1. FORESTS:
Hard slog ahead as U.S. seeks breakthrough in decades-old timber war
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- On a mist-veiled mountain in western Oregon, pink ribbons mark Douglas fir trees that federal officials hope will revive the area's teetering timber industry and potentially spark a biological renaissance. The Bureau of Land Management this summer plans to begin selling more than 8 million board feet of lumber across 285 acres. The project, albeit small by historical standards, hopes to shift the paradigm in Pacific Northwest forestry. Go to story #1
