News Release

Arches National Park Hosts Leave No Trace Hot Spot Programming on Public Lands Day 2021

Volunteers in bright orange vests walk along a bike trail and pick up litter.

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News Release Date: September 14, 2021

Contact: Keri Nelson, 435-259-4351

MOAB, Utah — From September 24 to September 25, Arches National Park will partner with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics to host special programming for the public and Moab community. Earlier this year, Leave No Trace selected Arches National Park as a 2021 Hot Spot location to address impacts from increasing visitation. The Hot Spot program identifies high visitor use areas that can benefit from a blend of educational programs and service projects.

The National Park Service and Leave No Trace will offer programs on the following dates:

Friday, September 24

• 4 to 7 p.m. at the Moab Information Center—Leave No Trace, the National Park Service, and other land management agencies will partner with Canyonlands Natural History Association to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Stop by the patio outside Moab Information Center for information, live music, and more.

• 5 to 6 p.m. on the Moab Museum lawn—Park staff and Leave No Trace representatives will join the Moab Festival of Science during the “Moab Mingle” on the Moab Museum lawn.

Saturday, September 25

• 8 to 11 a.m. at Arches National Park—Park staff will host Erase Our Trace: Volunteer Stewardship Event. Volunteers will learn about and apply the seven principles of Leave No Trace while participating in a light trail maintenance and picking up trash in the park. RSVP on the Leave No Trace Hot Spot Event page.

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sun Court—Leave No Trace representatives and park staff will present activities for kids at the Moab Festival of Science “STEMonstrations” at the Sun Court in downtown Moab.

Programs will be free and open to the public and we encourage people of all ages and abilities to attend. For more information, visit Arches National Park’s volunteer calendar or the Leave No Trace Hot Spot Event page.
 

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About Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics - Using the power of science, education and stewardship, The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is on a mission to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet. The Center accomplishes this by delivering cutting-edge education and research to millions of people across the country every year. Learn more at www.LNT.org, at www.facebook.com/LeaveNoTraceCenter or on Instagram through @LeaveNoTraceCenter. Media contact: Ailsa Walsh, [e-mail]

About Arches National Park - Within Arches National Park the National Park Service protects a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms, and textures unlike any other in the world. The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches and hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive rock fins, and giant balanced rocks.