Subcommittee oversight and legislative hearing to examine the impacts of invasive species on the productivity, value, and management of land and water resources

April 28, 2016
02:30 PM

The purpose of the hearing will be to examine the impacts of invasive species on the productivity, value, and management of land and water resources; to conduct oversight on the National Invasive Species Council’s new framework for early detection and rapid response;  to examine improved cooperative tools for control and management; and to receive testimony on: 

  • S. 2240 (Barrasso), to improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

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

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Opening Remarks

  • Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

    Chairman
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

    Ranking Member
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

Witness Panel 1

  • Mr. Glenn Casamassa

    Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Mr. Mike Pool

    Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Doug Miyamoto

    Director
    Wyoming Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. George Beck

    Professor of Weed Science, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
    Colorado State University
  • Dr. Faith Campbell

    Vice President
    Center for Invasive Species Prevention