Re: News item re Senator Bennet and forestry bill

[David Kline]

Thanks, Phil. This is a great heads-up.

I'm copying the state media and social media teams, who can put this out in social media and encourage people to write LTEs. I'm also copying Aaron  Hoffman, liaison to Bennet's office, in case he has suggestions of what might be most helpful to our ongoing conversation there.

Best regards,

David

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:39 AM philh...@aol.com <philh...@aol.com> wrote:

this seems to fit with CCL's new policy re healthy forests.  State CCL can applaud Sen Bennet for this.

Phil Nelson

Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.), who chairs the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources, will introduce a bill today aimed at protecting forests and watersheds across the American West from a climate-change-fueled megadrought.

Bennet plans to push for the Protect the West Act to be included in the 2023 farm bill, spokeswoman Rachel Skaar said in an email to The Climate 202.

The measure would establish a $60 billion Outdoor Restoration Fund to support local efforts to restore forests and watersheds, reduce wildfire risk and improve wildlife habitat. At least $20 billion would be used for projects on federal land.

The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the conservation and forestry title of the farm bill. Many Democrats say the farm bill, a five-year reauthorization of hundreds of billions of dollars in agriculture and food programs, should contain robust climate provisions.

[Alex H]

He posted a few tweets. Here is a link to a response I just posted 

https://twitter.com/CCL_CO/status/1630939239394189312

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