NEEF's National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. The NPLD DoD Legacy Award offered funding of up to $6,500 for volunteer-based work projects on DoD sites that meet all eligibility requirements. Examples of funded projects include, but were not limited to, the following:
- tree and native vegetation planting;
- invasive plant removal;
- trash and debris cleanup;
- wildlife habitat improvement and restoration activities;
- pollinator garden development;
- wetland, streamside, or shoreline restoration and erosion control;
- trail building and maintenance;
- restoration of culturally and historically significant areas, buildings, and structures.
Funds were awarded to the following organizations:
- Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
- 733d Civil Engineer Division, Environmental Element, Fort Eustis, VA
- Army Reserve Sustainability Programs, Fort Bragg, NC
- Beale Air Force Base, Beale AFB, CA
- Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, HI
- Camp Ripley, Minnesota Army National Guard, Little Falls, MN
- Eglin AFB Natural Resources, Niceville, FL
- Fort George G Meade, Fort Meade, MD
- Directorate of Public Works Natural Resources Management Branch, Fort Hood, TX
- Fort Leavenworth Environmental Division, Fort Leavenworth, KS
- Hawaii Army National Guard, Honolulu, HI
- Hill Air Force Base, Hill AFB, UT
- Hurlburt Field AFB, Hurlburt Field, FL
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord Environmental Division, Fish & Wildlife, JBLM, WA
- Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA
- Michigan Army National Guard, Augusta, MI
- MS Army National Guard-Camp McCain Training Center, Grenada, MS
- NAVFAC Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, HI
- Public Works Department (PWD) NSA Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA
- Oahu Army Natural Resources Program, Schofield Barracks, HI
- Pacific Missile Range Facility, U.S. Navy, JBPHH, Hawaii
- Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, VA
- Texas Military Department, Austin, TX
- U.S. Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate, Fort Belvoir, VA
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