On Saturday,聽the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation will all offer free access to their public lands, according to (NPLD). The annual NPLD is the largest one-day volunteer event for public lands in the United States.聽It鈥檚聽meant to encourage maintenance of public parks and trails.
NPLD encourages volunteers to participate in events that include:
- Building and caring for public trails
- Planting trees and plants
- Collecting invasive plants
- Picking up trash
聽outlines specific local volunteer opportunities by state across the country.聽
鈥淣ational Public Lands Day is a great day to聽not only explore your public lands, but also an opportunity to take care of them by volunteering for one of the many programs available throughout the country,鈥澛燙risty Brown, management support specialist for Mesa Verde National Park, told聽国产吃瓜黑料 in an email. 鈥淲hether it is helping to clean up a beach, remove graffiti, or repair聽a trail, there is a way for everyone to get involved with taking care of these special areas.鈥
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- The Southern Nevada Water Authority opened a third water intake from Lake Mead to Las Vegas聽on Wednesday. The tunnel draws water from the deepest part of the lake, ensuring the city an uninterrupted supply聽if the two intake pipes at 1,000 feet run dry. The lake鈥檚聽water level聽was most . In June, it dipped to 1,074.聽
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