The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold will hold an oversight hearing on "Wildfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on "Wildfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure"

When:
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Mark Rey, Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture
Mr. C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Land and Mineral Management, Department of the Interior
Ms. Robin Nazzaro, Director of Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office
Ms. Kathleen S. Tighe, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Agriculture

Panel 2
Ms. Elizabeth C. Archuleta, Supervisor, Coconino County, Arizona
Mr. Robert Farris, Acting Georgia State Forester
Mr. Michael DeBonis, Southwest Region Director, Forest Guild
Mr. Kirk Rowdabaugh, Arizona State Forester
Dr. Peter J. Daugherty, Private Forest Program Director, Oregon Department of Forestry

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva