Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, joined by Representative Raul Grijalva, will provide welcoming remarks this evening at a reception for an exhibition opening at the Interior Museum. The reception is open to credentialed media. The Udall Foundation exhibition, Parks in Focus: Connecting Underserved Youth to Nature through Photography, will be open to the public from 8:30 to 4:30 on weekdays through December.
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Representative Raul Grijalva Mr. Terry Bracy, Chair, Udall Foundation Board |
| What: | Reception Open to Credentialed Media to open the Parks in Focus Exhibit, highlighting the work of the Udall Foundation, at the beginning of National Parks Week |
| When: | April 20, 2009; 5pm to 7 pm. |
| Where: | Interior Museum, main floor, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, N.W. |
| Background: | The U.S. Department of the Interior Museum and the Morris K. Udall Foundation present Parks in Focus-- an art exhibit to commemorate National Park Week, on view until mid-December 2009. |
About Parks in Focus: For 10 years, the Morris K. Udall Foundation has introduced middle school students, from Boys & Girls Clubs allover the nation, to the wonders nature. The Parks in Focus program connects middle-school children to nature through week-long trips to state and national parks. Learning the fundamentals of photography, ecology, and conservation adds to students’ continuing engagement with nature. The Foundation provides cameras and teaches that nature is accessible, fun, and educational. Included in the exhibit are photographs taken by participants visiting Arizona, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, Wyoming, and California in 2007 and 2008.
About the Morris K. Udall Foundation: Established by the U.S. Congress in 1992, the Morris K. Udall Foundation honors Congressman Morris King Udall's thirty-year legacy of public service. The Udall Foundation carries on his legacy through a variety of programs–among them, education programs designed to foster in the next generation a passion and commitment for the nation’s natural resources, including the very lands his legislation secured. The Udall Foundation also includes the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, which provides collaborative problem-solving and conflict resolution services on natural resource, public lands, and environmental issues involving the federal government.
About the Interior Museum: The Interior Museum interprets the history of the U.S. Department of the Interior and promotes the current work of the bureaus. It is located on the first floor of the Main Interior Building at 1849 C Street, NW between 18th and 19th Streets. The museum is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm and from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm on the third Saturday of each month, except for all Federal holidays. Entrance is free but all adults must have photo ID to enter the building. For more information, please call 202-208-4743 or see the website: http://www.doi.gov/interiormuseum.