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The article talks about the juniper titmouse that has lived in the south-western U. S., stating that it is getting attention from scientists in New Mexico and students at a nearby high school to build 70 nest boxes to meet the species' requirements.

Focuses on the threat pose by forest fire. Description of a major forest fire in Los Alamos, New Mexico in 2001; Ecological role of fire in wooded areas; Benefits from defensive landscaping.

Profiles Michael Stewartt, a pilot from Sante Fe, New Mexico who provides low-cost air service out of the area. Stewartt's control of the program called Project Lighthawk, a nonprofit air shuttle service established solely for use by environmental organizations; Organization of a 'fly over' of the area that would be affected by the Kaiparowirs power plant, slated to be the largest coal-fired plant in the U.S.