Investigators determined that the fire was not caused by thunderstorms, leading them to believe that it was human-caused, Garbur said. Sunday, about 40 firemen battled the blaze from the ground; helicopters were used Saturday, but not needed on Sunday, according to officials. The fire burned close to the forest's Ponderosa campground. High winds remained a concern. Wildfire near Payson under control. Erin Zlomek The Arizona Republic May. Fire crews have subdued a 10-acre blaze burning in...

Uganda has suffered violent protests in recent weeks over government plans to give at least 17,500 acres of Mabira Forest, a nature reserve since 1932, to a sugar cane company. Uganda's government plans to allow a sugar cane company to bulldoze much of this forest reserve just 35 miles east of the capital Kampala. Nine species found only in Mabira and surrounding forests the Tit Hylia bird, six butterflies, a moth and a shrub used to treat malaria risked extinction. Ugandans living near...

With the timber harvest on federal lands barely a trickle of what it was during the peak of the late 1980s, state officials say the logging roads are deteriorating because of Forest Service neglect and threatening to undo efforts to restore salmon runs, particularly in the rivers and streams flowing into Puget Sound. Funding to repair Forest Service roads difficult to come by - News - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington Olympia, Washington Home. Funding to repair Forest Service roads...

We wanna continue improving the lines, widening them out to ensure that nothing is burning within 100 feet of the line so we become even surer nothing will jump, LaCavera said. Firefighters have built a line around 90 percent of the fire. He said there was some heavy smoke early in the morning that caused some visibility problems with drivers on Alligator Alley. Firefighters hope to fully contain the fire today and start a monitoring phase. TOP HEADLINES FROM Postal rates increase today...

Clearing of forests in Indonesia has been historically linked to illegal logging for timber and the diversion of land to oil-palm plantations. While two-thirds to three-quarters of the carbon-dioxide equivalent of toxic fumes released in China and India is related to energy use, Indonesia's enemy is deforestation. The environmental mess we find ourselves in has been caused by the developed world, though we need the help of developing countries to solve the crisis. China and India will have...