County to Host Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Kick-off Boat Tour Friday

For immediate release: January 21, 2009
Contact: Ginny Powell, 561-233-2452 Alyssa Dodd, 561-233-2448

Reporters and photographers are invited to join the Department of Environmental Resources Management and its partners for the Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative Kick-off Boat Tour event to be held on Friday, January 23, from 8-11 a.m.

Commissioner Jeff Koons, chairman of the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, will welcome attendees in a short opening dockside ceremony, which will include the release of a rehabilitated sea bird from Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. Attendees will then depart on an approximately two-hour boat tour highlighting several key habitat and enhancement projects to kick off the new Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative (LWLI). Invited guests will include federal, state and local elected officials, government representatives, business and community leaders, university faculty members and concerned citizens. 

Directions: From I-95 exit east on Blue Heron Blvd. (#76). Turn north (left) onto Broadway (US Hwy. 1/Federal Hwy.).  Turn right (east) onto Silver Beach Road. Arrive at the Lake Park Harbor Marina south parking area. 

• A limited number of seats are reserved for the media. If you plan to go on the boat tour, you must call for reservations.
• Business casual attire is recommended.

For more information about the Lake Worth Lagoon Initiative, please go to: 
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/erm/lakes/estuarine/lake-worth-lagoon/LWLI.htm or contact Ginny Powell, 561-233-2452, gpowell@pbcgov.org or Alyssa Dodd, 561-233-2448, adodd@pbcgov.org