Commentary: Bush Forest-Budget Games Reach Rowe Mesa

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As President George W. Bush submits his politically charged 2005 budget request to Congress, a quiet revolution is happening in America's woods: Rural communities throughout the West are advancing an ambitious agenda to restore the vitality of America's wild and working forestlands.

One of many New Mexico examples is Rowe Mesa, where conservationists and forest workers, rural residents and urban scientists have teamed up to restore natural forest conditions. Increasingly, rural communities recognize the economic importance of healthy public and private lands, and many in New Mexico recognize that smart investments can revitalize rural economies while improving the environmental quality of our public lands and watersheds.

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Commentary: Bush Forest-Budget Games Reach Rowe Mesa

Innovative partnerships between the federal government and rural communities have blossomed in recent years, and many focus ...

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