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NATIONAL NEWS
Recreation Fees Big Part of Public Land Privatization Plan, New West
Bighorn forest's first trailhead 'amenity fee' draws fire, Billings Gazette
Bighorn NF: West Ten Sleep Trailhead Users Shouldn't See New Fees -- Just Yet, Sheridan Media
Chief Tidwell discusses right-sizing the Forest Service road system, Wildlands CPR
Statement of Tom Tidwell, Forest Service Chief Concerning The President's Budget Request for the USDA Forest Service in Fiscal Year 2011 , House Appropriations Committee
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
Drug gangs taking over US public lands, including Sequoia National Forest:, Google AP
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
GAO: USFS Fuel Reduction Projects 98% Litigation-Free, New West
Information on Appeals, Objections, and Litigation Involving Fuel Reduction Activities, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2008 , GAO [pdf]
Bingaman: Collaboration Appears to Be Leading to Healthier Forests, US Senator Jeff Bingaman
Chopping Down an Urban Myth About Litigation, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
USDA Forest Service CCC Training Underserved Youth for Today's Green Jobs, USDA
Researchers want to know: Will sound put bark beetles on the run?, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Report: Battling Forest Beetles May be Counter-Productive, The National Center for Conservation Science and Policy
Logging Won't Halt Beetles, Fire, Report Say, New West
Report: climate, not beetles, main cause of forest fires, GJ Sentinel
CSU educators help create bark beetle pesticide, The Coloradoan
CSU researchers say shell serum could save trees from bark beetles - Pine bark beetle-control mix uses crab and shrimp shells, Denver Post
Pine Beetles Only One Threat According to 2009 Report on Health of Colorado's Forests, Colorado State University
Update on the Status of the Merchantable Timber Contracting Pilot Program, GAO [pdf]
Northern Region's top forester discusses challenges agency faces, Missoulian
Pacific Northwest forests act as massive carbon banks, Los Angeles Times
Burn up the biosphere - And call it renewable energy?, Biofuelwatch [ppt]
Risks posed by the WECHAR (Water efficiency via Carbon Harvesting and Restoration) Bill, Biofuelwatch [pdf]
Is Wood Biomass Electric Generation Renewable and Carbon Neutral?, Montana Public Radio
The Wrong Kind of Green, The Nation
The Green Building Battles, E magazine
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
Forestry Commission - News - forest research scientists to contribute to key conference on tree diseases, Great Britain Forestry Commission
Uganda Fails to Meet the Highly Growing Demand for Timber, Kampala Monitor
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
S.2895 - Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act, Library of Congress
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
Climate Centers Will Aid Regional Efforts To Responsibly Manage Public Lands, 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
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
Wyo. regional forester rejects big box store ban, KTRV
Sawtooth National Forest head to retire April 2, Twin Falls Times-News
Humboldt-Toiyabe NF: Court hears forest grazing permit suit, Capital Press
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
Drug gangs taking over US public lands, including Sequoia National Forest:, Google AP
Mendocino National Forest OHV Program seeks public input on grant proposals, Lake County News
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
Men get fines, probation for illegal off-roading, Tahoe Daily Tribune
Researchers want to know: Will sound put bark beetles on the run?, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Forest Aid Year II Launches in San Bernardino Nat'l Forest March 4, PR Newswire
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
New Colville forest supervisor chosen, Omak Chronicle
Forest Road Repair Dollars, Jobs Arrive in Oregon, Public News Service
Pacific Northwest forests act as massive carbon banks, Los Angeles Times
Pacific Northwest Forests Top at Storing Carbon - Wilderness Society analysis names top ten national forest "carbon banks", The Wilderness Society
Biomass energy generating coming to Eugene, KMTR
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
Chattahoochee-Oconee NF: Hunters Shoot, Kill Forest Service Officer, WSB Atlanta
Forest Service ranger, mistaken for coyote, shot and killed, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Statement by Secretary Vilsack on Death of Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer, USDA News
Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest - Marcellus Shale drilling would destroy native Eastern brook trout habitat, Huntington News Network
Earth First! plans demonstration outside Asheville Forest Service offices, Mountain Xpress
Local forest products co-op seeking project proposals, Asheville Citizen-Times
Land-of-Sky taking apps for timber-biz grants, Mountain Xpress

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