“This is our biggest year yet.”
Robb Hampton,
Director of this Program
Today is the 16th Annual
National Public Lands Day
A day that many volunteers
Will help out, in many ways
Nearly 450 million acres
In our nation, is our ‘public land’
Which is owned, by all of us Americans
Keeping our land pristine, must be our plan
On our land, 3,000 wildlife species
And nearly 10,000 species of plants
We all need to help, safeguard them
They are, after all, on our public lands
For far too long now, in this vast nation of ours
We have let corporate interests, rule our public lands
We need them for wildlife, plant life, and clean water
They are among the last vestiges of places that are grand
And far too many American citizens, today
Just throw their trash out, on our public domain
We are not setting a very good example for kids
After we are gone, what legacy of ours, will remain
So today, over 100,000 American citizens, who still care
Will be out volunteering, in projects, all across the U.S.A.
If you still care about keeping our public lands, in good shape
Why not volunteer your time and effort, and join a project today
Some of the projects volunteers will participate in today include:
Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California
Just a week after firefighters extinguished the Station Fire that burned more than 160,000 acres of land in Angeles National Forest, volunteers will work with crews to rehabilitate trails, recreation sites, and riparian areas, and clear rubbish while learning about fire management in the Big Tujunga Canyon.
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California
The annual tradition of volunteer projects at this beautiful urban park will take on more importance as part of the United We Serve initiative. Volunteers will have a number of opportunities to choose from to suit their interests and abilities, including habitat restoration, vegetation management, and grounds and trail maintenance.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Atlanta, Georgia
Volunteers at this site will undertake a number of projects, including helping to restore historic houses adjacent to the King property, as well as weeding, mulching, and planting around the site.
The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Volunteers at this site will prune trees, clear invasive plant species, remove trash, and help to create mulch that will be used throughout the National Mall.
What Would You Like To Do, Today?
My spouse and I have volunteered to help pick up trash at a vital wetland near our home.
National Public Lands Day was established in 1994 to carry on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program to revive communities and create opportunities for employment following the Great Depression. This annual event is a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation.
For more information about National Public Lands Day, and volunteer projects near your own home, please visit the website linked below.
National Public Lands Day
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One problem: how can we recycle all our containers if the industry refuses to put all disposable containers into a PET 1,2,3 format?
Those are the ONLY ones that get recycled. WE NEED FEDERAL LEADERSHIP to rein in the "Plastics MEGA-Lobby" and force the issue that all plastics be of the recyclable type (1,2,3) BY LAW!
Obama has provided good leadership on clean cars BUT they must NOT be specialty items! The Hybrid must become so common that it costs no more than the Honda Civic Sedan(what I own). Most of us can't afford the Hybrids!
Obama ins't standing perfect on the Ecology but at least its a start....Let's get Americans to do their share and NOT expect one man to fix 8 years of "Ecological & Economic Annihilation"
Thanks Ed & co.(wife, family) for doing more than your share....
Michael
Great write / reminder
Hope you had a great day, knowing how you enjoy the outdoors I know you did
The Buzzard
Be always safe,
Karen
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
I went around the parking lot in our apartment complex and picked up trash. Best I could do. =] Making my little corner of the world less unsightly. Now, will it stay that way? Probably not - but I'll go again.
Last time I was in Singapore you could get a 50 dollars fine for throwing a candy wrapper, a cigarette butt and God help you if that you spat was chewing gum!!! (chewing gum is forbidden there)
They have planted over two million trees, and the city reminds more of a garden than human dwellings. Picture perfect.
If they can do it, so we can, what you think?
Georg