World News
After Fair Trade Coffee, Fair Trade Shea, International Herald Tribune
Forestry institute and Grenfell sign research agreement, The Western Star
Kenya: State gazettes 22 new forest areas, Daily Standard |
Pacific News
San Bernardino NF: Next San Jacinto District ranger announced, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Climate Change: Carbon-storing trees have economic benefits, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Forest researcher looks to past to show how to reduce future wildfire damage, Record Record Searchlight
Wildfires 2013: A government-sponsored disaster, Record Record Searchlight op-ed
Public meeting to address Klamath Forest vehicle travel plan, Herald and News
Dorris council opposes Forest Service roads plan, Herald and News
Saving the Sugar Pine, Tahoe Daily Tribune
CA Tahoe Conservancy selling off protected lands?, Tahoe Daily Tribune |
Northern News
Neptune passed over for $158M firefighting contract, Ravalli Republic
USFS looks at wrong year for cuts, Missoulian editorial
Bass Creek logging delayed by dry weather, Ravalli Republic
Logging resumes at Lake Como, Ravalli Republic
Logging and burns proposed for Lincoln Ranger District, Helena Independent Record
Forest Jobs bill plus Daines bad for conservation, Missoulian op-ed
Tiny beetle could be devastating to Montana trees, Ravalli Republic
Officials worried about emerald ash borer, Great Falls Tribune
Salmon-Challis forest issuing short-term commercial mushroom permits starting May 15, Ravalli Republic
Lolo NF: Savenac Nursery: A legacy of forestry, Mineral Independent |
Southern News
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Forest Service wants money back from states, Clarion-Ledger
Alabama refusing to repay U.S. Forest Service $94K, Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama refusing fed request to repay $94K, Commercial Appeal
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests recruits youth for summer jobs, Eatonton Messenger |
Northwest News
Oregon Senators ask for emergency grazing rights on federal land, Argus Observer
Abusing the forest - Proposed restrictions target damage done by homeless campers, Eugene Register-Guard
Willamette national forest proposing ban on homeless camping in eastern Lane County areas, Portland Oregonian AP
U.S. judge awards $70,804 to anti-lookout lawyers, Seattle P-I
Forest supervisor Becki Heath promoted to region, Wenatchee World
Deputy regional forester named, Capital Press
Wyden vows to push for firefighting help, Mail Tribune
The politics of fish and pine trees, Mail Tribune
Trees, trees everywhere - Cleanup continues months after the storm, Wenatchee World
Budget cuts: Cleaning up not included, Daily Tidings
Bomb threat on campus in the Siuslaw National Forest Headquarters on the west side of the OSU campus, Daily Barometer
The history of railroad logging, Mail Tribune |
National News
Eastern News
Scenic, struggling S. Illinois braces for oil rush, Daily Register
Shawnee Forest holds program on invasive species, Daily Register
Five people talked out of Shawnee National Forest, Daily Register
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Rocky Mountains News
D.C. News
May 16: Oversight Hearing on "Invasive Species Management on Federal Lands", House Natural Resources Committee
Forest policy is effective, Denver Post op-ed
Western Caucus Field Hearing May 2, New Century of Forest Planning
House Subcommittee Examines Federal Impediments to Job Creation, Economic Growth, & Recreation on Public Lands, House Natural Resources Committee
Oversight Hearing on "Impediments to Public Recreation on Public Lands", House Natural Resources Committee
Federal Deficit Impacts Wood Supply, Says Rey, Woodworking Network
Members Launch Endangered Species Act Working Group, House Natural Resources Committee
Opening statements begin in Renzi trial - Former Congressman faces 32 counts of extortion, conspiracy and fraud, Arizona Republic |
Alaska News
Congress Considers Sealaska Bill: An Alaska Big-Tree Old Growth Transfer to Private Corporation, New Century of Forest Planning |
Southwest News
Intermountain News
Forest Service official defends closing national forest roads, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Roads plan may alter forest, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Agencies seek comment on public land spending, Elko Daily Free Press
Dahl testifies for land transfer bill, Elko Daily Free Press
Spring is the time to prevent wildfires, Elko Daily Free Press editorial
Land trusts pool money for court battles, Elko Daily Free Press
Lightning strikes cause nine fires in Boise National Forest, Idaho Statesman |
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