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Mexican drug gangs using US forests
August 12, 2010 8:19 AM
Federal prosecutors believe a single drug organization is behind several marijuana farms that were raided by authorities in a national forest in northeast Wisconsin. Eight men were charged Wednesday after agents raided growing plots in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Investigators say they also found a house transformed into a... more » -
Udall seeks emergency funds to manage beetle kill
May 26, 2010 3:18 PM
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is seeking emergency funds to remove hazardous trees killed by bark beetles in national parks and forests. He is proposing an amendment to the Senate emergency supplemental appropriations bill that would award the U.S. Forest Service $42 million and the National Park Service $8 million.... more » -
Colorado roadless proposal expected Tuesday
April 6, 2010 10:02 AM
State officials will announce their final plan for managing millions of acres of remote national forest land in Colorado. The plan to be released Tuesday by the Department of Natural Resources makes changes to a proposal drafted by a bipartisan panel created by the governor and Legislature in 2006. Tracts... more » -
Appeals court takes up ban on new roads in forests
March 10, 2010 9:57 AM
A federal appeals court in Denver will hear oral arguments on a ban on building new roads in national forests. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming challenging the ban, known as the roadless rule. The 2001 rule applies to... more » -
Beetle-killed trees cut in Colorado
October 30, 2009 1:03 PM
White River National Forest officials say they've had to remove more beetle-killed trees from the east side of the forest than the west. Jan Burke, forest health coordinator for the White River, says a half-dozen campgrounds near Dillon Reservoir in the east part have been clear-cut to remove the trees... more »
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