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Fire Retardants Stoke Controversy, Living on Earth

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]

Allegheny NF: Groups sue over well drilling near forests, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Environmentalists, forest employees sue over Pa. forest drilling, Evening Sun AP

The Lay of the Land: An Interactive Map of the West, WildEarth Guardians & Birds Eye View

National forests see fewer visitors, The Oregonian

Fewer Visitors to National Forests, KOHD

Fees Keeping People Off Their Land - When the public stops using public lands, who will be there to protect them?, New West Network

Beetlemania: The New York Times blows the bark beetle story, Gristmill

Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West, New York Times

Context and Perspective Needed in Bark Beetle Discussion, Wuerthner blog

Forest Service Invites Review of National Planning Directive, FS Today

Wildfires Result in Loss of Forests Reserved by Northwest Forest Plan - Forests in the driest regions are now at greater risk of being lost to wildfire than to logging, FS Today

Global Implications of Wildland Fire Smoke Told in Book, FS Today

Climate change affects Adirondack forest, Albany Times Union

Omnibus public lands bill pushed to next year, E&E News at American Lands Alliance

End of experiments upsets researchers - Federal agency wants to stop tests in forests to gauge global warming, Durango Herald

Urban Trees Enhance Water Infiltration through Compacted Subsoils, Journal of Environmental Quality

WORLD NEWS

Alpine Rivers Hold Important Clues For Preserving Biodiversity And Coping With Climate Change, European Science Foundation

Global warming predictions are overestimated, suggests study on black carbon, Cornell Chronicle - Cornell University

CONGRESS & WASHINGTON

Omnibus public lands bill pushed to next year, E&E News at American Lands Alliance

Utah lands bill dead for now - Oklahoma senator balked; Reid will revive it next year, Deseret News

White House rushes to weaken species protection - Rules would quash scientists' input, Post-Intelligencer

Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes, San Luis Obispo Tribune

Bush attacked over wildlife plan, BBC News

NORTHERN REGION (Region 1):
Montana and Northern Idaho

Dramatic increase in permit fees has cabin owners fearing they'll lose a family tradition, Great Falls Tribune

State's Congressional delegation moves to help cabin owners, Great Falls Tribune

Cabin appraisals complicated by myriad considerations, Great Falls Tribune

Program created to help keep an eye on forest land, Great Falls Tribune

Beetlemania: The New York Times blows the bark beetle story, Gristmill

Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West, New York Times

Context and Perspective Needed in Bark Beetle Discussion, Wuerthner blog

Trees on the brink: Whitebark pine face series of threats, Billings Gazette

Swan song: Measuring Pyramid's political weight in Seeley Lake, Missoula Independent

Montana biathlon course challenged, Max Media Montana

Custer NF: Travel plan comment period extended, Billings Gazette

Custer National Forest Little Missouri National Grassland: State filling in old wells, The Dickinson Press

Forest Service taking comments on wellplugging project, KXNet, North Dakota

Wyoming judge opens door for more Yellowstone snowmobiles, Powell Tribune

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

How the Eagle County swap would work - A multi-entity exchange, Vail Daily

Hunters, anglers want Colo. to nix roadless plan, Durango Herald

Roadless rule awaits Obama decision - Colorado rules favored by ski areas, drillers, Durango Herald

USFS proposes travel limits in popular forest, Capital Press

Feds’ review of proposed ski village plan on hold - Forest Service agrees to redo the environmental review to settle lawsuit, Summit Daily

Development's review on hold - Village at Wolf Creek project in limbo, Durango Herald

S’light Resort weighs options after rejection, Aspen Daily News

Dillon set to remove infected trees - 289 trees will be removed from public land in 2009, Summit Daily

Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands: New Forest Service Plan Threatens Fragile Grasslands' Nature and Wildlife, WildEarth Guardians

Shoshone NF: Proposed forest well draws concern, KTVQ

Clark residents receive some answers at new drill site, Powell Tribune

Forest Service likely to approve proposed well, Powell Tribune

SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico

The Lay of the Land: An Interactive Map of the West, WildEarth Guardians & Birds Eye View

Clean Air to be 'Significantly' Impacted by Carson National Forest Drilling Plans - WildEarth Guardians Continues Fight Against Dirty Energy Development in Northern New Mexico, WildEarth Guardians

Environmental Groups File Oil and Gas Appeal, Forbes

Your perfect Tannenbaum is nestled in the timber - Christmas tree permits on sale today for Santa Fe National Forest, The New Mexican

Off-road group aids ranch, The Wickenburg Sun

Morenci acid spill riles Rosemont foes, Arizona Daily Star

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

Utah got $32 million in '08 PILT payments, Deseret News

Feds give Nevada counties $22.6 million to compensate for owning land in those counties, Reno Gazette-Journal

Counties form Forest Service advisory group - Group will recommend local projects, Idaho Mountain Express

Bridger-Teton NF: Appeal slows proposed gold mine, Billings Gazette

U.S. seeks to toss $2 million lawsuit in bear-attack death, Deseret News

Forest Service not at fault, Deseret News letter

Utah lands bill dead for now - Oklahoma senator balked; Reid will revive it next year, Deseret News

PACIFIC SOUTHWEST (Region 5): California

Shasta-Trinity NF: Restoring Burn Areas with Helimulching, KHSL Chico Redding

After The Fire: Heli-mulching to Limit Erosion, FS Today

PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington

National forests see fewer visitors, The Oregonian

Fewer Visitors to National Forests, KOHD

Group seeks boost in timber harvest - Judge, industry reps take case to USFS in Portland, Blue Mountain Eagle [$]

Grants Pass holds forum to debate WOPR, KDRV

Stop Bush's Midnight Raid Upon Oregon's Wild Forests and Rivers, Forests.org

Counties Prepare For Loss Of Federal Payments, OPB News

Bailout money goes to Umpqua Bank - The financial institution, perhaps the strongest Oregon-based bank, will get $214 million from the U.S. Treasury, The Oregonian

Wildfires Result in Loss of Forests Reserved by Northwest Forest Plan - Forests in the driest regions are now at greater risk of being lost to wildfire than to logging, FS Today

Starkey Experimental Forest and Range banishes humans for the winter, The Oregonian

Fremont-Winema NF: The International Flavor of Mushroom Interpretation, FS Today

Fremont-Winema NF: Building on a Partnership, FS Today

After The Fire: Heli-mulching to Limit Erosion, FS Today

Meeting planned on management of Forest Capital lands - Neighbors voice concern over practices, but logging company declines to attend, The Statesman-Examiner

Salmon carcass program returns nutrients to streams, The Sandy Post

Wildlife study: Wolverines without borders, The Wenatchee World

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

Kisatchie NF: Wood Chips Electrify Louisiana District Office, FS Today

Winn Ranger District Biomass Gasification System – How It Works, FS Today

End of experiments upsets researchers - Federal agency wants to stop tests in forests to gauge global warming, Durango Herald

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

Trail-use fees to increase at Mark Twain forest, Springfield News-Leader

Forest Service addresses old buildings, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Climate change affects Adirondack forest, Albany Times Union

Year-long forest study to aid in ‘strategic plan’, The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Allegheny NF: Groups sue over well drilling near forests, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Environmentalists, forest employees sue over Pa. forest drilling, Evening Sun

Restoring a Pennsylvania Watershed, FS Today

National Forest Success in Vermont, Dirt Rag

White Mountain NF: State wants ski mountain area expanded, Nashua Telegraph

Eastbrook Landowners Fined for Forest Rule Violations, The Ellsworth American

Maine Forest Service cuts deal with logger, Morning Sentinel

ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska