Federal Land Management Agencies and Programs: CRS Experts

Federal Land Management Agencies and Programs: CRS Experts

Federal Land Management Agencies and Programs: CRS Experts

Updated March 2, 2020 (R42656)

Congress faces multiple issues regarding the ownership and management of federal lands and related resources. The following table provides access to names and contact information of CRS experts on general policy issues related to federal land management, as well as the CRS experts on the specific agencies charged with management of those lands. These agencies include the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture. For an overview of these issues, see also CRS Report R43429, Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 116th Congress, coordinated by Katie Hoover.

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Legislative Issues

Name/Title

Phone

Email

General Federal Land Management Issues

Climate Issues

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Department of the Interior—Reorganization

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Ecosystem Restoration

Pervaze Sheikh
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Endangered Species Act

Pervaze Sheikh
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Energy and Mineral Resources—Onshore

Brandon Tracy
Analyst in Energy Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Energy and Mineral Resources—Offshore

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Land Ownership

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Laura Hanson

Senior Research Librarian

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Flood and Drought Science

Nicole Carter
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Guides and Outfitters

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Historic Preservation

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Sandra Johnson
Research Librarian

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Hunting and Fishing

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Indian Lands

Tana Fitzpatrick
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Invasive Species

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Land and Water Conservation Fund

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Monuments and the Antiquities Act

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Trails System

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Sandra Johnson
Research Librarian

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Wild and Scenic Rivers

Anne Riddle
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Sandra Johnson
Research Librarian

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Wilderness Preservation System

Anne Riddle
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Recreation Fees

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Wildfire

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Bureau of Land Management

General Issues

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Forest Management

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Range and Grazing Issues

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Recreation

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Timber Harvest

Anne Riddle
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Wild Horses and Burros

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

General Issues

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Fisheries and National Fish Hatchery System

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Wildlife Refuge System

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Recreation

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations

R. Eliot Crafton
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Forest Service

General Issues

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Forest Management

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Range and Grazing Issues

Carol Hardy-Vincent
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Recreation

Anne Riddle
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Secure Rural Schools

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Timber Harvest

Anne Riddle
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations

Katie Hoover
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Park Service

General Issues

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Assistance Programs

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Establishment/Designations

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

National Heritage Areas

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Recreation

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Mark DeSantis
Analyst in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations

Laura Comay
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Author Contact Information

R. Eliot Crafton, Analyst in Natural Resources Policy ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])