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Secretary Gale Norton & International Paper Sign Landmark
Environmental Agreement to Protect and Manage Aquatic Resources
SAVANNAH, Ga., May 21 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton
George O'Brien, International Paper, Senior Vice President-Forest
Products
WHAT: Signing ceremony and boat tour; first-ever aquatic resources
conservation and management partnership agreement
WHEN: Wed., May 26, 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Butler Island (outside Darien, Ga.)
WHY: This landmark environmental partnership is expected to
significantly improve freshwater ecosystems across the
Southeastern United States. The 10-year agreement, representing a
significant commitment to conserve unique freshwater ecosystems,
covers 5.5 million acres of International Paper forestlands in
nine Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee. Through an unprecedented partnership between
International Paper, the largest private landowner, and the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service, extensive ecological surveys will be
conducted and conservation measures implemented to recover
imperiled aquatic species. Nearly one-third of the 500 native
fishes in the Southern states are considered imperiled. There are
about 270 species of mussels in the Southeast and about 75 percent
of those species are in need of some form of conservation. The
Aquatic Resources Conservation and Management Partnership
Agreement lays the groundwork for future conservation of aquatic
species in other habitats across the United States. U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service regions in other parts of the country have
already expressed an interest in signing and implementing similar
agreements.
The signing will take place Wed., May 26, 11:00 a.m. on Butler
Island, located on the banks of the Altamaha River hosted by The
Nature Conservancy at its Southeast Georgia Conservation Office.
Lunch will be served immediately following the ceremony.
Following the signing, media are invited to a boat tour/photo op
with VIPs featuring the Secretary, International Paper and
University of Georgia (Athens) biologists who work with short-nose
sturgeon on the Altamaha River.
Limited seating. To reserve a place on the boat, please RSVP to
Rick Ouellette, International Paper, (912) 238-6399, with press
credentials, by Tuesday, May 25 at 5:00 p.m.
Directions:
From Savannah:
Take I-95 South to Exit 49 (Darien/outlet exit). Go east (left) to Highway 17.
Turn south (right) on Highway 17. Pass through Darien. Cross two bridges. The
Nature Conservancy is located on the right after the second bridge (large,
white three-story plantation home).
From Jacksonville:
Take I-95 North to GA Exit 42 (Highway 99). Go east (right) to Highway 17. Turn
north on Highway 17 (left). Cross two bridges. The Nature Conservancy is
located on the right after the second bridge (large, white three-story
plantation home).
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020701/IPLOGO)
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DATASOURCE: International Paper
CONTACT: Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, +1-404-679-7291;
or Rick Ouellette, International Paper, +1-912-238-6399
Web site: http://www.internationalpaper.com/