Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to Hold Next Meeting in New Orleans (HQ)
WASHINGTON – On Monday, February 28, the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force will hold its next meeting in New
Orleans. The meeting will further the task force’s ongoing
commitment to supporting the conservation and restoration of
resilient and healthy ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. It will be
held at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel at 8 a.m. and is open to the
public.
During the meeting, task force members, including EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, a New Orleans native who chairs the
task force, will review progress on the group’s restoration
strategy and provide ongoing guidance to intergovernmental teams on
the timeline of actions and the objectives of the president’s
executive order. The strategy is envisioned as a blueprint
for action in restoring the gulf ecosystem and builds upon existing
plans, good science and the input of the residents of the
gulf.
The New Orleans meeting will be the latest in a
series of meetings that the task force is holding throughout the
five gulf states. The group held its first meeting in Pensacola,
Florida on November 8, 2010. The meeting will provide follow-up on
public input and recommendations on stakeholder engagement
opportunities provided during the meeting in Pensacola. The task
force is committed to ensuring ongoing input from gulf residents
and local leaders throughout the strategy development process and
will continue to receive feedback during this meeting.
President Obama issued an executive order in October 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.
More information on the president’s executive order:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/05/executive-order-13554-gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-task-force.
Members of the public seeking to pre-register for this meeting,
please email us at
[email protected].
WHO: Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
WHAT: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce
Meeting
WHEN: February 28, 2011 at 8:00
a.m.
WHERE: New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New
Orleans, LA
More information on the task force: http://www.restorethegulf.gov/task-force