On the recordSeptember 14, 2004
The first thing Senator Smith and I hear whenever anything comes up is, 'Oh, my goodness, if you have a wilderness area, there's no way you can manage it to curtail the possibility of wildfire or disease outbreak.'
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Discussing misconceptions about wilderness management and wildfire prevention.
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