Hundreds of Volunteers Expected at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24

       Volunteers to Remove Invasive Weeds and Plant New Vegetation

   WHAT:        Hundreds of volunteers will be at the Seal Beach (Calif.)
                National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 24, to remove
                invasive weeds and plant native vegetation on National
                Public Lands Day (NPLD) sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales
                U.S.A., Inc.  Each September since 1998, Toyota has worked
                with the National Environmental Education & Training
                Foundation (NEETF) to mobilize hundreds of participants in
                Southern California and thousands of volunteers nationwide
                to refurbish and restore America's public lands.

   WHO:         *Tim Anderson, co-chairman, Friends of the Seal Beach
                 Wildlife Refuge
                *Toyota officials
                *Gregg Smith, Public Affairs Officer, Seal Beach Naval
                 Weapons Station
                *Robb Hampton, director, national public lands day, National
                 Environmental and Education Training Foundation

   WHEN:        Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005
                Opening ceremonies:  8:30 a.m.

   WHERE:       Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
                800 Seal Beach Blvd.
                Seal Beach, CA  90740
                (For media access to this event, please contact Gregg Smith,
                Public Affairs Officer at 562-626-7215)

   VISUALS:     *Interview opportunities with Naval, Wildlife Refuge and
                 Toyota officials
                *Hundreds of volunteers working to restore and beautify this
                 important wildlife sanctuary
                *Toyota's environmentally-responsible gas/electric hybrid
                 vehicle -- Prius

   BACKGROUND:  Now in its twelfth year, NPLD is the largest annual
                volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind,
                providing more than $10 million in real improvements to
                public lands in all 50 states across the nation.  Toyota
                Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., is the event's national sponsor
                for the seventh consecutive year.  The National
                Environmental Education & Training Foundation coordinates
                all volunteer efforts for NPLD.  Across the nation, nine
                federal agencies will participate, along with 125 state,
                county, and city partners and a host of nonprofit groups,
                 including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, 4-H, National
                Association of Service Conservation Corps, Wonderful Outdoor
                World and Garden Club of America.