• FLRA funding letter that was sent to the House at 3 PM  today. FY2010 Interior Appropriation for Hazard Fuels Reduction and Forest Landscape Restoration Program
• Letter to B. Erickson from B, Stupak, Member of Congress - Subject: H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act (HCES)
• Letter - -  Honorable D. Feinstein and Honorable  L. Alexander, regarding  FY2010 Interior Appropriations for Hazardous Fuels Reduction and the Forest Landscape Restoration Program  
• H.R. 1404, The FLAME Act of 2009 (pdf)

•   S.22, Ominbus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (pdf)

•   GAO-09-223 Report: Observations on a Possible Move of the Forest Service into the Department of Interior (pdf)

•   GAO-09-412T Testimony: Potential Effects and Factors to Consider in a Move of the Forest Service into the Department of Interior (pdf)

•   H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - See bottom of Page 56 For Forest Service (pdf)

•   Senate S.22, Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (pdf)

 

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Northern Region (Region 1)

Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota

• Chief Tidwell selects Leslie Weldon to be Regional Forester - - Posted 09/29/2009
•   Spring Hill land swap complete
•   Forest Service seeks comments on pine beetle plan

•   Agencies prep for pine beetle battle

•   Shoshone forest plan meetings set

•   Some N. Idaho residents decry proposed land swap

•   KNF's '10-percent projects' to start soon

•   Forest fuels to be reduced in West Fork

• Big Hole snowmobiling topic of Friday forum

Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2)

Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Eastern Wyoming

•   Aspen's Burnt Mountain suit puts Forest Service's review process under scrutiny

•   Bighorn Mountains initiative gets award

•   Feds plan to battle beetles

•   'Bioochar' could ease Colorado beetle-kill pain

•   Forest Service wants to thin or burn 25,000 acres on Pikes Peak

•   Board continues to question Pawnee burn

Southwestern Region (Region 3)

Arizona and New Mexico

• I  ngram earns Forest Service engineering technician award

•   Conservationists oppose logging plan in Kaibab National Forest north of Grand Canyon

•   Gila National Forest asks tribes to claim Native American remains

•   Cibola National Forest hosts open houses on access

Intermountain Region (Region 4)

Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Western Wyoming

•   Wilson Canyon workday a success

•   Forest Service management plan: ranchers want road to stay open

•   US Forest Service seeks RAC members

•   Idaho gets $71 million to create 1,200 jobs byt the U.S. Forest Service

•   Town, county OK $5K for BTNF consultant

•   Forest Service not deaf to residents' concerns

•   Wildlife group appeals USFS off-road trails plan

Pacific Southwest (Region 5)

California, Hawaii, Guam, and Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands

•   Vallejo, CA. - Mike Landram receives  prestigious John R. McGuire award from NAFSR
• Los Padres wildfire burn areas reopen Friday

•   Experts disagree on methods for preventing catastrophic forest fires

•   Meetings outline strawberry guava danger

•   Forest Service defends Paso Robles air attack base

•   Murrison miffed at trail plan

•   Travel management meeting stirs up community

•   There's still much to learn about long-term health effects of last year's fires

•   U.S. Forest Service to close Tahoe City branch

•   More meetings coming on disputed Isabella-area plan

•   Campfire, other burn restrictions announced by Los Padres NF

•   Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service seeking grants

•   County voices multiple concerns with Forest Service OHV plan

•   Keeping an eye from high above

•   Report's conclusion calls for fire-resillient forests

Pacific Northwest (Region 6)

Oregon and Washington

• Here is a link to current list of FS recovery projects and Sustainable Northwest comments - 6/02/2009
• FS Announces More Economic Recovery Projects - 5/14/2009
• New Deputy for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, R6 - 5/01/2009
•   The Oregonian Editorial: Public forests: Opportunity knocks, will the Northwest answer?

•   Walden calls Obama's energy bill 'an Oregon job killer'

•   Forest thinning grant boosts northeastern Oregon economy

•   Forest Service selling Packwood ranger station

•   Valley celebrates Earth Day with litter pickup

•   The Thursday R6 Update newsletter for April 23rd (pdf)

•   Tackling trail erosion along river canyons

•   Long-awaited grant will result in forest thinning

•   Blue Ledge Mine work to be funded by stimulus

•   Goal of projects to improve forests

•   Wyden plan: No old-growth logging

•   The Thursday R6 Update newsletter for April 16th(pdf)

•   Oregon & Wash. cabin owners face steep rise in Forest Service fee

•   Safety first: ATV riders should be aware of new requirements on public lands

•   Gold Beach High School students win major forestry science awards

•   Forest Service presents plan for road, trail use

•   The Thursday R6 Update newsletter for April 2nd (pdf)

•   Future of popular Cape Horn trail is up to Forest Service

Southern Region (Region 8)

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgin Islands, and Virginia

•   Red River Gorge fire holds at 175 acres

•   U.S. Forest Service firefighting plane ready for service in Kinston

•   Forest Service proposes closing OHV trails

•   Forest Service puts brakes on Monroe Co. tourism

•   No explosives found in Pink Beds, Forest Service reports

•   Recreation groups express dismay at off-road trail closure

Eastern Region (Region 9)

Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

•   Success Stories capture many of the remarkable projects and noteworthy accomplishments in the Eastern Region. posted 06/29/2009
• Allegheny National Forest lawsuit continues

•   U.S. Forest Service grant will help expand state forest holdings

•   Deerfield wind project advances

•   Volunteers wanted at Grey Towers

•   Gypsy moth spraying to begin in Adams

•   Forest Service prepares for wildfires

•   Environmental groups, Forest Service settle suitover drilling plans in Allegheny Nat'l Forest

•   What to do about tree bugs

•   W.Pa. energy company sues Forest Service over drilling regulation in Allegheny National Forest

•   $2.3 million in stimulus funds to improve forest roads, sites

•   Public input sought on mineral exploration

Alaska Region (Region 10)

Alaska

• Forest Service Announces New Chugach NF Leaders, Jan. 22,2010  - - Posted 01/22/2010

• RF Denny Bschor retires, RUTH MONAHAN APPOINTED ACTING REGIONAL FORESTER FOR ALASKA REGION  - - Posted 01/01/2010

• Juneau, Alaska – Regional Forester Denny Bschor today announced the details of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects for Alaska trails and facilities worth over $17 million - - Posted 07/24/2009

• USDA FOREST SERVICE ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROJECTS

• Forest Service Establishes New Experimental Forest on Tongass NF  - Posted 07/08/2009
  

• Juneau, AK – What are you doing Saturday, June 13? The Juneau Ranger District invites you to getoutside to celebrate the second annual National Get Outdoors Day  - 06/09/2009

• Hoonah, AK – About 15 Hoonah students are credited with assisting Forest Service archaeologists inventory artifacts  - 06/08/2009
• RF Bschor announces Recovery projects - 06/04/2009
• Alaska Railroad preps for summer whistle stop, gravel hauls

•   Forest Service lifts deadline for Resource Advisory Committee applications

•   Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center

 

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•   Trees dying in the western U.S.

Northern Forest Experiment Station

Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Main, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin

•   Researchers find promising prospects to battle beech bark disease

•   Northern Research Station Publication Biomass and Bioenergy, 33: 62-69

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Oregon, Washington, and Alaska

•   Pringle Falls Experimental Forest and Research Natural Area

•   Federal scientists recognized for contributions to knowledge of bird ecology and habitat

•   Shade trees save $25 in summertime energy

Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station

California and Hawaii

•   3 Palauans selected as interns in new US Forest Service program

•   2 Samoans selected as interns in new US Forest Service program

•   3 Kosraeans selected as interns in new US Forest Service

Rocky Mtn. Forest and Range Experiment Station

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming

•   Rocky Mountain Research Station's 2008 RMRS Research Accomplishments Report (pdf)

Southern Forest Experiment Station

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia

• "Celebrating the Experimental Forests of the South"  in Issue 13 of Compass -  5/27/2009
• Study: Hemlocks dying quickly

•   Southern Research Station's new Crayfish of Mississippi web site

Forest Products Laboratory

•   Forest Products Laboratory to co-host international conference May 11-13, 2009