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