Resources

Lilies in Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, D.C.

Fee-Free Coupons

National Public Lands Day partners with five federal land management agencies to provide a special thank-you to their volunteers.  Each volunteer who participates in National Public Lands Day at Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife Service or Forest Service public lands may receive a fee-free coupon.

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Restoring the bank of a wetland.

Water and Public Lands

Water conservation is not just an environmental issue. It is also a social, political and economic problem, because the basic nature of all life is the need for water. Determining how to best utilize our water resources will impact how people and nations interact with one another and is likely to become one of the biggest debates of this century.

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Atlanta Signature Site 2011

National Public Lands Day, a program of The National Environmental Education Foundation, in partnership with Greening Youth Foundation and Park Pride is holding a signature event at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA. This service event celebrates volunteerism and the importance of recreation and public lands to community health.

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Rock Creek Park Signature Site 2011

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is pleased to partner with The National Park Service (NPS) to host a National Public Lands Day signature event at Rock Creek Park, in Washington, D.C.

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BLM Nevada Public Lands Day Activity Book

The Bureau of Land Management's Elko office in Nevada produced an activity book to teach kids about National Public Lands Day, soils and land use in Nevada. This guide was created with the assistance of Victoria Anne, Lisli Ellis-Wouters and Sally Albrecht.

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Connect With NPLD

NPLD is a Friend to Friends Groups

Friends Groups are vital to the long term health and growth of public lands. NPLD supports Friends Groups through webinars, educational materials and the Every Day Grants program. Learn more about each of these opportunities in our resources section.

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.