Newsletters

April 2013 Newsletter

The April issue, titled "Registration Opens for NPLD's 20th Anniversary Celebration," features articles on Registration Opening for the 20th Anniversary of NPLD, 20 Common and Unique Projects Done on NPLD, the State Parks Get Involved Guide, Free Water Quality Monitoring Kits and a Guide to Hike the Appalachian Trail. 

March 2013 Newsletter

The March issue, titled "Win $500 for Your Friends Group," features articles on the $500 Be Money Smart drawing, sharing your NPLD 20th Anniversary Story, the First Cycle of 2013 Capacity Building Grantees, Interview with a First Time Volunteer and 20 Public Lands to Visit This Spring. 

February 2013

The February issue, titled "New Training & Grant Opportunities," features articles on free finanacial literacy trainings for public lands groups, Every Day Event Grants, Let's G.O. month in April, the Kids to Parks Day school contest and Endangered Species on Public Lands, which includes information about the California condor.

January 2013

The January issue, titled "Be a Part of NPLD's 20th Anniversary Celebration", features articles on how to participate in the upcoming anniversary, connecting with NPLD through social media, a 2013 calendar of volunteer and education events and the Site of the Month. Fisherman's Point Day Use Area in Shasta Lake, Calif. serves as the Site of the Month.

December 2012

The December issue, titled "Happy Holidays", features articles on the Urban Waters Restoration Grants, the 2013 fee-free days calendar, the top 10 items found on NPLD, the Volunteer of the Year Awards and the Site of the Month, Olmos Basin Park in San Antonio.

November 2012

The November issue, titled "Celebrate Your NPLD Volunteers", features articles on the Volunteer of the Year Awards, final stats from NPLD 2012, the Bartlett Award winner and the Site of the Month, Shawnee National Forest

September 2012

The September issue, titled "Photo Contest and Support Grows for NPLD", features articles on the annual photo contest, the Connecting Youth to the Outdoors grants, the new partnership with the North-American Interfraternity Conference, ideas on hosting a BioBlitz and city and state NPLD proclamations. The Site of the Month was every NPLD site!

August #2 2012

The second of two August issues, titled "Free Social Media Webinar Tomorrow", features articles on the social media marketing webinar, the last promotional materials deadline, the announcements of the 2012 video contest winners, Serve Outside September (S.O.S.), Michigan Trails Week and the site of the month, Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Arizona.

August #1 2012

The first of two August issues, titled "New NPLD Outreach Resources Available", features articles on the 2012 Media Kit, the August 29th social media webinar, the new NPLD Boy Scout commemorative activity badge, the Connecting Youth to the Outdoors Grants and the site of the month, Talladega National Forest in Alabama.

June 2012

The June issue, titled "Every Day Capacity Building Grantees Announced", features articles on the first round of the Every Day Capacity Building Grants, registrations, the Video Contest, using NPLD to teach volunteers about bats and the site of the month, the Milwaukee Urban Treehouse.

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Connect With NPLD

Volunteer with Friends Groups

Friends Groups are local nonprofit organizations that support public lands. Many Friends Groups lead volunteer events to restore parks, green spaces and community gardens.  Learn more about the over 200 Friends Groups that participated in National Public Lands Day 2012 and how you can get involved.

NPLD Supports Let’s Move Outside

Participating in NPLD is a great way to get the recommended 60 minutes of daily activity, while you lend a hand for public lands. Learn more about Let’s Move Outside and how NPLD is involved in the national movement.