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Wednesday
3rd
Oct
2012

FOC notes problems with the Collaborative Forest Plan Revision Process

The Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests have initiated an effort to revise their Land and Resource Management Plans, or Forest Plans. The planning area encompasses approximately four-million acres of national forest land in north-central Idaho. From east to west, the national forest lands stretch from border to border. On the north is the rolling terrain of the Palouse. On the south is the rugged more »

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A Betrayal—Lakeshore Logging in Farragut State Park
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Posted in: blog, Forests
Thursday
12th
Jul
2012

A Betrayal—Lakeshore Logging in Farragut State Park

Farragut State Park is a favorite recreation destination for locals and out-of-town visitors alike.  Its miles of beautiful lakeshore are graced by a mix of old growth  ponderosa pine and Douglas fir trees and other native plant species… at least for awhile. Unfortunately the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has begun to log their land along the extremely popular Idlewilde Bay lakeshore. You more »

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Posted in: Forests
Sunday
6th
May
2012

Preview: Forest Plan Comments

KEA’s comments on the draft Idaho Panhandle National Forest Plan are due on Monday. The fairly lengthy comments are still being finalized, but the first paragraph will go something like this: As a general matter, we are glad that the Forest Service has finally developed a new draft forest plan, but we are disappointed. We believe that it is not sufficiently protective of watersheds, wildlife more »

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Posted in: Forests
Monday
9th
Apr
2012

Voices Needed to Protect Mallard-Larkins, Grandmother Mountain and St. Joe River Watershed

The great folks at Friends of the Clearwater gave a great presentation last week at the Iron Horse. As promised, here are some of their suggestions for comments on the draft plan for the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.  Our local forest abuts the great forests of the wild Clearwater along the St. Joe divide. From FOC: The plan for the diverse 2.5 million-acre Idaho Panhandle more »

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Perspectives on Idaho Panhandle National Forest Plan Revision
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Posted in: Forests
Sunday
11th
Mar
2012

Perspectives on Idaho Panhandle National Forest Plan Revision

When we look at our National Forests, we conservationists necessarily take the long view.  Our region has made a lot of mistakes in forest management over the years, and we continue to pay the price. Wildlife has been lost, habitat fragmented, and watersheds trashed.  Moreover, as federal forest funding dwindles to a trickle, restoring wildlife habitat watershed health becomes impossibly challenging.  So what becomes clear more »

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Posted in: Dike Road Trees, Forests, Hayden Lake, KEA
Sunday
1st
Jan
2012

Ten Things To Watch in 2012

If there’s one thing we notice in the KEA office, it is that the days on the calendar keep flying at us. Every day is a new challenge.  In the brief respite afforded by a slightly less frantic holiday week, here is a compilation of things we’ll be watching as the new year unfolds. 1. Dike Road Trees — At some point in 2012, we’re more »

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Posted in: blog, Forests
Monday
19th
Sep
2011

Financing Secure Rural Schools With No Money

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on at least one bill to address the expiration of the Secure Rural Schools Act (SRS), which supplies rural counties with federal cash to counterbalance declining forest products revenues. As it turns out, the federal government is out of money. The imminent end of SRS is of some serious concern to North Idaho counties more »

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Posted in: blog, Forests
Monday
16th
May
2011

KEA Comments on Forest Planning Rule

Today, KEA filed comments on the draft Forest Planning Rule, proposed by the U.S. Forest Service to govern how forest plans are drafted and, ultimately, how forests are managed into the future. The current rule has been in effect since 1982, and since then, all subsequent efforts to revise the rule have failed. Our comments are less extensive and less technical, but they track the more »

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Posted in: blog, Forests, KEA, Land Use
Wednesday
9th
Mar
2011

BLM Rejects M3 Land Exchange

In a letter dated March 4th, the district managers for both the Coeur d’Alene and Boise districts of the BLM rejected the proposed land exchange that would have transferred some 9000 acres of North Idaho BLM property to M3, in exchange for some 11,000 acres of M3 lands in the Boise foothills.  M3, an Arizona-based development company with an interest in a large development proposal more »

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Posted in: blog, Forests
Thursday
10th
Feb
2011

Breaking News: U.S. Forest Service Issues Draft of Long-Awaited Planning Rule

In yet another attempt to update regulations for planning on National Forests, today, the U.S. Forest Service released a draft planning rule for public comment. The current regulations for forest planning date back to 1982. Attempts at revision have been delayed, scuttled, or struck down by courts. The new rule would apply nationally to some 155 National Forests, including our own Idaho Panhandle National Forest. more »

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