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"Thousands Flee Western Canadian Wildfires"

Winds are whipping up wildfires in a British Columbia community where housing subdivisions have encroached on surrounding forests in recent years. Thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes.

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Canada

Source: Reuters, 07/20/2009

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"Ketchikan Mill Is Awarded Orion North Timber"

"The U.S. Forest Service agreed Monday to sell timber to a Ketchikan mill in a roadless area of the Tongass National Forest after the Obama administration's approved the sale."

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Alaska and Hawaii

Source: Juneau Empire, 07/17/2009

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"Obama Adminstration Drops Bush Logging Plan for Western Oregon"

"The Obama administration is withdrawing a controversial Bush-era logging plan for millions of acres of federal forests in western Oregon."

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Alaska and Hawaii

Source: Portland Oregonian, 07/17/2009

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Bark Beetles Seen as Natural Event

The bark beetles devastating millions of acres of western pine forests are actually a native insect whose destruction -- like that of wildfire -- is part of a natural cycle of forest regeneration.

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 07/08/2009

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"Judge Tosses Bush-Era Forest Management Regulations"

"A federal judge sided with environmentalists yesterday and threw out Bush-era Forest Service regulations that govern management plans for national forests."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Greenwire, 07/02/2009

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October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

Gearing Up for a Low Carbon Economy

The Canadian Institute's conference will offer an in-depth look at how Canadian and U.S. carbon initiatives compare and contrast, and the most up-to-date carbon policy information from both sides of the border.

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"Beetles Add New Dynamic to Forest Fire Control Efforts"

Bark beetles "munching and killing pine trees by the millions from Colorado to Canada" add a dangerous unknown to predictions for the coming wildfire season.

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 06/29/2009

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Wildfires

Wildfires rage every summer — and make news. Here are some key sources useful to reporters.

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August 10, 2009

DEADLINE: SEJ Post-Conference Tour / IJNR Lake Country Institute

The Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources will, for the first time, conduct SEJ's Post-Conference Tour, Oct 11-14, 2009. Journalists chosen as fellows will explore several newsworthy destinations in northern Wisconsin. Apply by: August 10, 2009.

SEJ Annual Conferences

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"Water Supplies at Risk From Fires in Dead Forests"

"Water supplies for 33 million people could be endangered if millions of acres of beetle-ravaged forests in the Rocky Mountains catch fire, a U.S. Forest Service official said Tuesday."

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National (U.S.)

Source: AP, 06/18/2009

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