Committee on Environment and Public Works
Oversight to review state and private programs for sage grouse conservation
Wednesday, September 24, 2004
406 Dirksen, 9:00A.M.
Opening Statements:
Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
Sen. Craig Thomas, of Wyoming.
Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada
Sen. Wayne Allard, of Colorado.
Witnesses:
Chad Calvert
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Department of the Interior
Bruce Knight
Director
Natural Resources Conservation Service – USDA
Terry Crawforth
Director
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Greg Schnacke
President
Colorado Oil and Gas Association
Gary Back
Principal Ecologist
SRK Consulting(and Northeast Nevada Stewardship Group)
John O'Keeffe
Vice Chariman
NCBA Federal Lands Committee and Sage Grouse Task Force
Ben Deeble
Sage Grouse Coordinator
National Wildlife Federation
Jim Mosher
North American Grouse Partnership< (and American Wildlife Conservation Partners)
