Media Advisory
March 22, 2013
Contact: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
MDEQ’s Trudy Fisher to Update Restoration Project
Media Availability, Tuesday, March 26
(JACKSON, Miss.) – Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Executive Director Trudy D. Fisher is holding a media availability/photo op in Ocean Springs,Tuesday, March 26, 10:30 a.m., to provide an update of on-going restoration projects following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Members of the media will have an opportunity to see cultch being deployed for an artificial reef enhancement project at the Chester M. McPhearson, Jr. Pier located at Fort Maurepas State Park.
Fisher, as well as subject matter experts, will be on hand to answer questions and provide interviews. A small vessel will also be available to take those interested in getting a closer look and additional footage out on the water.
WHO: MDEQ Director Trudy Fisher, Scientists, Field Experts
WHAT: Photo Op and Media Availability for artificial reef enhancement and placement of cultch material as part of early restoration project. A small boat will also be available to take interested reporters onto the water for an up-close look at the project.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 26, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Chester M. McPhearson, Jr. Pier, Fort Maurepas State
Park, Ocean Springs.
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