House Hearing Mon. May 21 In Longview On Failed Forest
Policies
Hearing about: "Failed Federal Forest Policies:
Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species"
Alert - Alert - Monday, May 21st Congressional
Hearing-Longview.
Come tell your story about how Spotted Owl management by
the US Forest Service has damaged and destroyed local communities all over the
Northwest.
Urgent Action Needed By All Private Property and Federal
Land Use Allies.
You may not realize how terrific this is that Rep. Jaime
Herrera Beutler (R-WA) was able to get the Natural Resources Committee to hold
a hearing in Longview. A terrific job by Congresswoman Beutler.
See the press release below. You must make plans to be in
Longview on Monday, May 21st at 9:00 AM. Come late if you can’t get there by
9:00 AM.
This is your chance to be heard in Washington, DC. No
matter where you live in Oregon or Washington State, this is a hearing you
cannot miss.
WHO:
Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) Rep.
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
WHAT:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
oversight field hearing on:
"Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs,
Forests and Species"
Witnesses will be by invitation only.
WHEN:
Monday, May 21, 2012
9:00 A.M. PDT
WHERE:
Cowlitz County Convention Center
1900 7th Avenue
Longview, Washington, 98632
You can bring written testimony for the record. Just
address it in the form of a letter to:
Honorable Don Hastings, Chairman, Natural Resources
Committee US House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515
Put the hearing date and time on your letter.
If you cannot hand your letter in at the hearing, then
fax or e-mail it.
Action Items:
-----1. Forward this message to at least 10 people. Your
whole list if possible.
-----2. Call your friends, neighbors and business
associates to alert them to the House Natural Resources Committee hearing.
-----3. Bring signs supporting the use of Federal lands
for good forestry. Bring signs supporting schools and local counties.
-----4. Call your Congressman to urge him or her to
attend this hearing. Call any Congressman at (202) 225-3121.
-----5. Bring handouts to tell about what has happened in
your community as a result of the failed Northwest Forest Plan and the failed
Forest Service forestry policies.
-----6. Bring a letter or press release to hand to the
press at this hearing. This is critically important.
-----7. Bring signs to hold at the hearing support
families and communities. You can make your signs up on your computer or go to
Fred Meyer to buy white signboard. Buy colored wide mouth felt time pens. This
hearing is a big deal. You must be heard and seen.
-----8. Bring pictures of your family, your home, your
business to help the press understand the negative impact on real people by the
failed forest management policies.
-----9. If you cannot attend in person, then send an
e-mail with your testimony to jill.strait@mail.house.gov<mailto:jill.strait@mail.house.gov>
. Mark it Testimony for the record for the Longview Field
Hearing.
-----10. Send a copy of your testimony to your own
Congressman by e-mail, fax or letter. If you don’t have their e-mail or fax
addresses, call your Congressman at (202) 225-3121 to ask for the staff person
who handles forestry, Endangered Species Act or Natural Resources issues. Ask
for his or her e-mail address.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Crystal Feldman
mailto:crystal.feldman@mail.house.gov
Spencer Pederson spencer.pederson@mail.house.gov<mailto:spencer.pederson@mail.house.gov>
or Jill Strait Jill.strait@mail.house.gov<mailto:Jill.strait@mail.house.gov>
Monday, May 14, 2012
202-226-9019
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Subcommittee to Hold Washington State Field Hearing on
Failed Federal Forest Policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, May 21st, the Subcommittee
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight field
hearing in Longview, Washington entitled "Failed Federal Forest
Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species." The
hearing will examine how federal administering of the Northwest Forest Plan and
Endangered Species Act has affected local economies, forest health and the
Northern Spotted Owl.
http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=293546
In 1990, the Northern Spotted Owl was listed under the
Endangered Species Act and as a result, the Northwest federal forest management
regime was established. Still in effect, the Northwest Forest Plan has proven
to be been a failure.
The management plan has been driven by lawsuits as
opposed to sound science, caused active forest management to plummet, failed in
its mission of protecting the Northern Spotted Owl, and contributed to the
deterioration of forest health.
The Obama administration recently released a new critical
habitat proposal for the Northern Spotted Owl that would replace the current
management plan. It would place huge portions Washington, Oregon and California
off limits to economic development and could indirectly impact over 19,000
Northwest jobs tied to private lands.
The proposed plan also fails to adequately address the
most serious threat to the Spotted Owl - the Barred Owl.
"The Obama administration's proposed Northwest
recovery plan would increase burdensome regulations, cost thousands of jobs,
and place more public land off limits, all while failing to address the Spotted
Owl's top predator - the Barred Owl.
I look forward to hearing from expert witnesses on how we
can replace this flawed plan with one that will not only protect the Spotted
Owl, but will also protect private property and help restore active forest
management so that local communities can prosper and forest health can be
restored," said Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04).
"For 20 years now, Southwest Washington has
witnessed the damage inflicted by flawed federal forest management policies.
These policies have caused rural community and manufacturing jobs to disappear.
They have failed to protect our forests that are becoming increasingly
vulnerable after years of insufficient management. And they have failed to
protect our native wildlife.
I'm grateful to Chairman Hastings and the U.S. House
Natural Resources Committee for hosting this hearing in a region that believes
responsible forest management and sustainable, family-wage jobs can go
together. I look forward to hearing from experts and local community
stakeholders about the need for a better, more science-based approach to
managing our forests," said Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03).
WHO:
Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) Rep.
Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03)
WHAT:
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
oversight field hearing on:
"Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests
and Species"
Witnesses will be by invitation only.
WHEN:
Monday, May 21, 2012
9:00 A.M. PDT
WHERE:
Cowlitz County Convention Center
1900 7th Avenue
Longview, Washington, 98632
Visit the Committee
Calendarhttp://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/
for testimony and additional information, once it is made
available.
The hearing is open to the public.
Live video stream on the Internet at:
http://naturalresources.house.gov/live<http://naturalresources.house.gov/Live/>.
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