Glennallen Field Office
Join the BLM July 28, 2012 for National Public Lands Day
And Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Homestead Act
Come celebrate National Public Lands Day and the 150th Anniversary of the Homestead Act on July 28, 2012 in Slana, Alaska, where the last of any federal homesteading took place. The BLM, the Slana community, and several other partners will put our hands to public lands and clean-up debris left over from homesteading activities. A slideshow of homesteading in Alaska will be presented by BLM's State Archaeologist, Robert King. Posters and pamphlets commemorating the Homesteading Act will also be available. And of course, there will be fun homesteading games for all ages!
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2011 National Public Lands Day
On July 9, 2011, volunteers of all ages met at mile 45.5 of the Richardson Highway to brush out the old road bed along the Tiekel River. Volunteers cut back overgrown alders and brush to expose a great trail for hiking and biking. Everyone celebrated their efforts with a BBQ, Let's Move Outside Games, and a few fun prizes. 
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2010 National Public Lands Day focused on the 10th Anniversary of our National Landscape Conservation System
On June 19, 2010 the BLM Glennallen Field Office hosted a National Public Lands Day/National Landscape Conservation System 10th anniversary event at the BLM Paxson Lake Campground.
Field staff and 50 volunteers removed an aging boardwalk, brushed out a water-line maintenance area, and planted native seeds and trees. The group also enjoyed a free barbecue, an ATV safety demonstration presented by the 4-H Copper Nuggets ATV Education club, and the release of a rescued bald eagle into the wild by the Alaska Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center. The center also brought liver birds, including a great gray owl, great horned owl, harlen hawk, rough-legged hawk, merlin falcon, and raven.
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