On Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the White Point Nature Preserve will be celebrating National Public Lands Day at the Preserve. Here, volunteers will be able to help beautify the Demonstration Garden and surrounding habitat areas. They will be installing and watering native plants, removing weeds that stop native plant growth, fix trails and much more. This is a great opportunity for Palos Verdes homes owners to get enjoy the outdoors and help maintain our beautiful Peninsula.
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nations largest, single day volunteer event for public lands in 2012. NPLD began in 1994 with three sites and 700 volunteers. It has proved to be a huge success and now it is a yearly tradition held every September. In 2011, more than 170,000 volunteers worked at 2,067 sites which were located in different states. They collected an estimated 23,000 pounds of invasive plants, and maintained an estimated 1,500 miles of trails. It is estimated that a contribution of $17 million was made through these volunteer services.
National Public Lands Day keeps the promise of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the “tree army” that worked from 1933-1942 to preserve and protect America’s natural heritage. There are eight federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations that participate in these activities. NPLD helps to educate Americans about the environment and natural resources, and the need for shared stewardship of our irreplaceable lands.
For more information on National Public Lands Day or to sign up to participate, go to www.publiclandsday.org, You may also call (310) 541-7613 for Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy which can be found at www.pvplc.org.
Photo courtesy of White Point Nature Preserve
