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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 14, 2017
Contact:
Ann Jennings, Virginia Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 804-786-4849, AJennings@chesbay.us.
MEDIA ALERT
Chesapeake Bay Commission to hold press conference to announce partners and businesses involved in 2017 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week and the Back to the Bay signature event.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 8:30 a.m.
WHERE:
General Assembly Building, Press Briefing Room C, 1st floor
WHO:
The Honorable L. Scott Lingamfelter, member of the House of Delegates (31st District) and Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, Virginia Delegation
The Honorable Frank W. Wagner, member of the Senate of Virginia (7th District) and Vice Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, Virginia Delegation
The Honorable Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., member of the Senate of Virginia (24th District)
The Honorable Margaret B. Ransone, member of the House of Delegates (99th District)
The Honorable David L. Bulova, member of the House of Delegates (37th District)
The Honorable Molly Ward, Secretary of Natural Resources for Governor Terry McAuliffe
Mr. Dennis Treacy, Chairman, Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Nissa Dean, Virginia Director, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Ms. Mary Rafferty, Executive Director, Virginia Conservation Network
WHAT:
In 2016, the General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 31 to designate the second week of June as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week. Legislation establishing the week was enacted in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The designation was championed by the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week will include an annual, signature event called Back to the Bay. Back to the Bay was created to raise public awareness of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia’s rivers and streams and to engage the community and local businesses.
This year the event will be held at Mason Neck State Park on June 10.
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