NOTICE OF A PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON THE PRESIDENT'S AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE
America's Great Outdoors Youth Listening Session
July 22, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT
"It's a recognition, passed down from one generation to the next, that few pursuits are more satisfying to the spirit than discovering the greatness of America's outdoors."
-President Barack Obama, April 16, 2010
Dear Friends,
On April 16, 2010, President Obama established the America's Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda for the 21st century. The President understands that efforts for protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and reconnecting people to the outdoors must be community driven. For this reason, he has called upon senior government officials to host a series of public listening sessions in a range of locations across the country.
Young people play a critical role in shaping our country's environmental future. In his memorandum establishing the America's Great Outdoors initiative, President Obama asked that, "special attention…be given to bringing young Americans into the conversation." We want to engage you in this conversation from the beginning, and ensure that your voices are heard in the end.
In early August, the leaders of the America's Great Outdoors initiative are coming to Salt Lake City to hear from you. Please join us for a public listening session at the Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown on Tuesday, August 3rd.
Who: Young people from the Utah area
What: A discussion on America's Great Outdoors
When: Tuesday, August 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown
215 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
This event is hosted by the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Before the session, there will be the general America's Great Outdoors Listening Session. Youth are encouraged to attend the general listening session from 10:00-1:15 pm at the Radisson Salt Lake City Downtown.
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To ensure that we have sufficient space for everyone, we encourage you to let us know by Wednesday, July 28 if you are able to attend one or both of these listening sessions. You can do so by sending your name, email address, and telephone number via email to americasgreatoutdoorsyouthslc@blm.gov or via fax to (801) 539-4074. We will contact you if we reach capacity.
If you have questions, please contact Cindy Ledbetter at (801) 977-4377 or americasgreatoutdoorsyouthslc@blm.gov.
Thank you for your support. We hope to see you in Salt Lake City!
The America's Great Outdoors Team
For more information on this initiative, please visit www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoors.