National
Partnership Announcement to Restore Forests on National Wildlife
Refuges
-- Reduce Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere --
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29,
2007
Contacts:
Tom MacKenzie, 404/679-7291
WHAT:
A historic partnership announcement
to help restore important wildlife habitat, address climate change, improve
air and water quality and enhance native forest restoration at National
Wildlife Refuges.
WHO:
Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
Larry Selzer, President, The Conservation Fund
John Frampton, Director, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
WHERE:
Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center
2125 Fort Watson Road
Summerton, South Carolina 29148 (803) 478-2217
(Halfway between Columbia and Charleston, S.C.)
http://www.fws.gov/santee
WHEN:
March 30, 2007
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
BBQ lunch at the Lone Star BBQ in nearby Santee, SC (self pay)
DIRECTIONS:
From either direction (north
or south) on Interstate 95, take Exit 102 and follow the signs to Santee
National Wildlife Refuge (visitor center) - less than two miles from
I-95. Traveling North on I-95, it will be the first exit after you cross
Lake Marion. If you are traveling South on I-95, it will be the exit
just before you cross Lake Marion.
BACKGROUND:
The partnership formed by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The
Conservation Fund will help plant
trees to restore native forests at National Wildlife Refuges across the
nation. As part of its Carbon Sequestration Program, The Conservation
Fund launched Go ZeroSM to engage people around the world -- companies,
communities, and individuals -- in the effort to combat climate change.
Go ZeroSM measures the specific carbon dioxide emissions of virtually
any slice of life, from travel-related emissions to corporate headquarters,
high profile events to individuals. The Conservation Fund then offsets
that impact by planting native trees, which absorb carbon dioxide as
they grow.
CONTACTS:
Jena Thompson, The Conservation
Fund, (703) 908-5809
Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (404) 679-7291
(M) (678) 296-6400
Kay McCutcheon, USFWS, Santee NWR, (803) 478-2217
Mike Willis, South Carolina DNR, (803) 734-4133
Santee National Wildlife Refuge
-- Important Facts (pdf)
Santee National
Wildlife Refuge -- General
Fact Sheet (pdf)
The Conservation
Fund -- INITIATIVES --
Go Zero (pdf)
The Conservation Fund -- INITIATIVES
-- Go Zero --
Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
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