Bush met with protests in visit to Oregon By Deb Riechmann
Environmental groups, including some expected to protest his visit, say the president's forest policy allows timber companies to log large trees in the interest of thinning. They also are wary of streamlined environmental studies and limited appeals on proposed work to cut trees and brush on as many as 20 million acres of forest land.
Labor Unions Applaud President Bush's Commitment to Passage of Healthy Forests Restoration Act: WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement can be attributed to Michael V Draper, vice president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters' Western Region and chairman, Forest Products Industry National Labor Management Committee, who attended today's event with the President in Bend, Oregon: