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Award Winning Teacher Inspires Students to Volunteer on NPLD
Deborah Wasylik doesn't just teach her students about the environment; she takes them into the surrounding Orlando community to show how each student can play a role in improving the natural world.
On National Public Lands Day, Deborah and 60 students from Dr. Phillips High School put what they learned in the classroom into practice by volunteering at Bill Frederick Park to remove invasive plant species, blaze trails and mulch.
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Highlights from NPLD 2012
National Public Lands Day 2012 was a huge success. It was the largest NPLD in the history of the event with 2,206 sites in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. NPLD 2012 surpassed the previous record from 2010 by almost 120 sites. This year also had the most state and local participation ever. The day was such an achievement thanks to the support of eight federal agencies, state and local governments, community gardens, schools, our national sponsor, Toyota and contributing sponsor, Northrop Grumman.
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National Public Lands Day
September 28, 2013
Helping Hands for America's Lands
2012 Site Count: 2,206