National News: April 2, 2012


Colorado bill would force feds to sell off national forests - Sale could restrict public access to land, The Coloradoan Proposal to sell public land must be derailed - This isn't appropriate vehicle for sending feds a message, The Coloradoan editorial Arizona Lawmakers Advance States' Rights Bills, KSAZ Fox News Public land thiefs gearing up for another land grab try - Utah and Arizona trying to seize our public lands, The Wildlife News Don't Allow Congress to Log National Forests for Cash, FSEEE Feds' Adventure Pass sparks reader debate, Orange County Register Collaborative Forest Management: What the FACA?, A New Century of Forest Planning New forest planning rule emphasizes collaboration, undersecretary says, Missoulian New Forest Service planning rule highlights the tension between flexibility and accountability, Legal Planet Opinions mixed on new U.S. Forest Service planning rule, Missoulian National forest rules finalized, but not everyone's on board, Idaho Statesman Broad Support for Final Planning Rule, USFS US Forest Service and partners provide employment opportunities nationwide - Summer positions for thousands anticipated, USFS US Forest Service, National Environmental Education Foundation connect kids with nature through prescriptions for fun, better health, USFS Thompson Subcommittee Explores Ways to Improve U.S. Forest Health, Expand Timber Production, Rural Economic Growth, U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson Subcommittee Explores Ways to Improve U.S Forest Health & Spur Job Creation in Rural America, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture With wildfire season approaching, Wyden demands outside review of Forest Service aerial tanker fleet, Oregonian Wildfires: Senators urge outside review of tanker shortage, Riverside Press-Enterprise US senators want review of air tanker strategy, Star-Tribune Firefighters for hire: Insurance firms providing protection in high-risk areas, The New Mexican Changes to grazing rules for public lands contemplated, Missoulian Grazing Entrenchment Act (H.R. 4234 & S.1129) - Grazing Improvement [Entrenchment] Act Gains Legs, Threatens Hundreds of Millions of Acres of YOUR Public Land, The Wildlife News Groups identify marker trees shaped by Native Americans, Durango Herald Pinyons pining: Man-made noise affects plant growth and seed dispersal, Idaho Statesman Exchanging for public good - Land Water and Conservation Fund, High Country News