National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the largest single-day volunteer effort on behalf of public lands in the U.S. Over 170,000 volunteers are expected to pitch in at more than 2,100 public sites in every state this Saturday, Sept. 29th.
Public and community parks, gardens, beaches, wildlife preserves and forests will host volunteers and visitors who come to appreciate, improve and restore these vital public spaces. The shared stewardship of public lands and our natural heritage is celebrated...
Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Set for Sept. 15 This Year
Ocean Conservancy’s 27th Annual International Coastal Cleanup is September 15 this year and you can become one of more than 600,000 volunteers worldwide who take the pledge to “Take on the Trash.” By taking the pledge, you help build the Trash Free Seas movement by reducing your own trash impact and cleaning up what others have left behind/
With the added impact of the Japanese tsunami debris that is already...
An annual event since 1972, World Environment Day, is dedicated to stimulating global awareness of the environment, with a series of worldwide events culminating in The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This important conference of world political, business and environmental leaders is in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, this year’s WED 40th anniversary host country, is one of the world’s biodiversity strongholds with one of the fastest growing economies, providing an...
What Are You Doing to Help Endangered Species?
On the third Friday of May every year, thousands of people celebrate Endangered Species Day by visiting parks, wildlife refuges and zoos and attending events in support of nationwide conservation efforts underway protecting America’s threatened, endangered and at-risk species. The Endangered Species list, co-administered by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has prevented hundreds of listed...
Free Visit to Your Public Garden
Friday May 11 is National Public Gardens Day, sponsored by The American Public Gardens Association (APGA). In conjunction with Better Homes and Gardens and Rain Bird, visitors to local botanical gardens and arboretums can get free admission. Numerous gardens around the country are participating in the event and you can search for one close to you here. National Public Gardens Day was established by the APGA in 2009 to increase public awareness of the...
