National Public Lands Day at Fernley Swales
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CARSON CITY, Nev. - On Saturday, September 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management will host a National Public Lands Day cleanup at the Fernley Deep Sand Swales on the California National Historic Trail. As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, supporting conservation as we pursue our multiple-use mission. Event partners include the California-Nevada Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, the Fernley Terrible’s Truck Stop and Casino, the Fernley Rotary Club, and Fernley Boy Scout Troop 1783.
Participants will meet at 9 a.m. where the pavement ends on Truck Inn Way in Fernley, a quarter-mile north of the Terrible’s Travel Center off exit 48 on Interstate 80. Visitors can stop by and see the new Fernley Swales interpretive signs at Terrible’s on their way to the event.
The BLM will provide gloves, shovels and rakes, trash bags, and water. Participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Please wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and bring sunscreen and a sack lunch. Long sleeved shirts, long pants, and a hat are recommended.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands and brings together hundreds of thousands of individual and organizational volunteers to help restore America’s public lands.
Additional information about National Public Lands Day is available at https://www.neefusa.org/public-lands-day.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.