[PCA] USDA Media Advisory: Media conference call to announce new support for producers affected by drought - June 24, 2014

[De Angelis, Patricia]

FOR YOU PLANT CONSERVATION MEDIA FOLKS! See Media Advisory, below.

Of particular interest is the June 12 announcement of the Department of the
Interior's $10 million for 10 Wildland Fire Resilient Landscapes Projects.
Native plants and their restoration are common themes throughout these
projects.

Currently in its first year of funding from Congress, selected projects
emphasize collaborative landscape-scale planning across multiple
jurisdictions in order to lessen the risk from catastrophic wildfire and
enhance the protection of critical natural resources and watersheds. The
President’s FY 2016 Budget proposes $30 million for the program to provide
multi-year support for landscape-scale projects and expand the program to
new partnerships.

FACT SHEET:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/06/12/fact-sheet-supporting-workers-farmers-and-communities-suffering-drought

2015 PILOT PROJECTS:
http://www.doi.gov/pmb/owf/upload/2015_06_16_Final-FY-2015-WFRL-Awarded-Proposals.pdf

Media Advisory No. 0062.15

Contact:
USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

*Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and California Secretary for Natural
Resources Laird to Announce New Support for Producers Affected by Drought*

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2015 -- On WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2015, Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack and California Secretary for Natural Resources John
Laird will hold a media conference call to outline new federal and state
efforts to support Californians impacted by drought, including large-scale
landscape management, conservation efforts, and water infrastructure
support.

USDA and the Obama Administration are committed to working with producers,
communities, affected states and other agencies to help address the current
West Coast drought. Last week, several federal agencies including USDA
announced
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and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and
rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires, building
on the more than $190 million that agencies across the federal government
have invested to support drought-stricken communities so far this year.


*PRESS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT ACCESS:*

*DATE:  *June 24, 2015 (WEDNESDAY)

*TIME:  *1:15-1:45 p.m. Pacific time, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Eastern time

*PARTICIPANT NUMBER: *888-996-4915

*PASSCODE: *CALIFORNIA (Given Verbally)

*Trouble number - *202-720-8560
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