Arctic Refuge Under Threat in Congressional Budget Process On March 13, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Don Nickles (R-OK) presented a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2004 that includes an assumption of revenues from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.   Bush Administration Recommends No New Wilderness for Tongass National Forest On February 28, the Bush Administration released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Tongass National Forest and failed to recommend Wilderness protection for a single acre of the Forest.   Wilderness Land Trust Created in the Northeast Recognizing that private solutions are necessary in order to succeed in preserving Wilderness in the Northeast, the Northeast Wilderness Trust was recently founded to ensure that Wilderness becomes a bigger part of the conservation landscape in this region.   Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Bill Reintroduced On March 5, Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT) reintroduced the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act.   Wilderness Briefs New Wilderness Bills Introduced; House Members Seek To Advance Anti-Wilderness Agenda; New Arizona Wilderness Website