Forest Service to review why firefighters initially scaled back efforts against LA wildfireSeptember 30th, 2009 Forest Service to probe LA wildfire responseLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing why firefighters initially scaled back efforts on a massive wildfire that eventually burned 250 square miles on the edge of Los Angeles.
Future of forests really bleak: StudySeptember 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The composition of some of our forests may be quite different 200 to 400 years hence, says a recent study. The study found that temperature and photosynthetic active radiation were the two most important variables in predicting what forest landscapes may look like in the future.
Jammu and Kashmir to buy land to protect forestsAugust 20th, 2009 JAMMU - To reduce human interference in forests, the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of buying private plots located between protected forests. A proposal has been moved by the forest department suggesting that the private plots in areas where human habitation was damaging forests be purchased and trees be planted there.
Ag Secretary Vilsack outlines 'vision' for US forests to create jobs, block climate changeAugust 14th, 2009 Vilsack calls for renewed emphasis on forestsSEATTLE — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation's forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat climate change.
Taking disputes out of courtrooms the aim of agreements on forest service projectsAugust 8th, 2009 Fewer lawsuits possible benefit of forest pactFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. —Long on opposing sides when it comes to forest use, timber interests and environmental groups have agreed on how thinning and prescribed burns should be done on nearly 1 million acres of Arizona's ponderosa pine forest.
Federal appeals court reinstates Clinton-era ban on road building in national forestsAugust 6th, 2009 Court blocks road construction in national forestsWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction in at least 40 million acres of pristine national forests. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates most of a 2001 rule put in place by President Bill Clinton just before he left office that prohibited commercial logging, mining and other development on about 58 million acres of national forest in 38 states and Puerto Rico.
States with lots of forests may be paid for itJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Finance Commission has been asked to recommend that states that have kept their forest cover intact be rewarded for it. "There should be an incentive to states to keep their forest cover," Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here Thursday.
Study finds Bush owl plan based on false conclusion that fire increasing threat to habitatJuly 7th, 2009 Study: No increased fire threat in owl habitatGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A new study challenges a basic justification about the threat of wildfires that the Bush administration used to make room for more logging in old growth forests that are home to the northern spotted owl.
Judge overturns Bush administration change to rule protecting spotted owl habitatJuly 1st, 2009 Judge overturns Bush administration logging ruleGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A federal judge has struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests.
Correction: Forest Cease-fire storyJune 22nd, 2009 Correction: Forest Cease-fire storyTAKILMA, Ore. — In a June 22 story about a federal forest thinning project, The Associated Press erroneously reported its name.
Career forester named to head US Forest ServiceJune 17th, 2009 Career forester named US Forest Service chiefWASHINGTON — Montana forester Tom Tidwell is the new head of the U.S. Forest Service.
Forest administration to be modernised: MinisterJune 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - The central government is working on a new scheme to modernise forest administration with a view to preventing encroachment and increasing the green cover across the country, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here Wednesday. "On the lines of police modernisation, we are working on a new scheme to equip forest administrators with the latest communication gadgets, surveillance system, watch towers and firearms to protect and preserve forests from intrusions, violations or encroachments," Ramesh told reporters.
Judge finds US agencies violated Endangered Species Act in Southern California forest plansJune 11th, 2009 Judge finds violation in Calif. forest planningLOS ANGELES — Federal agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by developing plans for four national forests in California without adequately addressing the impact on endangered animals, a judge ruled.
Study: Federal effort to protect homes from wildfire is lackingJune 9th, 2009 Study faults federal wildfire effortGRANTS PASS, Ore. — While more than 1,000 homes across the West burn each year in forest and brush fires, only a fraction of federal efforts to reduce fire danger in the region has been concentrated in the communities at greatest risk, a group of scientists found.
White House choice to oversee nation's forest programs withdraws from consideration for jobJune 6th, 2009 Obama pick to oversee forests withdrawsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's pick to oversee the nation's forests has withdrawn his nomination. Homer Lee Wilkes was nominated on May 5 as undersecretary of agriculture, a position that would have put him in charge of the U.S.
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