My best friend, his wife and three daughters were wrapping up a summer road trip by visiting us for a few days. Our two families opted for a visit to Mount Rainier National Park over a trip to Seattle
June 28, 2007
Several factors play part in picking favorite national park
Illinois: Logger ordered to pay for illegal logging in Shawnee National Forest
BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A timber logger must pay more than $19,000 in damages for cutting trees in part of southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest nearly a decade ago.
Montana: Fire erupts near West Yellowstone (video, images)
A 900 acre fire continues to burn outside the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. It is being called the Madison Arm Fire.
Wyoming: Bridget-Teton National Forest fire grows to 2200 acres
The Horse Creek fire was burning 2,200 acres eight miles west of Merna Tuesday, up from about 1,200 Monday afternoon. Firefighters had expected to have the blaze contained early this week, but had only contained 10 percent as of Tuesday afternoon.
Congress to pass spending hikes for parks, forests, environment - White House to veto
Yeah, those awful clean water grants. Better veto those. Also, the bill would cut back on taxpayer funding for logging roads in the Tongass National Forest and stops offshore drilling.
Democrats argue such programs have gotten short shrift for years under President Bush’s leadership, but their resulting increases for items such as Environmental Protection Agency clean water grants have incited the White House into threatening to veto the bill as “irresponsible and excessive.”
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Between 2001 and 2007, funding for the Interior Department fell by 16 percent, for the EPA by 29 percent and for the Forest Service non-fire budget by 35 percent, when adjusted for inflation, Dicks said.
Pennsylvania: Drillers want access to Allegheny National Forest
Don’t they alreadyhave enough? The Allegheny National Forest is one of the most drill-ridden forests in the nation.
The Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association and Pennsylvania General Energy have appealed provisions of the new Allegheny National Forest management plan that it claims infringe on the rights of oil and gas companies to drill in the forest.