Media Advisory
Plant a Tree at Flight 93 Coverage Procedures
FOR GUIDANCE AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY -
NOT FOR BROADCAST
WHAT: As part of National Park Week, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are continuing a major reforestation effort that will eventually result in 150,000 new trees at the Flight 93 National Memorial, the nation's permanent memorial to the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93, and all of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Media are invited to cover the opening program and the volunteer tree-planting effort on Saturday, April 20.The program will begin at 9 a.m. and include remarks from federal and state officials, as well as event partners and sponsors.The Flight 93 National Memorial will still be open to the public during regular visiting hours on the days of the tree-planting effort.
Every year during National Park Week, America's national parks host public events and coordinate volunteer opportunities to celebrate the special occasion.For a second year, the Flight 93 National Memorial will honor National Park Week with Plant a Tree at Flight 93.
WHO: Jeff Reinbold, Superintendent, Flight 93 National Memorial
Richard Allen, Secretary, Penn. Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
King Laughlin, Vice President, National Park Foundation
WHEN: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Ceremony begins:9 a.m.
All media must be set-up and in place by 8:45 a.m.
WHERE: Flight 93 National Memorial
6424 Lincoln Highway
Stoystown, PA15563
RSVP: Chris Comer, National Park Service
chris_comer@nps.gov, ph:814-893-6322
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
