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Nominee Michael Boren faces questions on wildfire strategy, timber and staffing at Senate Agriculture hearing
Summary
Michael Boren, President Trump's nominee to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA, testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and described timber production and other tools as part of managing forests to reduce wildfire risk.
Michael Boren, nominated to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for a confirmation hearing.
Chairman Bozeman opened the hearing and asked the nominee to testify. Boren described a lifetime of experience with national forests, including family connections to Forest Service work and personal business activity in timber. He told the committee that "the forest service has, many tools available to it, to manage the forces, to sustain their health and diversity and productivity. And I think we should use all of them," and he emphasized timber production as one tool to improve forest health,…
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