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The report, the second edition since 2003, provides a comprehensive picture of current conditions and trends in the nation's forests, forest industries and forest communities, and also gives details on forest conditions as they relate to sustainability.
"Our nation's trees and forests preserve and protect the vitality of America's clean air and water," said U.S. Forest Service chief Tom Tidwell. "In order to ensure the sustainability of America's forests in the long term, land managers need to work across jurisdictions and land-use types, viewing forested landscapes as an integrated whole, both ecologically and socially. The data and analysis found in this report will help to contribute to the all-lands approach to resource management supported by the U.S. Forest Service."
The report includes 130 pages of detailed information organized by indicator, as well as summary analyses and policy recommendations.
Over 30 Forest Service scientists, senior staff and outside collaborators contributed to this edition of the report. Information was collected using 64 indicators of forest sustainability as a quantitative baseline for measuring progress toward sustainability.
The report underscore that action at all levels – national, regional and local – is vital to achieving sustainable forest management in the United States.
Forests in the United States continue to face a number of threats, ranging from fragmentation and loss of forest integrity due to development and an increase in the area and severity of forest disturbances including destructive insects, development and fire. For example, the report finds that the incidence of insect induced tree mortality has increased three-fold in the last decade.
With regard to climate change, the report estimates that America's forests currently offset roughly 13 percent of the nation's industrial greenhouse gas emissions, supporting the Forest Service's position that forests have a major role to play in helping mitigate climate change.
The economic and social environment surrounding forests is also changing rapidly. Data from the report indicates ongoing shifts in where and how wood products are made and the emergence of new markets for environmental services. Some of this social change includes the growing ecotourism industry and a return to wood as a building material in smaller scale structures.
The 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests is part of a continuing commitment by the U.S. Forest Service to increase the sustainable management of forests, both nationally and globally. Since 2009, when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out an ambitious vision for managing our forest, the U.S. Forest Service has focused on restoration and conservation efforts that reduce the likelihood of wildfires, protect watersheds, and provide jobs to local communities.
The U.S. Forest Service is also extending this approach beyond our public lands by forming partnerships to help maintain the health of all forest lands, public and private, whether or not Forest Service manages them directly.
The draft forest planning rule, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act and a proposal on Integrated Resource Restoration are just some of the initiatives being led by the U.S. Forest Service to give us greater flexibility to promote more collaborative restoration projects and to target resources to restoring forest landscapes.
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world.
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HIDDEN VALLY LAKE, Calif. – The Hidden Valley Sharks Swim Team has been keeping busy this summer in its first year as a USA-sanctioned team.
The team has competed in two meets recently.
The Ukiah Dolphins hosted an event on June 25. The Sharks were represented by 17 swimmers.
At a meet held in Napa on July 2 the sharks were represented by 13 swimmers, including Sophie and Olivia Kucer; Addie Hamilton; Nikcole Stewart; Georgia Guerrero; Al Sanchez-Giannecchini; Sam Nord; Brittany Stewart; Vanessa Rodriguez; Natalya and Nikolas Dickson; Autumn, Jessica and Jared Pyzer; Tyler Clark; Daniel Price; Liam and Carson Stahl; Isabella Dubois; Amy Gattoni; Nicole Corsetti; and Tyler and Alexe Olson.
They competed in various events such as the 25 Freestyle where Sophie Kucer took fifth place; 50 Backstroke where Liam Stahl took first place; the 200 Freestyle where Nicole Corsetti took third; the 25 Breaststroke where Nikolas Dickson took third place; the 50 Freestyle where Jared Pyzer took first; and many other events.
The team practices Monday through Friday evenings at the Hidden Valley Country Club Pool from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
They are getting ready to attend another meet in Willits this month.
For more information contact coach Charlie Hart at
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Dr. Lyons will present a walking-talking tour that highlights aspects of the “three histories”: American Indian, European settler and natural history.
Meet in front of the Ranch House at 7:45 a.m. for time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the Ranch House and Barn complex yard. The walk begins at 8 a.m.
Park docents Gae Henry and Henry Bornstein will lead a tour of the historic Ranch House immediately after the walk.
The Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) holds a monthly guided nature walk, followed by a Ranch House tour.
This summer, walks will be held on two upcoming Saturday mornings: July 9 and Aug. 13.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.
For more information about the walks email
For more information about the park, visit www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483.
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Several three person teams have signed up for the calf dressing event and if enough teams sign up to compete, the second round will be held on Saturday, July 9, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
It appears some of the volunteer firemen/women in Lake County are competing against each other to see whose team can beat the clock. Rumor has it that some law enforcement personnel are also in the
running.
There is still time to sign up for this event, so get your team together and contact Debbie and Johnny Jones at 707-279-8316.
The entry fee is $30/person or $90/team. All teams must check in at the Lake County Rodeo Office no later than 5:30 p.m. each night, just inside the arena gate, next to the grandstands
Also during the first hour will be the Diablo Ladies Drill Team performance and the Mutton Bustin' competition for ages up to 8 years.
Friday evening they will have the crowning of the 2011 Rodeo Queen and Princess and introduce
the winners of the Cutest Cowpoke Contest.
Visit the rodeo online at www.lakecountyrodeo.com.