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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2003

President Bush promoted his "Healthy Forest Initiative" with the help of several Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighters.

One of them was Andrea Gilham, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. Gilham was described as a fire management officer for the BIA. She stood on the podium with Bush during a White House ceremony.

The proposal calls for increased thinning of federal forest land. It passed the House yesterday by a 256 to 170 vote.

Get the Story:
House Backs Bush's Forest Plan (The Washington Post 5/21)
Forest thinning plan touted (The Billings Gazette 5/21)
Emotions still smolder over House plan to thin forests (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 5/21)
Forest plan gets mixed response locally (The Rapid City Journal 5/21)
House Vote Supports Thinning of Trees on Federal Land (The New York Times 5/21)
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Relevant Documents:
President Bush Urges Congress to Act on Healthy Forests Initiative (White House 5/20) | President Commends House for Action on Healthy Forests (White House 5/20)

Relevant Links:
Healthy Forest Initiative - http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/healthyforests/index.html

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