The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight field hearing entitled "Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species." The hearing will examine how federal administering of the Northwest Forest Plan and Endangered Species Act has affected local economies, forest health and the Northern Spotted Owl. The hearing is on Monday, May 21, 2012, at 9:00 am at the Cowlitz County Convention Center in Longview, Washington.BRC will have updated info and a report in the coming days and weeks.
THIS IS A SPECIAL BRC "PACK THE HOUSE" ALERT Just a reminder about the Joint Oversight Field Hearing being held on "Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and Abundant Water and Power Supplies" this coming Monday, May 14, 2012, at 9:00 am at the Montrose Elks Civil Building in Montrose, Colorado. (See previous alert) Gary Wilkinson of Handlebar Motorsports has been invited to testify, and BRC's own Public Lands guy, Brian Hawthorne, will be there as well.
The Coronado National Forest, located in southeastern Arizona, has announced that the Safford Ranger District will participate in a final public meeting regarding proposed changes to the designated road system on May 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Graham County General Services Building, 921 W. Thatcher Blvd. Safford, Arizona. This meeting will be an "Open House" to invite public input for the ongoing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis.