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Funding and Awards| Promotional Materials
Create a successful National Public Lands Day.
The resources in this section will help site managers organize and run a successful National Public Lands Day -- from the registration process through evaluation.
- Register a site
- Scout Leaders -- visit our scout information page.
NPLD has developed a site manual to assist site managers in planning a successful workday. Contents include a planning calendar; ways to involve the community; implementation committees; tools and food; promoting the event; inviting VIPs; final preparations; and thanking volunteers.
Thanks to The American Park Network for contributing services for design and layout for A Manual for Site Managers.
The kit is an excellent resource to get the most media attention for your site. The media kit is a MS Word document allowing you to tailor any of the documents to work with your site and project.
In addition to National Public Lands Day being a fee free day in many federally managed lands, volunteers who participate in National Public Lands Day at federal land sites are rewarded with coupons for free entry into their favorite federal public land areas that have entrance fees. NPLD volunteers who work at a site managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or USDA Forest Service will receive a coupon good for a "fee-free" day at any site managed by those agencies. The coupon is usable for one year-- from September 25, 2010 to September 24, 2011. Fee free coupons will be sent to federal land site managers with their shipments of promotional materials.
Federal agencies can request fee free coupons by registering their NPLD site.
- Share your accomplishments by filling out a short online evaluation form, or
- download the evaluation form (doc).
Volunteers of the Year: Do you know an NPLD volunteer or site manager that showed unusual dedication and leadership to help preserve public lands during NPLD 2010? Nominate that person for a Volunteer of the Year Award!
- Help us recognize the efforts of hardworking individuals who have gone above-and-beyond to care for public lands. Nominate someone today!
- Read about past Volunteers of the Year from 2008 and 2007.
- Public Lands Program Capacity Building Grants Closed.
- NPLD Tour Grants 2008: Pre-Applications (Closed)
- Department of Defense Legacy - Applications for 2010 grants are no longer being accepted. Information about the next grant cycle will be posted in 2011. The Department of Defense provides Legacy awards of up to $6,500 for military lands open to the public for recreation. In 2009, 51 installations were awarded funding for their NPLD projects.
Visit our resource library for promotional materials such as posters, brochures, and graphic assets including logos and high-resolution photos.
State and City Proclamations
Each year we solicit gubernatorial and mayoral proclamations designating NPLD in each state and city. Learn more about the proclamations and download a copy from your state.
Check out the profiles of NPLD site managers on the Planet Connect
Career Section. Read about their experiences and share your own to
inspire the younger generations!
During National Public Lands
Day 2010 educate volunteers on the effects of climate change on public lands. Visit our Educational Resource Library for information on additional topics.
For four years, NPLD Director Robb Hampton has traveled across America to present land managers and friends groups with small grants to assist with their volunteer work projects. Read about the Toyota Tours.