Permit System Eyed for Tree Cutting
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By Chad Lawhorn, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Mar. 9--The way Richard Morantz sees it, you need a city permit to tear down your garage in Lawrence, so maybe you also should need a permit to cut down the big old tree in your backyard.
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OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Washington's Forest Practices Board (Board) will examine results of a draft compliance report for the first time, at their meeting tomorrow.  The draft report will show how well fish and clean water regulations are being implemented on the ground.
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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 Daniel D'Ambrosio, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Sep. 7--MIDDLEBURY -- The Board of Selectmen has endorsed a new ordinance  that would require land use applicants to pay for consultants hired by the  town to evaluate their projects.
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In his "My View" (Aug. 25), Washington County commissioner, Alan Gardner, made some excellent points about the incorrect notion that the federal government can better control public lands than can the local counties. Also, a Sept. 7 article, "N.Y.
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies think they have found a solution for getting rid of drug dealers and prostitutes who congregate under a giant oak tree: chop it down...
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The Bush administration said Wednesday it will put off until after the election a final decision on a plan to allow road building and logging on 58 million acres of remote forests where both are now prohibited.
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By TOM SHARPE, MAP BY ALEXANDER USATINE  Trees:  Activists post fliers on Web site to oppose project  Junipers and pinon trees would be thinned on 92 acres of city- owned open space along Hyde Park Road under a plan that goes to the Santa Fe City Council this month.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 8--One of Anne Arundel County's most poorly kept secrets is that the building permits process doesn't get much respect.   Some say it's too strict. Some say it's too cumbersome.
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A FARMER may be ordered to replant a small forest after chopping down the trees to use as firewood.   Alan Whiteford felled more than half of the young wood before forestry officials caught him.
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By Jon Rutter  Infrastructure of trees, wetlands, streams is topic at Feb. 13 public meeting  A renowned livable communities expert will help the Lancaster County Planning Commission shape a new "green infrastructure" plan during an interactive public meeting Feb.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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A new database of tree genes has been released by Oregon and Swedish researchers in an effort to speed up basic and commercial research.
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By Joe Grundle  A permit to raze buildings does not necessarily include trees surrounding them, at least when it concerns shoreland property in Waukesha County.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 27--The stereotype of conservatives has them admiring a stand of old-growth trees, then waving in the backhoes and logging crews to turn the forest into cash.
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By Caroline Roberts  If you're looking for a green career, forestry could be for you. With the environment and global warming high on the political agenda, public funding has been pouring into tree planting, and that means more jobs in the sector.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A powerful U.S. senator is set to introduce legislation next week to pay American lumber companies the more than &#36;3 billion in softwood lumber duties the Americans have collected, The Canadian Press has learned.