SPONSOR: Toyota

TOYOTA & National Public Lands Day

Toyota volunteers from San Antonio, Texas help clean up their city during National Public Lands Day 2006.

The year 2008 commemorated the 10th anniversary of Toyota Motor Sales, USA's sponsorship of National Public Lands Day. For an entire decade, Toyota has not only sponsored National Public Lands Day, but has encouraged their employees to get involved in NPLD activities throughout the nation by helping to clean up parks, forests, rivers, beaches, shorelines, and other public lands. On September 27, 2008, thousands of Toyota employees volunteered at 31 different public land areas in 17 states.

Sponsorship of national and regional environmental preservation projects is just one of many areas in which Toyota has proven its environmental stewardship. Toyota operates under a Global Earth Charter that makes caring for the earth a priority. The company created the world's first mass-produced, clean-running gas/electric hybrid car, the Prius, which has received numerous environmental awards, most notably from the Sierra Club and National Wildlife Federation.

Toyota demonstrates environmental stewardship on National Public Lands Day when Toyota employees gather at worksites throughout the country to lend a hand to our public lands.

National Public Lands Day 2008/Toyota Worksites
Name of Site	Work Project
Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach CALIFORNIA	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 11/08/2008 Planting and watering
Los Angeles Audubon CALIFORNIA	EVENT SCHEDULED on 09/20/2008 Work on the habitat restoration and general maintenance of the Least Tern Colony in Marina del Rey. This fenced-off area on Venice Beach is used annually as a nesting ground from April to August by the CA Least Tern, an endangered species. This site is also within a view of the mount of Ballona Creek, a waterway that travels through LA and Culver City to spill into the Santa Monica Bay. After doing some work in the tern colony, the volunteers will be encouraged to do some bird-watching along the creek, and LA Audubon will provide binoculars for use during the event.
Mitchell Canyon at Mt. Diablo State Park CALIFORNIA	Volunteer day to be held on Saturday, September 27. Registration begins at 8:00 Work projects include: Trail maintenance, native plant restoration, barbed wire fence removal, and post and rail fence installation.
El Dorado Nature Center CALIFORNIA	The El Dorado Nature Center comprises over 102 acres. The Master Plan is being implemented to restore native plant communities such as coastal sage scrub, southern oak woodland, chaparral, grassland and riparian woodland. This year we will prepare an area of the land for restoration planting this winter.
Shipley Nature Center CALIFORNIA	Mulch trails Cut back brush, prune plants Construct holding area for vermiculture demonstration Pull weeds
Lytle Creek, San Bernadino National Forest CALIFORNIA	Volunteers will help at Lytle Creek by removing dams that were built by people in the area. The dams contain rocks and branches laid out along the stream (water). Also, removal of litter will be done along the stream and rest areas. There may also be some overgrown vegetation clean up of shrubs and trees. Toyota will provide tools, trash pickers, garbage bags, recycling bins, gloves, and lopers. Recommended Clothing: Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring a hat. Directions: I15 Freeway "N" Exit Freeway @ Sierra Avenue. (Fontana/Rialto) turn Left onto Lytle Creek Road. Distance from I15 Freeway Approx. 2 miles.
Castlewood Canyon State Park COLORADO	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/19/2008 Inner Canyon Bridge replacement; trail work; clean-up of social trails and climbing areas.
Little Talbot Island State Park FLORIDA	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 10/18/08 Beach cleanup and other activities
Dick Young Forest Preserve ILLINOIS	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/26/08 Harvest prairie seeds, plant plugs for Bluejoint Grass and Stricta Sedge
Site TBD INDIANA	Activities Building repair, painting, signage, etc.
Armstrong Park INDIANA	Volunteers will be eradicating invasive plants such as honey suckle and rag weed from a small wooded area in the park.
Lake Cumberland KENTUCKY	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/13/08 Shoreline cleanup, trash and debris removal
Big Bone Lick State park KENTUCKY	TBD
Salato Wildlife Education Center KENTUCKY	Trail work, tree and native shrub planting, invasive plant removal and trash cleanup.
Patapsco Valley State Park MARYLAND	Planting trees, trail maintenance
Foxboro State Park MASSACHUSETTS	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/26/2008 Work Projects TBD
West Hill Dam and Lake MASSACHUSETTS	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 9/20/08 Improve scout camping areas, clear and patrol river/cleanup, install canoe/kayak river trail/borders with stone around project signs, safety walkway outlet channel
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation - Gallop Park Canoe Livery MICHIGAN	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/26/08 Clearing a path from the sidewalk to the canoe livery general park clean up
Crow's Neck Environmental Education Center MISSISSIPPI	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/13/08 Clear activity trails and mulch around activity centers
Cuivre River State Park MISSOURI	We will be clearing trails from campsites to lake and digging trenches to prevent erosion of these trails. We will also be gathering and planting seeds and clearing habitat areas.
Charles C. Forrester Park MISSOURI	Park maintenance
Smithville Lake MISSOURI	Lake clean up includes shore line, camp sites, trash removal along access roads
Historic Cook House, East Hanover NEW JERSEY	EVENT RE-SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25, 2008 Working in the Garden which will include planting, weeding, spreading mulch etc.
Prospect Park NEW YORK	**EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/20/08** Restoration of shoreline of the prospect Park lake. This project will be in collabortio with the Audubon Society and Toyota's TogetherGreen partnership.
Oakwood Park OHIO	Spreading 100 Yards of Mulch and painting a Kids Jungle-Gym Set
Columbia Children's Arboretum OREGON	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 09/26/2008 Planting trees and shrubs, clearing trails and spreading bark mulch on trails
Paseo del Morro, San Juan National Historic Site PUERTO RICO	Some people may pick up waste, other can help load heavy objects, others can help pack garbage bags.
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park TEXAS	Planting Trees, plants, scrubs, and clearing areas
Mitchell Audubon TEXAS	EVENT SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 18, 2008 Our projects include planting 30 trees near creek drainage. Trimming brush and other debris from trail corridors. Spraying herbicide on existing trails. Clean and replant front graden beds of dead or dying plants/grasses and re-mulch garden beds. Trash pick up and refurbish a viewing platform.
Olmos Basin Park, City of San Antionio TEXAS	Tree surveying
San Jacinto Monument and Battlefield State Historic Site TEXAS	Renovate park trails, benches and fencing.

View the current 2008 Toyota site list

View past site lists: 2006 Toyota worksites, 2007 Toyota site list.

Toyota Associates

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Your NPLD Site Coordinator will provide you with more details prior to the event date (i.e. driving directions, agenda, start and end time, what to bring, etc.)

A volunteer checklist is available here.

Please print and complete a release form for ALL NPLD volunteers. If needed, extra copies will be available at your worksite.

Forms to verify volunteer work hours for students will be available at the worksite. Please see your NPLD Site Coordinator.