Like many national parks, Rocky Mountain National Park will sponsor a volunteer project on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 24. Trail work on the Bowen Connector Trail will take place on the west side of the park. Interested in volunteering for this project? Call the Kawuneeche Visitor Center at 970-586-1513, the Rocky Mountain National Park Volunteer Office at 970-586-1330, or go to the National Public Lands Day website at http://www.publiclandsday.org.

National Public Lands Day, September 24, 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.

National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with three federal agencies and 700 volunteers. Last year 120,000 volunteers worked in over 1,800 locations and in every state. Now, eight federal agencies and many state and local lands participate in this annual day of caring for shared lands.

National Public Lands Day keeps the promise of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the "tree army" that worked from 1933-42 to preserve and protect America's natural heritage.

Join us on Saturday, September 24, 2011 for the 18th Annual National Public Lands Day and help us care for our land.