Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Crater Lake National Park!
Saturday, September 26, 2009 is the sixteenth annual National Public Lands Day. This is an annual event that provides opportunities for the public to participate in volunteer projects that accomplish much needed work on public lands. National Public Lands Day is organized by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation supported by nine federal land management agencies, and sponsored by other businesses.
During National Public Lands Day 2008, nearly 100,000 volunteers pitched in to build trails and bridges, restore wetlands, and remove invasive plants, as well as numerous other projects. Volunteers worked at 550 sites in all 50 states. It is estimated that volunteers and their community partners contributed $10 million in improvements to their federal, state and local public lands.
Crater LakeNational Park will celebrate this important day by waiving the entrance fees all day on Saturday, September 26, 2009.
Special Events
Ken Burns - America's Best Idea Preview
Both the Visitor Center at Park Headquarters and the Community House in the Rim Village area will be showing a special sneak preview of Ken Burns film ”The National Parks: America’s Best Ideas” prior to each showing of the “Mirror of Heaven”.
Ranger Programs
Visitors to Rim Village can also participate in guided bird hikes led by the Klamath Bird Observatory at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM, as well as a Discovering Crater Lake Talk at 11:00 AM at the Sinnott Memorial Overlook and a 4:00 PM talk at Crater Lake Lodge.
Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteers will assemble at the Rim Visitor Center at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM to do litter pick ups around Rim Village.
Family Fun Day
The Crater Lake National Park Trust is also sponsoring a Family Fun Day at Rim Village on National Public Lands Day from 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Events will include a performance by Klamath Tribal Dancers, demonstrations with live birds of prey from Wildlife Images, and complimentary rootbeer floats.
Come join us for an exciting day and celebrate your public lands!
