forest news archives 2011
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California forest news

CA initiates state protection for rare woodpecker (12/26/11)

Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: All eyes now on conservation plan (12/24/11)

Fishers returned to area in Sierra after 100 years (12/9/11)

Shady Dell deal preserves majestic redwood forest (11/4/11)

Sierra white fir to be the Capitol Christmas tree (10/4/11)

Temperature Rising: Threats to a Crucial Canopy (10/1/11)

California logging industry's $18 million state subsidy examined (9/29/11)

California negligent in overseeing logging, groups charge (9/23/11)

Park closures would hit close to home for some (9/3/11)

Brown appoints Chuck Bonham as new DFG Director (8/26/11)

Salmon may face greater threat than water shortage (7/25/11)

Redwoods win out over road in judge's ruling (7/8/11)

Brown administration to assess logging on salmon habitat in Battle Creek (7/6/11)

Environmentalists, anglers say Battle Creek fish runs hurt by logging (7/4/11).

Sacramento Bee letters to the editor: Clear-cutting pillages forests (6/27/11)

Sacramento Bee editorial: Governor needs to keep pledge at Battle Creek (6/21/11)

Troubled waters of Battle Creek (6/21/11)

Biologists track the seldom seen Pacific fisher (5/22/11)

Clear-cut danger (letter-to-the-editor, 5/20/11)

Bohemian Club's 100-year logging permit revoked (3/15/2011)

California tailed frog finds a good sign for forest (3/7/2011)

Mendocino redwoods conservation easement stalled by timber company concerns (3/3/2011)

DNR chief: Timber-harvest rules compliance must improve (2/9/2011)

Timber company petition to delist salmon backfires (2/7/2011)

Logger may challenge watershed's protection (2/3/2011)

CA delta chinook salmon run bigger, but still low (2/8/2011)

Suit over Pardee Reservoir expansion goes to court (1/31/2011)

Once a pillar of Delta culture, salmon sport fishing nears extinction (01/03/2011)

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General forest news

Federal appeals court upholds roadless rule protecting nearly 50 million acres of forest (10/21/11)

Judge signs off on NW forest protections (7/7/11)

What happens when a 1,500-year-old tree falls? (11/3/11)

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Forest Service

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Global Warming

California

Cap and trade wins California Supreme Court ruling (9/29/11)

Climate change could fuel spread of wildfires (7/27/11)

PG&E carbon offsets come from protected forests (6/17/11)

Sierra Club wants landmark climate law altered (5/13/11)

Sierra snowpack readings promise abundant water (5/3/11)

Water supplies in western U.S. threatened by climate change: Interior Department report (4/25/11)

Judge suspends California's cap-and-trade program (3/22/2011)

Now is no time to turn back air regulations (3/15/2011)

House GOP targets state's tough emission standards (3/14/2011)

Climate change threatens Sierra, delta, group says (01/06/2011)

United States

Forests revealed as climate giants (7/15/11)

International

Global carbon dioxide output soars in 2010 (11/4/11)

New alarm on melting ice: 5-foot sea level spike (5/4/11)

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California environmental news

Peter Berg, activist and Diggers co-founder, dies (8/14/11)

Residents favor more alternative energy use (7/28/11)

California officials announce closure of 70 state parks (5/13/11)

Calif. water plan for delta full of holes (5/9/11)

CA grizzly bear Monarch: a symbol of suffering (5/3/11)

Fungus killing frogs, S.F. State scientists find (5/3/11)

Goldman Environmental Prize to be awarded in S.F. (4/10/11)

California state parks brace for more budget cuts (2/8/2011)

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund gets split 3 ways (01/19/11)

Gov. Jerry Brown is facing tricky environmental and energy issues in California (1/30/2011)

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General environmental news

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71 (9/26/11)

8.7 million species on Earth, most undiscovered (8/24/11)

Congress should not gut conservation fund (7/22/11)

U.N. adjusts population growth estimates upward (5/4/11)

Texan wins 'Green Nobel' for cleaning up hometown (4/10/11)

Photo of Vancouver Island clearcut wins national competition (2/4/2011)

The World's 10 Most Threatened Forest Hotspots (02/02/2011)

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