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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

WORLD 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

Unrest takes toll on forest - Precious rainforest is disappearing, taking several endangered species with it, The Nation -Bangkok

CONGRESS & WASHINGTON

Environmentalists sue feds over endangered species inaction, San Diego Union Tribune

Since '01, Guarding Species Is Harder - Endangered Listings Drop Under Bush, Washington Post

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho

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

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming

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

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico

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

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming

New report encourages protection of Provo River - Rivers council says drinking water at risk, Daily Herald

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California

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

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington

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

SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

UR student killed in fall from cliff - Law student was hiking at Crabtree Falls on the George Washington & Jefferson NF, Richmond Times-Dispatch

EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

Federal cuts trouble for Vermont forests, Burlington Free Press

Land issue raises logging question, The Republican

Save our forest from tree cutters, Indy Star

Forest plan is Pandora's Box, Times Argus

Ocean City countersues Baltimore company over rainforest boardwalk wood, CNBC

ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

Forest ranger recommends approval of plan for Kensington, Juneau Empire

Juneau ranger recommends modified Kensington plan, KTUU AP

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