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Asthma Peak Week Is Coming: How to Stay Healthy This Fall

The third week of September is Asthma Peak Week due to a seasonal uptick in asthma triggers. Learn how to keep...

Want to Increase Community Engagement with Your Public Lands Site? Try Forest Bathing

Studies have shown spending time in nature benefits mental and physical health. Try incorporating forest...

Preparing High School and College Students for a Career in Environmental Science

Your children might already have their eye on an environmental science career in areas such as sustainability...

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Group photo of volunteers for NPLD at LeRoy Oakes, St. Charles, IL

For Toyota’s Chicago Region, National Public Lands Day is a True Team Effort

Toyota’s Rick Vernon has headed up NPLD efforts for his division every year since 2005. Here are some of his tips for a successful event.

Group picture of the volunteers at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens NPLD Event in 2016

NPLD Volunteer Spotlight: Alan Spears, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

As the Director of Cultural Resources for National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Alan Spears combines his love of history with a deep commitment to

Volunteer Gerald Miller at Lamoille Canyon

NPLD Volunteer Spotlight: Gerald Miller, Volunteer Extraordinaire

Gerald Miller, Conservation Specialist for Nevada Department of Agriculture, has attended National Public Lands Day events since 1995. Previously employed by

Suzy Pappas, Director of Coastal Cleanup Corporation, at an NPLD event in Biscayne National Park

NPLD Volunteer Spotlight: Suzy Pappas, Director of Coastal Cleanup Corporation

Suzy Pappas, Director of Coastal Cleanup Corporation, is a regular volunteer at Biscayne National Park, where she’s participated in National Public Lands Day

Group family picnic lunch at Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up

NPLD Event Spotlight: The Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up

Located 30 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, Lake Allatoona covers 12,000 acres and boasts 270 miles of shoreline. It is home to nine city and county parks and

Kids at the Martin Luther King Jr Park in Atlanta for NPLD 2014

The Shared Experience of National Public Lands Day

This was originally posted on The National Parks Traveler. For more than a decade, I have had the privilege to witness and participate in the wonderfully

Volunteers Tackle Trail Maintenance on Public Lands

It was a damp and drizzly June morning at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Staff from the National Park Service (NPS), New York/New Jersey Trail

Come Explore NEEF’s Signature Parks On National Public Lands Day

Millie Jimenez is 25-years-old, unassuming and soft-spoken. In her green and tan park ranger’s uniform, she almost blends into the serene backdrop of Wyoming's

Find Out Why One Couple Traded a Traditional Wedding for National Public Lands Day

This couple's wedding had guests pulling weeds instead of dining and making speeches.

A Bike Your Park Day group rode their bikes 10 miles each way to plant trees at a new state park.

Bike Your Park on National Public Lands Day

Thousands of people throughout the United States will explore parks and public lands by bicycle on the same day— Bike Your Park Day on Saturday, September 23