Today, while you are out celebrating #NationalPublicLandsDay, collect your ParkPassport badges!
Did you know the National Park Trust allows you to collect badges for visits to your favorite local, state, and federal parks? This includes your National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments!
Learn more by visiting: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/aug20/park-passport-app.html.
(Photo: Maria Brown/NOAA. Image description: A kayak sits on the shore in a rocky cove.)
This Saturday, September 26, is a fee free day in recognition of National Public Lands Day! Entrance fees are waived in all national parks and many other public lands. Even if you can't visit Mount Rainier, we encourage you to get outside and enjoy a local park.
This year Mount Rainier National Park is not holding any official volunteer events. Please #RecreateResponsibly and help take care of your public lands. Learn more about National Public Lands Day.
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NPS Photo of visitors crossing the suspension bridge to Grove of the Patriarchs, 9/25/19. Description: Two hikers, one holding the hand of a small child, cross a narrow suspension bridge over a river, surrounded by shady trees. ~kl
#OTD 24 years ago, the BLM celebrated the first ever Public Lands Appreciation Day with sponsorship from the Times-Mirror Company. At three sites across the West, 700 volunteers gathered to help restore America’s public lands and celebrate the forerunner of the National Public Lands Day.
This year, #NPLD is Saturday, September 22. Find an event on BLM-managed lands near you at on.doi.gov/2y2Ja9W, and follow your local BLM office on social media at blm.gov/media/social-media.
Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages use of open space for education, recreation, and general health. This year’s event, on September 22, 2018, will focus on restoration and resilience of our public lands.
National Public Lands Day is also a free entrance day for National Parks, so it’s the perfect opportunity to explore a new park or revisit an old favorite.
Read more about Public Lands Day here.
[Image description: A small island sits in a lake. On the far side of the lake is a range of mountains. In the foreground are green trees.]
It’s National Public Lands Day! Today is the perfect time to get out and explore parks, refuges and wilderness areas near you. There are also thousands of volunteer events across the country and fees are waived, so head outdoors and enjoy some active time in nature. Photo from Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
On Sept. 30, thousands of volunteers will get their hands dirty volunteering at 275 different projects on BLM-managed public lands in celebration of National Public Lands Day.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event on public lands. Each year, about 10,000 people volunteer on BLM-managed public lands. The National Environmental Education Foundation organizes the National Public Lands Day effort.
NEEF makes it easy to get involved in NPLD, wherever you are and in whatever way you’d like to help. From trail repairs to river clean-ups, there is an event for everyone. Head over to www.publiclandsday.org, and scroll down to “find an event” in any state or territory to begin your search.
National Public Lands Day is NEEF’s signature event, with over 2,000 sites nationwide where volunteers can serve. NEEF runs many programs like National Environmental Education Week, Earth Gauge and Public Lands Every Day, in partnership with the BLM, other federal agencies and non-governmental groups.
BLM volunteers receive NPLD t-shirts as recognition of their hard work and dedication. NPLD volunteers go above and beyond in their commitment to NPLD, and we are thrilled to work beside them and honor them on this special day.
NPLD is a fee-free day for all federally managed public lands and many state parks.
In addition to National Public Lands Day, we are also celebrating the second annual Bike Your Park Day!
www.nps.gov/articles/bike-your-park
Though a portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road remains closed due to fire activity, there are still plenty of roads in the park available for cycling. Check our Bicycling and Road Status pages.
Today is also a fee free day. Leave your park pass at home, but don’t forget your helmet!
NEEF’s National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, the event brings out thousands of volunteers to help restore and improve public lands around the country.
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