Forest Service Readies Controversial Forest Plan

"The Forest Service is ready to adopt a plan that dramaticallychanges the way it logs forests to better protect fish, wildlife and drinking water across 11 million acres of the Sierra Nevada stretching nearly the length of California. But the ambitious effort that began before President Clinton took office and is set to be adopted Friday may have a short lifespan, given strong opposition from some Western Republicans and a Bush administration suspect of such sweeping environmental protections."