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Indonesia to Keep Alive Forest Ban Resisted by Industry, Wall Street Journal

Pacific News

Critics Slam California “Forest Offset” Plan, Independent European Daily Express

Should California cap and trade use forestry offsets? Yes, Sacramento Bee op-ed

Should California cap and trade use forestry offsets? No, Sacramento Bee op-ed

Northern News

Lawsuit filed against Kootenai National Forest logging project, New Century of Forest Planning

Massive Clearcuts Planned for Northwestern Montana Threaten Imperiled Canada Lynx and Grizzly Bears, Alliance for the Wild Rockies

Environmental groups sue to block Kootenai Forest timber sale, Missoulian

Group sues over Yaak logging plans, The Daily Inter Lake

Udall Tells USFS to Override Neptune Air Tanker Protest, Sheridan Media AP

USFS to add uncertified military planes to firefighting fleet, Ravalli Republic

Real problem was fire suppression, Ravalli Republic op-ed

Northern Cheyenne restoring burned forests, Missoulian

Wildfire danger rising in Bitterroot Valley, Missolian

Bipartisanship needed for effective forest management, Missoulian op-ed

Volunteers sought to keep Hayden Creek clean, Coeur d'Alene Press

Woman plays big part in city's leafy heritage - 'Tree lady' of Kalispell, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake

Lolo NF: Elk foundation donates 40 acres of habitat, Great Falls Tribune

Alliance for the Wild Rockies seeks emergency injunction to halt helicopter bison hazing, Alliance for the Wild Rockies

Buffalo Nightmare: 3 Days of Taxpayer-Funded Yellowstone Helicopter Hazing, New Century of Forest Planning

Former Ravalli County attorney challenging Lake Como user fees, Missoulian

County commission's water rights objection denied, Ravalli Republic

Ravalli County Commission wants to talk to F.S. chief about water rights, Ravalli Republic

Southern News

N.C. Forest Service finds laurel wilt disease in New Hanover County, The Bladen Journal

Deadly tree disease spotted in New Hanover - Rare beetle moves into Red Bay trees near airport, WECT

Have a say in future of national forests in N.C., Citizen-Times

Apalachicola National Forest Prescribed Burn, WCTV

Northwest News

Malheur Forest Revamps Plans: No 10-year Stewardship Contract, OPB News

Malheur NF: Game-changer for industry?, Blue Mountain Eagle

Oregon family’s sawmill fails as logs, way of life dwindle, Portland Oregonian

Logging protesters should face financial, more than criminal, liability: Agenda 2013, Portland Oregonian editorial

Ninth Circuit holds agencies cannot amend rules through court settlements, Lexology

Environmental groups sue to stop mountain bike 'skills park' at Mount Hood's Timberline ski area, Oregonian

Common Northwest Trees, Herald graphic

Political forest management has replaced scientific timber harvest, Mail Tribune op-ed

Conservation Groups Call For Increased Protections For Rapidly-Declining Seabird, Chattanoogan

National News

Feds block Utah law over police power on public lands, Salt Lake Tribune

Judge slaps Utah with injunction on police powers, Daily Herald AP

Feds fight Utah over measure to curb law enforcement authority, Deseret News

Az. House OKs bill barring OHV enforcement on fed land, Green Valley News

Udall Tells USFS to Override Neptune Air Tanker Protest, Sheridan Media AP

USFS to add uncertified military planes to firefighting fleet, Ravalli Republic

Don't let West burn up from cuts, Great Falls Tribune editorial

Budget woes to affect fuels treatments, post-fire rehab, Summit Voice

Wildfire risk runs high, but budget cuts mean fewer firefighters - The U.S. Forest Service will hire 500 fewer this year, officials say, Los Angeles Times

Secretaries Vilsack and Jewell Highlight Federal Preparedness for 2013 Western Wildfire Season, USDA

Job Corps Students Graduate to Fight Fires Across the Nation, USDA

How Feminism Wrecked the U.S. Forest Service, The Thinking Housewife

Collaboration Key to Balancing Economic, Environmental Issues, Wood Working Network

Who’d Have Known? 47% of CFLR Projects Nationally Appealed, New Century of Forest Planning

How to Increase Timber Harvest Levels, Wood Working Network

Timber Harvests Could Reduce Fire Odds, Says Rey, Wood Working Network

How to Reduce Forest Fires and Keep Wood Supply Flowing, Wood Working Network

Ninth Circuit holds agencies cannot amend rules through court settlements, Lexology

“Sustainable Recreation”: USDA /Forest Service Bites the Hand that Feeds Them?, New Century of Forest Planning

Forest Service Gets Money For Children's Programs, Tuscon News Now

The New Green British Invasion , USFS

H.R. 1989: USFS to accommodate the needs of people using power-driven mobility devices when setting off-road vehicle policies and facilities, Library of Congress

Rep calls for Forest Service to accommodate people with mobility issues , Examiner

Nation's largest uranium mine planned for N.M. Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque Journal

Roca Honda Comment Period Ends June 10, Cibola Beacon

Western lawmakers push to restore mineral funds, Billings Gazette

BLM eyes new rules for fracking on public lands - Common sense steps address some environmental and health concerns, Summit Voice

Eastern News

Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations, Sheboygan Press

Wayne National Forest officials investigate illegal dumpsites , Logan Daily News

Drought, Pests and Disease Pose Threats to Del. Forests, WBOC

Five-Year Poaching Case at Mark Twain National Forest Comes to Close, Ozarks First

Forest Service contractor killed by falling tree, Duluth News Tribune

Rocky Mountains News

Spruce beetles have killed 380K acres of forest - Dead trees, runoff linked , Pueblo Chieftan

Forest Service adds ‘new’ trails in Summit County, Sumiit Voice

Gas industry lobbies for land in the White River National Forest, Aspen Times

Drilling firms: White River plan stifles growth, CT Times AP

Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, Oil and Gas Leasing: Notice of intent to prepare an EIS, Federal Register

Udall seeks feedback on proposed monument, Durango Herald

Forest Service's Ken Kowynia reflects on 32 years in Colorado skiing, Denver Post

Agencies announce Hanging Lake parking rules, Montrose Daily Press

Black Hills forest management survives latest environmental challenge, Rapid City Journal

Federal court in Wyoming upholds forest management plan, Billings Gazette

Bill transferring cemetery ownership goes to floor, Rapid City Journal

One-of-a-kind air tanker operator lands in Casper, Billings Gazette

Changes made to Nebraska wildfire control bill, Star Herald

D.C. News

Udall Tells USFS to Override Neptune Air Tanker Protest, Sheridan Media AP

Western lawmakers push to restore mineral funds, Billings Gazette

Hatch has plan to attack public-lands pot farms - Immigration bill amendment targets drug farms on public lands, Salt Lake Tribune

Alaska News

Juneau Forest Lab at Auke Lake dedicated, KTOO

US Forest Service lab dedication Saturday to be a festive event, Juneau Empire

House posts pay homage to ancestral land new lab is built on, Juneau Empire

Couple narrowly escapes landslide that buried cabin, Anchorage Daily News

Scientist takes closer look at Sunday landslide in Sitka, Juneau Empire

Neary named new director of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, Juneau Empire

Sealaska Lands bills head to full House committee, Juneau Empire

Southwest News

4FRI open house Wednesday - Comment period ends May 29, Arizona Daily Sun

Big forest-thinning project begins in June, Arizona Daily Sun

Southwest forests feeling the heat, Arizona Daily Sun

Az. House OKs bill barring OHV enforcement on fed land , Green Valley News

Santa Fe National Forest Announces 2013 Season Open Recreation Sites, Los Alamos Daily Post

Fewer services at camp sites, Albuquerque Journal

Carson NF: Illegal dumping, Taos News letter

Nation’s largest uranium mine planned for N.M. Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque Journal

Comment period ends in mid-June for proposed uranium mine, Las Cruces Sun-News

Roca Honda Comment Period Ends June 10, Cibola Beacon

Intermountain News

Feds block Utah law over police power on public lands, Salt Lake Tribune

Judge slaps Utah with injunction on police powers, Daily Herald

Feds fight Utah over measure to curb law enforcement authority, Deseret News

Sawtooth National Forest Is Getting Ready For Memorial Day, KMVT

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