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BLM 2002 National Public Lands Day Sites

People who love the outdoors will have a great opportunity to improve our nation's
Volunteers help build a natural erosion control structure at Pohick Bay Regional Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, sponsored by BLM's Eastern States office and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
public lands on National Public Lands Day (NPLD), September 28, 2002. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), one of NPLD's nine Federal partners, will sponsor volunteers to undertake tasks ranging from protection of archaeological resources to restoration of trails.

In 2002, BLM will sponsor more than 75 events on public lands in 19 states. Some of these will be held earlier or later in the year because of weather constraints or conflicting commitments. See the table below for the complete listing of BLM-sponsored sites.

For more information about National Public Lands Day events nationwide, visit the official NPLD website, www.npld.com.

2002 National Public Lands Day Sites
Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management

Select a State, Region, or Office

ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA COLORADO EASTERN STATES
IDAHO MONTANA/
DAKOTAS		 NEVADA NEW MEXICO

OREGON/
WASHINGTON
UTAH WYOMING NAT'L OFFICE OF FIRE & AVIATION

* indicates site will host event on a date or dates OTHER than September 28, 2002.

BLM State and Local Office Location Project Contact
ALASKA
Anchorage Campbell Tract Expansion of accessible trails; kiosk/sign installation; fencing Jeff Brune
(907) 267-1255
Anchorage Knik Gravel Pit (Aug. 24--pre-hunting season) Surface clean-up Van Waggoner
(907)267-1491
ARIZONA
Arizona Strip Nampaweap Rock Art Site Clean-up of cultural site Chris Hood
(435) 688-3261
State Office Outdoor Recreation Fair* (Sept. 27 - attract downtown workers) Recreation promotion, environmental education Joanna Scruggs (602) 417-9300
Phoenix Ajo Block Weed removal
 Phil Cooley
(623) 580-5586
Safford Gila Box Riparian Natl Cons Area Clean-up/maintenance of Black Hills Byway Bonnie Winslow (928) 348-4400
CALIFORNIA
Palm Springs/South Coast Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mts Natl Mon Canyon clean-up Bonnie Adkins, Pam Hansen
(760) 862-9984
Needles Eagle Pass Trail clean-up Elaine Downing (760) 326-7020
Barstow Mitchel Range Trail Trail construction; dump clean-up Rose Foster
(760) 252-6011
El Centro Pacific Crest Trail Trail improvement; clean-up Dallas Meeks (760) 337-4400
Bishop Bishop Public Lands Rehab* (Oct. 19) Campground/trail work, clean-up Scott Justham
(760) 872-5034
Heidi Anderson
(760) 872-5002
COLORADO
San Juan (Durango) Animas City Mountain Trail Trail maintenance, clean-up; sign installation Richard Speegle
(970) 385-1368
Grand Junction Dinosaur Hill Trail Trail enhancement; sign installation; dino casting; shelter construction Wade Johnson
(970) 244-3000
Uncompahgre Gunnison Gorge Natl Cons Area
 Trail construction/maintenance; clean-up Carl Bauer
(970) 240-5310
Canyons of the Ancients NM Little Dog Rehab* (Sept. 21 - event conflict)
 Clean-up; kiosk construction Penny Wu
(970) 882-6841
Royal Gorge Phantom Canyon ATV Ride and Cleanup* (Sept. 21 - event date pre-scheduled) Repairs; clean-up Diana Kossnar
(719) 269-8538,
Vickie McCullough
(719) 269-8541
Royal Gorge Shelf Road* (Oct.5/6 - event conflict) Trail maint./stabilization Diana Kossnar
(719) 269-8538
Glenwood Springs Red Hill Spec Rec Mgmt Area Road closure/rehab; seed planting; trail construction Dorothy Morgan
(970) 947-2806
EASTERN STATES
Jackson Jupiter Inlet Natural Area (FL) Weed removal Faye Winters
(601) 977-5431
Milwaukee Milwaukee's Urban Tree House at Lynden Hill (WI) Planting; clean-up Martha Malik
(414) 297-1236
Rolla Ozark Stream Cleanup (MO) Collect stream trash Vince Vogt
(573) 364-0203
State Office Anacostia Park (DC) Landscaping; clean-up Marcella Davis
(703) 440-1738
State Office Upton Hill Park (VA) Replanting; habitat restoration; trail maintenance; clean-up Joe Zilincar
(703) 440-1713
State Office Pohick Bay Park (VA) Trail repair; replanting; clean-up Geoff Walsh
(703) 440-1668
State Office Meadowood Farm (VA)* (Oct. 26 - land use planning considerations) Landscaping; trail construction; clean-up Theresa Jefferson
(703) 440-1704
IDAHO
Coeur D'Alene Gamlin Lake Trail/bridge construction; planting; trail repair Bill Cook
(208) 769-5042
Salmon Morgan Bar
 Fence reconstruction; clean-up Pete Sozzi
(208) 756-5404
Salmon Tower Creek Pyramids Fence repair; parking barrier installation; clean-up Pete Sozzi
(208) 756-5404
Idaho Falls St. Anthony Sand Dunes Dune litter clean-up; vehicle barrier installation Bill Boggs
(208) 524-7527
MONTANA/DAKOTAS
Miles City Matthews Recreation Area* (Sept. 7 - weather concerns) Trail maintenance; clean-up Dan Bricco
(406) 233-2842
Missoula Coloma Ghost Town* (date TBD) Vegetation removal John Weinert
Maria Craig
(406) 329-3914
Malta Montana Gulch Campground Rehab; installation of picnic tables, fire rings Rich Adams
(406) 654-5131
South Dakota South Park Outdoor Classroom Trail maintenance; gazebo construction Chuck Berdan
(605) 892-7007
North Dakota Schnell Recreation Area
 Replanting, pruning; installation of deer fencing Don Rufledt
Mary Ramsey
(701) 227-7700
Lewistown Decision Point Trail/parking lot work; installation of signs; fence removal Clark Whitehead
(406) 538-7461
NEVADA
Ely White Pine County
 Trail completion Jack Tribble
(775) 289-1846
Winnemucca Calico Mts,High Rock Cany, Sulphur Hist. Site Trail repair; clean-up Joey Carmosino
(775) 623-1500
Elko South Fork Humboldt River Planting; installation of signs; river clean-up weed removal JuLee Pallette
(775) 753-0347
Carson City Swan Lake Nature Study Area* (Sept. 21 -event conflict) Trail construction; clean-up Walt DeVaurs
(775) 885-6150
Red Rock Canyon NCA First Creek Dump Site Clean-up; trash removal James Cribbs
(702) 363-1921
Battle Mountain Hickison Recreation Site Maintenance; painting; repair Rob Perrin
(775) 635-4166
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Natl. Monument Trail maintenance; sign installation; clean-up Kathy Walter
(505) 761-8794
Taos Wild River, Orilla Verde, Santa Cruz Lake Clean-up; installation of signs; blocking of OHV trails Guadalupe Martinez
(505) 751-4899
State Office Cochiti Lake
 Lakeshore clean-up; environmental education fair Kitty Mulkey
(505) 438-7511
Las Cruces 404 Canyon, North Franklin Mts* (early Oct. - volunteer availability) Canyon clean-up Oz Gomez
(505) 525-4336
Carlsbad Carlsbad Mountain Bike Trail* (late summer - volunteer availability) Clean-up; trail repair; erosion control
 Melissa Wadkins
(505) 885-5971
Socorro Teypama Pueblo Ruin Clean-up; fence repair; installation of interpretive signs Brenda Wilkinson
(505) 838-1276
Amarillo West Amarillo Creek (TX) Revegetation of riparian area Paul Tanner
(806) 324-2641

OREGON/WASHINGTON
Prineville Steamboat Rock/Middle Deschutes River Clean-up; road closure Robin Snyder
Greg Currie
(541) 416-6666
Eugene Whittaker Creek Campground* (Sept. 21 -hunting season) Campground/trail maintenance; habitat enhancement Saundra Miles
(541) 683-6227
Medford Jenny Creek Riparian Project* (October--fire danger) Riparian area enhancement; project maintenance and repair Tom Jacobs
(541) 618-2309
Medford Grayback Mountain Trail*(Oct. 12 - hunting season) Trail construction Jeanne Klein
(541) 618-2200
Medford Rogue River Ranch Facility maintenance John Bethea
(541) 618-2246
Medford Rogue River Cleanup Trash removal Chris Dent
(541) 618-2275
Medford Glendale Outdoor School Learning Fair Education for grades 4-6 Katie Wetzel
(541) 471-6982
Spokane (WA) Folsom Farm/Smick Meadows (WA)
(June 15)		 Interp enhancement; installation of trail markers; planting Lori Baker
(509) 536-1219
Roseburg Swiftwater North Bank Habitat Water projects for deer; revegetation of riparian area; weed removal Melanie Roan
(541) 440-4930
Salem Larch Mountain Trail stabilization;erosion control; revegetation of riparian area *Nick Teague
(503) 315-5944
Vale National Historic Oregon Trail Interp Center* (Sept. 21 - weather and daylight) Historical mining education/interpretation Priscila Franco
(541) 523-1834
Klamath Falls Wood River Wetland Wetland planting; clean-up; site/trail maintenance Larry Frazier
(541) 883-7916
Coos Bay New River Cleanup Fence removal Glenn Harkleroad
Chris Church
(541) 756-0100
Wenatchee (WA) Douglas Creek Trail* (Aug. 17 - staff conflict) Trail construction; weed removal; sign installation Diane Priebe
(509) 665-2100
Roseburg Swiftwater Bat & Bridge Project Installation of bat boxes Elizabeth Berger (541) 464-3313
UTAH
Richfield Pauite ATV/Great Western Trail* (Sept. 16 - 21: joining larger event) Trail clean-up/ improvement Stan Adams
(435) 896-1505
Vernal West Tavaputs Interp Kiosk Kiosk construction Stan Olmstead
(435) 781-4468
Moab Westwater Canyon* (Sept. 21 - no reason) River clean-up Marilyn Peterson
(435) 259-2100
Price Swasey Cabin Seeding; installation of signs/fences; clean-up
 Tom Gnojek
(435) 636-3600
Salt Lake Five Mile Pass Clean-up; sign installation; kiosk construction Britta Laub
(801) 977-4300
Cedar City Three Peaks Clean-up; installation of signs/trail markers; trail maintenance; parking lot Paul Carter
(435) 865-3058
Grand Staircase/Esc Natl Mon. Big Water/Cannonville Visitor Centers Evaluation of plant health Chris McAlear
(435) 644-4302
State Office America's Backyard Trek finish site - Salt Lake City, UT Public lands education Dave Mensing
(505) 438-7418
WYOMING
Cody Five Springs Campground Repair and improvement; trail maintenance; landscaping; clean-up Stephanie Sironen
(307) 578-5939
Worland Wild Cat Fence* (Sept. 14 - weather) Removal and replacement of livestock fencing Nancy Baker
(307) 347-5100
Casper Muddy Mountain Environmental Ed. Area Removal of slash from trails Eve Bennett
(307) 261-7517
Casper Poison Spider OHV Park
 Sign installation; trail safety and etiquette ed. Eve Bennett
(307) 261-7517
Lander Coal Mine Draw* (Aug. 17 - hunting season) Clean-up Ray Hanson
(307) 332-8420
NATIONAL OFFICE OF FIRE & AVIATION
N/A Fire education program to be presented at America's Backyard site in Salt Lake City, Utah (see above) Fire education Jack Sept
Pam Johansen
(208) 387-5457

Last Updated: May15, 2002

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