US Agriculture Secretary Veneman to Keynote CSE Healthy Forests Summit in North Carolina
United States Secretary of Agriculture, Ann M. Veneman, will be the keynote speaker at a “Healthy Forests Summit” organized by Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE). Secretary Veneman will discuss President Bush’s Healthy Forests Initiative including issues surrounding controlled burns, disease, and infestation. Representative Charles Taylor (NC-11) and forest health experts will join Secretary Veneman.
What:
Citizens for a Sound Economy Healthy Forests Summit
Who:
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Representative Charles Taylor (R-NC)
Matt Benett
Executive Director Treekeepers.org
Dr. Scott Schlarbaum
Forest Health Researcher, University of Tennessee
Mr. Stan Adams
North Carolina State Forester
Mr. Jack Swanner
Chairman, Board of Directors, North Carolina Forestry Association
When:
Thursday, August 28, 2003
3:40pm – Media availability behind the Rally Pavilion
4:00pm – Summit begins
Where:
Tom Johnson Rally Park (Rally Pavilion)
1885 US Highway 70 West
Marion, NC