Hearing to Review the Future of Forestry Policy in the United States

1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Jun 3, 2009 1:30pm

WASHINGTON - On June 3, 2009, Congressman Joe Baca, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to review the future of U.S. forestry policy in the United States.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Jay Jensen , Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Panel 2

Mr. Clint Bentz , on behalf of the Oregon Tree Farm System and American Forest Foundation, Scio, Oregon

Mr. Steve Koehn , Maryland State Forester, on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, Parkton, Maryland

Mr. Brian McPeek , North America Conservation Region Director, The Nature Conservancy, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Tom Monaghan , on behalf of the National Alliance of Forest Owners, Starkville, Mississippi

Mr. Jim D. Neiman , Vice President and CEO, Nieman Enterprises, Inc., Hulett, Wyoming

Mr. Matt Smith , on behalf of the Society of American Foresters, Falconer, New York