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NATIONAL NEWS
'Only you' can change how we deal with fire - We can protect cabins, make the forests healthier and save money by allowing more fires to burn. Why is it so hard, then, for us to do it?, Idaho Statesman

Feds Release Colorado Roadless Forest Plan Public Comment Begins Aug. 18, KMGH Denver
USFS unveils off-road maps, Conejos County Citizen
Colorado: Forest roadless plan full of holes, critics say - Foes believe roadless-area rules could open 300,000 acres to development, The Denver Post
Roadless plan for Colo. up for review - State version leaves loopholes for energy development, logging, Summit Daily News
Tree Magic: Nature's Antennas - A *Free* anthology about trees to nuture the human spirit, Jackie Hofer - SunShine Press [12MB pdf]
WORLD NEWS
Band files suit over decade-old landslide mess - Sliammon First Nation sues governments and forestry company, saying road defects caused slide and depleted salmon stocks, Globe and Mail
Clayoquot partnership rotting away - Days when environmentalists and natives stood shoulder to shoulder on logging protests are gone, Globe and Mail
SOUTHWESTERN REGION (Region 3):
Arizona and New Mexico
Little trees pose big danger in forests - A century of fire suppression allowed combustible thickets to cover millions of acres. A Forest Service project in Arizona takes a new approach, Los Angeles Times
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (Region 4):
Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and SW Wyoming
'Only you' can change how we deal with fire - We can protect cabins, make the forests healthier and save money by allowing more fires to burn. Why is it so hard, then, for us to do it?, Idaho Statesman
Officials don't want another mushroom mess - Pickers overwhelmed the Boise National Forest and left behind a lot of waste, Idaho Statesman
Wyoming officials not happy with Rainbow Family cleanup after woodsy gathering - Forest official calls Rainbows' effort 'cosmetic', Star-Tribune
SOUTHERN REGION (Region 8):
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Mysterious disease is killing bats, Lexington Herald-Leader
Trees are the talk of conference, Hattiesburg American
Chesapeake Energy To Lease Forest Land - Gas drilling company leases 10,000 acres of Arkansas state forest land, The Morning News
EASTERN REGION (Region 9):
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
ALASKA REGION (Region 10): Alaska

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