Modoc National Forest

LOCAL NEWS

Sage Steppe Ecosystem Restoration Strategy (FEIS)

Travel Management

RUSH 2 EA Released

Modoc NF Woodcutting Policy

Modoc NF 2008 Prescribed Burns

Cedar Pass Forest Health Project

Medicine Lake Decision

2008 News Releases (all)

Regional News

• Climate Change in Region 5
• Wilderness Partners Awarded National Forest Foundation Grants
• Patricia Grantham is Named New Klamath Forest Supervisor
• Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Map Series Wins Map Design Award
• Forest Service Firefighter Named One Of America's 31 Firefighting Heroes
• Skalski Named as Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor
• So Cal BAER Coordination
  Forest Service Joins California Climate Action Registry
• Region 5 Schedule of Proposed Actions

National News

• Climate Change, Water and Kids: Today, three great challenges cut across the conservation work we do: Climate Change, Water and Kids. These are not new topics for us, but they offer a context to build on. The Forest Service is acting on a national scale to meet these challenges.
• Healthy Forests and Rangelands: provides fire, fuels, and land management information to government officials, land and fire management professionals, businesses, communities, and other interested organizations and individuals.
• Ecosystem Services: The Forest Service is exploring national opportunities to advance markets and payments for ecosystem services. With help from our partners and others, we will encourage broader thinking and collaboration that stimulates market-based conservation and stewardship.
• The 2008 Land Management Planning Rule: All current land management plans were developed under the 1982 Planning Rule. The 2008 Planning Rule is much more strategic in nature and allows the Forest Service to work directly with the public in a very open and transparent manner to more quickly address changing conditions and ensure resource protections.
• Fiscal Year 2009 Budget: The fiscal year (FY) 2009 Forest Service budget request totals $4.109 billion in discretionary appropriations, an 8 percent decrease from FY 2008 enacted level and a 5 percent decrease from FY 2007 levels.
• Washington Office Appeal Decisions: This site contains information about the Forest Service's environmental appeals and litigation.
• Four Threats: Former Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth identified four threats facing our nation's forests and grasslands. They are: (1) fire and fuels, (2) invasive species, (3) loss of open space, and (4) unmanaged recreation