The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing addressing "The Birds and the Bees: How Pollinators Help Maintain Healthy Ecosystems."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Oversight Hearing on "The Birds and the Bees: How Pollinators Help Maintain Healthy Ecosystems"

When:
Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at 1:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings, Member of Congress
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress

Panel 2
Ms. Mamie Parker , Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D., President, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
Dr. May R. Berenbaum, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mr. Daniel Weaver, President, American Beekeeping Association
Dr. Kevin J. Hackett, Ph.D., National Program Leader for Bees and Pollinators, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo