Get to Know Program Launch Ceremony in Los Angeles

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Slader Buck, Carey Stanton, Gloria Manning, Mary Krupa-Clark, and Jack Sahl with the "Get to Know" banner.

Members of the LA Conservation Corps pose with Smokey.

On June 25, four national organizations — the US Forest Service, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Children & Nature Network — announced their partnership with the Get to Know Program in the Audubon Center at Debs Park in Los Angeles. Working in partnership with additional California-based partners, these five organizations are inviting youth to get outdoors and then share their experience with others by submitting photography, art, or writing to the Get to Know Contest.

The contest will launch this fall on National Public Lands Day (September 26) and will accept entries through November 30. Judging of the contest will take place December through January with winners announced on Earth Day April 22, 2010. Winners will receive prizes, including the chance to see their entry published in the state-wide 2011 Robert Bateman Get to Know Contest Calendar.

Among those present at the announcement of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) were:

• Dr. Jack Sahl from Southern California Edison, announced the Get to Know Partnership and MOU.
• Mary Krupa-Clark, Director Get to Know
• Joel Krupa, Get to Know
• Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Chief of National Forest Systems
• William Metz, Cleveland National Forest Supervisor
• Marty Dumpis, Angeles Deputy Forest Supervisor
• Sandra Frost, Conservation Education Specialist, WO
• Brian Harris, Cleveland National Forest Public Affairs Officer
• Sherry Rollman, Angeles National Forest Public Affairs Officer
• Valerie Baca, San Bernardino National Forest Public Affairs Officer
• Slader Buck, Deputy Project Leader of San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
• Carey Stanton, Senior Director of Education, National Wildlife Federation
• Alexander Kim, LA Deputy Director, Endorsement from the Office of Governor Schwarzenegger
• Chantelle Jimenez, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sarah Miggins, San Bernardino National Forest Association
• Gary Whiddson, Project Director, LA County Office of Education
• Victoria Tam, Youth spokesperson for Tree Musketeers