Secretary Salazar, Governor Herbert and Administration Officials to Hold America's Great Outdoors Initiative Listening Session in Salt Lake City - Archive

The following media advisory was published by the Department of Interior on July 30, 2010. It is reproduced in full below.

Salt Lake City, UT – Secretary Salazar, Governor Herbert and other senior administration officials will participate in a listening session on President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative to hear from people in Utah about solutions for building a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda and reconnecting Americans with the outdoors.

Secretary Salazar and Governor Herbert will be joined by Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Nancy Sutley. The listening session, part of a series being held across the country, will be followed by an America's Great Outdoors youth listening session to provide young people with the opportunity to join the conversation and share their best ideas.

President Obama inaugurated the America's Great Outdoors Initiative at the White House Conference in April. The conference brought together leaders from communities across the country that are working to protect their outdoor spaces and focused on developing and supporting innovative ideas for improving conservation and recreation at the local level.

WHO: Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior

Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah

Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City

Nancy Sutley,Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

Bob Abbey, Director of the Bureau of Land Management

WHAT: America's Great Outdoors Listening Session and Youth Listening Session

* Secretary Salazar and Chair Sutley will also be delivering remarks at the Outdoor Retailer Show, listen-in availlabe, information below

Where: Salt Palace Convention Center

When: 8:15 a.m. MDT

Phone #: 877-918-6725

Pass code: OUTDOORS

WHEN: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010