Testimony

Hearing on the President’s Memorandum on Mitigation
February 24, 2016  - Brian Ferebee, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
114th Congress (2015-2016)

President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Proposed Budget for the USDA Forest Service
February 24, 2016  - Tom Tidwell, Chief
House Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies114th Congress (2015-2016)

The 2015 Fire Season and Long Term Trends
October 8, 2015  - Tom Tidwell, Chief
House Committee on Agriculture; Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry114th Congress (2015-2016)

Overview of Forest Service and NRCS programs
September 15, 2015  - Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
House Committee on Agriculture114th Congress (2015-2016)

S. 61, “Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act”
July 16, 2015  - Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry114th Congress (2015-2016)

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015
July 14, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
114th Congress (2015-2016)

to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
May 21, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining114th Congress (2015-2016)

to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
May 21, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining114th Congress (2015-2016)

to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
May 21, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining114th Congress (2015-2016)

to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, and for other purposes.
May 21, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining114th Congress (2015-2016)

“to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land …for Good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions”
May 21, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining114th Congress (2015-2016)

Improving Forest Health and Socioeconomic Opportunities on the Nation’s Forest System
March 24, 2015  - Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources114th Congress (2015-2016)

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2015
March 12, 2015  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources114th Congress (2015-2016)

President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Budget for the USDA Forest Service
February 27, 2015  - Tom Tidwell, Chief
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources114th Congress (2015-2016)

“To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes”
July 30, 2014  - Gregory Smith, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

“To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest system land in Los Padres National Forest in California”
July 30, 2014  - Gregory Smith, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act
July 30, 2014  - Gregory Smith, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

“To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands …for Good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions”
July 30, 2014  - Gregory Smith, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act
July 30, 2014  - Gregory Smith, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Discussion Draft for the Reauthorization of Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), HR 2741, and HR 3976
April 4, 2014  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
House Committee on Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation113th Congress (2013-2014)

FY 2015 Budget Oversight
April 2, 2014  - Tom Tidwell, Chief
House Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies113th Congress (2013-2014)

The National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 (S. 1966)
February 6, 2014  - Tom Tidwell, Chief
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources113th Congress (2013-2014)

Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act
February 5, 2014  - Tony Tooke, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
House Committee on Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs113th Congress (2013-2014)

Application of Sequestration to the Secure Rural Schools Program
January 14, 2014  - Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA
House Committee on Natural Resources113th Congress (2013-2014)

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Cabin Fee Act of 2013
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)

Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013
November 20, 2013  - Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining113th Congress (2013-2014)