I will call the meeting back to order. I want to welcome witnesses to the 27th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. This is a continuing study, hearing from witnesses on creating a national conservation plan.
Welcome to each of you. We appreciate you taking your valuable time to help us in this study.
We will begin with Ducks Unlimited. You have ten minutes, and as you're approaching 30 seconds left, I will start giving you the wind-up signal. If all three witnesses take about 10 minutes, that will take about half an hour, and then we'll have enough time for about 45 minutes of questions.
So, Ducks Unlimited, Ms. Barnett, please go ahead. Thank you.