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Year 2005

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Week of October 31, 2005 - November 6, 2005

  • Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act Introduced (Source: AgPress - Press Release from US House Agriculture Committee - 11-3-05)

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  • University of Kentucky advertises opening for new Extension Associate (Source: Jeff Stringer - 11-4-05)

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  •  K-T SAF November 2005 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 11/4/05)

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Week of October 24, 2005 - October 30, 2005

 

Week of October 17, 2005 - October 23, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for October 2005 now available (10/19/05)

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Week of October 10, 2005 - October 16, 2005

 

Week of October 3, 2005 - October 9, 2005

 

Week of September 26, 2005 - October 2, 2005

Week of September 19, 2005 - September 25, 2005

 

Week of September 12, 2005 - September 18, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for September 2005 now available (9/15/05)

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Week of September 5, 2005 - September 11, 2005

 

 

Week of August 29, 2005 - September 4, 2005

Week of August 22, 2005 - August 28, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for August 2005 now available (8/23/05)

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Week of August 15, 2005 - August 21, 2005

 

 

Week of August 8, 2005 - August 14, 2005

Week of August 1, 2005 - August 7, 2005

  • K-T SAF August 2005 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 8/3/05)

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  •  Chuck Myers to Oversee Forest Service Southern Region (Source: U.S.D.A. Forest Service Media Release - 7-25-05)

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Week of July 25, 2005 - July 31, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for July 2005 now available (8/1/05)

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Week of July 18, 2005 - July 24, 2005

 

Week of July 11, 2005 - July 17, 2005

 

Week of July 4, 2005 - July 10, 2005

 

Week of June 27, 2005 - July 3, 2005

 

Week of June 20, 2005 - June 26, 2005

 

Week of June 13, 2005 - June 19, 2005

 

Week of June 6, 2005 - June 12, 2005

  • Draft Version of Minutes from the K-T SAF 2005 Winter Executive Committee Meeting now available online (6/6/05)

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  • Draft Version of Minutes from the K-T SAF 2005 Winter Business Meeting now available online (6/6/05)

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Week of May 30, 2005 - June 5, 2005

 

Week of May 23, 2005 - May 29, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for May 2005 now available (5/28/05)

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  • House Ag Committee Reviews New Forest Service Planning Rule (Source: U.S.House Agriculture Committee Media Release - 5-25-05)

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Week of May 16, 2005 - May 22, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for May 13, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 5-16-05)

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Week of May 9, 2005 - May 15, 2005

  • K-T SAF May 2005 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 5/5/05)

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Week of May 2, 2005 - May 8, 2005

  • National SAF Office Issues Report on Volunteer Organizational Structure (VOS)

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Week of April 25, 2005 - May 1, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for April 2005 now available (4/28/05)

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  • Middle TN Chapter holds chapter meeting - summary notes now available (Source: Brant  Miller - 4-27-05)

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  • K-T Summer 2005 Meeting to be held at University of the South - Registration Details (Source: Ken Smith - 4-23-05)

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Week of April 18, 2005 - April 24, 2005

Week of April 11, 2005 - April 17, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 15, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 4-15-05)

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Week of April 4, 2005 - April 10, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 8, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 4-8-05)

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Week of March 28, 2005 - April 3, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 1, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 4-1-05)

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  • TFA Legislative Blast for March 25, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 3-28-05)

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Week of March 21, 2005 - March 27, 2005

 

Week of March 14, 2005 - March 20, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for March 18, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 3-18-05)

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Week of March 7, 2005 - March 13, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for March 4, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 3-7-05)

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Week of February 28, 2005 - March 6, 2005

 

Week of February 21, 2005 - February 27, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for February 25, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 2-25-05)

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  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for February 2005 now available (2/21/05)

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Week of February 14, 2005 - February 20, 2005

  • TFA Legislative Blast for February 18, 2005 (Source: Lisa Pruitt, TFA - 2-18-05)

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  • K-T SAF February 2005 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 2/14/05)

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  • K-T SAF 2005 Budget is now available online (Source: Ed Smith - 2/14/05)

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  • K-T SAF 2004 Year-End Financial Statement is now available online (Source: Ed Smith - 2/14/05)

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Week of February 7, 2005 - February 13, 2005

 

Week of January 31, 2005 - February 6, 2005

 

Week of January 24, 2005 - January 30, 2005

Week of January 17, 2005 - January 23, 2005

 

Week of January 10, 2005 - January 16, 2005

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for January 2005 now available (1/14/05)

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  • National SAF Releases New E-Forester Newsletter (Source: National SAF Office - 1-10-05)

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Week of January 3, 2005 - January 9, 2005

Week of December 27, 2004 - January 2, 2005

 

Week of December 20, 2004 - December 26, 2004

Week of December 13, 2004 - December 19, 2004

 

Week of December 6, 2004 - December 12, 2004

  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for December 2004 now available (12/7/04)

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  • Meeting Details Announced for K-T SAF Winter Meeting in January (Source: Wayne Clatterbuck - 12-5-04)

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Week of November 29, 2004 - December 5, 2004

Week of November 22, 2004 - November 28, 2004

  • Congress Passes Goodlatte Legislation Designating the Oak Tree America's National Tree (Source: US House Ag Committee - 11-24-04)

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Week of November 15, 2004 - November 21, 2004

Week of November 8, 2004 - November 14, 2004

 

Week of November 1, 2004 - November 7, 2004

  • K-T SAF November 2004 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 11/4/04)

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Week of October 25, 2004 - October 31, 2004

Week of October 18, 2004 - October 24, 2004

Week of October 11, 2004 - October 17, 2004

  • Bush Administration Officials: Federal Land Managers Set Record-Level Accomplishments of President's Healthy Forest Initiative (Source: USDA News Release - 10-12-04)

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  • Federal land at center of funding proposal (Source: CNN.com - 10-12-04)

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  • Senate Passes Corporate Tax Bill (Source: Tracy O'Neill (TFA) and The Washington Post - 10-12-04)

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Week of October 4, 2004 - October 10, 2004

Week of September 27, 2004 - October 3, 2004

Week of September 20, 2004 - September 26, 2004

Week of September 13, 2004 - September 19, 2004

Week of September 6, 2004 - September 12, 2004

Week of August 30, 2004 - September 5, 2004

Week of August 23, 2004 - August 29, 2004

Week of August 16, 2004 - August 22, 2004

Week of August 9, 2004 - August 15, 2004

Week of August 2, 2004 - August 8, 2004

Week of July 26, 2004 - August 1, 2004

Week of July 19, 2004 - July 25, 2004

 

Week of July 12, 2004 - July 18, 2004

Week of July 5, 2004 - July 11, 2004

Week of June 28, 2004 - July 4, 2004

Week of June 21, 2004 - June 27, 2004

Week of June 14, 2004 - June 20, 2004

Week of June 7, 2004 - June 13, 2004

Week of May 31, 2004 - June 6, 2004

Week of May 24, 2004 - May 30, 2004

Week of May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2004

  • Investigators: Wildfire caused by campers (Source: CNN.Com - 5-23-04)

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  • K-T SAF Summer Meeting Agenda and Registration Form Available Online (5/04)

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  • Tennessee Tree Farm Inspector Training in August (5/21/04)

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  • National SAF Releases New Policy Update Newsletter (Source: National SAF Office - 5-19-04)

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  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for May 2004 now available (5/17/04)

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Week of May 10, 2004 - May 16, 2004

Week of May 3, 2004 - May 9, 2004

Week of April 26, 2004 - May 2, 2004

Week of April 19, 2004 - April 25, 2004

  • New Forest Supervisor Selected to Head Tennessee's Cherokee National Forest (Source: USFS - 4-22-04)

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  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 22, 2004 (Source: Tracy O'Neill, TFA - 4-22-04)

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  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for April 2004 now available (4/21/04)

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Week of April 12, 2004 - April 18, 2004

  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 16, 2004 (Source: Tracy O'Neill, TFA - 4-16-04)

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Week of April 5, 2004 - April 11, 2004

  • TFA Legislative Blast for April 8, 2004 (Source: Tracy O'Neill, TFA - 4-8-04)

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Week of March 29, 2004 - April 4, 2004

Week of March 22, 2004 - March 28, 2004

Week of March 15, 2004 - March 21, 2004

Week of March 8, 2004 - March 14, 2004

Week of March 1, 2004 - March 7, 2004

Week of February 23, 2004 - February 29, 2004

Week of February 16, 2004 - February 22, 2004

Week of February 9, 2004 - February 15, 2004

  • Healthy Forests Initiative - Does it protect our national forests - No (Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - 2-15-04)

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  • Healthy Forests Initiative - Does it protect our national forests - Yes (Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - 2-15-04)

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  • K-T SAF February 2004 Newsletter is now available online (Source: John Rennie - 2/11/04)

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Week of February 2, 2004 - February 8, 2004

  • Letters to Editor: New forest management plan shows government at its worst (Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - 2-3-04)

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Week of January 26, 2004 - February 1, 2004

Week of January 19, 2004 - January 25, 2004

 

Week of January 12, 2004 - January 18, 2004

 

Week of January 5, 2004 - January 11, 2004

 

Week of December 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004

 

Week of December 22, 2003 - December 28, 2003

Week of December 15, 2003 - December 21, 2003

 

Week of December 8, 2003 - December 14, 2003

Week of December 1, 2003 - December 7, 2003

Week of November 24, 2003 - November 30, 2003

Week of November 17, 2003 - November 23, 2003

  • Healthy Forests Bill and Important First Step (Source: National SAF Office - 11-21-03)

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  • Healthy Forests Legislation Heads to the President's Desk (Source: US House Agriculture Committee - 11-21-03)

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  • UT-FWF Update Newsletter for November 2003 now available (11/20/03)

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  • TFA Encourages People to Contact Legislators Regarding Final Passage of Healthy Forests Restoration Act (Source: Tracy O'Neill, TFA - 11-19-03)

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  • National SAF Releases New Policy Update Newsletter (Source: National SAF Office - 11-17-03)

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Week of November 10, 2003 - November 16, 2003

Week of November 3, 2003 - November 9, 2003

  • Clarification of Category Requirements for CFE Credits for Certified Foresters (11-5-03)

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  • Downloadable Form for Certified Foresters to Document CFE Credits Available (11-5-03)

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  • National SAF Releases New Policy Update Newsletter (Source: National SAF Office - 11-3-03)

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  • Burning to Survive (Source: Knoxville News-Sentinel - 11-3-03)

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  • Statement on Healthy Forests Restoration Act - Statement by the President (Source: Tracy O'Neill - 11-3-03)

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  • K-T SAF 2004 Winter Meeting Plans Announced and Available Online (Source: Jason Utley - 11-3-03)

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  • K-T SAF Policy Committee Issues Comments to the Tennessee Forestry Commission on the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SFRA) (Source: Wayne Clatterbuck - 11-3-03)

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Week of October 27, 2003 - November 2, 2003

  • Tennessee Forestry Association urges comments be submitted on SFRA by November 1 (Source: Tennessee Forestry Association (TFA) - 10-30-03)

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  • Goodlatte calls for fast senate action on healthy forest legislation (Source: US House Ag Committee - 10-28-03)

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Week of October 20, 2003 - October 26, 2003

Week of October 13, 2003 - October 19, 2003

Week of October 6, 2003 - October 12, 2003

Week of September 29, 2003 - October 5, 2003

Week of September 22, 2003 - September 28, 2003

Week of September 15, 2003 - September 21, 2003

Week of September 8, 2003 - September 14, 2003

Week of September 1, 2003 - September 7, 2003

Week of August 25, 2003 - August 31, 2003

  • Greenpeace Activists Call for President Bush's Arrest and Declare U.S. Forests Service Headquarters a Crime Scene (Source: Greenpeace Web Site - 8-28-03)

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Week of August 18, 2003 - August 24, 2003

Week of August 11, 2003 - August 17, 2003

 

Week of August 4, 2003 - August 10, 2003

  • Firefighters devise strategies for fighting Glacier's blazes (Source: Whitefish Pilot, Whitefish, MT - 8/4/03)

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Week of July 28, 2003 - August 3, 2003

Week of July 21, 2003 - July 27, 2003

Week of July 14, 2003 - July 20, 2003

Week of July 7, 2003 - July 13, 2003

Week of June 30, 2003 - July 6, 2003

  • K-T SAF Policy Committee releases Final comment letter on Proposed Management Plan for Cherokee National Forest (Source: Wayne Clatterbuck - 7-3-03)

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Week of June 23, 2003 - June 29, 2003

  • Insect pest threatening ancient hemlock giants in Joyce Kilmer (Source: Knoxville  News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - 6/29/03)

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  • Cherokee needs help in a hurry (Source: Knoxville  News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN - 6/29/03)

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  • TDA - TN Division of Forestry issues comments on Proposed Management Plan for Cherokee National Forest (Source: Dave Walters - 6-27-03)

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  • Congressional Action Needed to Give Foresters the Tools to Address Forest Health (Source: National SAF Office Press Release, Bethesda, MD - 6/25/03)

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  • National SAF Releases New E-Forester Newsletter (Source: National SAF Office - 6-24-03)

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  • K-T SAF 2003 Summer Business Meeting Minutes Now Available (Source: Dave Walters - 6/25/03)

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  • K-T SAF Policy Committee releases Draft comment letter on Proposed Management Plan for Cherokee National Forest - Feedback from Members Requested (Source: Wayne Clatterbuck - 6-24-03)

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