The Bureau of Land Management alone manages 264 million acres of public lands

Site Managers

Create a successful National Public Lands Day.

The resources in this section will help site managers organize and run a successful National Public Lands Day -- from the registration process through evaluation.

Register a Site for 2009

• Register a site
• Scout Leaders -- visit our scout information page.

President Obama recently announced United We Serve, a new program encouraging Americans to create meaningful change in their communities by engaging in service. Watch the video. United We Serve was kicked off on June 22 and will run through the National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11. Go to Serve.gov to learn more. Let's build off the momentum from The Summer of Service and make this September 26th the biggest National Public Lands Day yet.

This is a great opportunity to attract more volunteers to your National Public Lands Day event. When you register for National Public Lands Day, your site will automatically be listed on Serve.gov. No need to double register!  To assist you, Serve.gov features toolkits for developing projects in education, health, energy and the environment, and community renewal.

Site Manual: We have developed a site manual to assist site managers in planning a successful workday. Contents include a planning calendar; ways to involve the community; implementation committees; tools and food; promoting the event; inviting VIPs; final preparations; and thanking volunteers.

• Download the 2009 site manual (.pdf) 2010 version coming in the spring!

Thanks to The American Park Network for contributing services for design and layout for A Manual for Site Managers. 

Media Kit: The kit is an excellent resource to get the most media attention for your site. The media kit is a Ms Word document allowing you to tailor any of the documents to work with your site and project.

• Download Media Kit (.pdf) or Media Kit (.doc) 2010 version coming in the spring!

Fee Free Coupons: In addition to National Public Lands Day being a fee free day in many federally managed lands, volunteers who participate in National Public Lands Day at federal land sites are rewarded with coupons for free entry into their favorite federal public land areas that have entrance fees. NPLD  volunteers who work at a site managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or USDA Forest Service will receive a coupon good for a "fee-free" day at any site managed by those agencies. The coupon is usable for one year-- from September 26, 2009 to September 25, 2010. Fee free coupons will be sent to federal land site managers with their shipments of promotional materials.

Federal agencies can request fee free coupons by registering their NPLD site.

Evaluate Your Event:

• Share your accomplishments by filling out a short online evaluation form, or
• download the evaluation form (doc).

Volunteers of the Year: We love hearing, and sharing, inspiring stories about National Public Lands Day volunteers!

• The 2008 Volunteers of the Year have been announced. Read about the efforts and effects of these volunteers: Cashea Arrington, Gary Solomon and Richard Wachenheim. 
• Read the stories from the 2007 Volunteers of the Year.
• Nominate a dedicated public land volunteer or employee, and help us recognize the efforts of hardworking individuals who have gone above-and-beyond to care for our public lands. Read the nomination guidelines. NOTE: No nominations are being accepted for NPLD 2009.

Funding and Awards

• Public Lands Program Capacity Building Grants  Deadline: December 1, 2009
• NPLD Tour Grants 2008: Pre-Applications  (Closed)
• Department of Defense Legacy - 2009 Applications Closed. New Applicants Will Be Available in Spring 2010. The Department of Defense provides Legacy awards of up to $6,500 for military lands open to the public for recreation. In 2008, 37 installations were awarded funding for their NPLD projects.
  
  

Visit our resource library for promotional materials such as posters, brochures, and graphic assets including logos and high-resolution photos.