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NPS Centennial

Centennial Initiative Media Advisory

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Contact(s): David Barna, Jeffrey Olson (202) 208-6843, and
                Scott Gediman at Yosemite National Park (209) 372-0248
Today's date: August 20, 2007

Secretary of the Interior and National Park Service Director to Announce Proposals for Matching Funds Critical to National Park Service Centennial

What:Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar announce the first project and program proposals for the 'National Park Centennial Challenge,' a critical public-private partnership to fund $2 billion of the President's $3-billion National Park Centennial Initiative to invigorate America's national parks in time for the August 25, 2016, centennial of the National Park Service.
When: Thursday, August 23, 2007
  • 11:00am Pacific Daylight Time press conference and Q and A.
  • 11:30am hike to Lower Yosemite Fall with Interior Secretary and NPS Director
Where:Residence One, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite Valley
  • On-site parking is extremely limited. Please look for "Special Event Parking" signs directly across from Lower Yosemite Fall shuttle bus stop.
  • Who: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne with
    • National Park Service Director Mary Bomar
    • Congressman George Radanovich
    • Mike Tollefson, Superintendent, Yosemite National Park

    Interview/Photo Opportunities: Secretary of the Interior and NPS Director announcing projects; one-on-one interviews following press conference and during hike; media tours of proposed centennial projects in Yosemite National Park.

     
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