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Outdoors initiative comes to Annapolis

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 06/26/10

In the midst of one of the country's greatest ecological disasters, federal environmental officials have begun trying to formulate a new conservation agenda.

Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks to press yesterday at a news conference at Amos Garrett Park announcing President Barack Obama’s “America’s Great Outdoors” initiative. A “listening and learning session” for the Chesapeake Bay region followed at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, attracting hundreds of people.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, speaks to press at Amos Garrett Park before the America's Great Outdoors Initiative Listening Session in Chesapeake Bay Region, held at Maryland Hall.
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Hundreds of people attended a "listening and learning session" at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis yesterday to take part in President Barack Obama's "America's Great Outdoors" initiative.

"I see this as a movement," said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. "I see it as a march for conservation."

As oil continues to gush into the Gulf and the Chesapeake Bay remains in struggling health,...

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