Forests in the News©
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It's time to reduce the West's ATV carnage, Writers on the Range at Cortez Journal

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
Forests for the Trees, Seed magazine
SFI Forest Certification Continues Rapid Growth, Sustainable Forestry Initiative

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

WORLD NEWS


Illegal Logging Driving Lemurs to Extinction in Madagascar - The interdependence of the forest and its 'forest spirits', Epoch Times

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


CONGRESS & WASHINGTON

America's Wildlife Heritage Act introduced in House of Representatives - Bill seeks to ensure healthy wildlife populations on Forest Service, BLM lands, Common Dreams
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

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1)

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
Closing time for two mills, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2)

Aspen powder hounds await feds' White River travel plan - Public snowmobile access on back of Aspen Mountain may be limited to roads, Aspen Times
Rebuilding the forest - Volunteers help plant 2,000 trees at Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Pilot & Today


SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3)

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

No Simple Solution for Preserve , Albuquerque Journal op-ed
Bike trail system is planned - U.S. Forest service approves concept of developing mountain bike trails in Lincoln National Forest, Ruidoso News

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
'Dead wrong' on Forest Service land swap, Indian Country Today

Grand Canyon Threatened By Kaibab NF Off-Road Vehicle Plan, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Politicians move to stymie Rosemont, Nogales International
Tribe Fears Mining Will Disturb Remains, Arizona Daily Star at Reznet News
Smoke blankets Flagstaff, Arizona Daily Sun

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4)


PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5)


PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6)

Roads to Waldo Lake open - Campgrounds will open soon and gas-powered engines will be allowed while a lawsuit continues, Register-Guard
Rec area not the same for vehicles, Corvallis Gazette-Times


SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8)


EASTERN REGION (Region 9)

Funding announced for abandoned mines - USDA awards $340,000 for abandoned mines in Ontonagon County, Sault Ste. Marie news

ALASKA REGION (Region 10)

Coeur Alaska wins Supreme Court case - Kensington gold mine will be allowed to transform a natural lake into a tailings pond, Juneau Empire
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

 

National and international news about forests, the Forest Service, public lands, and natural resource management. Brought to you by ex-FS employee Mark Garland and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics.

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