Worland Field Office
| Contacts: | Sarah Beckwith | |||
| 307-347-5207 |
Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Canyon Creek with the Worland Field Office
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office is inviting volunteers to celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 29, with a work day at the Canyon Creek Trail, approximately 7 miles southeast of Ten Sleep.
Volunteers are needed to help improve the trail and remove invasive plants to provide more enjoyable experiences for hikers, anglers, rock climbers and other recreationists. Jobs will be available for all ages and abilities.
Volunteers from the Worland area may meet at the Worland Field Office, 101 South 23rd Street, at 8 a.m. to caravan. Volunteers from the Ten Sleep area will meet at the Canyon Creek Trail parking area at 9 a.m. The trail is located on Rome Hill Road (state Highway 436), 3.5 miles south of U.S. Highway 16. Bring lunch, a water bottle and gloves. Boots or sturdy shoes are required. Tools will be provided.
“The work we do at Canyon Creek on National Public Lands Day will build on recent improvements we’ve made to the trail and parking area.” said BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Paul Rau. “Plus, it’s a great way to show pride for our public lands.”
NPLD began in 1994 with 700 volunteers and three sites. Last year, more than 170,000 volunteers worked at over 2,067 sites and collected an estimated 500 tons of trash, removed an estimated 23,000 pounds of invasive plants, built and maintained an estimated 1,500 miles of trails, planted an estimated 100,000 trees, shrubs and other native plants and contributed an estimated $17 million to improve public lands across the country.
For more information about volunteering for the Canyon Creek workday, contact Rau in the Worland Field Office at 307-347-5100 or prau@blm.gov. To learn more about NPLD, visit www.publiclandsday.org.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd Worland, WY 82401