oregon's Natural Treasures, Oregon Wild
Private timber lands: Law enforcement tip of the week, Newport News-Times
Forestry practices is topic of watershed council session set for April 15 in Siletz, Newport News-Times
How do we restoke interest in Mount St. Helens?, Longview Daily News
Johnston Ridge Observatory looking for volunteers, Longveiw Daily News
$500,000 pledged to Heybrook Ridge forest - Seattle forest donor is one in a million, Seattle Times
Into the wild The proposal would protect "Oregon Treasures", Register-Guard
Rivals should seek common ground, Register-Guard
Public gets first peek at county's alternate TMP - Plan goes 'one step beyond saying, "Don't close more roads"', Wallowa County Chieftain
Managing our forests will curb climate change , Register-Guard
Program preserves forests for Oregon's future, Bend Weekly News
FSEEE: Group files new suit against toxic retardants on forest fires, Oregonian
Environmental group files lawsuit over fire retardant - 2002 Fall River fish kill cited as example, Bend Bulletin
Group files second suit against USFS, Missoulian
Group files new suit against toxic retardants on forest fires, KGW AP
Stop Destructive Grazing and Preserve Species on National Forests, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Another WOPR setback Government scientists criticize BLM logging plan, Register-Guard
Heed science in future forest plans, Corvallis Gazette-Times
DeFazio Lambasts BLM for Sitting on Latest Scientific Review of WOPR, American Lands Alliance
The Science Team's review is available on the BLM's WOPR website, BLM [pdf]
Full Committee Markup: Copper Salmon Wilderness Act, more, Committee on Natural Resources
Moving Douglas County past timber safety net reliance, News-Review
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
The true north: No matter your definition, Sylvania Wilderness fits, Green Bay Press-Gazette
Biomass plant planned for Iron Range, Timberjay News
Big wheels find home in Empire - Big wheels were commonly used during the logging era, Leelanau Enterprise
Green Mountain NF: Trail blazers aim to make more routes available, Burlington Free Press
Green Mountain NF: Forest Service Retracts Plan for New Snowmobile Route, Center for Biological Diversity
White Mountain NF Boundary Establishment for Wildcat National Wild and Scenic River, Federal Register
American chestnuts reintroduced, Athens Messenger
Planting Trees?, Prairie Farmer
Environmentalists celebrate demise of OSB project, Newswatch 50
Shawnee NF: Hiking groups subject to citation under forest rule, Benton Evening News
Elgin tree clearing to make wetland healthier, Daily Herald
Speaking for the Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Celebrity Trees, New Hampshire Magazine
Green Mountain National Forest seeks public input on trails, Rutland Herald
Green Mountain NF: Future of watershed talks open to public, Rutland Herald
Vermont: Massive land tract is for sale, Burlington Free Press
Public Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, Federal Register
Full Committee Markup: Wild Monongahela Act, more, Committee on Natural Resources
Wood waste eyed as renewable energy source in Missouri Ozarks, Fort Mill Times

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