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| Media Advisory No.4151.10 |
Contact:
USDA Office of Communications
(202) 720-4623
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Hold Media Conference Call To Announce New Program to Expand Access to Private Land for Recreation
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2010 – Tomorrow, July 8, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a media conference call announcing a new program to encourage forest and ranch land owners and operators to voluntarily open their lands for the enjoyment of wildlife dependent recreation.
Representatives from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), Association of Fish and Wildlife Association (AFWA) and Pheasants Forever also plan to participate in the call.
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July 8, 1010
1 p.m. EDT |
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a national media conference call announcing USDA efforts to encourage access to private lands for recreation.
Participants:
Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Whit Fosburgh, President and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP)
Howard Vincent, President and CEO of Pheasants Forever
Jeff Vonk, Secretary of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department
Keith Sexson, Assistant Secretary of Wildlife Operations for Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
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| CALL-IN: |
800-857-5233
Passcode: USDA (Given Verbally)
Trouble Number: 202-720-8560
All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone. |
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