NAPLES, FL –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined federal and state officials to break ground on the Picayune Strand habitat restoration project/Faka Union Canal pump station, a major component of the overall Picayune Strand project that will boost Florida’s economy while restoring historic water flows in the southwest Everglades. Secretary Salazar participated in the event as part of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative which seeks to empower community-led conservation efforts.
