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Society of American Foresters E-Forester - April 18, 2011
In the Administration

1.  EPA Publishes National U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

EPA Press Release, April 16th
Last Week in Congress
1. Congress Passes 2011 Spending Plan

 USA Today, Published by Gregory Korte, April 14th

2. April 12th- Representative Walter Herger [R-CA2] introduced H.R 1484: To address the public health and safety presented by the risk of catastrophic wildfire on Federal forestland by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration.  

 

3. April 14th- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies held a hearing that discussed the USFS and BLM budget for the upcoming year.  


4. April 15th- Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA22) introduced H.R. 1581: To release wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management that are not suitable for wilderness designation from continued management as defacto wilderness areas and to release inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System that are not recommended for wilderness designation from the land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other purposes.  
This Week in Congress

1. The U.S. Senate is in Recess until May 2nd.

 

2. The U.S. House of Representatives is in Recess until May 2nd.
National News
1. American Forests Can Store More Carbon Emissions Than Previously Thought


The Oregonian, Published by Eric Mortensen, April 14th

2. Supreme Court Signals It Will Toss out Global-Warming Lawsuit 


The Los Angeles Times, Published by David Savage, April 19th 

 

1. U.S. Forest Service Tries New Stand on Old-Growth Trees

Arizona Daily Sun, Published by Kim Murphy of the L.A. Times, April 17th  

 

2. Pine Beetle Epidemic and Wildfire Risk Will be Topic of Helena Public Forums

Forest Business Network, April 17th
    

2. Udall Continues Fight for Bark-Beetle Mitigation Funding

 

The Ski-Hi Daily News, Senator Mark Udall, April 15th
    

4. Michigan State University Gets $2.9 Million for Biofuel Research

 The Lansing State Journal, Published by Melissa Domsic, April 21st

1. Fires Scorch More Than 1M Acres of Texas, Burn Hundreds of Homes

The New York Times, Published by Dina Fine Maron of GreenWire,
April 21st


2. Three Million Trees to be Planted in Station Fire Burn Area

The Los Angeles Times, Published by Louis Sahagun, April 15th
 
 
 
Additional Information:
The SAF National Office serves as the voice of professional forestry through its active role in several forestry, natural resources, and agricultural groups and coalitions... 
 
25 x '25 (www.25x25.org) - SAF is proud to be a member of 25 x '25 and currently sits on its Sustainability Working Group. The goal of 25 x '25 is to have 25% of our energy needs being fulfilled by renewable resources from our nation's farms, ranches, forests, and other lands by 2025.
 
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases (www.continentalforestdialogue.org) - SAF sits on this organization's Steering Committee and assists in its mission of "cultivating and catalyzing collaborative action among diverse interests to abate the threat to North American forests from non-native insects and diseases." The 4th meeting summary of the Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases is now available online at: http://www.continentalforestdialogue.org/documents/meetings/2008-11/index.html
 
Additional groups in which SAF plays a role include:
 
Core Group of the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests: (http://www.sustainableforests.net/index.php) 
 
Forest Carbon Education Group. The FCEG's Guidance Document on Managed Forests in Climate Change Policy can be viewed on the SAF Policy Webpage: http://www.eforester.org/fp/documents/managedforests_12-14-07.pdf 
 
Wildland Fire Leadership Council
 
Western Governors' Association Forest Health Advisory Committee
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