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Talking about trees: Tester discusses forest, jobs bill in Missoula
good news from fellow Sen. Max Baucus: The senior member of Montana's congressional delegation had co-signed the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.

Baucus Signs on to Testers Wilderness Proposal
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says fellow Montana Sen. Max Baucus has co-signed a proposal to both add more wilderness and require more logging on federal land

Suppliers of Pulp and Paper Companies Eligible for Matching Payments through BCAP
When the Biomass Crop Assistance Program's qualified facility list was last updated on October 19, a trend became clear. Over two dozen pulp and paper mills showed up on the list.

Opinion: The trees are there; we need the will
As a third-generation Clancy MT area sawmill operator, I've watched in dismay as, one by one, my fellow sawmill operators have fallen by the wayside and closed operations over the past 20 years

Oregon Timber Operators Sue Obama Administration
The never-ending fight over northwest forests has returned to the courtroom.

A Vibrant Western Forests Products Industry Supports New Government Vision
The Western Forestry Leadership Coalition releases new video and recommendations on how revitalizing the forestry sector will play a critical role in the restoration of our nations forests and economies

AK - Costly Chichagof Tree-Thinning Project Gets Stimulus Money
A very expensive tree-thinning project in the Tongass National Forest is receiving more than a half-million dollars in federal stimulus money

Walden unveils new forest bill
Oregon Congressman's proposed legislation would improve forest health, expand woody biomass energy production and create jobs

ONT - Smaller Forestry Players Need Supply Access
Minister of Forestry Michael Gravelle Announces Thursday a series of consultations that aim to modernize Ontarios forest tenure and pricing regulations.

MT - Baucus Promises To Enforce International Lumber Laws
Steel-toed boots met leather loafers Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Max Baucus and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk visited a local mill to assure Montana lumber workers that the government is working to enforce softwood lumber trade laws with Canada

BC - NDP Holds Forum On Forest Trade Policy
Canfor-Vavenby shut down indefinitely last week and, according to New Democrat M.P. Peter Julian, the Softwood Lumber Agreement with the United States was an important factor in the decision

MT - This Is Embarrassing III
Jim Petersen, Co-founder, the non-profit Evergreen Foundation

$80 Million In Idaho Forest Projects Were Identified In April
President Obama's stimulus package was supposed to provide jobs for some 1,200 people in Idaho's economically distressed timber counties, but most of these workers will have to wait until next year

MT - This Is Embarrassing II
Jim Petersen, Co-founder, the non-profit Evergreen Foundation

Obama Administration Drops Bush Logging Plan For Western Oregon
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday the plan, put forward last December in the final days of the Bush administration, violates federal law

MT - Sen. Jon Tester Will Be At The Seeley Lake Chamber Of Commerce Saturday At Noon
The Senator will talk with the community about the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project, which he is incorporating as part of a forest stewardship bill

Tester To Unveil Forest Bill Friday
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says his bill that aims to create compromise between loggers and environmentalists will be unveiled Friday

27 Arrested For Erecting Anti-Logging Blockade In Oregon
The blockade in the Elliott State Forest began on Monday and continued until yesterday when the last of the protesters were arrested

Keynote Address: The Role Of Ecosystem Markets
Sally Collins shared her perspectives on the role of ecosystem markets in a conference keynote address (Ecosystem Markets: Making them Work).

OR - Bush Exaggerated Fire Risk In Owl Habitat To Favor Logging
The controversial recovery plan recommended the elimination of forest reserves on over half of the owls range in order to promote widespread thinning in forests used by the owl, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act

ME - Task Force Looks Into Hiring Of Canadian Loggers
The task force, announced Tuesday by Gov. John Baldacci, will look into whether employers are complying with the federal certification process for foreign laborers, and whether Maine workers have an adequate opportunity to apply for those jobs

Canada Makes Its Black Liquor Move
Canadian Pulp and Paper producers who invest in "improved energy efficiency and environmental performance" may qualify for funding from a new, $1-billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program

Bennett: Turn The Housing Market Around
If we want to maintain Idaho's timber industry, we need to fix the housing market in this country

Seattle Judge Dismisses Suit Over Lumber Payments
Conservation groups lack standing to challenge the federal government's decision to give $350 million from a U.S.-Canada softwood lumber settlement to forestry foundations, a judge has ruled

UK - Mixed Signals From The Crown? Queen Knights Logging Tycoon While Prince Fights Deforestation
Tiong Hiew King, founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a Malaysian logging firm notorious for large-scale destruction of rainforests, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth

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