Celebrate National Public Lands Day at the Salt Lick Trail
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WORLAND, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community at the Salt Lick Trail on Saturday, Aug. 24, for a shared conservation stewardship project in early celebration of National Public Lands Day.
Volunteers are invited to spend the morning with BLM staff rebuilding part of the staircase, adding signage and doing general cleanup.
“Close-to-home recreation areas like the Salt Lick Trail are places that local residents can take pride in,” said BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Hannah Fortney. “The volunteer project will improve the public’s recreational experiences at this gem of a trail.”
Participants will meet at 8 a.m. at the Salt Lick Trail parking lot, located 6 miles east of Ten Sleep on U.S. Hwy 16. Wear good work shoes or boots and bring work gloves, snacks and water. Volunteers will receive a t-shirt, hat and coupon good for a one-time free entrance to Yellowstone National Park or another federally managed area of their choice.
National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with three sites and 700 volunteers. In 2018, 113,055 volunteers contributed 452,220 hours on service projects at 1,176 sites across the country.
“Events like this are valuable both to the community and to public lands, and I hope volunteers join us and take this morning to enjoy the great outdoors,” said Fortney.
For more information, contact Fortney at 307-347-5100 or hfortney@blm.gov. For more information about NPLD visit www.publiclandsday.org or www.facebook.com/nationalpubliclandsday. Tweet about your NPLD experience on Twitter with the hashtag #NPLD or @PublicLandsDay.
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.