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From the Associated Press via the Minneapolis Star Tribune, by Justin M. Norton A flower long thought to be extinct has been discovered growing in a California state park -- almost seven decades after it was last seen, scientists said Wednesday.

From the Associated Press via the Concord Monitor, by Anne Saunders Afraid their forests are disappearing, Errol and Freedom are protecting thousands of acres by resurrecting an age-old New Hampshire tradition: the town forest.

From the River Valley News, by Jerry Davis

From the Daily Press, by Rick Olivo Bayfield County's county forests, and all of the state's 2.4 million acres of county owned and managed forest lands have reached a coveted goal of forest certification, a milestone that will ensure they will remain competitive in an increasingly environmentally conscious timber market.

The Forest Guild is seeking a Community Forestry Program Coordinator to develop, manage and implement projects in the Southwest. The program focuses on forest restoration, rural community stability, and local economic development. Current projects are in multiparty monitoring, forest restoration techniques, landscape-scale restoration planning, and youth education.

From the Chicago Tribune, by Ronald Kotulak How do flowers know to bend toward the sun, plant shoots to grow up, roots to grow down and strawberry seeds to grow red, luscious fruit? Figuring out the exact chemical and genetic steps that command plant cells to grow or divide in response to light or gravity has been one of the longest-standing puzzles of biology.

From the Ravalli Republic, by Rod Daniel Two forest experts from western Montana are preaching a new kind of forest management. And they're hoping their sermon spreads like wildfire.

From the Christian Science Monitor, by Mark Clayton Based in McCall, Idaho, Christy Behm has parachuted from airplanes and rappelled out of helicopters to fight forest fires in the western United States. But her toughest foe may lie here, 30 feet above New York's Central Park.