"The time for political posturing is over. I am ready to sit down with my colleagues and try to work out something that has a realistic chance of becoming law."
"There's a crisis in our forests. No one disputes this simple fact."
"The crisis of confidence in the agency responsible for managing National Forests isn't really the issue."
"We've failed to have a serious conservation about what future management should look like."
"The time for political posturing is over. I'm ready to sit down with my colleagues and try to work on something that has a chance of being enacted into law."
"The assumption is that appeals and litigation are an impediment to the Forest Service doing more work on the ground."
"We are not managed to maximize revenues."
"That is one of the reasons why I put out that accelerated restoration strategy."
"If the issue is the price and the importation because of lack of harvest, then if we are harvesting Federal land, shouldn't that stay for domestic use?"
"Well, unfortunately, the fees are under seal and the public can't get to that amount."
"If we would prevail in a case, yes, we seek our attorneys fees if it turns out the government was wrong."
"From what I have learned, the habitat conservation plan that allows the States to manage their lands for placing a priority on timber production."