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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 04 > Cost of fires leaving less for forestry and trails

Cost of fires leaving less for forestry and trails

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
May 4, 2007

WASHINGTON - The cost of fighting wildfires would engulf the U.S. Forest Service budget - leaving less money for trails, wildlife and fish - under President Bush's proposed spending plan for the agency.

Bush's 2008 budget proposal would boost firefighting funding by 21 percent to $911 million,....

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