ROLLA — To celebrate the 30th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD), tens of thousands of volunteers across the country will join in trail maintenance and planting projects, trash pick-ups, and other activities aimed at restoring and caring for our public lands. Organized each year by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
Join stewards of Mark Twain National Forest for National Public Lands Day of Service!! Volunteers of all ages can participate in a variety of activities across the Forest or people interested supporting their public lands can complete the Mark Twain National Forest Virtual Stewardship Pledge.
To participate in NPLD projects on the Mark Twain, visit a local Ranger District Office to speak to staff or complete a Volunteer Interest Form at https://forms.office.com/g/QKnK3wDyeT. Everyone who participates in a minimum service of two hours/and two virtual actions between September 1 and October 1 will get a fee-free voucher. The voucher will let one carload of people enjoy a free day-use visit to a site that normally charges a day-use fee.
If you aren’t quite ready to physically volunteer but want to show support for your public lands, you can also choose to take the Mark Twain National Forest virtual stewardship pledge at https://forms.office.com/g/YFrG05eHtt.
If you have any questions about volunteering with Mark Twain National Forest or NPLD events contact Natalie Casey, Volunteer and Service Program Manager, at natalie.casey@usda.gov.
About NPLD:
In 2022, more than 57,000 NPLD volunteers contributed an estimated $6.6 million in volunteer work for America’s public lands. Events included cleaning the wall of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, releasing captive-bred California condors at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona, and restoring the habitat of the endangered New England cottontail rabbit at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Maine.
Learn more about NPLD at NEEFUSA.org/NPLD. Everyone is encouraged to follow and participate in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #NPLD.