Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Local officials press for federal aid - County commissioners tell White House staff that an end to timber payments will bring major cutbacks, Eugene Register-Guard
In Utah, a move to seize federal land - The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government, Los Angeles Times
Hatch Votes for Amendment to Bar Use of Antiquities Act to Create National Monuments - The amendment was defeated by a 58-38 margin, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch
A gathering in the forest - Bringing together an eclectic mix of people, the Rainbow Family reunites each year in the Ocala National Forest for a communal camp-out, Gainesville Sun

Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Report: Battling Forest Beetles May be Counter-Productive, The National Center for Conservation Science and Policy
CSU researchers say shell serum could save trees from bark beetles - Pine bark beetle-control mix uses crab and shrimp shells, Denver Post

Many maple bats get banned in minors - USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory studied the issue, Alva Review/Courier
WORLD NEWS
Finding a new way in the woods - Ailing forest economy unites first nations and businesses in B.C.'s northwest to create value from low-quality wood, Vancouver Sun
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Hearing on S. 2895, and other Forest Service related legislation, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
In Utah, a move to seize federal land - The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government, Los Angeles Times
Hatch Votes for Amendment to Bar Use of Antiquities Act to Create National Monuments - The amendment was defeated by a 58-38 margin, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch
Local officials press for federal aid - County commissioners tell White House staff that an end to timber payments will bring major cutbacks, Eugene Register-Guard
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
In Utah, a move to seize federal land - The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government, Los Angeles Times
Hatch Votes for Amendment to Bar Use of Antiquities Act to Create National Monuments - The amendment was defeated by a 58-38 margin, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch
Bridger-Teton National Forest won't bar big box - Official rejects idea of easement restricting North Cache development, Jackson Hole News&Guide
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Conservancy looks toward forests' future - The Sustainable Sierra Initiative at least tries to solve the riddle of forest management, Redding Record Searchlight
Unspotted spotted owl in way of chairlift, San Bernardino County Sun
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Pacific Northwest Forests Top at Storing Carbon - Wilderness Society analysis names top ten national forest "carbon banks", The Wilderness Society
Local officials press for federal aid - County commissioners tell White House staff that an end to timber payments will bring major cutbacks, Eugene Register-Guard
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
A gathering in the forest - Bringing together an eclectic mix of people, the Rainbow Family reunites each year in the Ocala National Forest for a communal camp-out, Gainesville Sun
Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest - Marcellus Shale drilling would destroy native Eastern brook trout habitat, Huntington News Network

National and international news about forests, the Forest Service, public lands and natural resource management. Brought to you by ex-FS employee Mark Garland and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics.

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