WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will hold a national teleconference to announce 18 members of the new Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council on Friday.
The council is an official advisory group under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that will help to promote and preserve America's hunting heritage for future generations. It will also provide a forum for sportsmen and women to advise the federal government on policies related to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that (a) benefit recreational hunting; (b) benefit wildlife resources; and (c) encourage partnership among the public, the sporting conservation community, the shooting and hunting sports industry, wildlife conservation organizations, the states, Native American tribes, and the federal government.
Who: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
What: Announcement of members of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Council
When: 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 23
Call-in: 800-857-5233. Passcode : USDA. Trouble number – 202-720-8560.
All callers using the above passcode 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.
Source: Department of Interior
