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Betsy Markey: “The number one barrier to implementing wildfire prevention plans and beetle-kill-mitigation programs is funding.”

On the recordJune 15, 2009
The number one barrier to implementing wildfire prevention plans and beetle-kill-mitigation programs is funding.
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Betsy Markey
Colorado

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Markey emphasizes funding as the main obstacle to wildfire prevention efforts.

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