National Public Lands Day

Public Lands Day Tour 2008

Press Releases:

(August 27, 2008): Next Generation of Conservationists Receive "2008 National Public Lands Day Toyota Hybrid Tour" Grants: Volunteers at Six Sites Across the Middle Atlantic and Northeast Region were selected to receive grant awards for their participation in the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort for America's public lands

(July 11, 2008): Next Generation of Conservationists Receive "2008 National Public Lands Day Toyota Hybrid Tour" Grants: Seven sites in the Midwest/ Upper Rocky Mountain Region will receive grant awards for their participation in the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort for America's public lands

This September marks the launch of the fourth annual Public Lands Day Tour.

The Public Lands Day Tour visits several upcoming NPLD work sites in a hybrid Prius donated by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. and deliver $1,000.00 grants to assist in preparation for the upcoming events. The 2008 Tour will bring attention to NPLD's One Million Tree Planting Initiative that commemorates the 75th anniverary of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Stay up to date with Program Director Robb Hampton’s travels on his blog at http://publiclandstour.blogspot.com/

This year, the National Public Lands Day Tour will focus on the Northeast/Mid Atlantic/New England and Midwest/Upper Rocky Mountain regions of the United States.

Tour Sites 2008

National Public Lands Day has selected the following seven sites in the Northeast/ Mid-Atlantic region to receive $1,000 grants:

Allegany State Park, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York
Allegany State Park Historical Society
September 3, 2008
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area, USDA Forest Service, Vermont
Moosalamoo Association
September 5, 2008
Doubs Meadow Park, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
September 9, 2008

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
September 12, 2008
Leakin Park at Winans Meadows, Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks, Maryland
Parks and People Foundation
September 17, 2008
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Maryland
Friends of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
September 19, 2008
Prince William Forest Park, a unit of the National Park Service, Virginia
Friends of Prince William Forest Park
*National Public Lands Day Signature Site, September 27, 2008*

National Public Lands Day has selected the following seven sites in the Midwest and Upper Rocky Mountain region to receive $1,000 grants as part of the NPLD Tour:

Milwaukee Parks and Public Spaces, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Community Service Corps
July 17, 2008
Emricson Park, Illinois
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, Project Quercus
July 18, 2008
Coralville Lake, US Army Corps, Iowa
Mayor's Youth Empowerment Program (MYEP)
July 21, 2008
Monarch Crest, Salida Ranger District, Pike San Isabel National Forest, Colorado
Continental Divide Trail Alliance
July 24, 2008
Russ Garaman Park, Russ Garaman Pathway, Wyoming
Friends of Pathways
July 28, 2008
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, Montana
Montana Conservation Corps
July 29, 2008
Parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Foundation for Minneapolis Parks
August 4, 2008