http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ News and projects of Regional interest, including selected Washington Office and National Forest articles. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:40:00 -0700 en-US http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/images/news-shield.gif http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ 69 76 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/news/2011/JointForestryNews.shtml On May 19 at 3:15 p.m. at the Capitol building the State of Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the Hawai'i Association of Conservation Districts (HACD), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) will officially sign a Joint Forestry Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation for the delivery of forestry-related conservation assistance to private landowners and managers of the land. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:40:00 -0700 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/news/2011/JointForestryNews.shtml http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/SierraCascadesDialog/jun2011/ Please join us in a series of Dialogs over the coming years to discuss a range of critical issues that affect the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades and people who live, work and recreate there. The third session -- "Improving Social and Economic Conditions in Rural Forest Communities" -- is scheduled for Saturday, June 4, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Sutter Creek, CA. Fri, 06 May 2011 16:35:00 -0700 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/SierraCascadesDialog/jun2011/ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/EcologicalRestoration/ Our goal for the Pacific Southwest Region is to retain and restore ecological resilience of the National Forest lands to achieve sustainable ecosystems that provide a broad range of services to humans and other organisms. This goal is based on a commitment to land and resource management that is infused by the principles of Ecological Restoration and driven by policies and practices that are dedicated to make land and water ecosystems more sustainable, more resilient, and healthier under current and future condition. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:10:00 -0700 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/EcologicalRestoration/ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/planningrule/ Information Only" public meetings on the recently released Proposed National Planning Rule which will serve as a national blueprint for the way hundreds of individual forest plans will chart future national forest management. These meetings are to present planning rule information only including how to submit written comments by the May 16, 2011 public comment deadline. Meetings are NOT about any individual forest plan.]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:20:00 -0700 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/planningrule/ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/SierraCascadesDialog/ Please join us in a series of Dialogs over the coming years to discuss a range of critical issues that affect the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades and people who live, work and recreate there. The Dialogs will focus on the future of the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, specifically the national forests, providing an opportunity for learning, shared meaning, aligned actions, and understanding different perspectives. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:55:00 -0800 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/SierraCascadesDialog/ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/specialuses/ "Special Uses" provides services supporting our national policy and federal land laws by authorizing uses on National Forest System (NFS) land that may involve everything from outfitting & guide activities, ski resorts, lodging, and marinas to energy transmission and development, commercial filming, and much more. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:36:00 -0800 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/specialuses/ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/spotlight/2010/seq-sheepfire.php The 2010 Sheep Fire began in Kings Canyon National Park as a lightning-ignited fire. The strike hit south of Cedar Grove and eventually spread onto the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Close cooperation between the National Park and Sequoia National Forest helped reestablish the fire return cycle to this area. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:06:18 -0800 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/spotlight/2010/seq-sheepfire.php http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/news/2010/snrf.shtml After an absence of more than two decades, it appears that the Sierra Nevada red fox has returned to northern California. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:06:12 -0800 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/news/2010/snrf.shtml http://www.justice.gov/usao/cae/press_releases/docs/2010/03-18-10WarrantSweep.pdf The U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Forest Service, with the coordination of the U.S. Attorney's Office, arrested a series of defendants on March 17, as part of a coordinated effort to apprehend misdemeanor violators who had failed to appear in federal court as required. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:15:00 -0800 http://www.justice.gov/usao/cae/press_releases/docs/2010/03-18-10WarrantSweep.pdf http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/podcasts/ In the seventh episode of "Forest Focus", members of the Pacific Southwest Region Public Affairs Staff interview various people involved in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:45:00 -0800 http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/podcasts/