Forests Subcommittee to Hold Field Hearing on OSU Study, Additional Post-Fire Research, Knowledge Base
Posted on: Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 15:00 CST
News Advisory:
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, will host a Congressional field hearing this week to review a recently published Oregon State University (OSU) study on land management in forests damaged by catastrophic events. Walden will hold the hearing Friday, Feb. 24, at 1 p.m. (PST) in Medford, Ore.
Subcommittee Ranking Member Tom Udall (D-N.M.) requested that Walden hold a hearing to review this additional research; Walden, a strong advocate of using research and peer-reviewed science in the policy-making process, agreed.
"We have held seven subcommittee hearings -- including three field hearings -- on the issue of post-catastrophic forest management and I look forward to hearing from the authors of this study about their findings on this issue as well. The more we can learn from researchers, the better our decisions regarding policy and legislation will be," said Walden. "I also look forward to hosting my colleagues on the Subcommittee and others interested in issues of forest health and management in southern Oregon, an area far too familiar with the devastation catastrophic wildfire can inflict."
In November, Walden, Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) and Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-S.D.) introduced The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, H.R. 4200, legislation that would enhance the pool of peer-reviewed research on post-catastrophic land management in our national forests to aid foresters, educators and policy makers in their decision making processes.
WHAT: Congressional Field Hearing of the Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
WHO: All members of the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health are invited; additional Members of Congress are also welcome to attend.
Final attendees will be announced as confirmed.
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 24, 1 p.m. (PST)
WHERE: Medford City Council Chambers, 411 West 8th St. Medford, Ore.
As is the custom with Congressional hearings, witnesses will be by invitation only. A list of witnesses will be announced prior to the hearing.
The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act is the most comprehensive forest research bill introduced in decades. After input from leading scientists, the authors plan to refine the requirement for peer review of research to be "independent, third- party peer review by scientific and land management experts." The measure will also be amended to include a provision to create a dedicated research fund to insure that money is available for research and monitoring.
In addition to its focus on scientific research, H.R. 4200 would provide land managers with the tools and resources necessary to take responsible and timely action, where necessary, in federal forests after a devastating event such as a wildfire, hurricane, blow-down or ice storm.
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Source: U.S. Newswire
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