National Public Lands Day on September 27 is an annual event designed to encourage everyone to get outside and visit places such as national parks. All National Park Service entrance fees will be waived to encourage visitation.

National Public Lands Day is also a national volunteer effort to give back to the very lands we use to hike, bike, climb, swim, explore, picnic, or just plain relax. It is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2007, nearly 100,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, planted trees and plants, and removed trash and invasive plants. Join us on Saturday, September 27, 2008 for the 15th Annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land.

Like many national parks, Rocky Mountain National Park will sponsor a volunteer project. Trail work will take place on the west side of the park. Interested in volunteering for this project? Call 970-586-1513.