Fort is diligent in preparing to battle fire
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FORT HUACHUCA — This southern Arizona Army post is on a war footing. But the enemy is not a foreign power — it’s fire. As with anything involving the nation’s armed forces, operational plans have been developed and additional resources called forward to deny Mother Nature her way. The fort’s response is both defensive and offensive, Garrison Commander Col. Timothy Faulkner said, adding commanders of all units are being kept in the loop to provide manpower and other assistance needed to fight the Monument Fire’s attempt to breach the post’s boundaries. A large portion of military intelligence training has been...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
Wildfires Rage in Arizona
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Massive wildfires in Arizona continue to grow, burning at least 192, 000 acres of timber and brush, and prompting evacuations most recently in the town of Greer. The fires sent smoke into skies visible from 200 miles away. Residents in White Mountain community of Alpine in eastern Arizona near the New Mexico border were also ordered earlier to evacuate as the fire neared.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
Why Are Vines Overtaking the American Tropics?
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Sleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee received more than a million dollars from the U.S. National Science Foundation to discover why real vines are overtaking the American tropics. Data from eight sites show that vines are overgrowing trees in all cases. "We are witnessing a fundamental structural change in the physical make-up of forests that will have a profound impact on the animals, human communities and businesses that depend on them for their livelihoods," said Stefan Schnitzer, research associate...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
Russia to build forest highway despite protests
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MOSCOW (AFP) – The Russian government on Tuesday approved a plan to build a highway through a forest outside Moscow, in defiance of protests that had become a rare rallying cause for the opposition. Demonstrations against the building of the new highway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg through Khimki forest had prompted President Dmitry Medvedev to postpone the project, in a rare nod by the state to popular pressure. But Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said the government commission tasked with investigating the project had after all given its green light to the plan. The commission approved the building of...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
Foreign crews help Israel battle massive forest fire
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Foreign firefighting crews have begun to arrive in Israel to help battle a massive forest fire out of control in the north of the country.Further global assistance is due to arrive later on Friday, as fire crews battled high winds driving the blaze towards the city of Haifa. > Aircraft from Bulgaria, Jordan, Greece and the UK have arrived, after Israel issued a rare request for foreign assistance. Planes from Cyprus, Turkey and Russia were on their way, while flame-retardant materials were being flown in from France, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said. "The Russians are sending and we are waiting...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
US Forest Service admits putting surveillance cameras on public lands
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Last month, Herman Jacob took his daughter and her friend camping in the Francis Marion National Forest. While poking around for some firewood, Jacob noticed a wire. He pulled on it and followed it to a video camera and antenna. The camera didn't have any markings identifying its owner, so Jacob took it home and called law enforcement agencies to find out if it was theirs, all the while wondering why someone would station a video camera in an isolated clearing in the woods. He eventually received a call from Mark Heitzman of the U.S. Forest Service. In a stiff...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
Chicago-style gun ban in Ozark National Forest(AR)
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As related in a previous article, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crossed the boundaries of their law-making power in 1995. In March of 1997, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the AGFC’s “power to regulate the manner of taking game certainly does not translate into a general power to regulate the general possession of all firearms…” This ruling, however, did not stop the AGFC from enacting even stricter gun laws. Memorandum of Cooperation In recent years, the U.S. Forest Service and the AGFC have entered into a “Memorandum Of Cooperation” between the two agencies. Under this agreement, the AGFC has...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 03:30:09 AM
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