Tongass Forest Debate Faces Final Congressional Action
In Alaska the Tongass National Forest, larger than several states, faces new logging restrictions after Senate approval. Residents fear economic and cultural impact while officials note abundant resources and a remaining question of old-growth timber suitability for logging amid a national policy dispute.
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Tongass National Forset
Alaska
Juneau
Tongass National Forest
Washington, D.C
America
Senate
Alaska Panhandle
Bart Koehler
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
Move to rescue owl could leave lumberjacks jobless
A federal listing of the northern spotted owl as threatened could halt logging on up to 8 million acres in Washington Oregon and Northern California. Officials and leaders warn of job losses in timber towns while environmentalists hail the protection as vital for old growth forests.
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Mark Hatfield
Northwest
Norma Craig
Jim Pissot
Audubon Society of Washington
Forest Service
Washington
Oregon
California
Cac Aes Wilderness Society
Brian Boyle
Jack Ward Thomas
Tiel
Boother
Neil Goldschmidt
Chang Mook Sohn
Washington State
Conners
Eeifornia of Forestry
David Mendoza
Washington Department of Employment Security
Peregrine falcon chick vanishes from downtown nest
Viewers of a 24 hour cable feed in Springfield panicked when a peregrine falcon chick disappeared from its nest on the 21st floor of Monarch Place. Wildlife officials returned the bird to a patio. parents likely to reunite soon as the camera crew records the ongoing falcon brood.
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Springfield
Mass
Monarch Place
Steve Harris
Artis
Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital
Harris
Brian Lambert
Continental Cablevision
Massachusetts
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Yakutat Bay
U.S. Forest Service
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D.D.S
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Hablan Espanol
Peregrine
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M.D
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Robert L. Kirby
K. George
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