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Archive Home > 2003 > July > 28 > Forest bill may help reduce fire threat

Forest bill may help reduce fire threat

Walden-sponsored legislation would speed thinning of 20 million acres

By James Fisher / The Bulletin
July 28, 2003

WASHINGTON - A bill that advanced to the Senate floor last week, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, could help reduce the danger from fires like the 18 Fire that threatened homes south of Bend last week.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., would thin as much as 20 million acres of....

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