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Learn More About UV Radiation

Learn how UV radiation affects your health, what factors influence exposure levels, and simple steps you can...

One Crabby Family: How an Educator Used Citizen Science to Bring Her Family Closer Together

Scientist and mom Dr. Chanda Bennett shares how she turned citizen science into a family tradition, and offers...

How Local Communities Are Restoring Pollinator Habitat Across the US

Thanks to a NEEF environmental grant, people are rebuilding pollinator habitat nationwide through hands-on...

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group of diverse people, one in a wheelchair, collecting litter in a forested area

How to Make Your National Public Lands Day Event Accessible to All

We've gathered some tips on how to make your NPLD event more inclusive.

A woman shows a young girl how to perform a water quality monitoring activity at an NPLD volunteer event. Several young people are working on the project at a table in the background.

How to Create More Inclusive Volunteer Experiences on Public Lands

NEEF and NPS share lessons learned from the 2024 Points of Light Conference to make volunteer events like National Public Lands Day more inclusive.

NPLD participants installing western purple martin towers in an ephemeral wetland

NPLD Champion Protects Endangered Species at Military Installations with Help from Volunteers

Involving volunteers in conservation biology creates a ripple effect, boosting engagement, expanding outreach, and encouraging future involvement in public

Toyota employees and NEEF in front of a wood boardwalk that is being built

Toyota Gives Northern Alabama Park Accessibility Makeover

Toyota, the National Environmental Education Foundation and Land Trust of North Alabama collaborate on three-year project to improve physical and visual

Intergenerational family on public lands

Connecting the Past, Present, and Future Through Public Lands

National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is our opportunity to celebrate the beauty in nature and to be inspired to give back to Mother Earth for all that she has

Wild bison in Yellowstone National Park, USA

Giving Back to the Land

Discover the deep connection to Yellowstone National Park through the lens of an Apsáalooke Nation member. Explore personal experiences, cultural significance

photo of group standing in front of pile of trash bags after a clean-up.

How to Host a Successful National Public Lands Day Event

Friends of Herring Run Parks shares ten tips to help organizations host a successful National Public Lands Day event.

A diverse group of young people carry a large log to place on trail during National Public Lands Day event.

NPLD Skill Building Webinar Series

For over 25 years, the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) has coordinated National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the nation's largest single-day

NPLD highlighted site volunteers pose for a group picture

NPLD Highlighted Sites Focus on Community and Connection in the Wake of COVID-19

On the fourth Saturday in September each year, NEEF joins forces with its longtime partner Toyota Motor North America for the nation's largest single-day

Latino Conservation Week Graphic with Latinos in the outdoors

Building Community During Latino Conservation Week

From hikes in nature to community discussions and film screenings, Latino Conservation Week activities promote community-based conservation efforts and provide