APHIS Press Releases for March 2005

National Wildlife Services Meeting	USDA to Hold National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee Meeting
Classical Swine Fever Free	USDA Classifies Four Mexican States Free of Classical Swine Fever
Asian Longhorned Beetle Treatments	USDA to Continue Tree Treatments in New York for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Animal Disease Exercise	USDA to Participate in North American Animal Disease Exercise
Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins	USDA Finalizes Regulations on Agricultural Select Agents and Toxins
Minimal-Risk Rule Case	U.S. Government Requests Appeal In Minimal-Risk Rule Case
Soybean Rust Web Site	USDA Launches Informative One-Stop Soybean Rust Web Site
Animal ID Projects Launch Online	State Animal ID Projects Launch Online Premises Registration
Biosecurity for the Birds Video	USDA Offers Free "Biosecurity for the Birds" Video or DVD
Oriental Fruit Fly Eradication	USDA Announces the Eradication of Oriental Fruit Fly in California
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)	Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding The Temporary Injunction Issued By The U.S. District Court For The District Of Montana Regarding USDA's Minimal-Risk Rule

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LPA Regional Offices

California
Larry Hawkins
Public Affairs Specialist
(Sacramento)
Phone: (916) 930-5509
Fax: (916) 930-5521 Colorado
Teresa Howes
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7410
Fax: (970) 494-7432 Michigan
Sharon Lucik
Public Affairs Specialist
(Brighton)
Phone: (810) 844-2713
Fax: (810) 844- 0583

Colorado
Larry Cooper
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 494-7411
Fax: (970) 494-7432 Colorado
Gail Keirn
National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)
Public Affairs Specialist
(Fort Collins)
Phone: (970) 266-6007
Fax: (970) 266-6010 North Carolina
Nolan Lemon
Public Affairs Specialist
(Raleigh)
Phone: (919) 855-7008
Fax: (919) 855- 7016

Florida
Tyrone Kemp
Citrus Canker Program
Public Affairs Specialist
(Plantation)
Phone: (954) 327-7826
Fax: (954) 797-6902