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Friday, July 16, 2010

Amazon forest fires 'on the rise'
The number of fires destroying Amazon rainforests are increasing, a study has found.... Continued...

USDA stops using beetles vs. invasive saltcedar
Concern about an endangered bird has caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a cease-fire in its biological war against saltcedar, an invasive tree that has taken over riparian areas across the West.... Continued...

Tree study gets to root of how diversity, growth link
Trees do not make good neighbors, at least to their own kind.... Continued...

Trees a 'low-cost' solution to air pollution and biodiversity loss in cities
Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding... Continued...

Court Asked to Stop Planting of Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
An alliance of conservation organizations is suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the southern United States.... Continued...

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

FSC announces revised U.S. Forest Management Standard
Today, the United States national office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC–US) announces the launch of the revised FSC-US Forest Management Standard for forest operations in the contiguous U.S. The revised standard has been approved by FSC International which requires all accredited forest mana... Continued...

Canada's boreal forest primed to be world's best-protected ecosystem
Canada’s boreal forest is on track to become the world’s best-protected ecosystem, says paper slated to be presented this week at an international conference on conversation issues.... Continued...

Europe bans illegal timber to protect forests
The European Union on Wednesday barred the import and sale of illegally harvested timber in a bid to fight climate change and deforestation from the Amazon to Asia.... Continued...

Monday, June 21, 2010

Bay State rethinking wood power
Worse for climate than coal, study says... Continued...

Advanced Biofuels Report: New Federal Policies Needed
The federal government needs to adopt a suite of new policies to spur production in the stalled advanced biofuels industry, according to a report released Monday by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).... Continued...

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New Boreal Forest Biomass Maps Produced from Radar Satellite Data
Having a large-scale boreal forest biomass inventory would allow scientists to understand better the carbon cycle and to predict more accurately Earth's future climate. However, obtaining these maps has been wrought with difficulty -- until now.... Continued...

Another dangerous fire season prompts warning from firefighters
With last year's deadly Station fire still in mind, fire officials this week are warning residents who live in foothill communities of another potentially bad fire season, urging them to have a family evacuation plan at the ready.... Continued...

New England Groups Plot to Save Their Dwindling Woodlands
Small is no longer beautiful for New England conservation groups. For decades, bands of volunteers and a smattering of full-time employees have worked to stem the tide of development and deforestation, identifying priority projects and working with a small pool of private funders to preserve little ... Continued...

The Leopold-Pine Island IBA
Our project began five years ago as part of Wisconsin's new Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program, an effort to gather the expertise of ecologists, land managers and birders to take stock of Wisconsin's rich bird life and identify the places most critical to sustaining those birds. Of the 88 sites iden... Continued...

Ash Anthracnose or Emerald Ash Borer? (Minn.)
With the discovery of emerald ash borer (EAB) in Minnesota in 2009, many homeowners are keeping a close eye on the ash trees on their property. This has resulted in a great deal of concern as many ash trees began to drop their newly formed leaves early this spring. In most cases, however, the cause ... Continued...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Logging Moratorium Is Extended
The Obama administration on Friday extended for another year the moratorium on most logging and mining in millions of acres of remote sections of national forests.... Continued...

Countries agree to spend big to save world's forests
Oslo conference attended by 52 nations produces first concrete sign of global action on climate change since Copenhagen... Continued...

Canadian loggers, green groups to protect forests
Most of Canada's largest forestry companies announced a groundbreaking deal with environmental groups on Tuesday that will restrict logging in the country's vast northern forests.... Continued...

Report: forest cover declining across New England; group urges new woodlands protections
After more than 150 years of natural regrowth, forest cover is declining across all six New England states, threatening the region's landscape and chipping away at a natural buffer against global warming, according to a study released Tuesday by Harvard University's laboratory for ecological researc... Continued...

Urban trees 'help migrating birds'
Even a small urban forest can help migrating birds, a study has said.... Continued...