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(WASHINGTON, DC) - Interior Secretary Gale Norton will unveil a new
public lands volunteer initiative today at the National Press Club's
Newsmaker Luncheon. The Secretary will then roll up her sleeves and
head for Watts Branch Park in the Anacostia section of Washington, D.C.,
where she and D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams will plant trees and clear
invasive species as part of the first project under the new program.
Secretary Norton will encourage
citizens, organizations, and state, local, and tribal governments to
work together to restore and enhance America's natural and cultural
resources.
Transportation
will be provided for members of the press from the National Press Club
to Heritage Park and back.
National
Press Club
WHO:
· Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior
· Rick Schroder, actor and rancher-conservationist (NYPD Blue,
Lonesome Dove & more)
Recognized Volunteers:
· John Corcoran III, Rio Rancho, N.M
· Anastacia Hernando, Salem, Mass.
· Patricia Briggs, Yuma, Ariz.
· Ray and Juanita Huber, Santa Clara, Utah
· Jim Montgomery, Roswell, N.M.
· Steve Noyes, Beltsville, Md.
· Rosalita Spiller, Carterville, Ill.
· Mollie Krival, Sanibel, Fla.
· Harriet Flotte, Towson, Md.
WHAT: Launching New
Public Lands Volunteer Initiative
WHEN: April 16, 2003, 1 - 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: National Press Club Ballroom
Anacostia:
WHO:
· Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior
· D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams more
· Rick Schroder, actor
· Members of the Natural Leaders, a neighborhood youth group
· Members of the Washington Parks and People, D.C. volunteer
group
· Members of the United Methodist Church of Springfield
WHAT: Remove invasive species
and plant red maple trees along an Anacostia River tributary
WHEN: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Heritage Park of Watts Branch Park, 601 Division Ave. NE, Washington,
D.C.
Driving directions to Heritage Park:
Take 395 East to 295 North
Take 295 North/Kenilworth Ave. To the Burroughs Ave. exit
Take Burroughs Ave. for approximately three-quarters mile to Division
Ave and turn right.
Heritage Park is one block down at the corner of Division Ave. and Foote
St.
Attention TV assignment editors:
B-roll of volunteers and delayed broadcast satellite coordinates for
Press Club speech available upon request.
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