HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Volunteers will have the opportunity to improve state parks by taking part in National Public Lands Day events across Pennsylvania on Sept. 25, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary John Quigley said today. Last year, National Public Lands Day brought together more than 150,000 volunteers across the nation to refurbish and restore public places," Quigley said. "The number of our state parks participating will double this year as more volunteers, a vital cornerstone in our park system, don work gloves and boots and tackle an array of important projects.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of local volunteers at more than 120 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sites will participate in this year's 18th annual National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, the largest annual volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind. Activities include clean up, repair, construction, refurbishment and other volunteer events in public parks, forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and cultural and historic sites. National Public Lands Day participation will involve more than 170,000 volunteers at more than 2,000 sites nationwide. Volunteers at USACE sites will take part in tree planting, erosion control, bank stabilization, building trails, restoring recreation areas, trash pickup, removing invasive species and non- native plants, ...
Millions travel to our national forests, parks and wilderness areas each year, with visitation in July 2010 to Yellowstone National Park marking an all-time high. What some may not realize is that each of us - every citizen of the United States - owns a stake in approximately 650 million acres of the nation's lands. In effect, the property deed for almost one-third of our country lists the American people as owners. We'd better take care of it. On Sept. 25, the congressionally chartered National Environmental Education Foundation observed National Public Lands Day, to commemorate our mutually owned acreage and to inspire us to visit and appreciate these places. But the event is not only a celebration, it's an opportunity to take care of what we own, just as we mow our yards, rake leaves...
MIAMI, FL- Miami-Dade Community Action Agency in partnership with the Greater Miami Service Corps participated in National Public Lands Day (NPLD), on Sept. 25, 2010 at Greynolds Park. NPLD is one of the nation's largest handson volunteer events created to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. All over America, volunteers worked to build trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, planted trees and performed a number of community services. Corpsmembers and staff of the Greater Miami Service Corps provided services that included the removal of dead trees and filling three trucks with debris.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of local volunteers at more than 130 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) sites will participate in this year's 17th annual National Public Lands Day, Sept. 25, the largest annual volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind. Activities include clean up, repair, construction, refurbishment and other volunteer events in public parks, forests, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and cultural and historic sites. Nationwide, National Public Lands Day participation will involve more than 100,000 volunteers at more than 1,600 sites. Volunteers at USACE sites will take part in tree planting, erosion control, bank stabilization, building trails, restoring recreation areas, trash pickup, removing invasive species and non- native plants, impro...
Thousands of volunteers will clear trails, build bridges, plant trees and take part in other activities on the 11th Annual National Public Lands Day Sept. 18. One of every three acres of land in the U.S. - 600 million acres in all - belongs to the American people. Since 1994, National Public Lands Day has increasingly demonstrated Americans' concern for their lands. The first event was sponsored by three federal agencies and attracted 700 volunteers to three sites. Last year, nearly 80,000 volunteers, their community partners, and numerous federal, state and local agencies contributed $10 million in improvements at 550 public parks, monuments, wildlife refuges, forests and grasslands, marine sanctuaries, lakes and reservoirs. The workers built or refurbished 500 miles of trails, constru...
Thousands of volunteers are expected to help build trails, plant trees and remove trash on the 14th annual National Public Lands Day, scheduled for Sept. 29. Last year 100,000 people turned out to join the effort.
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Terry Brady of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, +1-717-772-9101
National Public Lands Day will be held on Sep 24. Since its inception in 1994, the national clean-up day has attracted tens of thousands of volunteers to hundreds of sites across America to clean up their public lands, waters, and shorelines. Each year the event helps fix up famous locations where Americans hike, bike, climb, swim, explore, picnic or just plain relax.
TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, today announced the launch of the Conservation Tour of Duty for its Outdoor Channel Corps initiative. The company's newly announced philanthropic effort mobilizes volunteers to restore and improve public lands and spaces to ensure that the outdoor lifestyle thrives in their communities. To encourage further participation, beginning this week, Outdoor Channel is holding a weekly sweepstakes open to volunteers who sign up to enlist here: http://bit.ly/aNak5H. A lucky volunteer will be selected weekly to be the recipient of a limited edition Outdoor Channel-branded iPod Nano and an Outdoor Channel prize pack. Outdoor Channel Corps was created in May 2010 to leverage the unrivaled strength of the Outd...
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