Learn more about how the ongoing BP Gulf Oil Spill threatens national and state parks and wildlife areas during a telephone news conference at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 26.

Julie Wrathmell, Florida Audubon’s Wildlife Policy Coordinator, will join Stephen Saunders, President, Rocky Mountain Climate Organization; Dr. Enid Sisskin, University of Western Florida in Pensacola, and policy experts from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to answer questions about a new report on the parks threatened by the spill. The report by NRDC and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) identifies 15 threatened areas.

JOIN the teleconference press launch of this report by dialing 800-860-2442. Ask for the "National Parks at Risk/Gulf Oil Blowout" news event. A streaming audio replay of the news event will be also available online after 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 26. Contact Patrick Mitchell at 703-276-3266 for more information.