MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 27, 2003

Contact:
Office of Communications, (404) 651-7774

ATLANTA, GA – Governor Sonny Perdue will make a major environmental announcement regarding the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge TODAY, Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. in the Governor’s Office.

Who:

Governor Sonny Perdue
Jeffrey L. Keefer – Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Titanium Technologies
Larry Selzer – President and CEO, The Conservation Fund
J. Steven Griles – Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
Dr. Sharon Haines – Director of Sustainable Forestry, International Paper

What:

Environmental Announcement Regarding the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

When:

TODAY, Wednesday, August 27, 2003
1:00 p.m.

Where:

Governor’s Office
State Capitol
206 Washington St.
Atlanta, GA

Media interested in attending should arrive no earlier than 12:45 p.m.

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