WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will visit the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California to inspect hazardous fuels reduction projects.
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne |
| What: | Tour of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to inspect lands that are having brush, dead trees and other wildfire fuel reduced to protect communities from catastrophic wildfire under the National Fire Plan. |
| Where: | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area First location: Los Angeles County Fire Department Camp 8 1900 S. Rambla Pacifico, Malibu, California Second location: Cheeseboro Canyon - Trailhead 5800 Chesebro Road, Agoura, California |
| When: | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:00 p.m. - Inspection tour of the Camp 8 burn site 2:20 p.m. - Secretary meets members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, National Park Service Fire Department and Ventura County Fire Department 2:30 p.m. - Secretary tours the Santa Monica NRA en route Cheeseboro Defensible space site 3:15 p.m. - Secretary tours Cheeseboro site 3:40 p.m. - Secretary is available to news media |
| Media: | Credentialed news media are invited to accompany the Secretary on his inspection tour for a media availability and photo opportunity. Contact Charles Taylor at (213) 453-3865 or Marty O’Toole at (805) 501-1068 for more information, arrangements and scheduling interviews. |