Ken Calvert: “I believe that the Forest Service needs to be more proactive in…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2016

I believe that the Forest Service needs to be more proactive in managing our national forests. The latest estimates show that there are nearly 66 million dead and dying trees in California right now. This sets the stage for what could be a disastrous fire seed. We simply must get ahead of this situation. This is why we provided significant increases for hazardous fuel and management programs in this bill, but certainly we would support any additional help. I would move to adopt this very important amendment. {time} 1900

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Ken Calvert

Republican · California

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Jul 12, 2016

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