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News.bytes Extra, issue 539

America's Great Outdoors at the California State Fair 2012

youngsters pose with mascots
Mascots for agencies and programs pose with children of volunteers helping to set up the exhibit.

Federal and state agencies including the Bureau of Land Management are hosting the America’s Great Outdoors Exhibit at Discovery Island at the California State Fair this year. The interactive exhibit will feature free fun and educational hands-on activities for kids emphasizing conservation, recreation and water safety on public lands and waterways. Agency mascots, including the BLM’s Seymour Antelope, will be on hand each Kids Day Tuesday to encourage families to spend some time exploring America’s Great Outdoors at the joint exhibit. The fair runs from July 12 through July 29.

Visiting groups will also bring live demonstrations to America's Great Outdoors - including the California Raptor Center, Effie Yeaw Nature Center and NorCal Bats.

a smiling woman poses for a photo with the BLM's Seymour Antelope, in costume 
BLM mascot Seymour Antelope takes time out for a photo with BLM California employee Jacquelyn Elizarraraz, who was helping to set up the America's Great Outdoors exhibit at the California State Fair.

 mascots pose in front of the America's Great Outdoors exhibit at Discovery Island at the California State Fair
Look for the America's Great Outdoors exhibit at the California State Fair's Discovery Island - located between the Cavalcade of Horses and The Farm.

- Erin Curtis, BLM California State Office Public Affairs (July 2012)

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Last updated: 07-13-2012