The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold an oversight hearing on "Building on America's Best Idea: The Next Century of the National Park System."




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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on "Building on America's Best Idea: The Next Century of the National Park System"

When:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Jonathan B. Jarvis
Director
National Park Service

Panel 2:

The Honorable Vic Fazio
Senior Advisor
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
Washington, D.C.

Denis Galvin
Former Deputy Director
National Park Service
McLean, VA

Dr. Steve Lockhart
Chairman of the Board
NatureBridge
San Francisco, CA

Gretchen Long
Wilson, WY

Panel 3:

Armand Ortega
Ortega's Enterprises
Santa Fe, NM

Jerry Rogers
Former Associate Director for Cultural Resources
National Park Service
Santa Fe, NM

Ruth L. Pierpont
President
National Council of State
Historic Preservation Officers
Waterford, NY

Holly Rife
Association of National Park Rangers
Sabillasville, MD

Raymond Wanner, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor on UNESCO Issues
United Nations Foundation
Silver Spring, MD

Opening Statement:
Chairman Raul Grijalva