Salazar Highlights 10 Projects in NE States under America’s Great Outdoors Rivers Initiatiative
Source: Dept. of the Interior
Contact: Adam Fetcher (DOI) 202-208-6416
Salazar Highlights 10 Projects in NE States under Americas Great Outdoors Rivers Initiatiative
WASHINGTON Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted projects in 10 northeastern states that serve as models of the Americas Great Outdoors River Initiative to conserve and restore key rivers across the nation, expand outdoor recreational opportunities and support jobs in local communities.
The 10 river projects are part of a list of 51 ongoing projects that the Secretary is highlighting nationwide, one in each state and the District of Columbia. Ranging from the establishment of the Connecticut River Blueway in Connecticut to a watershed restoration project on the Winooski River in Vermont, the projects were selected to provide examples on how communities across America can restore and reconnect with the rivers in their backyards. snip
A map and more detailed descriptions of the river initiatives highlighted by Salazar can be accessed here. Additional river projects across the nation will be announced in the coming days. snip
Connecticut: Connecticut River Connecticut River Watershed
Today in Hartford, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed a Secretarial Order establishing the National Blueways System and announcing the 410-mile-long Connecticut River spanning the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire as the first National Blueway. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been working with many federal, state and local agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private landowners to support landscape level conservation, environmental education, and recreation opportunities that will protect important natural resources along the river and connect the public to a mosaic of conserved land.
Delaware: Nanticoke River Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
With the support of the governor, the Chesapeake Conservancy and other partners, on May 16 the Secretary designated the Nanticoke River as a historic connecting trail. The river is an integral part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, which traces the historic water routes of Captain John Smiths voyages exploring the Chesapeake Bay and connects with public with scores of historic and natural areas.
Read more: http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Highlights-10-Projects-in-Northeastern-States-under-Americas-Great-Outdoors-Rivers-Initiative.cfm
Best thing Salazar's done since he got into office. Thanks for giving another to the environmentalists, Obama administration.
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(70,289 posts)oyster beds, wild run salmon, canoe trails, education, fishing, ecological
restoration, ........ oh them damn big government programs!