The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 2895, to restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; S. 2907, to establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes; S. 2966 and H.R. 4474, to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes; and S. 2791 and H.R. 3759, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant economy-related contract extensions of a certain timber contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers, and for other purposes.
Witness Panel 1
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Mr. Edwin Roberson
Assistant Director for Renewable Resources and PlanningBureau of Land Management -
The Honorable Harris Sherman
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and EnvironmentDepartment of Agriculture
Witness Panel 2
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Mr. Stephen Fitzgerald
Professor, Silviculture & Wildland Fire SpecialistOregon State University -
Mr. Andy Kerr
Senior CounselorOregon Wild -
Mr. John Shelk
Managing DirectorOchoco Lumber Company -
Mr. Larry Blasing
MemberGrant County Public Forest Commission -
Mr. Norman Johnson
Professor, College of ForestryOregon State University