"The house of America is founded upon our land and if we keep that whole, then the storm can rage, but the house will stand forever." Lyndon B. Johnson
The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the National Park Service manage some of the most precious resources in the United States. From Grand Canyon National Park, to the ruins of Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, to national forests containing some of the oldest, most majestic trees on Earth - Americans enjoy an incredible bounty of natural, cultural, and historic resources.
Visionaries such as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and others pioneered an American conservation movement that changed the world and ensured that these natural wonders would be preserved for the benefit of generations to come.
The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, under the leadership of Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), oversees these federal agencies, and the resources and programs they manage. Through hearings and legislation, the Subcommittee ensures balanced, common-sense management of parks, forests, public lands, and the natural and cultural resources that can be found there. In particular, the Subcommittee relies on public input, providing citizens an opportunity to shape the future of the resources they own.
Unfortunately, the pressures on these public resources increase with each passing day. Scientific and policy innovations, cooperation and valuable public support, however, will afford our children an inheritance of clean air and pure water, and the rich natural bounty our predecessors left to our keeping.
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