June 3, 2009


Roadless USFS Feautured Story: Obama team calls timeout on logging in roadless areas
LA Times reports that the Obama administration waded into a nearly decadelong debate over roadless areas in national forests, announcing what amounts to a timeout from most new logging and development in pristine areas across the West.
Montana News: Damaged Ecosystems Not Lost Forever
Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide could recover within a single lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
ATVWetlandDNR.jpg News: More teeth in penalties for ATVers who trash wetlands
ATV riders who destroy wetlands face tougher criminal penalties, a year-long ban on riding and, if caught a second time, seizure and forfeiture of their vehicles under a measure signed into law by Gov. Tim Pawlenty-MN.
Wheatgrass. Yale Univ photo News: Adaptation Emerges As Key Part Of Any Climate Change Plan
After years of reluctance, scientists and governments are now looking to adaptation measures as critical for confronting the consequences of climate change. 
Road Failure USFS News: The Forest Service will spend $228 million to fix roads, bridges; plan would cut into huge backlog
National forest roads and bridges in 31 states will get long-needed repairs under an economic stimulus spending plan announced by the Obama administration. 
Six Strategies Report. WCPR Resource: 2009 Update Six Strategies Report
The new report contains all of the information from the original, plus dozens of new tactics and examples of successful enforcement from around the country.
USFS Logo Resource: Forest Service stimulus roads projects announced.
Ag. Sec. Tom Vilsack announced projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for roads maintenance and decommissioning and associated watershed restoration. View the USDA press release here.