Media Advisory
AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Salazar to Tour Fort Ord, Hold Public Listening Session to Discuss Future Management of Site
01/12/2012
Contact: Kate Kelly (DOI) 202-208-6416
Erin Curtis (BLM) 916-650-0518
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, January 13, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will wrap up his Western jobs swing with a visit to Fort Ord in California with Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey. A former military base located on the Monterey Peninsula, Fort Ord offers over 86 miles of public trails and welcomes 100,000 visitors a year.
During the visit Salazar, Hayes, and Abbey will host a public listening session to hear from members of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority and friends groups on the importance of the Fort Ord public lands to the communities of California’s Central Coast and ongoing efforts to enhance conservation and recreation opportunities in the area. The visit comes as part of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative to establish a community-based, 21st century agenda for conservation, recreation, and reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.
| WHO: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Sam Farr, U.S. Congressman John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources Bob Abbey, Director, Bureau of Land Management Jim Kenna, California State Director, Bureau of Land Management |
| WHAT: | Fort Ord Public Listening Session |
| WHEN: | Friday, January 13, 2012 3:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Carpenters Union Hall 910 2nd Ave Marina, CA |
| RSVP: | Media interested in attending, please RSVP to Erin Curtis by email at ecurtis@blm.gov or by telephone at 916-350-05 |