MEDIA ADVISORY

Secretary Norton Travels to St. Louis, Nov. 11

- Opens New Maintenance Facility at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial -

(WASHINGTON) - Interior Secretary Gale Norton and National Park Service Director Fran Mainella will tour a new 23,400-square foot, state-of-the-art maintenance facility at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Monday, Nov. 11. Norton praises the completion of the project as one of several important Administration initiatives to restore America's parks.

"This new facility represents one of hundreds of maintenance and natural resource projects critical to our mission to protect America's parks for future generations," Secretary Norton said. "The Bush administration is committed to fixing the nation's parks, so American families can better enjoy these great national, cultural and historic treasures."

Following brief remarks, Norton will host a media availability and tour of the new facility.

Who: Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior

Fran Mainella, Director of the National Park Service

What: Brief remarks and media availability, followed by tour of the new 23,400-square foot maintenance facility.

When: Monday, Nov. 11, 2002
Remarks at 10:30 a.m., media availability and tour of new facility immediately following
Where: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial


New Maintenance Facility
2^nd and Poplar, at the south end of the park
St. Louis, Mo.

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