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News archives

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Stora Enso's timber purchasing questioned in Finland
The Finish Competition Authority has proposed to the Finish Market Court that they impose a fine of about $39 million on Stora Enso Oyj for violating competition laws. If imposed, the fine would involve the company’s purchase of timber in Finland from 1997 to 2004, according to a news release fr... Continued...

Forest Service veterans worry about precedent
The possibility of being held personally liable for actions during wildland fires has loomed over firefighters ever since four local firefighters died in the Thirtymile Fire. The prospect became reality Wednesday when federal manslaughter charges were filed against former crew boss Ellreese Dani... Continued...

Wood boilers cut heating bills. The rub? Secondhand smoke.
Their owners proudly proclaim that they reduce dependence on foreign oil — and save thousands of dollars on heating bills each year. Neighbors say that they create smoke so thick that children cannot play outside, and that it seeps into homes, irritating eyes and throats and leaving a foul stench... Continued...

Weyerhaeuser closes two veneer plants in Oregon
Weyerhaeuser Co. said Monday that it is permanently closing two veneer plants in Oregon and cutting more than 100 workers at those sites. The company said shrinking demands for veneer products drove the gradual reduction and closure of the plywood mill in Springfield and a veneer plant in Coburg.... Continued...

Holiday loggers help clear refuges' unwanted trees (OR)
"Timber!" Seven-year-old Zack Selinger scrambled to his feet as the white spruce he had felled with a hand saw tipped gently into his father's arms. "We should have brought a snow machine," he said, as his dad, Jeff, began hauling the family Christmas tree over the tussocks of a frozen swamp... Continued...

Potlatch says as much as 20 percent of its timberland is 'non-strategic'
Potlatch Corp. estimates that between 18 percent and 20 percent of its 1.5 million acres of timberlands would be worth more if used for something other than growing trees, the company announced Monday. The Spokane-based company disclosed the results of a land-value study that identified as many ... Continued...

Indigenous people resist the spread of industrial tree plantations (Cambodia)
“All villagers understand the need to protect the forest. We can't live without it.” The speaker is a villager from Dak Dam Commune in Mondulkiri province in the north-east of Cambodia. “Now our life is more difficult,” he said. About 20 of us (from Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines an... Continued...

Governor announces $25.2 million for development of two cellulosic ethanol facilities in New York
Governor George E. Pataki today announced that two companies have been selected to develop and construct pilot commercial cellulosic ethanol facilities in New York State. The State has awarded a total of up to $25.2 million to the companies to increase the production of clean and renewable fuels and... Continued...

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. achieves significant environmental goal
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announced it will begin sourcing, effective immediately, virtually all (in excess of 95 percent) of the paper used in the company's seven catalogs (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Bed and Bath, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, west elm and Williams-Sonoma Home) from sourc... Continued...

Congress adjourns, leaving Secure Rural Schools in limbo
Congress adjourned last Saturday without reauthorizing the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. “It’s disappointing, because if we don’t get that money, it’s going to cost the taxpayers a lot,” said Mineral County Commissioner Judy Stang. The act provided about $7... Continued...

Forest law brings hope, danger for India's tigers
A new law giving rights to millions of poor Indian forest dwellers has provoked debate among conservationists who disagree over whether it will help save or further threaten the nation's dwindling tiger numbers. The Recognition of Forest Rights Bill 2006 -- approved by lawmakers on Monday -- gran... Continued...

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

China feeds U.S. demand for wood as forests suffer
Night and day, the timber ships reach this Yangtze River port, one of the world's busiest clearinghouses for logs from every corner of the globe: Southeast Asia, the Amazon, Russia, the Congo. Soon, this wood will be yours. It will be your hardwood floor and your coffee table, your bedroom d... Continued...

Beetles set off alarm (CO)
The increased wildfire threat created by millions of beetle-killed Colorado pines could be the "Katrina of the West," Sen. Ken Salazar warned about 150 community leaders who gathered in this mountain town Friday. Forest managers and mountain communities must work together to reduce the fire thre... Continued...

Screening for invasive species could save U.S. billions
A new study shows that screening for potentially harmful foreign plant species before they are imported is more economically beneficial than fighting them after they take root in new areas. Because the United States has no screening program for invasive species, the study focuses on Australia and fi... Continued...

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Making sure your holidays are green (MN)
With the holidays here and your shopping list slowly-but-surely getting crossed off, there is one thing some families were able to put on that list and that might be on your list next year - environmentally friendly holiday decorations.

“The holiday season is a perfect time to think about how ... Continued...

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Forest Service says no more environmental analysis of forest plans
Long-term management plans for national forests will no longer go through a formal environmental impact statement, the U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday. The Forest Service said writing the 15-year plans has no effect on the environment, making the impact statements unnecessary. That conclus... Continued...

Improved access helps ‘Firewise’ community reduce risk of wildfires (WI)
The Crystal Lake Club, Wisconsin’s first Firewise Community, recently completed the second phase of a local project designed to improve emergency vehicle road access to the community’s homes. The property owners group took stock of their wildfire risk in 2003 following the Crystal Lake wildfire,... Continued...

Rural U.S. counties lose $500M for schools
Rural counties in the United States have lost $500 million in funding for schools and roads since Congress adjourned without extending a federal program. "Very frankly, we feel deeply disappointed and a bit betrayed that the administration and members of Congress did not fulfill their responsibi... Continued...

Old forests are critical for future birds (CT)
Anyone who reads about birds knows that there has been a sustained focus on the devastation caused by forest fragmentation. Little attention has been given to the age structure of forests. Yet research has shown that older growth woodlands have a greater diversity of species. Only recently has there... Continued...

Old trees worth a trip to swamp (NJ)
Steve Eisenhauer and Pat Sutton will be at it again today: Heading out into the hidden, swampy depths of Cumberland County to see, and show others, trees that were probably alive when Columbus landed. Eisenhauer, regional director of protection and land stewardship for the Natural Lands Trust, a... Continued...