Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to Hold Next Meeting in Florida (HQ, FL)
WASHINGTON — The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force, which President Obama has directed by executive order to
develop a restoration strategy for the Gulf of Mexico, will hold a
meeting in Pensacola on Wednesday, June 1. It will be held at the
Saenger Theatre from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and is open to the
public. The meeting will be followed by a public listening session
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Pensacola meeting, the fourth in a series taking place across
the gulf, will further the task force’s ongoing commitment to
supporting the conservation and restoration of resilient and
healthy ecosystems in the gulf. At the previous meeting, held in
Mobile, Ala. on May 6, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced
that EPA is creating a citizen advisory council to advise her on
Gulf restoration issues, and the task force released a strategy
background document for public review.
On October 5, 2010, President Obama issued executive order 13554 to
create the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, continuing
the administration's ongoing commitment to the gulf region. The
task force works to integrate federal restoration efforts with
those of local stakeholders and state and tribal governments, and
to facilitate accountability and support throughout the restoration
process.
WHO: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
WHAT: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Meeting
WHEN: June 1, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. CT (Public
Listening Session 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT)
WHERE: Saenger Theatre,118 South Palafox Place, Pensacola,
Fla. 32502
To pre-register for this meeting, please go to this link:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lpkzsjfab&oeidk=a07e3usivlh1738acd3.
The meeting space is fully accessible. If you
have special needs or require translation, please let us know. For
more information on the task force or to pre-register for this
meeting, please visit www.epa.gov/gulfcoasttaskforce. We will continue to update this website with future
announcements and important information.
More on the president’s executive order: http://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/05/executive-order-gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-task-force
To receive automatic updates, email the task force at
[email protected].