Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

HR 1904, introduced by Representative McInnis, passed the House and is now in debate on the Senate floor. It is a forest management bill that would either protect, or grossly mismanage, America's forests from fire. But, it all depends on whom you ask. Joining Larry Mantle to discuss the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, as well as forest vulnerability, is Monica Bond, staff biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity, Chad Hansen, director of the John Muir project, and Phil Aune, Vice President for public resources, CA Forestry Association. Larry also gets an update on the state of fire vulnerability here in Los Angeles from John R. Todd, Chief in the Forestry Division with the Los Angeles Fire Department.