Forest Service

  • White House to Nominate Colorado’s Harris Sherman to Head Forest Service

    Ralph Maughan

    Another friend of Salazar to be Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment to oversee Forest Service and the NRCS- White House to Nominate Colorado’s Harris Sherman to Head Forest Service. By Courtney Lowery, New West. There might be some confusion because the Forest Service got a new Chief Forester about a month ago.…

  • Bighorn Roundup 8/23/09

    Brian Ertz

    After the Marie Bulgin scandal rocked the Bighorn world many of us had hoped that the issue of disease transmission from domestic sheep to bighorn sheep might be largely resolved in the public debate.  Recent news stories suggest otherwise. Likewise, there continues to be a lot of political posturing and spinning going on. Below are…

  • Clinton Roadless Rule Upheld… Again.

    Brian Ertz

    The 9th Circuit just upheld the Clinton Roadless Rule, and slapped down Bush’s amended rule which granted states and local interests undue influence to craft their own roadless rules, rules which ended up being weaker than the Clinton Rule.  Idaho and Colorado were the only states to ride Bush’s timber-train. Clinton-era Rule Protecting Forests Upheld…

  • Sheep Drive Endangers Arizona Desert Bighorns, Group Says

    Brian Ertz

    Western Watersheds Project sues to prevent deadly disease spread to rare desert bighorn- Western Watersheds Project has filed litigation against the US Forest Service in Arizona to prevent the trailing of domestic sheep that spread deadly disease over Forest Service lands that harbor bighorn sheep : WWP News Release : Western Watersheds Project filed suit…

  • Roadless Area in Tongass National Forest Opened to Logging by the Obama Administration

    Ken Cole

    8.8 miles of new road are involved in what was once a roadless area. “Just building the road will cost four times as much revenue as the Forest Service is going to get from the timber sale,” said Waldo of Earthjustice. Ketchikan mill is awarded Orion North timber Deal marks first timber sale in roadless…

  • Judge Tosses Bush-Era National Forest Management Regulations

    Ralph Maughan

    Does this third court rejection of Bush national forest rules put a stake through its heart? The 2005 Bush revision of the rules for national forest planning were especially aimed at ignoring wildlife even though the law — the National Forest Management Act of 1976 — required plans to provide for species viability. That meant…

  • Judge Affirms Public Access to Science Advisory Committees

    Brian Ertz

    Woolgrowers try to spin the decision to muddy the waters on Bighorn/Domestic sheep disease U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill has voided the Payette National Forest Science Advisory Committee’s contribution to management decisions when it decides whether or not to ban or reduce domestic sheep grazing on the Payette National Forest. Federal judge voids bighorn…

  • New FS Chief Tidwell gives thoughts in Missoulian interview

    Ralph Maughan

    New USFS chief to address climate effects, watersheds. By Rob Chaney of the Missoulian. Earlier. Gail Kimbell out; Tom Tidwell in as new Forest Service Chief. June 17, 2009

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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