Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission

March 12, 2024
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

 The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the findings and recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. 

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Archived Webcast

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Joe Manchin

    Chairman
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Sen. John Barrasso

    Ranking Member
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

  • Ms. Meryl Harrell

    Deputy Under Secretary — Natural Resources and the Environment
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Ms. Joan Mooney

    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary — Policy, Management, and Budget
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Cody Desautel

    Executive Director
    Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
  • Ms. Madelene McDonald

    Senior Watershed Scientist
    Denver Water
  • Ms. Kelly Norris

    State Forester
    Wyoming State Forestry Division