STILL TIME TO VOLUNTEER: National Public Lands Day

In California there are 16 events to commemorate National Public Lands Day, the largest hands-on volunteer effort to preserve America’s lands. Join one of the events near you for the 14th annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for your land. Many of these are being held Saturday, Sept. 29 (Barstow’s is being held this Saturday, Sept. 22).

Follow the links on this page for more information:

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/res/volunteers.html

Source: BLM

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