Secretary Jewell, Senator Shaheen to Celebrate Major Conservation Partnership Protecting New England Cottontail
DOVER, N.H. – On Friday, Sept. 11, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will make an announcement related to tremendous coordinated efforts by federal, state, nonprofit, and private partners to protect the New England cottontail and conserve forest habitat in six Northeast states (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York).
Secretary Jewell will join U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Jason Weller, private landowners, and conservation leaders for the announcement. For the first time, officials will release cottontails bred in captivity onto young forest habitat on private land.
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator, New Hampshire
Jason Weller, Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rick Jacobson, Director, Wildlife Division, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Rick and Donna Ambrose, Landowners
What:
Important conservation announcement related to New England cottontail
When:
Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
11:15 a.m. EDT – Media check-in
11:30 a.m. EDT – Announcement
12:00 p.m. EDT – Photo opportunity and media availability
Where:
Please contact Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov for the address.
Media:
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP here.
Source: Department of Interior
