LAUREL, MD - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Senator Benjamin Cardin, House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer and other invited Members of Congress will tour the historic facilities at the Patuxent Research Refuge and Wildlife Research Center, co-managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, on Feb. 9, 2009, to review improvement projects that could be funded under President Obama's economic recovery plan currently before Congress.
The projects would create jobs and restore the tradition of world-class wildlife science at Patuxent, where groundbreaking research took place on the effects of the pesticide DDT, inspiring Rachel Carson to write Silent Spring. Salazar will brief the media on the proposed projects and others across the nation that will enhance conservation and provide real economic benefits to local communities
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Senator Benjamin Cardin Congressman Steny Hoyer |
| What: | Tour of proposed construction and improvement projects to modernize administrative buildings and laboratories, and rehabilitate animal research facilities, at the Patuxent Research Refuge and Wildlife Research Center. |
| When: | 11 a.m. EST, Monday, February 9, 2009 |
| Where: | Stickel Laboratory, 12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, Maryland |
| Media: | Refuge staff will be stationed at entrance gate and along the route
to make sure the invited guests find their way to the Stickel
Laboratory parking lot. Directions to the Patuxent Research
Refuge/Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: |
From Washington, D.C.: Take Baltimore/Washington Parkway (Route 295) North, to Powder Mill Road-Beltsville exit. Turn right (east) onto Powder Mill Road and stay on Powder Mill Road (approx. 2 miles) until you reach the intersection of Route197 and Powder Mill (stoplight). The main gate of Patuxent is straight ahead. Follow entry road into Patuxent.
From Baltimore, MD: Take Baltimore/Washington Parkway (Route 295) South to Laurel exit, Route 197. Turn left on Route 197. Follow 197 approximately 1 1/2 miles to main gate on left (opposite intersection with Powder Mill Road (stoplight)). Follow entry road into Patuxent.
From Annapolis, MD: TTake US 50/US 301 West and go approximately 12.5 miles to Exit 11. Take the Collington Rd/MD-197N exit (Exit 11) and bear right. Proceed 8.7 miles to Powder Mill Road intersection (stoplight) and make a right hand turn into the main gate. Follow entry road into Patuxent.