JACKSON HOLE, WYO. – On Monday, June 13, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will deliver keynote remarks at the annual summer meeting of the Western Governors' Association (WGA) in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Secretary Jewell’s remarks will focus on the value of public lands and areas of successful collaboration with Western Governors, including conservation goals, species conservation, building resilience, natural resource development and wildfire.
Secretary Jewell and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead will also hold a press conference to make an important announcement regarding Grand Teton National Park.
The Western Governors' Association, founded in 1984 and representing the Governors of 19 states and three US-Flag Pacific islands, helps Governors develop bipartisan policy solutions for key Western issues.
Event#1:
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
What:
Keynote remarks at Western Governors' Association annual summer meeting
When:
Monday, June 13, 2016
11:00 a.m. MDT
Where:
Snow King Resort
Grand Teton Ballroom
400 E. Snow King Ave.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming 83001
Media:
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP through WGA.
Event#2:
Who:
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Matt Mead, Governor of Wyoming
David Vela, Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park
Will Shafroth, President & CEO, National Park Foundation
Leslie A. Mattson, President, Grand Teton National Park Foundation
What:
Press conference on Grand Teton National Park
When:
Monday, June 13, 2016
12:45 p.m. MDT – Media check-in
1:00 p.m. MDT – Press conference
Where:
Snow King Resort
Grand View Lodge, Grand View B
400 E. Snow King Ave.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming 83001
Media:
Credentialed members of the media are encouraged to RSVP here.
Source: Department of Interior
