Forestry News Archive

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Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
05.08.08 The Associated Press
Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year
05.07.08 The Associated Press
Fewer Wildfires, Less Carbon Stored?
05.07.08 Discovery Channel
No End In Sight To Extreme Drought
05.06.08 WXIA-TV, GA
White House says farm bill cost still too high
05.06.08 The Associated Press
Reservoir larger than Manhatten planned to help Everglades
05.06.08 The Associated Press
Outdoors: Georgia canyon not the biggest, but it is grand
05.04.08 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Colony Collapse Disorder
May/June 2008 Magazine - USDA Agricultural Research Service
Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates of Childhood Asthma, Study Suggests
05.02.08 Science Daily
A hard look at hardwood consumption
05.02.08 Environmental News Network
Bees Disease: One Step Closer To A Cure
05.02.08 Science Daily
Georgia trade delegation headed to Brazil with eyes on ethanol
05.01.08 Atlanta Business Chronicle
Protecting U.S. Troops with Fireproof Wool
05.01.08 USDA Agricultural Research Service
Crops winning out over conservation for some landowners
04.30.08 The Associated Press
Firefighters battle blazes in Nevada, Arizona, and California
04.30.08 The Associated Press
Fewer students choosing forestry
04.29.08 The Seattle Times
Georgia's 'Village Sentinel' is nation's largest live oak
04.28.08 TheCitizen.com, GA
Park's famous gator to live on in display
04.28.08 The Florida Times-Union
Tropical Reforestation Aided By Bats
04.28.08 Science Daily
Better burn that yard waste by sundown Wednesday
04.28.08 The Gainesville Times, GA
Firefighters make major gains against wildfire east of LA
04.29.08 The Press-Enterprise, CA
LA Firefighters Hope for Cooler Weather
04.28.08 abc30.com, CA
Governor Perdue Announces Land Conservation Grants and Loans
04.24.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
Governor Perdue Announces Additional Funding for Silver Lake Property in Decatur County
04.24.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
Governor Perdue Launches Conservation Campaign
04.24.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
Drought Lingers Across North Georgia
04.24.08 Georgia FACES
Forest Service Mobilizes Kids for Conservation
04.24.08 USDA Forest Service
Georgia EPD Annual Burn Ban Begins
04.23.08 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division
Perdue to make preservation announcements
04.24.08 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Crews plan burnout to contain NC fire
04.24.08 WAVY TV, NC
Pine beetle outbreaks turn forests into carbon source
04.24.08 The Associated Press
Restore Forestry Funds
04.24.08 Hartford Courant
Southeast fire officials nervous about invasive weed
04.23.08 The Associated Press
How is a tree valued?
04.23.08 BBC News UK
Funding available for water conservation efforts
04.22.08 Macon Telegraph, GA
Beekeepers worry over declining hive populations
04.22.08 CTV.ca
Prisoners could make rain barrels
04.22.08 Gwinnett Daily Post, GA
Areas well on way to recovery from blaze
04.21.08 Savannah Morning News
Rabun County Man Must Pay for Damage Done to National Forest Land by ATV
04.21.08 USDA Forest Service Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
Video: Private Rain Forests Touted
04.21.08 The National Geographic News
Florida Forever Funding in Budget
04.18.08 The Nature Conservancy
UGA program boosts environmental, community volunteers
04.17.08 Georgia FACES
Forestry Protections Clear Farm Bill Conference Committee
04.17.08 AgWeb.com
Laser Triggers Lightning "Precursors" in Clouds
04.16.08 The National Geographic News
JIA hires firm to study maritime forest concerns
04.16.08 The Brunswick News, GA
Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving, says new study that reconstructs the epidemic
04.16.08 University of California - Berkeley
Ancient Ginkgoes, Redwoods Threatened in China
04.16.08 The National Geographic
Tree buds another natural wonder
04.16.08 Portsmouth Herald News, NH
3 die in Colorado wildfires; storm could aid firefighters
04.16.08 The Associated Press
Time Running Out For U.S. Farm Bill
04.16.08 Christian Science Monitor
Forests' long-term potential for carbon offsetting
04.15.08 Biology News Net
Oldest Living Tree Found in Sweden
04.14.08 The National Geographic
Capitol Forestry Report
April 2008 Georgia Forestry Association
Map reveals key wildlife hotspots
04.11.08 BBC News
Blossoming interest in timber
04.11.08 Global Pensions, UK
Ancient Method, 'Black Gold Agriculture' May Revolutionize Farming, Curb Global Warming
04.10.08 Science Daily
Russia Plans Timber Tracking to Control Illegal Logging
04.10.08 Environment News Service
Flowers' Fragrance Diminshed by Air Pollution, University of Virginia Study Indicates
04.10.08 University of Virginia
AF&PA Statement on Clean Water Restoration Act
04.09.08 American Forest & Paper Association
Alabama Forestry Commission Selects First Law Enforcement Chief
04.09.08 WSFA, AL
Tree Heartwood Extracts Thwart Sudden Oak Death Microbe
04.08.08 USDA Agricultural Research Service
Funding Florida's massive conservation program
04.08.08 Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Afghanistan afforestation generates local interest
04.08.08 SooToday.com, Canada
His work comes naturally
04.08.08 Concord Monitor, NH
ARMC dogwood named to state historic roster
04.07.08 OnlineAthens.com, GA
Breakthrough in BioFuel Production Process
04.07.08 Science Daily
Slowing deforestation may be worth billions: study
04.07.08 Reuters
A quilt of many colors
04.06.08 EastOregonian.com
Rubber trees for tire industry shrink China rainforests
04.06.08 Reuters
Sawdust prices soar as supply dwindles with housing downturn
04.04.08 The Canadian Press
US biofuel firm to put timber in the tank
04.04.08 Business Green, UK
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
April 2008 Biomass Magazine
UGA center to fight invasive species
04.03.08 Georgia FACES
Bats Play A Major Role In Plant Protection
04.03.08 Science Daily
New clean air standards get tough
04.03.08 Augusta Chronicle, GA
Project aims to bring back the American chestnut
04.02.08 StarNewsOnline.com, NC
Laurel Wilt Of Redbay And Sassafras: Will Avocados Be Next?
04.02.08 Science Daily
Monarch migration in jeopardy, KU researcher says - 04.02.08 Kansas.com
Butterfly on the Brink - The University of Kansas
Fuel In The Pines
April 2008 Georgia Trend Magazine
Bird chorus rife with meaning
04.01.08 Minneapolis Star Tribune
Forest Service Announces $54 Million to Conserve At-Risk Forests
03.31.08 USDA Forest Service
Senators grill Forest Service on attrition rates among its Southern California firefighters
04.01.08 The Press-Enterprise, CA
Alternative-Ethanol Firm Gets Funding
04.01.08 The Wall Street Journal (subscription)
Celebrity Trees
April 2008 New Hampshire Magazine
Some Migratory Birds Can't Find Success in Urban Areas
03.031.08 Ohio State University
China's ash trees may hold salvation for US cousins
03.31.08 Chicago Tribune
Specially Designed Soils Could Help Combat Climate Change
03.31.08 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK
48th Annual Capacity Survey Released
03.31.08 American Forest & Paper Association
Joint DNR, Forest Service Burns Benefit Rare Species
03.28.08 Dawson Times, GA
USDA awards $4.1million for woody biomass projects
03.28.08 Biomass Magazine
Warming Affects Trees, Streams in West
03.28.08 The Associated Press
Would you be able to guess the wide range of wood products?
03.28.08 The Sault Star, Canada
Silent Insect Killer Ravages American West
03.28.08 ABC News
Fig Trees and Wasps
03.28.08 Kruger Park Times, South Africa
UGA researcher questions carbon-monitoring methods
03.27.08 Georgia FACES
Save our trees
03.27.08 The Baltimore Sun
Beetle Battlefield
03.26.08 Knoxville News Sentinel
Georgia moves from exceptional to extreme drought
03.26.08 Gainesville Times, GA
Rare chestnut tree in Ohio no longer a secret
03.25.08 Coshocton Tribune
Forest Service May Move to Interior
03.25.08 Washington Post
Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why
03.25.08 The New York Times
In trees vs. solar fight, solar wins
03.25.08 San Jose Mercury News, CA
Pine Tree Festival Plans Announced
03.24.08 The Blade Plus, GA
Georgia Innovations Focus on Bioenergy
03.24.08 Domestic Fuel
Video: Chocolate to Save Forests?
03.19.08 National Geographic
Cellulosic Venture Capitol
03.19.08 Domestic Fuel
Spring keeps coming earlier for birds, bees, trees
03.19.08 USA Today
Chuck Leavell: Wrapped Up in Trees
03.19.08 Crawdaddy!
The Tree Farmer
03.17.08 American Farm Bureau
500 Residents Flee Texas Wildfire
03.19.08 The Associated Press
Study shows non-native species of trees can harm rainforests
03.19.08 Stanford University
Drought eases, water wars persist
03.18.08 USA Today
Concern in Brevard County As Wildfire Season Gets Underway
03.17.08 WFtv.com, FL
International Paper Buys Weyerhaeuser Unit
03.17.08 New York Times
Pellet stove is a hot addition to your home
03.16.08 Herald Times Reporter, WI
Commission chooses new state forester
03.14.08 2TheAdvocate, LA
Support grows for urban trees
03.14.08 The Peterborough Examiner, Canada
Bush Sets Deadline for Farm Bill
03.13.08 The Associated Press
Snakeless in Ireland: Blame Ice Age, Not St. Patrick
03.13.08 National Geographic
DEET Blocks Bugs From Smelling Humans as "Food"
03.13.08 National Geographic
Firsthand look shows care, promise of prescribed fire
03.13.08 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
Sweet smells of success
03.13.08 Boston Globe
Cutting trees can fall on wrong side of the law
03.13.08 USA Today
In the Amazon, a forestry cop matches wits with illegal loggers
03.13.08 The Chrisitian Science Monitor
New York Forests Regain Green Certified Status
03.12.08 Environment News Service
Tree-Planting Day: Green awareness deeply rooted
03.13.08 Xinhua, China
New U.S. Smog Rules Clouded by Controversy
03.12.08 Environment News Service
Study Finds Healthy River Ecosystems Vital to Removing Excess Nitrogen
03.12.08 Oregon State University
USFA Releases New Emergency Incident Rehabilitation Manual for Firefighters and Other Emergency Responders
03.12.08 U.S. Fire Administration
UGA Forestry Club Places Second at Southern Forestry Conclave
03.11.08 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Madagascar slows destruction of forests
03.10.08 Environmental News Network
Nature Conservancy Launches Innovative Voluntary Carbon Offsets Program
03.10.08 The Nature Conservancy
Large timber tracts could get tax break
03.07.08 Calhoun Times, GA
Peach State Gobblers '08
March 2008 Georgia Sportsman
Chainsaw carver makes art of diseased trees
03.07.08 USA Today
AF&PA Remarks on FLAME Act
03.06.08 American Forest & Paper Association
Outdoors enthusiasts to soon pay more for licenses
03.06.08 Macon Telegraph, GA
Annual fee for homes in fire zones suggested by state analyst's office
03.06.08 The Desert Sun, CA
Camera Spots Wolverine in Sierra Nevada
03.06.08 The Associated Press
Brazil town at centre of logging crackdown
03.05.08 Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
Rare Wolf Appears in Western Massachusetts
03.05.08 National Geographic
Yellow birch is now in its element
03.05.08 Seacoastonline.com, NH
After 160 years, a wild gray wolf turns up in Mass.
03.05.08 The Boston Globe
Take cover by saving urban trees
03.04.08 BBC News
New Director to Head AF&PA Tokyo Office
03.04.08 American Forests & Paper Association
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Launches Let’s Go Outside!
03.03.08 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Chambliss, Isakson Announce Funding to Reimburse Firefighting Costs From Sweat Farm Road Fire
03.03.08 Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss Press Release
Wanna fish? Don’t count on buying a license at local bait shops
03.05.08 Gainesville Times, GA
Alien Trees Destroying Native Hawaiian Forests
03.03.08 National Geographic
New Study Examines System for Reducing Import of Invasive Plants into the U.S.
02.29.08 The Nature Conservancy
Update: Chevron, Weyerhaeuser Form Biofuels Joint Venture
02.29.08 CNN Money
Waging war against the woolly adelgid
02.29.08 The Dahlonega Nugget, GA
Tracking down lumber thieves
02.29.08 San Francisco Chronicle
Redwood trees vs solar panels
02.29.08 CNN
California Sues US Over Forest Plan
02.28.08 Associated Press
'Cloning' Comes to Trees in New Preservation Push
02.28.08 The Christian Science Monitor
Study: Contaminent Levels High in Parks
02.26.08 Associated Press
Breakthrough in plant research
02.28.08 Biology News Net
Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water
02.27.08 Duke University
VIDEO: Nearly Treeless Haiti Replants
02.27.08 National Geographic
Hungry deer herd faces 'thinning' at Achasta 
02.27.08 The Dahlonega Nugget, GA
First pages of Encyclopedia of Life go online
02.27.08 AFP
Animal magnetism provides a sense of direction
02.27.08 Environmental News Network
Five Educators Named Project Learning Tree 2008 Outstanding Educator of the Year
02.26.08 Project Learning Tree
Busy Beavers Can Help Ease Drought
02.26.08 Science Daily
A nice, calm day, but fire danger lurks
02.27.08 Austin American-Statesman, TX
Water Conservation on Tap
02.26.08 Chattanooga Times Free Press
PG and E Buys Some Hot Air In California Trees
02.26.08 The Wall Street Journal
Wildfires Flare Up in Texas, New Mexico
02.26.08 Associated Press
Trees play key role in addressing global warming
02.22.08 VillageSoup.com, ME
EPD to launch Conasauga water study
02.22.08 Rome News-Tribune, GA
Dead wood to fuel cars?
02.22.08 Reporter Herald, CO
Big snakes spread beyond Glades
02.22.08 Miami Herald, FL
Call for new laws on stolen logs
02.21.08 BBC News
Recycling Bystanders Find a New Home
02.21.08 11Alive News
Companies Show Concern About Bee Health
02.21.08 Associated Press
Wood gets look as answer to energy independence
02.21.08 The Coloradoan, CO
USDA and Alabama Forestry Commission enter agreement
02.20.08 The Clanton Advertiser, AL
Moultrie Named Tree City USA
02.20.08 Moultrie Observer, GA
Cities Step Up Tree Plantings
02.20.08 Washington Post via AP
New Paradigm On Ecosystem Ecology Proposed
02.19.08 Science Daily
The Nature Conservancy Hails CalPERS Move to Invest in the Ultimate Growth Fund: Sustainable Forestry
02.19.08 The Nature Conservancy
2008 Legislative Session: February 18th Update - pdf
02.18.08 Georgia Forestry Association
USGS Maps Show Potential Non-Native Python Habitat Along Three U.S. Coasts
02.20.08 U.S. Geological Service
Nature Deficiency
02.20.08 News-Times, OR
Research Uncovers the Social Dynamics of Yellow Jackets
02.18.08 Georgia Tech
Managed forestry offers hope of saving Amazon - article
Eco-friendly forest management - video
02.2008 Reuters
John Farraci Takes Reins as Chairman of AF&PA
02.18.08 American Forest & Paper Association
Green Works! Esurance Grant Awardees
February 2008 Project Learning Tree
Governors to Continue Water Negotiations
02.15.08 Associated Press
Ash borer continues devastation
02.15.08 Detroit Free Press
“Green Economics”: Turning Mainstream Thinking on Its Head
02.15.08 Worldwatch Institute
Time to watch the birdies: Many in Northeast Georgia participated in last year's annual count
02.14.08 Gainesville Times
Chestnut Foundation receives $1M donation
02.14.08 Bennington Banner, VT
Bush proposal cuts national forest fire prevention budget
02.13.08 Press-Enterprise, CA
Georgia Power seals deal for additional power from a renewable generator
02.12.08 Georgia Power
Back to its roots
02.12.08 Connect Savannah Online
Governor Perdue Announces Filing of the Landowners Protection Act
02.12.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
Timber owners could reap profits from pellet mill
02.12.08 Press-Register, AL
Heard to get biomass plant
02.12.08 LaGrange Daily News
Back to its roots
02.12.08 Connect Savannah Online
Governor Perdue Announces Filing of the Landowners Protection Act
02.12.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
Timber owners could reap profits from pellet mill
02.12.08 Press-Register, AL
Fires scorch forests but spare homes
02.12.08 The Roanoke Times, VA
The drought: Georgia held hostage by sea's temperatures
02.11.08 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wildfire Cause Probed in Va., Carolinas
02.11.08 Associated Press
Tenth of China's forests damaged by blizzards
02.09.08 Reuters
Tall Timbers celebrates 50 years
02.08.08 Tallahassee.com
Ancient trees give clues to climate change
02.08.08 Reuters
Governor Perdue Signs Water Plan into Law
02.06.08 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue Press Release
State Foresters Denounce President's Proposed Budget (pdf)
02.05.08 National Association of State Foresters
Capitol Forestry Report (pdf)
02.05.08 Georgia Forestry Association
Can Japan's paper plane fly in space?
02.07.08 BBC News
Council approves Oxbow wetlands exchange
02.06.08 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Communing without nature
02.05.08 CNN News
Georgia Loses Major Water Ruling
02.05.08 Associated Press
Michigan expands quarantine zone in fight against emerald ash borer
02.05.08 MLive.com, MI
Wonderful Wild Bees: How They Can Help the Harried Honey Bee
February 2008 USDA-ARS Agricultural Research Magazine
Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers
02.04.08 University of Michigan
World Launches Talks on Forest Payoffs
02.04.08 Associated Press