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 "Locally Grown: Creating Rural Jobs with America's Public Lands."
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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on "Locally Grown: Creating Rural Jobs with America's Public Lands"
When:
Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.
Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Jay Jensen
Deputy Undersecretary
Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Victor Vasquez
Deputy Undersecretary
Rural Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eileen Sobeck
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Fish and Wildlife and Parks
U.S. Department of Interior
Joseph A. Laurance
Douglas County Commissioner
Roseburg, Oregon
Panel 2
Cassandra Moseley, Ph.D.
Director
Institute for a Sustainable Environment
University of Oregon
Joyce Dearstyne
Executive Director
Framing Our Community, Inc.
Elk City, Idaho
Wes Curtis
Vice President for Government Relations and Regional Services
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah
Bebo Lee
New Mexico Federal Lands Council
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Panel 3
Rachel Mondragon
Owner
Urban Interface Solutions
Taos, New Mexico
Kristin Troy
Executive Director
Lemhi Regional Land Trust
Salmon, Idaho
Melanie Parker
Executive Director
Northwest Connections
Swan Valley, Montana
Opening Statement
Chairman Raul M. Grijalva