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Fort Donelson National Battlefield
National Public Lands Day
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Date: June 19, 2009
Contact: Deborah Austin, 931-232-5706 x 103
Local volunteers and scouts, the Friends of the Fort Donelson Campaign, the local Chamber of Commerce, and the West Tennessee District Boy Scouts will devote Saturday, September 26, 2009, to help Fort Donelson National Battlefield park staff with several park improvement projects.
Volunteers will clean exhibits, signs, and culverts, and assist with erosion control projects for the Civil War earthworks. The event will last from 9 am– noon.
National Public Lands Day is the largest coast-to-coast, single day volunteer restoration program in America. Last year, over 120,000 volunteers helped to build bridges and trails, plant trees, and remove trash and invasive plants at 1,800 sites and in every state.
Interested groups or individuals should meet at the park’s visitor center at 8:30 amon the day of the event. Tools and equipment will be provided by the park staff. You can pre-register for the event by contacting Park Ranger Deborah Austin at 931-232-5706 x 103 or e-mail us.
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Did You Know?
There are many endangered species that rely on barrier islands such as Cumberland. They include wood storks, piping plovers, least terns, gopher tortoises, manatees and sea turtles.
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Last Updated: June 19, 2009 at 09:43 EST |
