Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe will kick-off a two day trip Tuesday 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.
On Tuesday, Salazar and Ashe will join U.S. Senator Bill Nelson along the Tamiami Trail just outside of Miami to make a python announcement. 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 Python Announcement
WHO: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior
Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator
WHAT: Florida Everglades Python Announcement
WHEN: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
8:45 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
