Forests in the News©
NATIONAL NEWS
Up in smoke - Obama administration will inherit a beleaguered Forest Service, High Country News
What's in store for USFS?, Missoulian
BLM rejects protests to "Whopper" logging plan, Seattle Times
Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products: Final Rule, Federal Register
Tiny Beetle Chews Way Through Millions of Trees , Wall Street Journal
Ecological Differences Between Logging and Wildfire, Wuerthner On the Environment
Interview: Ecological Value of Wildfire, Wuerthner On the Environment
Forest Service keeps Christmas tree cash, Washington Times
Environmentalists win quest to open RS2477 records, Salt Lake Tribune
Not so dead on arrival - The unlikely success of the Clinton Roadless Rule, High Country News
A land protection gift, Albany Times Union
New federal laws impact search and rescue groups, Ruidoso News
Management of National Forest System Surface Resources With Privately Held Mineral Estates: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment, Federal Register
National Forest System Land Management Planning; Correction, Federal Register
FS Today for 12/26/2008, USFS
Chief's Desk - People, Places, Things for December 19, 2008, USFS pdf
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council: Announcement for the 2009 U.S. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program, Federal Register
Confessions of an Evangelical Tree Hugger, Alternet
Tree-hugging, American-style, The New Statesman (London)
Wood Grain Standards Will Dramatically Reduce Baseball Bat Shattering, Design News
Forest research helps scientists study carbon 'storage' - Trees hold part of the key to learning more about climate change, The Daily Astorian
Mechanization, technology make wood removal profitable, Biomass Magazine
Wood is the new gas, Ravalli Republic
Hope burns for less political, more collaborative Forest Service, Missoulian
National Coalition Announces Push To Create A Forest Watershed Restoration Corps, Public Works
Groups to press Obama for Forest Watershed Restoration Corps, American Lands Alliance
Conservation Groups Call on the Agriculture Sec. Nominee to Set New Direction for Forest Service, American Lands Alliance
Greens Send Obama Quick Fix List, New West
Forest Service: Role of Communities in Stewardship Contracting Projects: Notice; request for comment, Federal Register
USDA Announces New Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets, USDA
US Feds Open Office to Advise on Development of Ecosystem Markets, Ecosystem Marketplace
USFS Pricing Ecosystem Services, Wild Wilderness
Chief's Desk - People, Places, Things for December 12, 2008, USFS
FSC and the Lacey Act: the $500,000 question, FSC-Watch
Salvage logging offers hope for forests, communities devastated by industrial logging, Mongabay News
As Rain Forests Disappear, A Market Solution Emerges, Yale Environment 360
Thwarting Efforts To Use Carbon Markets To Halt Deforestation, Terra Daily
Online USFS software can quantify CO2 capture of urban trees, Entertainment and Showbiz
StubHub Launches "Tickets for Trees" to Help Restore Forests Across the U.S., Business Wire
Real Christmas trees 'greener' than fakes, Terra Daily UPI
Iowa's Vilsack Likely Pick For Secretary of Agriculture, New West
Another Shill for Monsanto - Tom Vilsack's Kind of Agriculture, Counterpunch
Ken Salazar-Barack Obama's interior secretary nominee - Colorado Democrat is grounded in land issues, Chicago Tribune
Salazar knows Western political issues, Google AP
Salazar and the Tragedy of the Common Ground - How to Make Bruce Babbitt Look Like Ed Abbey, Counterpunch
Ken Salazar to Interior, New West
What to Expect When Ken Salazar Takes the Interior, New West
Salazar appointment draws mixed review - Interior, Ag appointments anger some enviros, please others, Idaho Mountain Express
Salazar will head Obama's Interior Department, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Colorado Group Urges Against Pick of Salazar for Interior Secretary - "Ken Salazar Does Not Bring the Change We Need", WildEarth Guardians
The Man in the Hat - Ken Salazar and the Status Quo, Counterpunch
Ken Salazar a Disappointing Choice for Secretary of the Interior, Center for Biological Diversity
Ken Salazar, Not Berry, Gets Interior Position, Wild Wilderness
Behind the Curtain Peek at Interior Positions, Wild Wilderness
Obama's Choice of Salazar for Interior, Vilsack for Agriculture Praised?, Environment News Service
Green Myopia - Obama's Appointments Reveal What's Wrong with the Environmental Establishment, Counterpunch
Forest Service expecting positive change under Obama, Summit Daily News
U.S. forest chief could have local ties, Bend Bulletin
How Wall Street is destroying the timber way of life, Crosscut
Sierra hikers dispute federal report about declining use of U.S. forests, Reno Gazette-Journal
The Ballad Of The Whitebark Pine, San Francisco Chronicle
Environmental group seeks to add whitebark pine tree to endangered species list, McClatchy News
Colorado: Feds grant state delay on roadless rule, Durango Herald News
Roadless rule hurtling down Bush fast-track, Colorado Independent
Travel Management; Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use: Final rule, Federal Register
Forest Service Travel Management Directives, Federal Register
FS Today for 12/14/2008, USFS
East to West for 12/12/2008, USFS
Forest Service: Recreation Use Survey Results, USFS
Recreation Visitor Report Details Uses of Forests by Hispanics, USFS
National Appeals Web site Is Launched, USFS
Forest Landowners Be Aware of Carbon Credits, Chattanoogan
Forest experts gather in Aspen - Scientists: Questions remain about beetles and global warming, The Aspen Times
Forest Service peers into future with climate change - Warming expected to require changes in management, Billings Gazette
Forests and Climate Change - A Strategic Framework, USFS
Forest Service Strategic Framework for Responding to Climate Change, USFS [pdf]
Climate Change News: A compilation of news & activities, USFS [pdf]
Companies Could Buy Areas of Rainforest in Return for Being Allowed to Pollute , The Telegraph (UK)
Light REDD: The Looming Tragedy of Carbon Markets Paying to Destroy Ancient Forests, Climate Ark
Forest Service Provides Answers to Broken Bats, USFS
Only certified maple bats can be used in '09, USA Today
Forest Service: Recycling Just Got Easier, USFS
Tall, proud Montana tree heads to U.S. Capitol, New York Times at SF Chronicle
Diary of the Capitol Christmas Tree Travels, USFS
What is all the fuss about?, Missoulian
The Day After the Tree Lighting, USFS
CSU Fire Scientists Develop Wildfire Management Playbook, Colorado State University
Bighorn Sheep Rule Stirs Debate in West, Wall Street Journal
Agencies object to proposed bighorn sheep policy, Star-Tribune at Billings Gazette
Plan for bighorn sheep raises ire, Independent Record
Read a copy of the letter sent to protest the bighorn agreement, Billings Gazette [pdf]
WRI, EIA Form Partnership to Stem Illegal Forest Products Imported Into U.S., World Resources Institute
Energy Corridor Designation FEIS Published, USFS
National Coalition Announces Push to Create a Forest Watershed Restoration Corps, Wildlands CPR
Debate rages over a wired wilderness, Los Angeles Times
Nut Job - Long forgotten, chestnuts are coming back with a vengeance, Grist
New popularity for Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax', Los Angeles Times
FSEEE 2008 Accomplishments, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Anatomy of a Takedown - Glen Ith believed he was doing the right thing. The government disagreed. Forest Magazine
Dear Undersecretary of Agriculture - An open letter to the next undersecretary of Agriculture, Forest Magazine
Judge scales back ruling on roadless national forests, Tucson Citizen
Calif. judge limits roadless rule to 10 states, Greenwire at American Lands Alliance
Roadless No More - Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming are petitioning the federal government to allow more access to roadless areas, Forest Magazine
Fire retardant update - Retardant risk warrants attention, Forest Magazine's "Inner Voice" column
FSEEE Aerial Fire Retardant II Complaint, 10/17/08, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics [pdf]
FSEEE Aerial Fire Retardant Summary Judgment Brief, 10/17/08, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics [pdf]
Igniting Real Change - Fire managers have more flexibility when it comes to fighting wildfire, Forest Magazine
U.S. Forest Service faces new challenges, Forest Magazine
Energy corridor project on fast track, Las Cruces Sun-News
Tilting Toward Windmills - Questions arise over the development of wind farms on national forest land, Forest Magazine
FS Today for 11/28/2008, USFS
East to West for 11/28/2008, USFS
Climate Change Could Destroy Vast Forests, Report Warns, Environment News Service
Forest Protection Plan Could Displace Millions, say Campaigners - Livelihoods of 60m indigenous people at risk from plans to tackle climate change by protecting forests, says Friends of the Earth, The Guardian/UK
Biofuel Plantations On Tropical Forestlands Are Bad For The Climate And Biodiversity, Study Finds, ScienceDaily
Preserving tropical forests also cuts emissions, The Japan Times
Wildland firefighters- Health Screening Questionnaire: Notice; request for comment, Federal Register
Minor Prophet - Char Miller reviews Tom Wolf's latest biography, Wilderness Prophet, which examines the life of Arthur Carhart, Forest Magazine
WildEarth Guardians seeks Pickens' help to save rangeland, The New Mexican
Forest Service Information Collection- Grazing Permit Administration Forms: Notice; request for comment. Federal Register
WORLD NEWS
Can Roads and Rain Forests Co-Exist?, Dot Earth Blog
Kenya Forest Service to open 200 sites for ecotourism, Business Daily Africa
Scientists discover new forest with undiscovered species on Google Earth, UK Telegraph
Image: Insect Damage in British Columbia Forests, NASA
Amazon killings go on despite Chico Mendes' legacy, Herald-Leader AP
Computer hackers are helping illegal loggers destroy the Amazon rainforest, Mongabay News
Hackers 'aid' Amazon logging scam, BBC News
Hackers help destroy the Amazon rainforest, Greenpeace
Maps show deeper cuts in Brazil rain forest, Wenatchee World
Sao Paulo promotes wood from legal sources, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report at www.illegal-logging.info
Guyana: Government's push for economic incentives to maintain the rainforest is to be highly commended, Stabroek News
For almost a decade the GFC has failed to implement technical recommendations for forest management so how could it implement a post-Kyoto protocol?, Stabroek News
Batavia gets sustainable forestry training, Stabroek News
Guyana Forestry Commission and USAID host forum on US Lacey Act, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report at www.illegal-logging.info
Peru seeks $200 million to save its rainforests
Mexico Seizes $1 Million In Illegal Logging Raids In Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Latin American Herald Tribune
Finns warn against "unnecessary bureaucracy" being created from the EU's tightening of regulations against illegal logging, TTJ
Ghana's 'miracle': logging underwater forests for exotic timber, Terra Daily AFP
Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB): myth of biodiversity protection evaporates as new evidence shows impacts on elephants, FSC-Watch
Uganda: Six Timber Lorries Impounded, New Vision
Bali revitalizes forests in facing impact of climate change, Antara
Indonesia responds to US government guidelines on certification, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report at www.illegal-logging.info
Linking rural health care to forest conservation proving a success in Borneo, Mongabay News
Taib: Informants on illegal logging will be rewarded , Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia
HSBC to curb palm oil lending, review oil sands, UK Guardian at www.illegal-logging.info
Logging feeds communist insurgency more than gold mining, Mindanao News
Cambodia: Govt reissues chainsaw ban following mass seizures, The Phnom Penh Post
Poznan climate change meeting to see REDD, UQ News
Climate of no-confidence - Forests may help in the fight against climate change but will their inhabitants?, Nepal News at www.illegal-logging.info
EC and Vietnam establish FLEGT Technical Working Group, ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report at www.illegal-logging.info
Park plan threatens timber mills, The Age
International Seminar on Forest Administration and Management. USFS
Acid rain in oilsands region may be damaging forests: Report, Edmonton Sun
Ottawa's stand at climate talks hurting native rights, chiefs say - First nations blast Indian Affairs Minister, Globe and Mail
B.C. seeks new players in forestry, BC Local News
Clearcut raises concerns for threatened caribou - Company may have exceeded its permits and could be asked for a reclamation plan, Vancouver Sun
"Monkey girls" and macaws in the Suriname jungle, San Francisco Chronicle
Borneo:Orangutan Survival in times of Deforestation, Forest Policy Research
Forest Protection Plan Could Displace Millions, say Campaigners - Livelihoods of 60m indigenous people at risk from plans to tackle climate change by protecting forests, says Friends of the Earth, The Guardian/UK
Brazil's Decision on Deforestation Draws Praise, Washington Post
China sowing forests in tree-starved areas, The Money Times
CONGRESS & WASHINGTON
Interior Pick's Hat Says It All , Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Yankee media ask: 'What's with the hat?' as Salazar gets Cabinet nod, Colorado Independent
What's With Salazar's Hat? (And Bolo Tie!), Washington Post
The rules of being Ken Salazar's cowboy hat, Colorado Independent
Salazar a great pick for Interior, Ouray County News
Colorado Wild: Salazar 'will do a good job' as interior secretary, Colorado Independent
Salazar will run Interior - President-elect Obama picks 5th-generation Coloradan for Cabinet, Cortez Journal
Obama names Colorado's Salazar to Interior post - Iowa's Vilsack gets Agriculture nod, Salt Lake Tribune
What's in store for USFS?, Missoulian
Rule changes possible from administrations, Missoulian
The gift of protecting public lands, Statesman Journal op-ed
New Bush gun rule crashes into Parks, Forest Service staff assault trends, Colorado Independent
Violence vs. Employees - Rising Tide of Violence, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Hope burns for less political, more collaborative Forest Service, Missoulian
Conservation Groups Call on the Agriculture Sec. Nominee to Set New Direction for Forest Service, American Lands Alliance
Iowa's Vilsack Likely Pick For Secretary of Agriculture, New West
Another Shill for Monsanto - Tom Vilsack's Kind of Agriculture - Vilsack widely viewed as a big-corn, pro-subsidy, factory-farm cheerleader, Counterpunch
Obama should reform Agriculture Department, Salt Lake Tribune
Ken Salazar-Barack Obama's interior secretary nominee - Colorado Democrat is grounded in land issues, Chicago Tribune
Salazar knows Western political issues, Google AP
Salazar and the Tragedy of the Common Ground - How to Make Bruce Babbitt Look Like Ed Abbey, Counterpunch
Ken Salazar to Interior, New West
What to Expect When Ken Salazar Takes the Interior, New West
Salazar appointment draws mixed review - Interior, Ag appointments anger some enviros, please others, Idaho Mountain Express
Salazar will head Obama's Interior Department, E&E Daily at American Lands Alliance
Colorado Group Urges Against Pick of Salazar for Interior Secretary - "Ken Salazar Does Not Bring the Change We Need", WildEarth Guardians
The Man in the Hat - Ken Salazar and the Status Quo, Counterpunch
Ken Salazar a Disappointing Choice for Secretary of the Interior, Center for Biological Diversity
Ken Salazar, Not Berry, Gets Interior Position, Wild Wilderness
Behind the Curtain Peek at Interior Positions, Wild Wilderness
Obama's Choice of Salazar for Interior, Vilsack for Agriculture Praised?, Environment News Service
Green Myopia - Obama's Appointments Reveal What's Wrong with the Environmental Establishment, Counterpunch
USDA Announces New Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets, USDA
Forest Service watchdogs fret over Bush's final moves, Missoulian
Interior Dept. report finds interference on endangered species, Deseret News
Lawsuit Challenges 11th Hour Cuts in Endangered Species Protections, Environment News Service
Rahall Says Fire Spending Will Be at the Top of His Agenda in January, USFS
UO professor makes case to invest in 'green' jobs - Cassandra Moseley tells a congressional committee that rural areas need help, The Register-Guard
New name surfaces as possible Interior pick, Arizona Republic
Major changes to Endangered Species Act, San Francisco Chronicle
Bush revises protections for endangered species, SF Chronicle AP
Dear Undersecretary of Agriculture - An open letter to the next undersecretary of Agriculture, Forest Magazine
Fish and Wildlife Service: Policy on Wilderness Stewardship, Federal Register
Igniting Real Change - Fire managers have more flexibility when it comes to fighting wildfire, Forest Magazine
A chance to do it right in the West, Writers on the Range at Ruidoso News
NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho
FLREA Notice of New Fee Sites - Northern Region, USDA Forest Service, Federal Register
Cold snap not cold enough to kill beetles, Ravalli Republic
BLDC throws support behind Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership to manage forest, Montana Standard
BLDC should stay out of national forest politics, Montana Standard letter
Logging fight is over - Appeals court dismisses suit in Basin Creek project, Montana Standard
Environmental group sues to halt Philipsburg logging, Montana Standard
Red and Dead: Cut more trees in order to save forests, Great Falls Tribune
Logging not the Answer--A Response to "Red and Dead", Wuerthner On the Environment
Change in Plum Creek easements a bad deal for public, Billings Gazette op-ed
Plumb Creek easements change bad for the public, Ravalli Republic letter
Forest Service leases very specific and detailed, Montana Standard letter
Wood is the new gas, Ravalli Republic
Land board approves park bison range deal, Helena Independent Record
Cattle industry seeks to block buffalo roaming, Helena Independent Record
Gallatin and Custer national forests will combine management in 2009 to save money, Missoulian AP
Forest use mostly drops, but up in Bitterroot, surveys find, Billings Gazette
At Georgetown Lake, Fee hikes threaten cabins, Montana Standard
Tester asks Rey not to sign land deal, Missoulian
Forest Service watchdogs fret over Bush's final moves, Missoulian
If company actually owned road, it would have a deed, not an easement, Missoulian letter
Groups buy Plum Creek land, The Daily Inter Lake
First phase of Plum Creek 'Legacy' project complete, Missoulian
Beetles, Disease Hurt Whitebark Pine's Chances of Survival, PBS
Entomologist: Cold spell not enough to kill pine beetles, Independent Record
Beating the beetle, Montana Standard
Helena NF: Logging delayed for proposed biathlon course, Missoulian
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF Barton Springs Timber sale challenged over owl habitat, Missoulian
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership: Right Idea, Wrong Bill, Flathead Beacon
Flathead forest accepting artist applications, Missoulian
"Violent" wind levels giant trees, The Daily Inter Lake
Trees fell 'like dominoes' in Flathead storm, Missoulian
Windstorm topples 80 acres of old-growth forest, Independent Record
Maybe it's time to study tree rings, Missoulian
Forest Service ponders Capitol Christmas Tree banner's future, Ravalli Republic
The perfect imperfect Christmas tree, Writers on the Range at Ruidoso News
Secure, manage Swan's forestlands, Missoulian
Land Board OKs innovative swap in Whitefish, Missoulian
The Ballad Of The Whitebark Pine, San Francisco Chronicle
Environmental group seeks to add whitebark pine tree to endangered species list, McClatchy News
Forest Service peers into future with climate change - Warming expected to require changes in management, Billings Gazette
Forest Service paying more attention to climate issues, Great Falls Tribune
Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF: Groups sue US Forest Service on Mont. logging plan, Forbes AP
Montana Wilderness Association backs U.S. Forest Service in Lewis and Clark NF lawsuit, Great Falls Tribune
Questions about Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal - The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal (BCSP) appears to be a trade of public trees to the local timber industry in exchange for their support for wilderness designation, Wuerthner On the Environment
Pat Williams on Wilderness and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership, New West Network
In New Era, Timber's Struggles Stir Broad Concern and Support, New York Times
Diary of the Capitol Christmas Tree Travels, USFS
What is all the fuss about?, Missoulian
Bozeman group touts use of live Christmas trees, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Natural trees make renewable displays, Billings Gazette
Hyalite Canyon cleared for winter frolicking, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Hyalite Canyon Road to remain open, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Deal reached on accessing Hyalite, Billings Gazette
MSU to cut down infested trees, Billings Gazette
MSU deals with mountain pine beetle infestation, MSU News Service
County to get $2.2 million in federal funding, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
PILT: Federal payment assists counties, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake editorial
Custer NF: Travel map available for Beartooths, Billings Gazette
Custer NF- Foresters do good work in Red Lodge area, Billings Gazette letter
New collaboration on public lands management develops, Billings Gazette op-ed
Agencies object to proposed bighorn sheep policy, Star-Tribune at Billings Gazette
Plan for bighorn sheep raises ire, Independent Record
Read a copy of the letter sent to protest the bighorn agreement, Billings Gazette [pdf]
Wolverine connections considered key, Billings Gazette
$3.3M easement for 25 buffalo won't work, Billings Gazette letter
Public invited to comment on Royal Teton Ranch proposal in Bozeman, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Clearwater National Forest- Upper Lochsa Land Exchange EIS: Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Last Stand in the Selkirks - An across-border cooperative effort works to preserve an endangered herd of mountain caribou, Forest Magazine
Kootenai NF: Group files suit to halt Forest Service's herbicide use, Missoulian
Forest Service weed-control plan challenged, Missoulian
Cabin use restrictions should figure in federal fees, Great Falls Tribune
Readers like cutting trees along roads, Helena Independent Record editorial
Stopping Montana logging has come home to roost, Independent Record op-ed
Save timber mills while we still can, Montana Standard op-ed
Groups trying to fix a 'terrible plan', Independent Record
Bitterroot Christmas begins in Washington, Ravalli Republic
D.C. gives Capitol tree a federal welcome, Ravalli Republic
Restriction to affect weekday Lolo Creek area snowmobile trails, Missoulian
Plum Creek Teaches Mainers Lessons to Remember, Bangor Daily News op-ed
States decry fed proposal for bighorn sheep testing, Independent Record
Study: Wolverine groups must stay connected, Missoulian
$3.3 million bison deal approved by state official, Independent Record
Findings troubling for fire contracts, Missoulian letter
Plan will help maintain wilderness, Missoulian letter
'Lazy gardener' still harvesting from 'mini-gardens': former FS employee Wayne Burleson, Billings Gazette
Commission clears up tree-thinning questions, Helena Independent Record
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
U.S. Forest Service cutting down mature "green" tree's, Montrose Daily Press
Wildlife will flee areas impacted by development in roadless rule, Durango Herald op-ed
Comment period extended on Dry Creek Travel Plan, Delta County Independent
U.S. Forest Service to patrol winter playgrounds, Ouray News
Groups ask for lynx help - Conservationists: More protection for cats is needed, Durango Herald
Breckenridge ski resort tries new barriers in beetle battle, Vail Daily
Tamarisk: War With Riverbank Invader, Waged by Muscle and Munching, New York Times
Pitkin County has concerns with forest travel management plan, AspenTimes
Whoops - oil, gas lease area includes roadless zone, Rocky Mountain News
Forest Service recognizes head of bark beetle team, The Coloradoan
Mountain pine beetles a hardy menace, Loveland Reporter-Herald
Forest Service clamps down on ski photography in wake of snowboarding death, Colorado Independent
Lynx make home in Summit County - Showdown over Vail Pass recreation is looming, as federal agencies duel, Summit Daily
Government Shirks Duty to Restore Wolves to the Southern Rocky Mountains - Courts May Decide Fate of Citizen Petition for Wolves, WildEarth Guardians
Forest Service names new Hell Canyon ranger, Rapid City Journal
Forest Service expecting positive change under Obama, Summit Daily
Summit County: Huge logging project planned in Lower Blue - Forest Service seeking comment on forest-health proposal, Summit Daily News
Forest experts gather in Aspen - Scientists: Questions remain about beetles and global warming, The Aspen Times
Rules tweaked for film and photo shoots at Aspen ski areas - Forest Service reviewed permit system and enforcement after tragedy last winter, The Aspen Times
Feds grant state delay on roadless rule, Durango Herald News
Roadless rule hurtling down Bush fast-track, Colorado Independent
Beetle kill removal denudes popular Grand Lake park, Sky Hi Daily News
Vail Resorts makes best of pine beetle kill, Boulder Daily Camera
Forest Service plans more logging-related Fraser Valley trail closures this winter, Sky Hi Daily News
$300K settlement reached in forest fire, Montrose Press
CSU Fire Scientists Develop Wildfire Management Playbook, Colorado State University
Pike and San Isabel NFs: Blowdown to Trap Spruce Beetles, USFS
San Juan NF: Public workshop to offer information on oil and gas development, Pagosa Springs Sun
San Juan NF: Forest Service travel plan cuts back on motorized access, Cortez Journal
Plague hits prairie dogs in southeastern Colorado, Greeley Tribune
Black Hills NF: Local recreational sites set for improvements, Rapid City Journal
Applicants sought for Black Hills forest board, Rapid City Journal
Politics threaten Big Horn National Forest rangelands restoration, Billings Gazette op-ed
Wildlife at stake in roadless rule, The Rocky Mountain News
Roadless No More - Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming are petitioning the federal government to allow more access to roadless areas, Forest Magazine
Black Hills National Forest--Rattlesnake Forest Management Project: Revised Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Fish and Wildlife Service to review prairie dog status, Carlsbad Current-Argus
Fish and Wildlife Service Agrees: Prairie Dog May Warrant Federal Protection - WildEarth Guardians' Petition Results in Positive Finding, WildEarth Guardians
Agency To Study Status of Black-tailed Prairie Dog , Albuquerque Journal
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered and initiation of status review, Federal Register
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Budget failures force Prescott National Forest to raise fees - Free Wednesdays and a $40 annual pass remain as consolations, Prescott Daily Courier
Free Wednesdays, Wild Wilderness
New federal laws impact search and rescue groups, Ruidoso News
Mt. Taylor mapping pact advances, Gallup Independent
Groups don't care about partnerships, Arizona Republic letter
Fish and Wildlife Service to study rare New Mexico butterfly, Durango Herald
Butterfly native to Sacramentos may warrant protection, Ruidoso News
Coconino NF: State trying to protect the lush Fossil Creek, The Arizona Republic
Valles Caldera director's task to make preserve self-sufficient - Artesia native with background in agribusiness hails 'unique' working ranch program: Pete's cow museum, The New Mexican
Three Trails in 30 Years, Mountain View Telegraph
Lynx in New Mexico Move Closer to Protection, WildEarth Guardians
90-Day Finding on a Petition To Change the Listing Status of the Canada Lynx, Federal Register
Let Wild Take Care of Cattle, Albuquerque Journal editorial
High-cost pecan crop yields low production, The New Mexican
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests- Notice of Initiation to revise the Forests' Land and Resource Management Plan, Federal Register
Coconino National Forest looks to merge Mormon Lake and Peak offices into one location, The Payson Roundup
Coconino National Forest Plans to Co-locate Flagstaff District Offices, USFS
Coconino NF could combine ranger offices, Arizona Daily Sun
Forest-thinning plan would clear brush, cut state's fire risk, The Arizona Republic
Plan would boost forest thinning in N. Arizona, Arizona Daily Star
Illegal dumping marring Kaibab forest lands, Arizona Daily Sun
Forest Service renting 2 homes in Dragoon Mountains, Tucson Citizen
Prescott NF: Antelope released into the wild in Arizona, Arizona Republic
New road rules for Mt. Lemmon a good idea, Arizona Daily Star
International Seminar on Forest Administration and Management at NAU. USFS
UA professor helps lead climate-change push, Arizona Daily Star
Council weighs public buyout to save park, Zonie Report
Settlement calling for N.M. lynx study, Durango Herald News
County is getting a handle on mine - Forest Service District Ranger Buck Sanchez briefed commissioners on the possible scenarios vis-a-vis various laws and regulations, Ruidoso News
Environmental impact considered for drilling, Ruidoso News
Downs wants a second opinion on land values at treatment plant, Ruidoso News
Evaluating Community Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Preferences Concerning Fire and Fuels Management in Southwestern Forest, Woodland and Grassland Ecosystems- Notice; request for comment, Federal Register
Rare New Mexico Butterfly One Step Closer to Federal Protection - Climate Change, Insecticide Spraying Cited as Key Threats, WildEarth Guardians
Study first step in butterfly's protection - Environmentalists push agency for status review, The New Mexican
Flying debate - Agency to study rare New Mexico butterfly, Alamogordo Daily News
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti) as Endangered with Critical Habitat and initiation of a status review, Federal Register
USFS displays its green - Lincoln open house shows off energy-efficient facility, Alamogordo Daily News
USFS will show off green facility Thursday, Alamogordo Daily News
Lincoln National Forest: Tour Set of "Green" Forest Office in Alamogordo, Albuquerque Journal
Lincoln NF: Fire fuels to be reduced on surrounding lands, Ruidoso News
New Mexico's counties 2007-08 PILT funding
Doņa Ana County gets PILT boost, Las Cruces Sun-News
Enviros want new wolf recovery plan, Arizona Daily Sun
Conservationists Petition for Modern Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan - Current Plan is Decades Out of Date, WildEarth Guardians
Lynx in New Mexico Soon to Escape Legal Limbo - Government agrees to issue key lynx finding by December 15 , WildEarth Guardians
Settlement Reached in NM Lawsuit over Lynx, Albuquerque Journal
Ojo Peak Fire Cuts Into Tree Options, Mountain View Telegraph
Tom Bonnicksen: Logging best prevents forest fires, High Country News at Ruidoso News
Cowboys clear out cattle in Bandelier, The New Mexican
Uranium mining near Canyon back in play, Arizona Daily Sun
Plateau's pinyons in peril, Arizona Daily Sun
Rosemont mediator backs out of process - Just a month after starting, copper mine effort crumbles, Arizona Daily Star
'Green' groups push for Coronado National Forest protections, Tucson Citizen
Arizona: State tapped to provide U.S. Capitol Christmas tree in '09, Arizona Republic
Supes want Walnut Canyon buffer study, Arizona Daily Sun
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Environmentalists win quest to open RS2477 records, Salt Lake Tribune
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache national forests seeking firefighters, Salt Lake Tribune
Researcher studies Idaho's declining aspen, Idaho Statesman
USFS to monitor Humboldt-Toiyabe vehicle use, Reno Gazette-Journal
Federal agencies recruiting for wildland firefighters and dispatchers, Reno Gazette-Journal
Boise NF: Forest Service wants your input on travel plans, Idaho Statesman
Forest Service is looking for advisers, Idaho Statesman
Dixie national forest proposes salvage logging project, Standard-Examiner
Dixie National Forest- Pockets Resource Management Plan: Notice of intent to prepare a supplement to the final EIS, Federal Register
Attention canyon users: Mill Creek fees going up, Salt Lake Tribune
Feds, river advocates at odds over miles set aside for protection status, Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Rivers Council Dissapointed with Forest Service's Wild and Scenic Rivers Recommendation, KCPW
One mile of Provo River recommended for protection, Daily Herald
Lyon County receives additional $750,000 PILT funding, Reno Gazette-Journal
Forest Service proposes travel management improvements for Bridgeport Ranger District, Reno Gazette-Journal
Coalition for Public Access urges attendance at Forest Service TM scoping meeting, Reno Gazette-Journal
Intermountain Region, Boise, Payette, and Sawtooth National Forests; ID; Amendment to the 2003 Land and Resource Management Plans: Wildlife Conservation Strategy (Forested Biological Community): Correction of notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF: Some forest roads closed for winter, Deseret News
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest will burn slash piles, Standard-Examiner
Heli-skiing firm seeks permit extension - Public comments to Forest Service are due by Dec. 19, Salt Lake Tribune
Bridger-Teton National Forest: Kemmerer Grazing and Rangeland Vegetation Management Project- Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Information Collection; 4-Rivers Application and Drawing- Notice; request for comment, Federal Register
Payette National Forest: Golden Hand 1 and 2 Lode Mining Claims Plan of Operations- Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Roadless No More - Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming are petitioning the federal government to allow more access to roadless areas, Forest Magazine
Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest: Bridgeport Ranger District Travel Management- Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California
California condors make a comeback in the Los Padres National Forest, Ventura County Reporter
National forests not as popular, but Inyo may be an exception, Los Angeles Times
Forest Service Ranger works well with Ad Hoc Committee, Kern Valley Sun
Six Rivers National Forest- Lower Trinity and Mad River Travel Management EIS: Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Six Rivers National Forest- Beaverslide Timber Sale and Fuel Treatment Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Klamath National Forest- Hi-Grouse Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Shasta-Trinity National Forest- Pettijohn LSR Habitat Improvement and Fuels Reduction Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frogs Feeling the Heat, Environment News Service
Vote delayed on Trinity forest transfer, Redding Record Searchlight
Over 770,000 pounds of chemicals used by Sierra Pacific Industries since 1995, ForestEthics.org
Bickford Ranch crashes in bankruptcy court, Sacramento Bee
Sierra hikers dispute federal report about declining use of U.S. forests, Reno Gazette-Journal
Blame crowded campgrounds, Modesto Bee letter
Sierra Nevada climate changes feed monster, forest-devouring fires, Sacramento Bee
San Bernardino NF: Federal regulators bypass human element, San Francisco Chronicle
Forest-destroying mountain pine bark beetle could be headed for Sierra, Reno Gazette-Journal
A Brush With Safety - U.S. Forest Service cuts overgrown oaks to create fire containment lines, Standard-Examiner
Calif. Timber Giant Threatens to "Convert" Sierra Nevada Forests, Rare Earth News
Forest Service suppression tactics don't meet muster, Redding Record Searchlight
Arboreal Protesters Occupy Threatened Redwoods, Earth First! Humboldt
New! Earth First! Humboldt Action!, Tree-Sit Blog
The Tan Oak came back with a vengence, Ernie's Place
Plumas NF FLREA Notice of Proposed New Fee Sites, Federal Register
Recreation Visitor Report Details Uses of Forests by Hispanics, USFS
Dynamics Between Research and Tribes Explored at Fair, USFS
Forest Service Provides California Capitol Christmas Tree, USFS
NFF Campaign to Re-Forest America Gets Boost - Initiative Aims to Donate One Million Trees to U.S. Forests in Need, San Bernardino NF, USFS
Klamath National Forest begins rehabilitation of Panther Fire area, Siskiyou Daily News - Yreka, CA
Condors, Fire, Energy and Extinction, SF Chronicle Village Green
Save the Redwoods League 2007-08 Land Acquisition Highlights, Rare Earth News
Sierra Nevada frog likes a cool climate, SF Chronicle Village Green
UCSC Negotiates With Tree Sitters, KCBA
Homebuilding on Forest-City Interface Raises California Fire Risk, Environment News Service
History Revealed - Rock art in Calfornia's Los Padres National Forest reveals Native American history, Forest Magazine
Plumas National Forest; Moonlight and Wheeler Fires Recovery and Restoration Project: Revised notice of intent to prepare a revised draft EIS, Federal Register
US Forest Service California Recreation Resource Advisory Committee: Request for applications, Federal Register
Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment of Primary and Alternate Representatives, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee, Federal Register
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
BLM rejects protests to "Whopper" logging plan, Seattle Times
Gifford Pinchot National Forest plans logging near volcano, The Columbian
Forest Service plans to clear legal path for pipeline in Mount Hood forest, Oregonian
Do what we do best: Grow trees and harvest responsibly, News-Review editorial
Leave timber management to foresters, Wallowa County Chieftain editorial
How Much "Old Growth" Forest Do We Have Left?, E/The Environmental Magazine
Saving private forests - Conservationists are finally recognizing that the danger is not logging private forest lands, but losing them, Portland Oregonian editorial
Neither logging nor subdivisions, Wuerthner On the Environment
Logging, thinning would not curtail wildfires, Register-Guard op-ed
Tree-hugging, American-style, The New Statesman (London)
Reclaimed wood is company's Windfall, The Olympian
Forest research helps scientists study carbon 'storage' - Trees hold part of the key to learning more about climate change, The Daily Astorian
Bergin wants to ax forest zones near highways, The Daily Astorian
Land deal returns slice of Klamath tribal homeland, The Oregonian
Klamath Tribes are seeing a brighter future, IHT
U.S. Forest Service puts historical photos on Web, Oregonian
Forest officials explain wilderness examination process, The Omak Chronicle
Fall in wood products market redirects environmentalist strategy, The Oregonian
Wyden objects to planned pipeline through Mount Hood National Forest, The Oregonian
Wyden Asks Feds To Rescind Mt Hood Pipeline Approval, OPB News
Mt. Hood National Forest- Revised Notice of intent to prepare a Proposed Forest Plan Amendment for the Palomar Gasline Transmission Project, Federal Register
Injunction blocks Oregon timber sale, Timber Trade Journal
Potlatch completes spinoff of Clearwater Paper, Idaho Statesman
Cascadia Wildlands, 10, holds auction, Eugene Register-Guard
U.S. forest chief could have local ties, Bend Bulletin
Feds to reopen forests protecting spotted owl, Los Angeles Times at SF Chronicle
Could WOPR resurrect industry and wildlife?, The News-Review
Governor calls Federal Forest Management Plan incomplete, Governor Ted Kulongoski Press Release
Kulongoski takes WOPR, tries to have it his way, The News-Review editorial
Coastal salmon at center of forest debate, The Oregonian
Wyden pledges to boost forest harvests, The Oregonian
Ore. senator-elect wants timber revenue, auto aid, KGW
UO professor makes case to invest in 'green' jobs - Cassandra Moseley tells a congressional committee that rural areas need help, The Register-Guard
Forest fire report: Big losses rarer than feared, Oregonian
Oregon's Forest Resources, 2001-2005: Five-Year Forest Inventory and Analysis Report, USFS
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest signs stewardship contract, KDRV
Wallowa-Whitman NF Snow Basin Vegetation Management Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Protecting Pinchot - Fragile forest does not need more off-road vehicle trails, Bark
Memorial Site Vandalized, R6 Update, USFS
Oregon's state forests: Moving beyond timber vs. fish, Oregonian
Magical Coast Range wildlands gaining momentum, Oregon Wild
Potlatch to spin off pulp and paper business, Seattle Times
Weyco erects new road signs along highway, Daily World
Mt. Hood National Forest: Proposed Forest Plan Amendment for the Palomar Gasline Transmission Project, Federal Register
Help Protect Our Remaining Ancient Forests, The Wilderness Society
Reversing Course, Metropolis magazine
Last Stand in the Selkirks - An across-border cooperative effort works to preserve an endangered herd of mountain caribou, Forest Magazine
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Bald eagles making comeback at Land Between the Lakes, The Leaf Chronicle
Christmas tree farmers growing Japanese, Turkish firs to replace diseased Frasers, McClatchy News
Pisgah NF: Forest Service to burn NC land to clear explosives, Winston-Salem Journal
Forest Service delays decision on Chattooga boating, The Greenville News
Recycled Christmas trees to benefit Kincaid Lake, The Town Talk
Boley to head Mississippi Forests, The Clarion-Ledger
Foresters examine 'unique' design of Munford Elementary, Daily Home
Vast Rocky Fork Tract Acquired For $40 Million, The Greeneville Sun
Forest Service delays decision about recreational uses of Chattooga River, Anderson Independent-Mail
Wood Turtle Makes Top 10 List of Species in Need of Protection - George Washington NF urged to establish a Special Biological Area, Rockbridge Weekly
253 acres added to Francis Marion National Forest, The State
38 million trees destined for Appalachia, Lexington Herald-Leader
Logging the Farm, Rosewood Hill Farm
Home Depot urged to stop selling cypress mulch - Group says endangered Southern forests being depleted, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Send your Message to Wendy's/Arby's CEO Roland Smith!, Dogwood Alliance
Money can grow on trees in S.C., The Beaufort Gazette
Forest Landowners Be Aware of Carbon Credits, Chattanoogan
Arkansas sawmills slow with housing decline, The Baxter Bulletin
Sawmills see decline in business, The Baxter Bulletin
Historical Marker Honors CCC Contributions to East Texas Forests, USFS
Upholstery Frame Workshop Held, USFS
Southern Research Station: 'InterfaceSouth' Recognized Nationally for Wildfire Risk Reductions, USFS
NFF Campaign to Re-Forest America Gets Boost - Initiative Aims to Donate One Million Trees to U.S. Forests in Need, Ocala NF, USFS
Ozark Land Purchase Protects Brilliant Blue Warblers - Historically, cerulean warblers were especially abundant in the old-growth bottomland forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, but these forests no longer exist, Environment News Service
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Chequamegon-Nicolet NF: Twin Ghost U.S Forest Service project to get a hearing in January, KUWS
Allegheny NF: Management of National Forest System Surface Resources With Privately Held Mineral Estates: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment, Federal Register
W.Va. forests showing tremendous growth - Loggers can't keep pace, official says, Register-Herald
Maine timber exec takes reins at The Nature Conservancy - Roger Milliken brings a multifaceted perspective to the top spot at The Nature Conservancy, Mainebiz
New Forest Service ranger takes over Middlebury-Rochester district, Rutland Herald
Mason Tract drilling ban upheld - Government won't appeal judge's ruling, Traverse City Record-Eagle
Superior National Forest- Federal Hardrock Mineral Prospecting Permits Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest- Northwest Sands Project: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
Chippewa NF and Leech Lake Join Together on Day Labor Program, USFS
Shawnee NF: Forest Service released from court oversight, Harrisburg, IL - The Daily Register
Final hike was guided with extreme fear of Forest Service, Harrisburg, IL - The Daily Register
Suicide of man accused in wildfire hits some hard, Herald-Leader AP
Beech Woods & Humid Forests, World-Wide-Matel
Navy restores cedar stands in old cranberry bogs, Asbury Park Press
Vt. to get more federal money for forests, Rutland Herald
USFS honors river work, Rutland Herald
Vermont: Groups to be honored by National Forest Service, Boston Globe AP
Jamaica Board OKs Green Mountain NF land buy, Brattleboro Reformer
Worcester braces for loss of trees - To combat beetles, thousands to be cut, Boston Globe
Beetles. They may be our friends after all, NECN
W.Va. forests showing tremendous growth, Register-Herald
Timber theft law needs more teeth, lawmaker says, The Columbus Dispatch
Wisconsin: Logging Contracts Awarded, Carlin Lake Association
New Arrivals on the Chippewa - American Elms!, USFS
Hiawatha NF Volunteer Steve Baker established Amerorchis monitoring station, USFS
Chequamegon-Nicolet co-hosts Ecological Forestry Workshop, USFS
NFF Campaign to Re-Forest America Gets Boost - Initiative Aims to Donate One Million Trees to U.S. Forests in Need, Huron- Manistee NF, USFS
Acorn Watchers Wonder What Happened to Crop, Washington Post
Deaths of N.J.'s Norway spruces puzzle tree lovers and experts, The Press of Atlantic City
Tilting Toward Windmills - Questions arise over the development of wind farms on national forest land, Forest Magazine
Information Collection; Grey Towers Visitor Comment Card: Notice; request for comment, Federal Register

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