America's Great Outdoors Youth Listening Session in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 4th

[Abby Fenton]

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON THE PRESIDENT’S AMERICA’S
GREAT OUTDOORS INITIATIVE

America’s Great Outdoors Youth Listening Session
August 4, 2010
Minneapolis, MN

“It’s a recognition, passed down from one generation to the next, that
few pursuits are more satisfying to the spirit than discovering the
greatness of America’s outdoors.”
-President Barack Obama, April 16, 2010
Dear Friends,

On April 16, 2010, President Obama established the America’s Great
Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda
for the 21st century. The President understands that efforts for
protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and
reconnecting people to the outdoors must be community driven. For
this reason, he has called upon senior government officials to host a
series of public listening sessions in a range of locations across the
country.

Young people play a critical role in shaping our country’s
environmental future. In his memorandum establishing the America’s
Great Outdoors initiative, President Obama asked that, “special
attention…be given to bringing young Americans into the
conversation.” We want to engage you in this conversation from the
beginning, and ensure that your voices are heard in the end.

In early August, the leaders of the America’s Great Outdoors
initiative are coming to Minneapolis/St. Paul to hear from you.
Please join us for a youth listening session at the Mill City Museum
courtyard, in Minneapolis, MN, on Wednesday, August 4th.

Who: Young people from the
Minneapolis/St. Paul area
What: A discussion on America’s
Great Outdoors
When: Wednesday, August 4 from 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Mill City Museum Courtyard
704 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2163
(612) 341-7555

This event is hosted by the Department of the Interior, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the
White House Council on Environmental Quality.

After the session, there will be the general America’s Great Outdoors
Listening Session. Youth are encouraged to attend the general
listening session from 4:00-7:30 pm at the Ted Mann Concert Hall,
University of Minnesota.
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To ensure that we have sufficient space for everyone, we encourage you
to let us know by Monday, August 2 if you are able to attend one or
both of these listening sessions. You can do so by sending your name,
email address, and telephone number via email to olive...@nps.gov by
Monday August 2. We will contact you if we reach capacity.

If you have questions, please contact John Anfinson at (651) 290-3030,
x 285 or David Wiggins at 612- 676-9486.

Thank you for your support. We hope to see you in Minneapolis!

The America’s Great Outdoors Team