Secretary Salazar Participates in Marsh Restoration Project at Big Branch NWR In Celebration of National Public Lands Day

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar participated in a marsh restoration project at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge as part of the annual National Public Lands Day on September 25th. This year's National Public Lands Day event involved more than 170,000 volunteers at 2,200 sites across the country helping to preserve and improve public lands, including neighborhood green spaces, city parks, beaches and national parks.

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, along with Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Manager Daniel Breaux and Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle view the marsh at Big Branch NWR from an air boat on National Public Lands Day in Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Salazar participated in the marsh restoration project at the Big Branch NWR, Louisiana. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Ken Salazar helped volunteers plant marsh grass at the Big Branch Marsh NWR in Tammany Parish, Louisiana as thousands participated in projects around the country for National Public Lands Day. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Salazar and Ken Litzenberger, Project Leader for the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges plant marsh grass for National Public Lands Day. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Ken Salazar speaks with marsh restoration volunteers. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Secretary Salazar poses with one of the volunteers planting marsh grass at Big Branch NWR. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    “National Public Lands Day is a celebration of the spirit of volunteerism that has been the foundation of conservation in America for more than a century,” said Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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    Ken Litzenberger, Project Leader for the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Robb Hampton, Director of National Public Lands Day and Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science participated in the National Public Lands Day Marsh Restoration Project on September 25 at the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: Tami A. Heilemann-DOI

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