| May 31 2003 |
Bush
axing environmental studies -- Associated Press |
| |
New
timber rules anger environmentalists -- Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle |
| |
Busy
wildfire season predicted - CNN |
| May 30 2003 |
Fire
tamed near Bayfield -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| |
Bush
Administration to make it easier to log on public lands -- Associated
Press |
| |
Fire
consumes 320 acres near Fort Huachuca -- Associated Press |
| |
Feeling
the burn: Chasing forest fires across the American West -- Vail
(CO) Daily News |
| |
Homeowners
choose safety over trees -- Denver Post |
| |
Handbook
for covering wildfires published -- Editor & Publisher |
| |
Lincoln
County (NM) Commission clears up fire ordinance, enacts restrictions
-- Ruidoso News |
| May 29 2003 |
Renzi
praises governor’s action, seeks more federal help -- Verde
Independent |
| May 28 2003 |
Local
wildfire season could be swiftly kindled -- Fort Collins Coloradoan |
| |
AZ
Governor declares wildfire emergency -- Big Bug News (Prescott,
AZ) |
| May 27 2003 |
Forester
takes broad view of Coconino N.F. -- AZ Daily Sun |
 |
NAU
scientist, Grand Canyon Trust take off the gloves -- AZ Daily Sun |
| Rural
homes fuel threat of wildfire -- Aspen (CO) Times |
| Wet
spring dampens Idaho forest thinning plans -- Idaho Statesman |
| Luxury
homes in remote, fire-prone mountains worry Glenwood Springs [CO]
fire chief -- Associated Press |
| Dryness
and neglect bring catastrophic forest fires to Russian Far East
-- Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
|
| Safety
for pilots tops firefighting priorities -- Fort Collins Coloradoan |
| Plan
splits environmentalists -- Arizona Republic/Associated Press |
| May 26 2003 |
A
losing battle -- High Country News |
 |
Firespeak
Catastrophe -- High Country News |
| History
is full of big fires -- High Country News |
| Who
should pay when houses burn? -- High Country News |
| Rising
from the ashes -- High Country News |
| Learning
to live with fire: Mesa Verde National Park -- High Country News |
| |
Lightning
ignites small fire, big fears -- Denver Post |
 |
Donning
the Cloak of Concern -- Insight Magazine |
| Fire
heightens fears -- Rocky Mountain News |
| Fire
Crews Pack New Firefighting Weapon -- Firehouse.com |
| United
Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF-3) begins today -- Earth Negotiations
Bulletin |
| May 23 2003 |
Napolitano
says bark beetles creating emergency -- East Valley Tribune |
| |
AZ
states wildfire-threat emergency -- Tucson Citizen |
| |
Governor
pursuing $233M to thin forests -- AZ Daily Sun |
| |
Governor
seeks U.S. funds for drought -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Wildfire
near Sedona partially contained -- AZ Daily Sun |
| |
Fires
and forest health: Our future is at stake -- Fire Management Today |
| May 22 2003 |
Forest
Service Chief Favors Logging Bill -- Associated Press |
| |
Local
pols debate Healthy Forests Act -- Summit (CO) Daily News |
| |
Funding
shortfall dousing fire plan -- Denver Post |
| |
First
fire of the season hits north of Sedona -- Verde (AZ) Independent |
| |
State
Farm pushing homeowners on wildfire defense -- Arizona Business
Gazzette |
| |
Firefighters
chase lightning-caused fires around region -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| May 21 2003 |
House
Passes Controversial Wildfire Bill - Environmental News Service |
 |
House Vote
Supports Thinning of Trees on Federal Land -- New York Times |
| Forest
thinning plan touted -- Billings (MT) Gazzette |
| Forest
Restoration OK'd -- AZ Daily Sun |
| Forest
Fire Restrictions In Effect in New Mexico -- The New Mexico Channel.com |
| Fire
burns in wilderness north of Sedona -- AZ Daily Sun |
| Living
in wildfire-prone areas requires responsibility, Norton says --
Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle |
| |
Grand
Canyon Trust Opposes House Bill -- GCT Press Release |
| |
Restoration
Vision for Nation’s Forests Unveiled by Conservation Groups
and Restoration Practitioners -- Press release |
| |
Who's
really staying the ax? -- Commentary by Jacqueline Vaughn and Hanna
Cortner for the Albuquerque Tribune |
| May 20 2003 |
House
Approves Plan to Speed Up Logging -- Associated Press |
 |
Bush
pushes forest bill-green groups balk -- Reuters |
| Bush
presses bill on thinning forests -- Associated Press |
| Healthy
Forests? -- Tidepool |
| A
flawed fire bill -- New York Times editorial |
| Some
green sprouting in Rodeo burn -- Associated Press |
| |
Reports
add new twist to forest debate -- Ravalli Republic |
| |
Insurer:
Cut trees or lose coverage -- Denver Post |
| |
The
2003 Fire Season -- White House Press Release |
| |
New
Mexico braces for tense fire season -- El Paso Times |
| |
Daschle
forest project seen as GOP blueprint -- Associated Press |
| |
Learning
to Reason with the Wildfire Season -- Environmental News Service |
| |
Forest
restoration plan targets 31,150 acres around Flagstaff -- AZ Daily
Sun |
| May 19 2003 |
Some
in GOP draw parallel from Black Hills to new forest fire plan --
Associated Press |
| |
House
Set to Vote on Fire Legislation That Fails to Protect Communities
-- Earthjustice |
| May 17 2003 |
Cutting
trees is a good thing -- Vail (CO) Daily |
| |
Government
looks to ax environmentalists’ edge in legal logging battle
-- Reno (NV) Gazzette-Journal |
| |
Into
the Woods -- Opinion by Rep. Scott McInnis - Rocky Mtn. News |
| |
'Pirated'
proposal would weaken protections and neglect areas of greatest
need -- Opinion by Rep. Mark Udall - Rocky Mtn. News |
| May 16 2003 |
Crews
rush to battle new wildfire 2 miles south of Fort Huachuca -- Tucson
Citizen |
 |
Blaze
near Patagonia moving fast, torches 1,250 acres -- Tucson Citizen |
| Prescott
National Forest announces fire restrictions on the Bradshaw Ranger
District -- AZ Daily Sun |
| Counting
appeals -- Living on Earth |
| |
Forest
Service chief touts bill -- Durango (CO) Herald |
| |
Blue
Planet: Fire away -- United Press International Science News |
| |
Timber
for the taking: thieves rob trees from public lands -- Associated
Press |
| May 15 2003 |
It's
only a bill—but it could chop down forest protections -- Missoula
(MT) Independent |
 |
McInnis
forest bill clears hurdle -- The Aspen (CO) Times |
| Enviros,
McInnis disagree on forest study -- The Daily Sentinal (Grand Junction,
CO) |
| Wildfire
report will be hot item -- Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) |
| May 14 2003 |
Probe:
Most Forest Projects Not Delayed -- Associated Press |
| |
Wildfire
Politics at a Glance -- Associated Press |
| |
GAO
report adds fuel to wildfire debate -- Environmental News Service |
| May 13 2003 |
Three
summer homes burn in N.M. wildfire -- Associated Press |
| |
Wildfire
season arrives in Southwest -- Forest Service |
| May 12 2003 |
Wrongheaded
on wildfires -- Boston Globe editorial |
| May 11 2003 |
Another
log on the fire? -- Editorial from The Oregonian |
| |
Major
NM wildfire could put damper on tourism -- El Paso Times |
| May 10 2003 |
Larry
Swisher: Bush's planned revisions to forest plan unrealistic --
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) |
| May 9 2003 |
Vail
tries to bolster wildfire defenses -- Vail (CO) Daily |
| |
Intentionally
setting wildfire to be felony -- Arizona Republic |
| |
Wildfire
Bill Blazes Toward the House Floor -- Environmental News Service |
| |
Drought
plan emphasizes communities -- Arizona Republic |
May 8 2003
|
Regional
fire risks foreseen by BLM -- Associated Press |
| |
At
10,000 Feet, Can a Fire-Spotting Camera Discriminate? -- New York
Times |
| |
New
site is gateway to forest fire information -- AZ Daily Sun |
| |
Five
Arizona Projects Receive Forest Partnership Grands -- Four Corners
Sustainable Forests Partnership press release |
| May 7 2003 |
Colorado
forest fire zone a cause for water worries -- Colorado Springs Gazzette
|
| May 6 2003 |
Parched
Utah braces for scourge of plants, pests -- Associated Press |
| May 5 2003 |
Climate-change
scenarios basis of new generation of wildfire forecasts -- Associated
Press |
| |
Salvage
Logging Proposed For Borrego, Jemez Fire Areas -- Associated Press |
| Big
boost in USFS wildfire budget likely to wait another year -- Associated
Press |
| Drought-
tolerant pests a scourge in Utah -- Associated Press |
| Wildfire
bill stirs local opposition -- Vail (CO) Daily |
| Resources
sufficient for AZ fire season -- Associated Press |
| May 4 2003 |
The
nature of fire will force hard choices -- Guest commentary / William
L. Baker -- Denver Post |
| May 3 2003 |
Shortage
of water in West targeted -- Arizona Republic |
| May 1 2003 |
Forest
bill progresses -- Associated Press |
| |
'Healthy
forest' bill clears big hurdle -- Aspen Times |
