National Park Service Director Jarvis and Administration Officials Tour Nisqually National Widlife Refuge as Part of America's Great Outdoors

National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis was joined at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge by Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Water Pete Silva, Deputy Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jay Jensen and Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Will Shafroth. Jarvis, members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe, and the other administration officials toured the refuge's estuary restoration project and boardwalk construction. The tour was preceded by a listening session in Seattle under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative. The listening sessions, part of a nation-wide series, bring together communities across the country that are working to protect their outdoor spaces and focus on developing and supporting innovative ideas for improving conservation and recreation at the local level.

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    National Park Service Director Jarvis and the other administration officials tour the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge's estuary restoration project and boardwalk construction as part of America's Great Outdoors Initiative. Photo Credit: Emmett O'Connell, South Sound Information Officer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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    Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jean Takekawa speaks to a tour comprised of NPS Director Jarvis, administration officials, and various members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Photo Credit: Emmett O'Connell, South Sound Information Officer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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    Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jean Takekawa speaks to a tour comprised of NPS Director Jarvis, administration officials, and various members of the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Photo Credit: Emmett O'Connell, South Sound Information Officer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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    National Park Service Director Jarvis and the other administration officials tour the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge's estuary restoration project and boardwalk construction as part of America's Great Outdoors Initiative. Photo Credit: Emmett O'Connell, South Sound Information Officer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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    Various members of Nisqually Indian Tribe and administration officials tour the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge's estuary restoration project and boardwalk construction as part of America's Great Outdoors Initiative. Photo Credit: Emmett O'Connell, South Sound Information Officer, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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