Media Advisory
AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS: Secretary Salazar to Visit Florida, Make Major Conservation Announcements
01/13/2012
Contact: Adam Fetcher (DOI) 202-208-6416
Ken Warren (FWS) 772-643-4407
Tom MacKenzie (FWS) 678-296-6400
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe will kick-off a two day trip to Florida to make two important conservation announcements that are part of the Administration’s efforts to preserve and restore the Florida Everglades. 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.
During next week’s trip, Secretary Salazar will highlight the job-creating impacts and economic benefits of tourism, outdoor recreation and conservation in the Everglades and around Florida.
On Tuesday, Salazar and Ashe will join U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to make an announcement regarding wildlife and the Florida Everglades. The announcement will take place along the Tamiami Trail just outside of Miami. Later on, Salazar will attend the Everglades Foundation “Everglades Water Supply Summit” in Tallahassee where he will identify next steps in the restoration of the Florida Everglades during a panel discussion entitled, “What’s Next.”
On Wednesday, Salazar and Ashe will conclude their trip in Haines City with Senator Nelson where they will make an important announcement regarding the proposed Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area.
EVENT 1: Florida Everglades Conservation Announcement
| WHO: | Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator |
| WHAT: | Florida Everglades Conservation Announcement |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:00 a.m. EDT |
| WHERE: | S-333 pumping structure, located about eight miles west of the new Tamiami Bridge on Tamiami Trail |
EVENT 2: Everglades Water Supply Summit
| WHO: | Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Adam Putnam, Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture Mike Haridopolos, President, Florida State Senate Paul Tudor Jones, Chairman, the Everglades Foundation |
| WHAT: | Everglades Water Supply Summit |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:00 p.m. EDT |
| WHERE: | Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center 555 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, FL 32306-1640 *room 208 |
EVENT 3: Proposed Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area Announcement
| WHO: | Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator |
| WHAT: | Proposed Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area |
| WHEN: |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:00 a.m. EDT |
| WHERE: | Florida Chapter’s Future Farmers of America Training Center 5000 Firetower Road Haines City, Florida 33844 863-439-7332 |
| MEDIA: | For directions, please visit: http://www.flaltc.org/directions.htm |
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