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NATIONAL NEWS
New Paths Toward the Loss of Our Public Lands - Subsidies, Volunteerism and Outsourcing, Counterpunch
Shawnee National Forest Users Object to Fee Increases, The Paducah Sun
Wyoming Judge Again Blocks Roadless Area Conservation Rule, Environment News Service
Roadless rule is tossed out again, Los Angeles Times
Scientist Advocating an Unusual Role for Trees, New York Times
Changes in Environmental Reviews Are Sought, NY Times AP
President Bush to relax protected species rules, Daily Herald
Northwest conservationists bristle over U.S. move on species act, The Oregonian
Sensitive Species and Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Policy for National Forest System Land Management Planning Under the 2008 Planning Rule, Federal Register
Reclaimed wood gains popularity, Register-Guard
Old growth giants limited by water-pulling ability, Oregon State University
Douglas fir stops growing because it can't pull water any higher, Telegraph
Forecaster sees downturn for wood products industry, Missoulian
Big Burn - The Times explores the growth and cost of wildfires, Los Angeles Times
Wildfire contracting costs too high, critics say - Some people question the expenses, quality of training and oversight of private fire crews, The Oregonian
Wildland Fire: Returning Fire to Wildland Ecosystems in a Socially Acceptable Manner, The Wilderness Society
Latitude Introduces Real-time Retardant Drop Monitoring For US Forestry, Rotorhub
The Secret Life of Paper, Environmental Paper Network
Will Grasslands Overtake U.S. Forests Due to Warming?, National Geographic News
IPCC 'wrong' on logging threat to climate, The New Scientist
Drivers of tropical deforestation are changing, say scientists, News Post
Untouched Natural Forests Store Three Times More Carbon, Forest Protection blog
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (Region 2):
Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming
White River NF: Forest may sell Eagle land, Vail Daily
Wolf Creek impact study to be redone - The Forest Service has accepted another application from developer, The Pueblo Chieftain
Boon or bust? - Some lament, others capitalize on beetle epidemic, The Steamboat Pilot
How the West was lost - Climate change, forest management fuel beetles' shocking spread across Rockies, The Steamboat Pilot
Pine beetle epidemic devastating, The Steamboat Pilot
Spruce beetles, worms lay siege to forest - Effects on trees will be long-lasting, Durango Herald
New forest-health grant cycle begins - $2 million in state funds available for projects; proposals due on Oct. 10, Summit Daily News
Tribe may gain control of South Unit of Badlands - Park Service would need OK from Congress to turn over land, Houston Chronicle
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Appeals court OKs snowmaking over religious complaints - Indian tribes objected to spraying sacred mountain with reclaimed sewage water, New Mexican
Full 9th Circuit OKs snowmaking on sacred Ariz. mountain, First Amendment Center News
Santa Fe NF: Grant to help locals bid on forestry contracts, The New Mexican
ATV Opponents Question Enforcement , Albuquerque Journal
Disparate trail lovers on quest for common ground - Biggest concern about new off-road vehicle rules is how Forest Service will enforce them, The New Mexican
'Off-Road Rage' Climbs as Trails Get More Crowded, Washington Post
Forest Service Reveals Cibola Trails Plan, Mountain View Telegraph
Cibola NF thinning project gets public involved in process , Mountain View Telegraph
Group Helps Keep Up Forest, Mountain View Telegraph
Reformed Mining Act Vital To Protecting West, Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
Forest Service plans 'field trip' in Sacramentos, Alamogordo Daily News
Gila NF: Removing a hazard, Silver City Sun-News
Lincoln Forest is partially reopened, Ruidoso News
Area youth help maintain forest, Silver City Sun-News
Wildlife groups aid local habitat, Ruidoso News
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
Manti-La Sal NF Sunroc Gypsum Surface Mine Plan of Operation Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register
No management plan: BLM makes gift of land to off-roaders, drillers, Salt Lake Tribune editorial
County budget hit hard with loss of Craig Wyden funds, Shoshone News Press
PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Region 6):
Oregon and Washington
Hoodoo to manage Deschutes campgrounds - In all, the company will run about 4,000 campsites, Statesman Journal
Forest fire costs will sap Gifford Pinchot road funds, Columbian
Gifford Pinchot NF: Mount St. Helens viewpoint road to stay closed this year, Everett Herald
Gifford Pinchot chief taking Portland job, Columbian
Wildfire contracting costs too high, critics say - Some people question the expenses, quality of training and oversight of private fire crews, The Oregonian
Northwest conservationists bristle over U.S. move on species act, The Oregonian
Guest opinion right about logging in forests, Statesman Journal
Siskiyou National Forest: Loggers, enviros warm up to salvage operation, KATU News
Forests on a Diet, Public Broadcasting
Old growth giants limited by water-pulling ability, Oregon State University
Wildlife coalition sues over owl plan, Register-Guard
Spotted owls: Still facing threats, Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial
Scientists say spotted owl plan not good enough, Oregonian
The Wildlife Society Cites Major Flaws in Final Recovery Plan for the Spotted Owl, The Wildlife Society
Administration cuts spotted owl habitat 23 percent, Business Week
Hostile takeover - Barred owls are driving threatened spotted owls out of their territory. Is it time to shoot them?, High Country News [$]
Death by a thousand cuts - Pacific Northwest corporate history began with timber, and with the demise of Weyerhaeuser it's a fast-fading cultural heritage, Crosscut
Weyerhaeuser slashing 1,000 jobs at Federal Way headquarters, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Western Stewardship Summit: Restoring Community and the Land, American Lands 'Sustainable Northwest'
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Southern Region: Forest Service needs recreation advisors, New Era Progress
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Shawnee National Forest Users Object to Fee Increases, The Paducah Sun
Ash borer focus turns to control, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Heating oil prices turn firewood into hot commodity, USA Today
Tree grit - Environmental activist Jim Bensman of Alton is on the frontline to save beautiful forestland from destruction across the United States, The Telegraph
No more free stone - USFS halts giveaway on the Allegheny NF, Warren Times Observer
Notice of Modification of Hoosier National Forest Boundary, Federal Register
Forest Society Raises $2.8 Million for Connecticut River Forest Project, Forest Society
New Hampshire Washburn Family Forest: A place for wildlife, forever, Boston Globe
In nature, humans' influence virtually everywhere, Boston Globe
The Human Footprint map, Two Countries, One Forest

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