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Chief Kimbell farewell email to Forest Service, Clark Fork Chronicle
Forest Service disagrees with study on thinning, Yahoo! News AP
West's fire-risk funds go to the woods - A CU report finds little is spent near homes to reduce the spread of wildfires, Denver Post
Study Finds Wildfire Mitigation Work Misdirected, OPB News
Beetles Add New Dynamic to Forest Fire Control Efforts, New York Times
Beetle-infested wood beneficial to biomass industry, Biomass Magazine
Burning Questions - Why the National Fire Plan is a Trojan Horse for Logging, Counterpunch
Webinars explaining U.S. Forest Service Travel Management Plans set for July, American Motorcyclist Association
Long Timelines, Enforcement Challenges Hinder OHV Regulation Efforts, Greenwire at NY Times
It's time to reduce the West's ATV carnage, Writers on the Range at Cortez Journal
Is National Park Wilderness a Good Idea?, New West
Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity. Science Daily
Environmental group WildLaw hires Mark Rey as lobbyist (not satire), Clark Fork Chronicle
Carving Up the Commons: Congress and Our Public Lands, Western Lands Project [pdf]
Tree owners could reap climate bill windfall, Google AP
In the warming West, climate most significant factor in fanning wildfires' flames - Study finds that climate's influence on production, drying of fuels -- not higher temperatures or longer fire seasons alone -- critical determinant of Western wildfire burned area, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Climate and wildfire area burned in western U.S. ecoprovinces, ESA Journal
'Forest footprint' will show investors which companies care about the rainforests, Telegraph
Attacking the demand side of deforestation, Mongabay News
'Synthetic tree' claims to catch carbon in the air, CNN
Forest degradation is huge source of CO2 emissions, Mongabay News
Climate pact must halt deforestation and industrial logging of old-growth forests, exclude carbon credits for forest conservation, say activists, Mongabay News
Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries, Mongabay News
Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests forms to advise Congress, Obama on forest conservation, Mongabay News
REDD: Fate of world's rainforests likely to be determined in next 2 years, Mongabay News
REDD can compete financially with palm oil in Indonesia peatlands while protecting endangered species, Mongabay News
Forests for the Trees, Seed magazine
International Paper Establishes World's Largest Forest Stewardship Council Manufacturing Platform, PR Newswire
SFI Forest Certification Continues Rapid Growth, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Rainbow Family: Home for the gathering, Santa Fe New Mexican
2009 Rainbow Family Gathering ~ Cuba, Ranger District, Santa Fe NF, USFS
Attendance Steadily Growing, USFS
Safe Travel Routes Within Rainbow Family Gathering Site, USFS
Good Working Relations Between Forest Service and Rainbow Family, USFS
Rainbow Family Gathers On Santa Fe National Forest, USFS
120 citations, seven arrests at Rainbow gathering - Attorneys say several charges filed by Forest Service agents were dropped in federal court, Santa Fe New Mexican
Rainbow Family gathering results in citations, New Mexican AP
Dozens of Rainbow Visitors in Court, Albuquerque Journal
Rainbow members hit by ticket barrage, KRQE
Residents weary over Rainbow Gathering, KRQE
Rainbow people claim harassment by police, KOB
Rainbows have permit this year - allegedly, Sublette Examiner

WORLD NEWS

Brazilian cattle giant declares moratorium on Amazon deforestation, Mongabay News
World Bank revokes loan to Brazilian cattle giant accused of Amazon deforestation, Mongabay News
Amazon deforestation in 2009 declines to lowest on record, Mongabay News
Brazil acts to combat illegal logging, TTJ News
Brazil to pay farmers $50/month to plant trees in the Amazon, Mongabay News
Brazil to pay Amazon small farmers to plant trees, Reuters
Tribes in Peru to get $0.68/acre for protecting Amazon forest, Mongabay News
Brazilian miner Vale signs $500M palm oil deal in the Amazon, Mongabay News
Amazon could lose 60% of forest without triggering catastrophic die-off, claims new study, Mongabay News
Amazon deforestation doesn't make communities richer, better educated, or healthier, Mongabay News
Bill Clinton speaks out for rainforests in Brazil , Mongabay News
Oil or Trees? Germany Takes Lead in Saving Ecuador's Rainforest, Culture Change
Peru: Tree planting in the driest place on Earth, BBC News
Canadian forestry sector gets help to become leaner, greener, Terra Daily AFP
Swedes to take on European timber legislation, TTJ News
Protesters take over Scottish woodland earmarked for opencast mine, UK Guardian
Uganda forests rapidly disappearing: study, Terra Daily AFP
Let us protect all existing forests, New Vision
Timber trade banned in 23 districts, New Vision
Chainsaw operators invade two districts in Upper West Region, Ghana News Agency
Police urged to curb operations of illegal timber operators, Ghana Business News
'Nigeria Lost 37.5% Forest Reserve in 15 Years ', This Day Online
Cameroon rainforest given 30 days to be conserved or sold off for logging, Mongabay News
Illegal Logging Driving Lemurs to Extinction in Madagascar - The interdependence of the forest and its 'forest spirits', Epoch Times
International community calls for action against gangs' illegal logging in Madagascar , Mongabay News
Forest Recovery Programs in Madagascar, Mongabay News
India: Timber mafia attacks forest officials, Express Buzz
Timber smugglers find alternative means of livelihood in Siliguri, Daily India
Massive deforestation in the past decreased rainfall in Asia, Mongabay News
Philippines: Campaign to stop illegal logging on, Visayan Daily Star
Thousands of 'hot logs' seized by task force in Isabela, GMA News
Vietnam: Illegal loggers use forestation to cut and sell timber, Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam: Plunder of central, southern nature reserves continues - Illegal logging in protective forests in the Central Highlands has increased, Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam: Illegal loggers mow down Khanh Hoa protective forest - The deforestation of Yang Bay, a protected forest in Khanh Hoa Province's, continues unchecked despite a barrage of media reports on the illegal logging, SGGP English Edition
Cambodia signs REDD agreement, Mongabay News
China suspends reforestation project over food shortage fears, UK Guardian
Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins, Reuters
Tropical East Asian forests under great threat, Mongabay News
Traditional forest under threat of extinction in West Lampung due to illegal logging, The Jakarta Post
Ministry Blames Budget for Poor Forest Oversight, The Jakarta Globe
UK firm plans to log habitat of critically endangered orangutan for palm oil production, Mongabay News
Malaysian palm oil chief claims oil palm plantations help orangutans, Mongabay News
Orangutan guerrillas fight palm oil in Borneo, Mongabay News
With The Clearing Of Forests, Baby Orangutans Are Marooned, Yale Environment 360
Uphill battle to save the orang utan - Bruce Gale, The Straits Times
Mixed signals from the crown? Queen knights Malaysian logging tycoon while Prince fights deforestation, Mongabay News
Australia and Papua New Guinea have joined forces to combat illegal logging, PS News
Agreement with Papua New Guinea against illegal logging, Teatro Naturale
Hands off our forests: PNG landholder, Sydney Moring Herald
Greenpeace, PNG landowner calls for ban on harvesting rare timber, Radio Australia
Australia 'backing away' from timber imports ban, ABC News
Gum trees, the living dead - Australia's disappearing landscape, Mongabay News

CONGRESS & WASHINGTON

Environmental group WildLaw hires Mark Rey as lobbyist (not satire), Clark Fork Chronicle
America's Wildlife Heritage Act introduced in House of Representatives - Bill seeks to ensure healthy wildlife populations on Forest Service, BLM lands, Common Dreams
Coconino forest supervisor leaving for Washington D.C. post, Arizona Daily Sun
Nora Rasure: New job, similar focus, Arizona Daily Sun
Obama's Fish & Wildlife Service Nominee Ignored Endangered Species Act, Environment News Service
Endangered Species Act Fell Into Disuse Under Obama's Nominee To Head USFWS, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Senate Panel Trims Interior-Epa Budget From House Levels - "We don't want the U.S. Forest Service to become the U.S. fire department," he said, Greenwire at NY Times
Senate Panel Approves Interior Appropriations Bill - The bill would provide USFS $1.9 billion for wildfire suppression, CQ Politics
Bill would secure $28M for Montana federal lands, Helena Independent Record
$11.75 million approved for easements, Great Falls Tribune
Farm-State Deal on House Climate Bill Pares Biomass Restrictions, Greenwire at NY Times
The Non-Concession concession?, Grist

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1)

Bill would secure $28M for Montana federal lands, Helena Independent Record
$11.75 million approved for easements, Great Falls Tribune
Forest Service seeks information about Rattlesnake trail vandalism, Clark Fork Chronicle
Vandals damage project on trail, Missoulian
Gallatin NF: Hyalite projects cause delays, camp closure, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Lolo NF: Wilderness work - USFS needs full-time volunteers, Missoulian
Pine beetle damage could fuel wildfires, Missoulian
Beetles turn state's forests brown, Billings Gazette
Helena NF: Mine complex mess a long time in the making, Great Falls Tribune
Funds could open final chapter of Upper Blackfoot Mine Complex cleanup, Great Falls Tribune
Lincoln County Looks to Move Past 'Timber Wars', New West
Clearwater NF: Upper Lochsa opponents prepare for fight this fall, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Plan Revision for the Kooentai National Forest, and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests: Notice of adjustment for resuming the land management plan revision process, Federal Register
Tester Ready to Test Political Waters on Wilderness Issue , New West
Ranger station buildings moving to Dunbar Park?, West Yellowstone News
Money to pay for fuels reduction, Daily Inter Lake
Closing time for two mills, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Maah Daah Hey Trail Expansion, KFYR

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2)

Stimulus funds go to forest road projects in Colorado, Denver Business Journal
Recreation interests call for stronger roadless protection, Summit Daily
Federal action on roadless areas offers opportunity, Boulder Daily Camera op-ed
West's fire-risk funds go to the woods - A CU report finds little is spent near homes to reduce the spread of wildfires, Denver Post
2,000 trees to be cut from Vail slopes - U.S. Forest Service project deals with pine beetle kill on Vail Mountain, Vail Daily
State forester critical of tree-cutting plan on Smuggler to combat beetles, Aspen Daily News
Aspen Skiing Co. wants to remove beetle-infested trees, Aspen Times
Aspen battling nuisance aphid bugs, Cortez Journal AP
Aspen powder hounds await feds' White River travel plan - Public snowmobile access on back of Aspen Mountain may be limited to roads, Aspen Times
USFS, PitCo bicker over backcountry parcels, Aspen Daily News
Uncompahgre NF: TPL Preserves 9 000 Plus Acres in Ophir Valley, Telluride Watch
$7 million land deal protects Ophir high country, Telluride Daily Planet
On both sides of Yellow Mt., two stories of conservation, Telluride Daily Planet
Pike National Forest travel rule revision in the works, KOAA
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests: Alta Town-site Road and Utilities Access Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS, Federal Register
GMUG NF seeks resource advisory members, Montrose Daily Press
Venturing program starting in Montrose, Montrose Daily Press
Rebuilding the forest - Volunteers help plant 2,000 trees at Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Pilot & Today
Private landowners pose obstacle to controlling weed, Mountain Mail
Black Hills NF: Ranger joins Hell Canyon District, Rapid City Journal
Fire dispatch moving from airport - Senate bill contains $1.9 million to build center at Forest Service ranger station, Rapid City Journal
Senate panel pays for Lady 'C' Ranch, water, ferret projects, Rapid City Journal
UW Graduate Student Sara Brown Receives Smokejumper Courage Award, University of Wyoming
Shoshone NF: Info sought on use of pack goats, Billings Gazette

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3)

Rainbow Family: Home for the gathering, Santa Fe New Mexican
2009 Rainbow Family Gathering ~ Cuba, Ranger District, Santa Fe NF, USFS
Court to Process More Citations, USFS
Attendance Steadily Growing, USFS
Safe Travel Routes Within Rainbow Family Gathering Site, USFS
Good Working Relations Between Forest Service and Rainbow Family, USFS
Rainbow Family Gathers On Santa Fe National Forest, USFS
120 citations, seven arrests at Rainbow gathering - Attorneys say several charges filed by Forest Service agents were dropped in federal court, Santa Fe New Mexican
Rainbow Family gathering results in citations, New Mexican AP
Rainbow members hit by ticket barrage, KRQE
Residents weary over Rainbow Gathering, KRQE
Rainbow people claim harassment by police, KOB
Rainbows have permit this year - allegedly, Sublette Examiner
NM Senators: Study bringing Valles Caldera under national parks, The New Mexican
No Simple Solution for Preserve , Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Forest Service reconsiders plan to move historic barn, Ruidoso News
Bike trail system is planned - U.S. Forest service approves concept of developing mountain bike trails in Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso News
Bike trail plan a pleasant surprise, Ruidoso News
Positive news on bike trails, Ruidoso News
BLM projects draw criticism - Environmentalists claim chemicals to rid land of mesquite trees have ill effects in Sierra, Otero counties, Alamogordo Daily News
Tonto NF: Obama Admin, McCain Spar Over Ariz. Copper Mine Bill, Greenwire at NY TImes
Senate hearings held on proposed Tonto NF Oak Flat Land Swap, Globe, Arizona Silver Belt - Apache Moccasin
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing: to receive testimony on S. 409, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Archive Webcast of S. 409 hearing, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Testimony of Joel Holtrop - Deputy Chief, National Forest Service: NEPA should be done before moving forward on the land exchange, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009: S.409, Library of Congress
'Dead wrong' on Forest Service land swap, Indian Country Today
Coconino forest supervisor leaving for Washington D.C. post, Arizona Daily Sun
Nora Rasure: New job, similar focus, Arizona Daily Sun
Coconino forest supervisor leaving for D.C., Arizona Capitol Times AP
Grand Canyon Threatened By Kaibab NF Off-Road Vehicle Plan, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Politicians move to stymie Rosemont, Nogales International
Coronado NF: Protection bill is again brought to Congress, Nogales International
Tribe Fears Mining Will Disturb Remains, Arizona Daily Star at Reznet News
Rosemont Mine should be stopped, Arizona Daily Star
Coronado NF: Notice of initiation to revise the Coronado National Forest's Land and Resource Management Plan, Federal Register
Boy Scout, others repair badly worn Springs Trail Bridge, White Mountain Independent
Snowbowl should preserve new trail, Arizona Daily Sun
Smoke blankets Flagstaff, Arizona Daily Sun
When the forest sneezes, Flagstaff catches a cold, Arizona Daily Sun editorial

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4)

Sawtooth forest officials applaud Tidwell as U.S. Forest Service chief, Twin Falls Times-News
Remote residents sue over Payette NF road closures - Forest Service insists plan mandated by federal law, Capital Press
Manti-La Sal NF: User groups work on the Pole Canyon trail, Emery County Progress
RSVP: Speak for the trees, conduct an experiment, Salt Lake Tribune
Restored ranger station at High Desert Museum, Oregonian
Cox sees efforts pay off with Nevada OHV bill, Desert Valley Times

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5)

Shasta-Trinity National Forest to release draft of travel plan, Red Bluff Daily News
Draft off-highway vehicle maps show possible routes through Shasta-Trinity forest, Redding Record Searchlight
Another BRC Action Alert - Six Rivers NF: Lower Trinity & Mad River Motorized Travel Management DEIS Available for Public Comment, Blue Ribbon Coalition
Sequoia National Forest FLREA Notice of New Fee Sites for Upper Grouse Valley Cabins, Federal Register
Trail to Jobs Peak not too much work, Nevada Appeal
California Proposes Logging Rules That Would Exterminate Coho Salmon, Center for Biological Diversity
Desert icon Joshua trees are vanishing, scientists say, Riverside Press-Enterprise

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6)

Bills would preserve forest - The Devil's Staircase is one area being targeted for wilderness status, Register-Guard
DeFazio, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Protect Several Oregon Landmarks, Including Devil's Staircase, Salem-News
Roads to Waldo Lake open - Campgrounds will open soon and gas-powered engines will be allowed while a lawsuit continues, Register-Guard
US won't enforce ban on gas motors at Ore. lake, KTVZ
Waldo Lake needs state of Oregon assistance, Oregonian editorial
Willamette NF: New OHV trail system opens near Hoodoo, Bend Bulletin
Rec area not the same for vehicles, Corvallis Gazette-Times
Wyden's draft for forests is opposed, Mail Tribune
Honoring African American loggers' Oregon roots, The Oregonian
Energy bill gives boost to biomass - Once-unusable forest slash could be turned into power, Columbian
The Switch: Could Oregon's Trees Make Us Energy Exporter?, Oregon Public Broadcasting News
Forestry Coalition Honors Colville Forest Supervisor, Statesman-Examiner
Wallowa-Whitman NF draft impact plan could close 1,500 to 4,000 road miles, Wallowa County Chieftain
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Action Alert, Blue Ribbon Coalition
Gifford Pinchot NF: Lewis County Forest Bridges Get $4.2 Million, The Chronicle
Gifford Pinchot NF: Rare wolverine spotted on Mount Adams, Oregonian
Don't stop shooting until the dog is dead, Seattle P-I blog
$2,500 reward in dog-abuse case, Seattle Times
Correction: Forest Cease-fire story, Google AP
Marbled Murrelet Still Needs Threatened Species Status, Environment News Service
Park Service: Wind farm would affect Gorge views, Seattle P-I AP

SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8)

Environmental group WildLaw hires Mark Rey as lobbyist (not satire), Clark Fork Chronicle
Pisgah NF to hold open house on proposed logging project, Asheville Citizen-Times
Several oppose Pisgah NF logging project, Times-News
Celebrating 40 years of Forest Management program, Asheville Citizen-Times
Lawyer says client in Cherokee Forest case put him in ethical bind, Knoxville News Sentinel
Use of wood for power: Western Ky. county lands $1 million grant for biofuels, Herald-Leader AP
George Washington & Jefferson NF Wilderness Resolution Postponed Lacking Precise Information, Rockbridge Weekly & Alleghany Journal
Forest service needs feedback on George Washington NF plan, The News Leader
Forest Service: Notice of request for nominations for the Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee, Federal Register
Texas forest owners want incentives from Congress, Dallas Morning News
Galveston dead tree removal to start July 6, Houston Chronicle

EASTERN REGION (Region 9)

Drillers, environmentalists clash over drilling in the Allegheny National Forest, Erie Times-News
Rift over forest's future divides communities, Erie Times-News
Allegheny NF notice of intent to prepare an EIS to authorize reasonable access for site-specific proposals to develop reserved and outstanding mineral rights within the Allegheny National Forest, Federal Register
Wisconsin: Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity. Science Daily
Hiawatha NF: Sault, Moran Forest Service Offices To Close, St. Ignace News
Funding announced for abandoned mines - USDA awards $340,000 for abandoned mines in Ontonagon County, Sault Ste. Marie news
Officials target big trucks in Huron Manistee national forests, Grand Rapids Press
Forest two-tracks to go away - Only 'official roads' will be open, Ludington Daily News
Forest Service announces new firewood rules for Superior and Chippewa NFs, FOX21
Festivities for Superior National Forest, Timberjay News
Hearing about Arlington land purchase today, Bennington Banner
Locals support Arlington forest land sale, Bennington Banner
Looking for answers: Ecologist, foresters weigh in on biomass plant, Greenfield Recorder
Shawnee National Forest Vienna ranger station holding open house, Harrisburg Daily Register
Forest slowly digging out from the inland hurricane, Harrisburg Daily Register
Decision made by Shawnee National Forest to log 200 acres of pine, Harrisburg Daily Register
Fungus threatens bat populations, none found in Shawnee, Harrisburg Daily Register
WV: Local firewood quarantined due to spread of emerald ash borer, The Morgan Messenger
Oklahoma senator targets new latrines in Mark Twain forest as wasteful stimulus, Springfield News-Leader
America's iconic Midwest forests in significant decline, Mongabay News

ALASKA REGION (Region 10)

Tongass NF Prince of Wales Timber Sale Decision Signed, SitNews
Tongass NF: Supreme Court Clears Way for Mining Company to Destroy Alaskan Lake, Earthjustice
Coeur Alaska wins Supreme Court case - Kensington gold mine will be allowed to transform a natural lake into a tailings pond, Juneau Empire
Court OKs dumping gold mine waste in Alaska lake, Salt Lake Tribune AP
US High Court Backs Discharge Permit For Coeur d'Alene Mines, EasyBourse
Murkowski applauds Supreme Court decision on Kensington mine, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A New Take on Clean Water, Living on Earth
Sifting through a slice of Southeast's history - Hoonah students work alongside archaeologists to identify local artifacts, Juneau Empire
A brief history of mining, logging in the Juneau area, Juneau Empire

 

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