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MODIS Images of the Day - Fires in eastern Africa
02.02.12 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Western Voters Across Political Spectrum Agree: Public Lands Are Essential to Our Economy
01.30.12 Colorado College
Chattahoochee Bend Park spruced up with new trees, trail restoration
01.30.12 Times-Herald.com
Weather stations surviving on limited funds
01.30.12 GainesvilleTimes.com, GA
The Big Squeeze: Pythons and Mammals in Everglades National Park
01.30.12 U.S. Geological Survey
Investigation continues for cause of fire at Paynes Prairie
01.30.12 Ocala.com, FL
Choosing trees for the urban landscape
01.30.12 PortlandTribune.com, OR
Big trees face 'dire future'
01.27.12 James Cook University, Australia
Division of Forestry Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
01.26.12 KY.gov
USDA Unveils New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
01.25.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Protecting Working Forests
01.27.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Forest Planning Rule Seeks to Restore the Nation's Forests through Science and Collaboration
01.26.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Winged predators seek certain trees when foraging for caterpillars
01.26.12 UC Irvine
Living on the edge: An innovative model of mangrove-hammock boundaries in Florida
01.26.12 EurekAlert!
Wood protection law creates splintering in guitar industry
01.25.12 BangorDailyNews.com, ME
Fungi-Filled Forests Are Critical for Endangered Orchids
01.24.12 Smithsonian Institution
Forest Service Chief Tidwell tours the District of Columbia's urban forest
01.23.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Lawn Cemetery: Nature is Where You Find It
01.23.12 WGRZ.com, NY
Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests

01.23.12 VOANews.com
Reno wildfire that destroyed 29 homes contained
01.22.12 USAToday.com

Discovery Channel filming in Maine woods to help students understand how nature fits into their lives
01.20.12 BangorDailyNews.com
Forest Service grants $52.2M to protect working forests, rural economies
01.19.12 U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
USDA Appoints New Members to the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee
01.19.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Snakes Improve Search-and-Rescue Robots
01.19.12 Georgia Tech
Second Try: LanzaTech Grabs Failed Biofuel Refinery in Georgia Pine
01.19.12 NationalGeographic.com
Barn owl wings adapted for silent flight
01.19.12 BBC News
Laurel wilt pest begins to spread into Georgetown County
01.19.12 SCNow.com
US Forest Service Trains Fire Brigades in the Brazilian Amazon
01.19.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Energy expert touts state's alternative fuel options
01.18.12 AlbanyHerald.com, GA
Salazar Announces Establishment of Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area
01.18.11 U.S. Department of the Interior
New guidebook provides framework for managing U.S. forests in face of climate change
01.18.12 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
New study evaluates impact of land use activity in the Amazon basin
01.18.12 Woods Hole Research Center
Ring Profiler Gives Scientists a Luminous Look at Tree Rings
01.17.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Seminole may create memorial for Senator, ancient cypress tree that burned
01.17.12 OrlandoSentinel.com, FL
North American Bat Death Toll Exceeds 5.5 Million From White-nose Syndrome
01.17.12 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Salazar Announces Ban on Importation and Interstate Transportation of Four Giant Snakes That Threaten Everglades
01.17.12 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fungi and worms in Aberystwyth tree survival study
01.17.12 BBC News
Include trees in climate modelling, say scientists
01.16.12 Guardian.CO.UK
USDA Extends Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up to January 27
01.11.12 Natural Resources Conservation Service
BLM to Use State, Regional Data in Identifying Wildlife Corridors, Crucial Habitat
01.13.11 Bureau of Land Management

Vt. bill would promote value-added ag, forestry
01.12.12 CBSNews.com
Cumberland Fire may have a human cause, National Park Service says
01.12.12 The Florida Times-Union
Laughing All the Way to the Seed Bank
01.12.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Two more Firewise communities - page 2
01.11.12 Towns County Herald, GA

US Forest Service announces 2012 fee waiver days to increase visitor opportunities, stimulate local economies
01.11.12 U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

UGA study offers hope for hemlock attack
01.10.12 University of Georgia

Walmart helps conserve an additional 49,000 acres of critical wildlife habitat
01.10.12 Walmartstores.com
World's smallest frog discovered
01.11.12 BBC News - AP video
Thanks to the Forest Service, a Tool to Lessen Bat Fatalities at Wind Energy Facilities
01.11.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA may close five Georgia offices
01.10.12 Atlanta Business Chronicle
Family protects 'special place'
01.10.12 PostandCourier.com, SC
The path less traveled: Research is driving solutions to improve unpaved roads
01.10.12 Kansas State University
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Blueprint for Stronger Service to Increase Efficiency in USDA Operations
01.09.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dramatic Links Found Between Climate Change, Elk, Plants, and Birds
01.09.12 U.S. Geological Survey
Going Up! Charlie Elliott Center Offers Fun, Safe Adventure in the Trees
01.09.12 Georgia Department of Natural Resources

In Oregon, Beaver Dams Are Being Used to Restore Habitat
01.09.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture

Team finds a better way to gauge the climate costs of land use change
01.09.12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nature lover restores forest to former glory
01.09.12 Viet Nam News

Endangered Species Conflicts Loom in Texas
01.06.12 TexasTribune.org
Firefighters working 45-acre blaze on Cumberland Island
01.06.12 Jacksonville.com
Assistance to Texas Wildfire Survivors Nearly $36 Million in Four Months
01.05.12 FEMA.gov
Enormous UK power plant nears full commercial operation
01.05.12 BiomassMagazine.com
Secretary Vilsack Announces Opportunity to Advise Land Management Planning
01.05.12 U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Outdoor Recreation Pass Needed at 32 State Wildlife Areas
01.04.12 Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia ethanol plant sold, at taxpayers' loss
01.04.12 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cumberland Island fire about 20 percent contained
01.05.12 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AT Bald Trail permanently protected
01.04.12 SmokyMountainNews.com
UMass Amherst Ecologists Call for Screening Imported Plants to Prevent a New Wave of Invasive Species
01.04.12 University of Massachusetts Amherst
First shipment of pellets leaves Va. port terminal
01.03.12 BiomassMagazine.com
The contribution of trees to our lives: it is time to take stock
01.03.12 Guardian.CO.UK
Free use of fishing areas ends
01.03.12 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BASF Will Join Venture to Make Sugars for Plastic
01.03.12 The Wall Street Journal
Disappearing rattlesnakes relocated to longleaf woods
01.02.12 IslandPacket.com, SC
Maine executive order puts forest certification on equal footing
January 2012 AmericanRecycler.com