"if we don't have the flexibility, these programs can often work against us as we try to leverage those resources to create partnerships."
"Can you provide a list of partners and communities for best practices in collaboration and find the right balance of managing our forests with the right mix of benefits under multiple use and also sti..."
"sometimes government can react a little bit too slowly, and we need to figure out a way to make sure that those investments are made."
"the disparity is wrong, and if we care about investing in healthy management of our forests, we have to invest in our Tribal partners."
"we are going to have to have a long-term funding strategy for these issues."
"the status quo about how we are funding both prevention and fighting forest fires is not working."
"it would be great if maybe you could provide the Committee a list of those partners and communities where you think we identified those best practices"
"The current processes and procedures being used by the Cibola National Forest for the collection of forest products for traditional and religious purposes is overly complex and intrusive."
"We really don't have a resources funding vehicle so that we are doing management and conservation in a productive way."
"opening statement"
"I am pleased to be here for the second Subcommittee on Forestry and Conservation hearing for this Congress."