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Meeting Information
Agenda (6/17/03)
Speaker bios (6/13/03)
Key Documents
10-year
Strategy
and
Implementation Plan
National Fire Plan
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The Western Governors' Association hosted a Forest Health
Summit in 2003 to accelerate locally driven projects
that will prevent catastrophic wildfires by reducing fuel loads and restoring
lands. Participants heard from experts
in the field and participated in breakout sessions to develop recommendations
for the Governors, the Bush Administration and Congressional representatives to
consider.
Recommendations
from Breakout Sessions
Video summary of
Summit
Remarks
Press release
(6/18/03)
Press release (6/19/03)
Letter to
Senate committee leaders on forest health policies and funding (6/18/03)
The
goals of the summit were to:
- Evaluate progress under the 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy for reducing
wildland fire risks and identify what additional policy issues government
needs to consider.
- Hear from and discuss with Governors, Congress and Administration
officials their views for resolving the forest health crisis.
- Evaluate how science and technology might be better used on the ground to
address forest health issues.
- Improve the network for communication and collaboration among governments
and forest health constituencies.
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