Fwd: Complimentary parking Monday AGO event

[Denise Maxwell]

America's Great Outdoors Listening session is in your area

Go and speak up for horses sharing public parks, openlands, and so on.
Your chance to meet the Sec. of Interior and Agriculture.

Denise Maxwell, President

Illinois Trail Riders

4873 Indian Hills Drive

Edwardsville, IL  62025

618 656-2591

ILTr...@illinoistrailriders.com

www.illinoistrailriders.com

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Subject:	Complimentary parking Monday AGO event
Date:	Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:24:40 -0500
From:	Stone, Deborah <Debora...@Illinois.gov>
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CC:	Evans, Tami <Tami....@Illinois.gov>

Good news!   There will be complimentary parking available for this event in the Soldier Field North Garage.  Hope to see you there.

 

The Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, Chicago Wilderness, City of Chicago Dept. of Environment,

Openlands, Chicago Park District and The Field Museum invite you to

Provide input to President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, a 21^st Century agenda

for conservation, recreation and connecting with the outdoors.

 

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AT A FORUM ON PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURE.

Young people are especially encouraged to attend.

 

MONDAY AUGUST 30, 5:30

The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago

Simpson Theater (entry through West door)

Complimentary parking will be available in the Soldier Field North Garage

 

The Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality were asked by the President to lead this effort and to listen and learn from people across the country. 

Please come and share your ideas with Amy Salzman, Associate Director for Policy Outreach, White House Council on Environmental Quality; and Will Shafroth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the four questions guiding the America’s Great Outdoors initiative:

1.  Challenges: What obstacles exist to conservation, recreation, or reconnecting people to the outdoors?

2.  What works: What are the most effective strategies for conservation, recreation and reconnecting people to the outdoors?

3.  Federal government role: How can the federal government be a more effective partner in helping to achieve conservation, recreation or reconnecting people to the outdoors?

4.  Tools: What additional tools and resources would help make these efforts even more successful?

 

You will have the opportunity to submit brief verbal or written comments and suggestions on any of the four questions during this session.   If you can’t attend, you can also submit your ideas to the America’s Great Outdoors IdeaJam at http://www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoors/!

 

There is no cost for this event.  Registration begins at 4:30.  Please arrive at the West door promptly.   PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHERS, INCLUDING YOUTH, WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED!