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The Earth Science Center connects a walking laboratory to the community
08.31.10 The Luminary, PA
Grizzlies Only Scratch the Surface of What It Will Mean to Lose the Whitebark Pine
08.31.10 NewWest.net
Shallow Water Habitats Important For Young Salmon and Trout
08.31.10 Science Daily
States Make Headway Conserving Sandhills
08.30.10 Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division
Billionaire funding climate change study on trees
08.30.10 KGO-TV, CA

700-year-old cypress tell story of survival
08.30.10 SavannahNow.com
Nature Takes A Stand at World Trade Center Site

08.30.10 Gothamist.com
Does paying to protect the environment work?
08.30.10 CNN News
State parks explore corporate sponsorship

08.28.10 The Associated Press
Funds To Support Innovative Efforts Addressing a Variety of Environmental Issues Announced
08.27.10 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Last Part of Hyde Farm Is Protected
08.26.10 The Trust for Public Land
Forest Service Projects Support the Economy
08.26.10 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

Secretary Vilsack Opens New World-Class USDA Forest Service Research Facility
08.27.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture

Burning Invasive Juniper Trees Boosts Perennial Grass Recovery
08.27.10 Agricultural Research Service
Planning underway to host National Christmas tree

08.25.10 The Dahlonega Nugget
Fuel treatments reduce wildfire severity, tree mortality in Washington forests
08.25.10 EurekAlert!

Sustaining the Forest, Maintaining a Bridge
08.24.10 The New York Times
Low-Tech Trees Have High Benefits
08.24.10 Worldwatch Institute

USDA Reminds Producers That the Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-up Ends on Friday
08.26.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal funding grows green, family-wage jobs and restores national forest lands in state
08.24.10 Department of Ecology State of Washington
Fact Finder: Giant Hidden Tree Sculpture Found
08.24.10 UpperMichigansSource.com
Salvaging centuries old logs from Maine's lake bottoms
08.24.10 Mother Nature Network

Heroes, legacy of tragedy recalled 100 years later
08.24.10 Shoshone News Press
Rare North Carolina Mountain Visitor Sighted
08.24.10 The Nature Conservancy
Taken down by guy considered a hero
08.24.10 White Mountain Independent

Plants give up some deep secrets of drought resistance
08.23.10 University of Wisconsin-Madison

UC Researchers Gain Focus on a Bug with Bifocals
08.23.10 University of Cincinnati

UF research finds termite enzymes could be boon to cellulosic ethanol
08.23.10 University of Florida
Anne Frank tree topples in Amsterdam
08.23.10 CBC News

Forest officials gauge damage from pot grows
08.23.10 Superior Telegram, WI
Transforming Kenya one bridge at a time
08.20.10 CNN.com
Forest Service Chief’s Statement on Employee’s Action that Led to Fugitives’ Arrest
08.20.10 U. S. Forest Service - Fugitives Caught Near Springerville, Eastern Arizona Courier
Drought Drives Decade-Long Decline in Plant Growth
08.19.10 NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Range Fuels produces cellulosic methanol
08.19.10 Biomass Magazine
Statewide Forest Resource Assessments and Strategies approved by USDA
08.19.10 National Association of State Foresters
Slowing urban sprawl, adding forests curb floods and help rivers
08.19.10 Perdue University
CCNY Biologists Study Rain Forest Host-Plant Associations
08.18.10 City College of New York
Russian Bats at Risk as Wildfires Destroy Forest Habitats
08.18.10 Environment News Service

Experts check health of Virginia Tech's trees
08.17.10 Roanoke.com

USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Sign-Up Deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
08.16.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Loss of forest industry would devastate mountain economy
08.17.10 WMICentral.com, AZ
Tour emphasizes the importance of preserving Pennsylvania's forests
08.16.10 TheDailyReview.com
Number of 'pirate' trails in watershed on the rise
08.16.10 Ashland Daily Tidings, OR

W.Va. lawmakers consider state forest drilling

08.15.10 WVGazette.com

Union Pacific to pay $17.3 million for 2008 forest fire

08.15.10 Record Searchlight, CA

Giant fire set pace for Forest Service
08.15.10 The Associated Press

Vermont forests rebound from the ice storm of 1998
08.15.10 BurlingtonFreePress.com
People keep causing fires, say officials
08.15.10 The Vancouver Sun, Canada

Sensors More Accurately Map the Chesapeake Bay's Forested Wetlands
08.13.10 Agricultural Research Service
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Selection of Collaborative Forest Restoration Projects
08.13.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture

Aspen are ailing; bug is to blame
08.13.10 Duluth News Tribune

Mild drought returns to parts of Georgia
08.12.10 Georgia FACES

Second deadliest fire for firefighters in U.S. history marks 100th anniversary
08.11.10 National Fire Protection Association

Vilsack Highlights Report Showing Threats to Private Forested Lands
08.11.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
At-risk religious lands being preserved nationwide
08.11.10 The Associated Press

Million Dollar Station Upgrade Increases Efficiency and Provides Jobs
08.11.10 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Documentary About the Devastating Infestation of the Asian Longhorned Beetle to Air on WGBH
08.12.10 PRNewswire.com

Drought returns for much of Georgia, but Atlanta remains immune
08.11.10 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

USDA Forest Service Remaining Fee Waiver Dates
08.10.10 U.S. Forest Service
Wildfire Pictures: Russia Burns, Moscow Chokes
08.10.10 National Geographic

Charcoal takes some heat off global warming
08.10.10 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

Oakwood brothers produce turkey calls
08.10.10 GainesvilleTimes.com, GA

Hugh M. Gillis Receives GFB Commodity Award
August 2010 Georgia Farm Bureau
Forest Fires Help Power the Nitrogen Cycle
08.09.10 American Society of Agronomy
A Man Who Doesn't Want His Work to Go Up in Smoke
08.09.10 The New York Times
NOAA: Above-Normal Temperatures and Precipitation in July for U.S.
08.09.10 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Holds Listening Session for America's Great Outdoors
08.09.10 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Increase Your Home’s Value with Disaster-Resistant Retrofits
08.09.10 The Institute for Business & Home Safety - (visit Firewise.org)
Paper and pulp demands rebound
08.09.10 MaineBiz.biz

Study's goal: Finding out how much Seattle's trees are worth
08.08.10 Seattlepi.com

NASA Instrument Tracks Pollution From Russian Fires
08.08.10 Science Daily

Planted and Unplanted Man-Made Wetlands Are Similiar at Year 15, and Function As Effective Carbon Sinks
08.06.10 Ohio State University
Udall, Ritter urge USDA to step up bark beetle battle
08.06.10 Coloradoan.com
Disease 'killed one million bats'
08.05.10 BBC News

Southeast ready for bioenergy boom

08.05.10 Georgia FACES

Global Tropical Forests Threatened by 2100
08.05.10 Carnegie Institute for Science
Forest Service Updates Free Guide to Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
08.04.10 US Forest Service Southern Research Station
Georgia sets record high and low temps in July
08.04.10 Georgia FACES

Model shows 'waves of forest degradation'
08.03.10 BBC News

Whole Tree: A More Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly Substrate
August 2010 Agricultural Research Service Magazine
Rebuilding Flood Plains, Agriculture, Economy
08.02.10 Science Daily

Oxygen Fuels the Fires of Time
08.02.10 Science Daily

'When thunder roars go indoors'
08.02.10 Newnan Times-Herald
Tug of war over biomass plant
08.02.10 Gainesville.com, FL