Destruction of the Western Forests - Pine Beetles: Worse Than You Thought, New West

Mountain pine beetle making its way into city on firewood, The Coloradoan

Pine beetles move into Cheyenne, Colorado cities, Denver Post AP

Pine tree yellowing: Pine beetle or autumn thinning?, 9news

Mountain Pine Beetle, Colorado State University Extension

Eagle: $1.3 million for horse-pasture housing? - Forest Service OK'd to sell five acres, Vail Daily

Feds, county may trade land, Vail Daily

Aspen Resort Takes Blame For Lack Of Forest Service Permit For Filming, CBS4

Peak 6 group to reconvene - Task force charged with addressing controversial resort expansion issues, Summit Daily News

Debating Bear Creek, Telluride Watch

Legislation could allow more ski area recreation, Idaho Mountain Express

H.R.6553: To clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits, Library of Congress

H.R. 3299 : To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, Library of Congress

WildEarth Guardians wants wolf reintroduction for Colo. forests, Daily Herald

Comanche Nat. Grasslands: Ancient messages from Picture Canyon, The Gazette

Pack Mules Pack The Trails, Keloland

Pack Mule String Keeps Traditional Work Methods Alive, Black Hills Forest Service

USFS maps new Wilson Peak trail, Telluride Daily Planet

'Broads' fight for wilderness, Cortez Journal

Wolf Creek project on again, Denver Business Journal

Public meetings set for Village at Wolf Creek - Forest Service starts new EIS process, Durango Herald

Plans to develop the Lift 7 area, Telluride Daily Planet op-ed

Sustainable forest work earns locals a nod - Landowner, logger to receive state awards, Durango Herald

Beetles aren't killing needles in the Pikes Peak area, Springs Gazette

Pine beetle mysteriously appears on the Front Range, 9News

Mending the mountain - Cooperative effort leads to upgrades at Purgatory, The Durango Telegraph

Dolores Public Lands Office - Public can comment on seismic project, Cortez Journal

Woman Who Started Wildfire Says It Was Symbolic, Insurance Journal

Man to ride, climb Colorado's 14ers for cause, Vail Daily News

Colorado: Environmentalists Question "Long-term Temporary Roads" in Roadless Areas, New West

Roadless rule flies under radar en route to controversial approval - New regs could allow ski-area expansion, more logging and new roads to oil-and-gas wells, Real Vail

Protect Colorado's Roadless Areas, American Lands Alliance

Roadless Area Conservation: Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado, Regulatory Risk Assessment: Proposed rule; risk assessment and request for comments, Federal Register

Forest thinning could backfire, The Durango Telegraph

FS District Ranger Judy Schutza: Popular New Trail Needs More Management, Telluride Watch

Pay to play on the ski mountain FS trails?, Telluride Daily Planet

Shoshone NF: Fire-killed trees remain a threat, Billings Gazette

Hills forest advisory panel to chart own trail plan, Rapid City Journal.

Insurance companies want $7M from feds for Hayman wildfire - Insurers: U.S. at fault because Barton failed to stop fire, Barton says wildfire was symbolic, Boulder Daily Camera AP

Hayman firestarter Barton testifies, Denver Post

Testimony: Burned letter didn't start Hayman Wildfire, KMGH

Hayman Fire starter expected to testify Friday, Rocky Mountain News

Forest Service adds officer - Law returns to Aspen's forests, Vail Daily

San Juan NF Recreation Facility Analysis: Public can comment on forest recreation, Cortez Journal

Mount Evans Illegal Fee Program, YouTube

Speed limit bumped on lower Camp Bird Road, Ouray News

Ryan land trade could be up to voters, Aspen Daily News

Feds OK Durango Mountain Resort plan - Lynx habitat under discussion, Durango Herald

U.S. Forest Service to discuss improvements at Mt. Elbert Forebay, Leadville Chronicle

Forest Service keeps Aspen doors open, Vail Daily

Beetles jump canyon, invade city's pines - Experts are mystified by sudden infestation - Devastating bark beetles mysteriously show up in Fort Collins trees, The Coloradoan

Colorado: Bark beetles jump Continental Divide - Beetles have been found in Fort Collins, Vail Daily

Bark beetles keep campgrounds closed, Aspen Times

Winter Park Resort, Forest Service team up to clear way for new growth in wake of beetle kill, Sky-Hi Daily News

U.S. Forest plans are expected to increase gas drilling, KJCT

White River NF roadless rules go on display, Aspen Daily News

An off-highway haven - Forest Service designates motorized routes in 'The Lakes', Durango Telegraph

Open house gives residents look at proposed roadless rule, Aspen Times

Forests could get long-term roads, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Western Slope residents questioning proposed roadless rule for Colorado, Montrose Daily Press

Will new roadless rules help? - Proposed roadless rules give Forest Service flexibility, but others say rules would threaten pristine backcountry, Vail Daily

Aspen snowmobiles restricted, Vail Daily

Officials probe illegal road - BLM investigating trail conversion near Silverton, Durango Herald

Shoshone NF Gunbarrel fire will make forest healthier, Billings Gazette op-ed

Yellowstone thrives, fascinates 20 years after fires, Billings Gazette editorial

Pine wilt taking toll on windbreaks, Wahoo News

Dead historic oak tree is cut down, Lawrence Journal-World

Company Creates Renewable Energy From Beetle Trees, CBS Denver

Graffiti on Mount Elbert raises hackles, Summit Daily News

Forest Service mows down trees from other states - Planting practices from the 1960's is outdated now, Cortez Journal

Quirky new low in peak dispute, Telluride Daily Planet

Partnerships Build, Rebuild Historic Camp Sites, FS Today

Officials tally up wildfire project costs - Limited efforts to be about $13.3 million, Summit Daily News

Colorado: Legislator asks feds for help with bark beetles, Examiner

Animas City Mountain thinning plan is in public eye, Durango Herald

Seeds of change, Montrose Daily Press

Incinerating Wyoming Forests With Impunity, SOS Forests

'Wildfire' of bugs plagues forests - Mountain pine beetle barrage continues to eat away at Black Hills National Forest, Rapid City Journal

Emerald Ash Borer Draws Nearer To Nebraska, KCSR

Forest Service to discuss roadless area management - Sept. 10 open house in Glenwood Springs, Post Independent

Help save Colorado's Rocky Mountains Forests, Heritage Forests Campaign

Mr. Kenna goes to Washington - Local attorney to argue landmark case before Supreme Court, The Durango Telegraph

Using Hydraulic Grapples in Fire Prevention and Forest Management, Home Office Recovery Plan

Train's reforestation effort takes off; Local forest service shifts leadership, The Durango Telegraph

Plague threatens Conata Basin prairie dogs, endangered ferrets on Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, The Associated Press

Poisoning prairie dogs alters grasslands, Argus Leader