mr. goergen for five minutes of testimony. >> thank you very much. i'm the society of american foresters chief executive officer and executive vice president. i really appreciate the opportunity to be here today to talk with you about some very important perhaps and really an important part of the american economic picture when we think about forests and i'm very pleased with this panel, wuch of what i would like to tell you this morning has been said by my colleagues here today, which is outstanding and i'll try to save as much time on your busy schedules as i can. we represent more than 12,000 people across the country who have dedicated their lives to the professional management, care and protection of america's forest. these folks have really committed themselves to ensure the forests of united states are taken care of and managed in the best possible way. some of the programs contained in the farm bill are very important to their ability to do their jobs. we heard about some of them today and i'll touch on them as well. there are also some other

mr. goergen. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am goergen, american forestry chief executive officer and vice president and i really appreciate the opportunity to be here today to talk with you that important programs and an important part of the american economic picture when you think about forests and pleased with this panel. much of what i would like to take this morning as i said my colleagues here today come watch as outstanding alternative save as much time in your busy schedule that they can. with that said, like to point out that we represent more than 12,000 people across the country of really dedicated their lives to the professional management, care and protection of america's forests. folks are really committed themselves to ensure that the forests of the united states are taking care of them managed in the best possible way. some of the programs contained in the farm bill is very important to their ability to do their jobs. you've heard them today and i'll touch on them as well. it's also other items that they could

mr. goergen. >> members of the committee i am the chief executive officer and i appreciate being here today to talk about programs that have the american economic picture prefer i am pleased with the panel much of what our like to tell you has been said today which is outstanding. i will try to save time but i want to point* out represent more than 12,000 people across the country who dedicate their lives to the professional management and those who have committed themselves to ensure they are taking care of and managed that some programs contained are important for the ability for them to do their jobs. also other items contracting authority and also the issue we have been in the western part of the united states. talking about contacting i want to talk about the success of a program starting off as a us pilot project and to make sure that the tool can be used on the ground and the blm can benefit to the taxpayer as well.