"If we don't have our treatments and try to do boundary protections, they will actually devastate into our lands and cause damages that are unforeseen or can have a great impact onto both the ecological things that we want protected but also our economy that depends upon some of the timber."
"If we are going to get through this period of warming climate, we have to learn how to co-exist with these fires..."
"I would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a report by the Dogwood Alliance that details exactly why logging, even when it results in durable forest products, does not result in a net gain..."
"Those are the kinds of activities that are not going to make forests resilient. This is going to worsen the problem."
"Congressman Westerman's bill would improve the TFPA by providing timelines for review, approval and implementation of projects on Federal land."
"We believe the Nation would benefit by looking to Indian forestry as models of sustainability."
"I urge Congress to work together across the aisle and craft viable legislation that can be enacted as soon as possible to help to slow the threat to Federal lands, neighboring private lands, and publi..."
"Today, we will discuss one of the most serious threats currently facing our country--catastrophic wildfire."
"It is imperative that we identify and remove barriers to implementing critical risk reduction projects."
"This problem will only intensify unless we act now."
"I would like to thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the Members for their questions."