11.   They say that local forest officials are hand in glove with timber gangs and politicians, with each group taking a slice of the proceeds.

12.   Unlike our local forests, no other day-use parking permits are required in the Sequoia National Forest.

13.   Poor people displaced by Asian economic problems could cause an environmental crisis as they attempt to scratch subsistence livings in local forests, a World Bank official said Monday.

14.   Environmentalists voiced worries, however, that local forest managers may have too much discretion in getting around rule requirements.

15.   Local officials have said anonymous telephone callers on Sunday threatened to burn local forests.

16.   Locals said this had been the situation for the past month due to local forest fires and smoke from neighbouring countries.

17.   The conservationist structure plans - even if local forests are nowhere near from being threatened by development - do not just set down boundaries.

18.   The earlier version of the plan left it up to local forest managers to decide whether to restrict logging.

19.   The proposal also will not be welcomed by many local forest managers, who have viewed the trust funds as a source of stable revenue.

20.   The questions compiled by the Forest Service address the roles local forest managers should serve and ways the government can best protect national forests while meeting competing interests.