WASHINGTON-Interior Secretary Gale Norton will lead a delegation of top departmental officials at the upcoming White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation, a national assembly aimed at strengthening conservation partnerships with states, tribes and communities and promoting citizen stewardship.
What: | White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation |
When: | August 29-31, 2005 |
Where: | St. Louis Convention Center (America's Center)
701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO |
Who: |
Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior
Lynn Scarlett, Asst. Sec. for Policy, Management and Budget
(Dep. Sec. designee)
Craig Manson, Asst. Sec. for Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Rebecca Watson, Asst. Sec. for Land and Minerals Management
Tom Weimer, Acting Asst. Sec. for Water and Science
(Asst. Sec. for Policy, Management and Budget designee)
Fran Mainella, Director of the National Park Service
Kathleen Clarke, Director of the Bureau of Land Management
Matt Hogan, Acting Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
Johnnie Burton, Director of the Minerals Management Service
John Keys, Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Mark Limbaugh, Dep. Commissioner of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
(Asst. Sec. for Water and Science designee)
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How: | To schedule interviews with top DOI officials, contact the Conference Media Hotline at (314) 342-5700 (activated 8/29 at 8am) or DOI Public Affairs at (202) 208-6416. Media with valid press credentials are invited to register for the conference online at http://www.conservation.ceq.gov/media.html. For more information on the conference agenda, access www.conservation.ceq.gov.
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