Newsletters

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.

July 2012

The July issue, titled "State Parks Celebrate National Public Lands Day ", features articles on the Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites year-long service initiative, the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, state park projects planned for NPLD 2012, Park-It and the site of the month--the Bureau of Land Management's Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. 

May 2012

The May issue, titled "Free Promo Material Mailings Start June 1 - Register Now!", features articles promotional materials and the fee-free coupon program, the Outdoor Nation Summits, the Outdoor Alliance, the Step into America video contest and the Every Day Capacity Building Grants.

April 2012

The April issue, titled "Every Day Grants and 2012 Video Contest", features articles on the second round of the Every Day Grants, the Step into America video contest, registration and the site of the month, the Bureau of Land Management's Campbell Tract .

March 2012

The March issue, titled "Registration for NPLD is Open", features articles on the launch of NPLD 2012 registration, the Developing a Fundraising Plan webinar, Let's G.O.! month, the new partnership with the American Community Gardening Association and the site of the month, Kingman and Heritage Islands.

February 2012

The February issue, titled "Get Outdoors with National Public Lands Day", features articles on the Recreation.gov, bats on public lands and the Case for Support webinar video. The site of the month is Portland Parks and Recreation Department's Forest Park Conservancy.

January 2012

The January issue, titled "NPLD Photo Contest Winners", features articles on the 2011 Photo Contest winners, the Planet Connect Wildlife Conservation Grants and Earth Gauge. The site of the month is New York's Allegany State Park.

December 2011

The December issue, titled "New NEEF Grant to Benefit Friends Groups", features articles on Toyota's $3 Million grant to NEEF in support of public lands, the 2011 Volunteer of the Year Award recipients, the 2012 Every Day Grants and Department of Defense sites in the Armed with Science blog. The site of the month took place in Tupelo, Miss. and was organized by Toyota volunteers.

November 2011

This issue, titled "NPLD Year in Review", features articles on NPLD's partners, the final 2011 statistics, the 2012 Every Day Grants and the Planet Connect Get Green Video Contest. The site of the month was the Nashville Clean Water Project at J. Percy Priest Lake.

October 2011

This issue, titled "Recognizing Our Volunteers", features articles on the Volunteer of the Year Awards, connecting with NPLD through social media and the annual Photo Contest.

News Room Highlights

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.