Ruling to Leave Roads Less Traveled: Areas in San Bernardino, Angeles National Forests Off-Limits to New Road Construction Under Rule
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By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 23--Outdoor enthusiasts know the joy of finding a pristine spot away from civilization, where they can experience the unspoiled beauty of Southern California.
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By Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--HILTON HEAD, S.C.   Late on a misty day, when the wind sighs through trees lining a deserted road and sets their beards of Spanish moss to fluttering, nature takes center stage here.
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 4--A year-old development moratorium in the traffic-stuffed Salmon Creek area may be extended for another 12 months and could have to stretch three years beyond that.
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I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent
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The Urban Forest Mapping Project, an open-source database that maps every public tree in San Francisco, goes online. Squirrels are worried, but the project's engineers hope their code spreads. By Rachel Swaby.
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By Douglas Fischer, STAFF WRITER  A federal judge Wednesday upheld a Clinton-era decision leaving vast roadless tracts of the country's national forests off-limits to logging trucks, drilling rigs and other traffic.  The decision, by U.S.
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By Mark Schwanhausser, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - The federal government broke the law by not addressing flaws in a study it relied on in allowing maintenance of roads in grizzly bear habitat in parts of Montana, Idaho and Washington, a judge ruled Wednesday.  The U.S.
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We're hesitant to join in the huzzahs coming from choruses of conservationists and New Mexico politicians over yesterday's reinstatment of the "roadless rule" in America's national forests. A short sigh of relief will do for now.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  May 24--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources must start work on statewide regulations for new construction along Minnesota lakes and rivers under orders from the Minnesota Legislature.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Jun. 21--COTTON -- Off-highway vehicle enthusiasts and local residents filled the community center here Wednesday evening to help chart the future of trails in the Cloquet Valley State Forest.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb.
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By Leonor Vivanco, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Jun. 14--FONTANA -- The project to jump-start the city's corporate  corridor hit a snag in its phasing plan, so the city is buying the project to  ensure its vision for the 15 Freeway site is realized.
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By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 18--The rolling hills that help entice tourists to the North Coast may or may not end up with "starter castles" or other structures on their ridgelines.
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A provision in a new federal wilderness bill allows some commercial fishermen to continue to drive pickup trucks on beaches within a California national park.  Redwoods National Park had been gradually phasing out beach driving with a permit system that was instituted in 2000.