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
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
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
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
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
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
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Wind farms to be barred - Governor will reject proposal to clear state forests for turbines, Baltimore Sun
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

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