POINT ARENA – On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join the local community and other federal, state and local leaders to celebrate President Obama's designation today of the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of California Coastal National Monument.
Jewell will be joined by White House Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair Mike Boots, Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze, and other local leaders.
The 1,665 acres of public lands at Point Arena-Stornetta is the first shoreline addition to the monument, which was first established in 2000 to protect more than 20,000 rocks, islands, exposed reefs, and pinnacles along the 1,100 miles of California's coast.
The President's action honors years of work from Point Arena community and businesses for increased protection and recognition for the significant and spectacular stretch of public lands along the Mendocino coastline in Northern California.
In addition to providing scenic recreation for residents and visitors and an outdoor classroom near Point Arena schools, the lands are recognized by state and federal agencies as containing significant natural resources, including important wildlife habitat, coastal bluffs and shelves, tide pools, dunes, coastal prairies, and the mouth and estuary of the Garcia River.
WHO:
Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior
Mike Boots, White House Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair
Neil Kornze, Principal Deputy Director at the Bureau of Land Management
Other local leaders and officials
WHAT:
Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands Celebration
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 12, 2014; 2:00 p.m. PDT
WHERE:
Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands off Lighthouse Road
Parking and shuttle services will be provided at:
Point Arena City Hall
451 School St.
Pt. Arena, CA 95468
RSVP:
Media interested in attending the event are encouraged to RSVP here by 6pm PDT.
Source: Department of Interior
