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Volunteer Highlights

 

National Public Lands Day 2010 Volunteers “Have a Ball” at BLM-California’s Dos Palmas Area of Critical Environmental Concern

 

 

Outfitted in NPLD 2010 t-shirts, College of the Desert students stand proudly behind the fruits of their labor: native plant “seed balls.”

 
 

Outfitted in NPLD 2010 t-shirts, College of the Desert students stand proudly behind  the fruits of their labor: native plant “seed balls.”

 
 

To celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office hosted a volunteer project at the Dos Palmas Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). Roughly 14,000 acres in area, Dos Palmas ACEC comprises diverse environments, including wildlife ponds, freshwater marshlands, fan palm oases, native sand dunes, desert sink scrub, and desert wash woodlands. The ACEC provides habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals, several listed species among them. More>>

 
   
 

The Public Lands Foundation - "Continuing To Serve"

 

From left to right: PLF volunteers and a BLM wildlife biologist on a monitoring project for the endangered southern Idaho ground squirrel, conducted in conjunction with Defenders of Wildlife

 
 

From left to right:   PLF volunteers and a BLM wildlife biologist on a monitoring project for the endangered southern Idaho ground squirrel, conducted in conjunction with Defenders of Wildlife

 

 

In 2006, BLM and the non-profit Public Lands Foundation (PLF) agreed to join forces to perform data collection in support of BLM decision-making.   Many PLF members are retired BLM managers who are experienced in BLM-approved techniques for monitoring/inventorying wildlife habitat, vegetation communities, weed populations/ distribution, and riparian functionality.   BLM Field Office resource specialists prescribe the methods, timing, and location of monitoring efforts, and provide transportation and training, as necessary, for PLF volunteers.  Not only do PLF volunteers share their expertise with BLM managers, they also provide guidance to other volunteers.   For reports on projects being conducted as part of this program, click here .
 
   
 
Pursue Your Passion: "Volunteers For The Public Lands"
 


“Kids Care” for BLM’s South Spit Cooperative
Management Area, Humboldt Bay, California

 
 
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On World Ocean Day 2008, young “Adopt-a-Beach” volunteers found a unique way to get their message across at California’s Humboldt Bay.   The concept of a World Ocean Day was first proposed in 1992 by the Government of Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.      More>>

 
   

Volunteer Opportunities
 
Volunteer Image - No captionBLM welcomes volunteers from all walks of life: whatever your interest, there's a volunteer opportunity to match. And what a great chance for families to come together with a purpose. Click here for information on specific volunteer openings.   

 

 
 
 
Bureau of Land Management - Resources
 

The Interior Federal Credit Union
 Wants YOU!  

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to learn how BLM volunteers can receive a cash bonus—just for joining!

 
   
   
 

VOLUNTEERING FOR The PUBLIC LANDS
JUST GOT MORE REWARDING

 
   
 

Volunteer Pass Program 

INTRODUCING THE AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL VOLUNTEER PASS
Click here for details.

 
   
 

“BLM’s 2010 Volunteer Annual Report”

 
   
 BLM's 2010 Volunteer Annual Report

 
Interested in knowing just how—and how much—volunteers contribute to BLM
programs across the nation?  Click here to
view BLM’s latest Volunteer Annual Report.








 
   

 

guide for blm volunteers!

 
   
 

 

 

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Everything you need to know to have a great volunteer experience with BLM. Click here for (1.6MB PDF)

 
  

 

 

 
Last updated: 05-11-2011