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Please join
thousands of other Americans this year on National Public Lands Day (NPLD),
Saturday, September 24, 2011, and volunteer to help maintain and
improve the nation’s public lands and natural resources. In 2010,
more than 170,000 volunteers took part. This year, even larger
numbers are needed. So, make a commitment to volunteer on National
Public Lands Day and give back a little to the BLM in appreciation of
the career it provided you.
BLM has more
than 100 NPLD sites approved this year with activities including trash
cleanup, trail construction, river restoration, weed removal, fence
construction, graffiti removal, and planting, to name just a few.
Just call the nearest BLM office for details, directions and
transportation, if needed.
Thanks to
funding provided by the National Environmental Education Foundation
and the BLM, PLF will again be providing small reimbursements for
certain costs associated with BLM NPLD projects. The purchase of
services, supplies and materials, which are difficult for BLM to
obtain through normal procurement processes qualify for such
reimbursements.
NPLD Site
Coordinators interested in being reimbursed should contact Beau
McClure, PLF Vice President for Operations. Funding this year is very
limited and requests will be taken on a first come first served basis.
2010 National Public Lands Day Program
End-of-Year Summary
In 2010, the
National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and the BLM each
contributed $2,500 to the PLF for distribution to BLM offices needing
to make purchases that otherwise might not be possible for approved
NPLD projects.
This year, the
PLF was pleased to be able to reimburse BLM offices a total of
$4,954.73 for purchases they made for 15 approved 2010 NPLD projects.
Purchases included a Coleman Insta-Clip 6-sided Screen House to
provide a wind-resistant shaded area for volunteers; rockwork tools
for trail building; native seed; banners; gas for a non-BLM crew
leader; snacks, food, drinks, gloves and other work supplies for
volunteers; live music entertainment for volunteers; and volunteer
appreciation gifts. The 15 projects were located in eight
states—Alaska (1), Arizona (1), California (3), Colorado (4), Nevada
(1), South Dakota (1), Utah (3), and Wyoming (1).
Looking back, it
was a very successful year. |
