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The fate of the long-delayed community forest bill will be known today, when the joint House-Senate committee scrutinising it decides whether community forests can be allowed in protected forests. Today's ruling should bring to a head a long-standing controversy over the bill, which has been debated for more than 15 years.

GLOBAL WARMING: Satellite images taken over decades reveal startling trend, researchers say. The tundra of Alaska and northern Canada has been "greening" dramatically as the Arctic warms, with more plant growth and longer growing seasons, according to a new study that analyzed thousands of satellite images taken over two decades.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2005 - Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service today reported that Hurricane Katrina damaged or destroyed approximately 19 billion board feet of timber estimated at a value of $5 billion in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.

If you're planning a cross-country ski trip into one of Montana's Forest Service cabins this winter, you might want to make your reservation before the beginning of the year. Waiting too long might end up costing you an additional $9.

As summer yields to fall, rural communities across the West continue to purge skinny, fire-prone trees from overcrowded forests and remove potentially hazardous brush from around homes. But with thousands of homes poised at the forest's edge -- and many more being built -- keeping the risk of wildfire at bay is an increasingly daunting task.

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council has released the 2006 Challenge Cost-Share (CCS) Request for Pre-Proposals (RFP). The Council is seeking pre-proposals in the following categories: 1. Innovative Urban and Community Forestry for Minority and Underserved Populations

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is blocking Stearns County's attempt to settle a wetland violation case. The DNR is arguing that the proposed settlement doesn't comply with federal wetlands law. The Stearns County board voted July 12 to settle the6-year-old case with Dan Eller, a St. Cloud attorney, and members of his family.