National forest policies face a big change
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in
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The Bush administration issued a new rule Wednesday streamlining the planning process for the nation&#39;s 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands.
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National parks must undergo a conservation revolution if they are to meet the challenges of climate change, says expert
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Quietly last year, after a round of harsh criticism, a Bush  administration proposal to sell national forest land appeared to die.  The sales would have generated funds to extend for five years a program that directed money to rural localities with forest land within their boundaries.
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The U.S. Forest Service approved a sweeping plan Thursday to manage 11.5 million acres of national forest land across the Sierra Nevada, renewing debate on how best to prevent wildfires like those that devastated Southern California a year ago.
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Opponents and supporters say new Forest Service environmental review rules are expected to have little impact on the amount of timber harvested from the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
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Excuse us if we don't join environmental and other advocacy groups in a dither about a new directive from President Bush aimed at reining in ambitious bureaucracies. This is an old struggle that will be entertaining - and frustrating - our grandchildren.
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The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules Wednesday for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan's administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in nearly three decades.
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The US Forest Service, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, is shifting its focus from timber-cutting to recreation and ecological restoration
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By Blair Goldstein, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 6--Ted Harris said his dream is to preserve patches of forestland  across the state.   A recent grant awarded to the 500-Year Forest Foundation marks one of the  first steps to his long-term vision.
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Americans may sometimes wonder whether any branch of the federal government has been left unpoliticized. Among the latest to claim attention is the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), charged with safeguarding plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act.
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Dec. 14--While state agencies say they have resolved a 'misunderstanding' over what days heavy firefighting equipment can be moved, area forestry officials remain concerned about their ability to fight fires.
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By JEFF BARNARD  GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Bush administration Tuesday proposed cutting 1.5 million acres from Northwest forests considered critical to the survival of the northern spotted owl, reopening the 1990s battle between timber production and wildlife habitat on public lands.
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The move marks a growing trend in public-private efforts in western US toward land conservation.
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Warmer-than-usual winters are stoking fears for the survival of New Englandâs maple forests.
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Vast tracts of rainforest in Brazil are to get a new status to protect them from unsustainable logging.
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The Bush administration Tuesday proposed cutting 1.5 million acres from Northwest forests considered critical to the survival of the northern spotted owl, reopening the 1990s battle between timber production and wildlife habitat on public lands.