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Marathon Oil Corporation played a huge part in the success of the Cody Field Office National Public Lands Day event on Saturday. The following Monday, Marathon Oil and BLM staff loaded up, removed, and recycled the netwire that volunteers had taken down on Saturday. Thank you Marathon!
Photo by BLM Wyoming.
For National Public Lands Day, BLM Colorado worked with the Rocky Mountain Back Country Horsemen at Wilson Creek Trailhead in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office to repair 25 feet of fence, install a horse walk-through and a trailhead sign, and trim oak brush along the trail. Six volunteers came out and worked eight hours.
Photo by Cora Whisenhunt, Royal Gorge Field Office Park Ranger.
National Public Lands Day -Great Sierra River Clean-up event was held near Susanville, California.
A group of 16 volunteers removed trash from a section of the Susan River (Great Sierra River Clean-up) and then trimmed brush and picked up litter along a section of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail which is jointly managed by the BLM and Lassen National Forest
The projects were coordinated by the Lassen County Environmental Education Collaborative, a partnership of the BLM Eagle Lake Field Office, the Lassen National Forest, Lassen County Office of Education and the Lassen Land and Trails Trust.
Photo by BLM California.
Kevin, me, and Peace. Peace takes my hat just before
Charles takes our photograph. She wants me to have hat head!
Gisimba Memorial Center
July 15, 2006.
Kigali, Rwanda. Africa.
For National Public Lands Day, BLM Colorado worked with the Rocky Mountain Back Country Horsemen at Wilson Creek Trailhead in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office to repair 25 feet of fence, install a horse walk-through and a trailhead sign, and trim oak brush along the trail. Six volunteers came out and worked eight hours.
Photo by Cora Whisenhunt, Royal Gorge Field Office Park Ranger.
The Richfield Field Office partnered with the Rocky Mountain ATV Jamboree to pick up trash off of public lands surrounding the Paiute Trail. A total of 212 participants collected 183 bags of trash from September 21st to September 25th.
Photo by BLM Utah.
The girls bath.
Gisimba Memorial Center
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali in Nyamirambo.
Kigali, Rwanda. Afrika.
July 15, 2006.
Gisimba Memorial Center.
The girls' dormitory.
An orphanage on the outskirts of Kigali, in Nyamirambo.
Rwanda. Afrika.
The Bolivian Red Cross youth unit focuses on continuous training and education, helping educate children and young people through its work in schools and its extracurricular programmes that promote human rights, non-violence and solidarity with one’s community and others.
Bolivia. Children perform a play at the Bolivian Red Cross about first aid, highlighting the importance of these life-saving skills.
© Bolivian Red Cross / www.icrc.org
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteers from the Vale area and BLM staff helped to clean up and improve the Owyhee River Corridor. Volunteers covered up graffiti, picked up trash and mounted birdhouses at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area. The Owyhee River area is a heavily used recreation area for everything from water activities like river rafting, fishing visiting hot springs, to camping, hiking and horseback riding.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
There were 117 hard-working volunteers who showed up on a misty Saturday morning for National Public Lands Day at the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center. Volunteers accomplished a great deal of backlog maintenance projects on Campbell Tract.
Photo by BLM Alaska.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
Part of the Make a Difference area at Summer Camp Music Festival 2011, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed more than 500,000 wheelchairs throughout the world, providing mobility to transform individuals, their families and communities. There are still many more people who need our help. Stop by our booth and support the North Shore Chicago chapter of Free Wheelchair Mission in this incredible cause. In just the last 3 years, our community has raised enough to send over 3400 wheelchairs around the world. For just $62.20 you can help Free Wheelchair Mission manufacture, ship, and deliver a wheelchair to those men, women and children who are so greatly in need.
Watch video at: youtu.be/1pNmVQLw7y8?hd=1
John Knight, Mick Tinkler and Gloria De Piero support the Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Campaign to End Loneliness
With more than 60,000 volunteers nationwide, the Ukrainian Red Cross Society aims to protect life and to prevent and alleviate suffering during conflict and disaster. It organizes youth awareness and anti-stigma initiatives and it campaigns on issues such as HIV/AIDS. More than 300 schoolchildren recently took part in these initiatives, which had the aim of reaching 50,000 people.
Ukraine. Ukrainian Red Cross Society youth show their Red Cross colours loud and proud!
© Ukrainian Red Cross Society / www.icrc.org
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
Volunteers frequently visit the elderly and provide care and support in everyday tasks in the region. More than 30,000 elderly people living alone in Azerbaijan have received Red Cross Red Crescent support.
Azerbaijan. Young volunteers from the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan make their regular visit to an elderly man in one of the remote villages of the Kusar region.
© Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan / www.icrc.org
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Eleanor Siebers, Education Specialist at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, led this year’s NPLD. This year, BLM Oregon hosted 84 adults and 24 kids who participated in volunteer projects. The puppet show had 30 adults and 22 kids participate with an overall total of 130 participants.
Each volunteer and staff participated with much enthusiasm and energy, the day started pulling invasive ivy near communications hill, pulling European beach grass in the quarry cove area, wayside beautification along the lighthouse, Cobble beach cleanup, and harvesting vegetables in the Lighthouse historic garden. The vegetables will be contributed to Lincoln County Food Share.
Eleanor added that NPLD is all about giving back, a day for volunteering, providing volunteer opportunities for the young, old and people of any ages. Park staff was really happy; there were so many locals who turned out for the service projects. When asked why the locals loves volunteering, their answer is, “We come all the time and we just want to give back.”
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
Thursday, September 28, 2006.
The volunteers spread awareness of HIV/AIDS and encourage young people to become involved in responding to the problem. Young people in Somalia are one of the most vulnerable groups affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Hargeisa, Somalia. Young Somali Red Crescent volunteers at the Hargeisa branch join together on 1 December, World Aids Day, to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the local community.
© Somali Red Crescent Society / www.icrc.org
Many thanks to all BLM's great volunteers like those at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument California condor release on Saturday September 26, 2015. It's volunteers, working side by side with land management agencies, who make National Public Lands Day a wonderful, successful event!
Photo by Rachel Carnahan, Public Affairs Officer for the BLM Arizona Strip District.
This image was taken for a not-for-profit that has changed its named, focus, and mission to KEZA.
Remera, Kigali.
Rwanda. Central Africa.
October 6, 2006.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteers from the Vale area and BLM staff helped to clean up and improve the Owyhee River Corridor. Volunteers covered up graffiti, picked up trash and mounted birdhouses at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area. The Owyhee River area is a heavily used recreation area for everything from water activities like river rafting, fishing visiting hot springs, to camping, hiking and horseback riding.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
There were 117 hard-working volunteers who showed up on a misty Saturday morning for National Public Lands Day at the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center. Volunteers accomplished a great deal of backlog maintenance projects on Campbell Tract.
Photo by BLM Alaska.
There were 117 hard-working volunteers who showed up on a misty Saturday morning for National Public Lands Day at the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center. Volunteers accomplished a great deal of backlog maintenance projects on Campbell Tract.
Photo by BLM Alaska.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteers from the Vale area and BLM staff helped to clean up and improve the Owyhee River Corridor. Volunteers covered up graffiti, picked up trash and mounted birdhouses at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area. The Owyhee River area is a heavily used recreation area for everything from water activities like river rafting, fishing visiting hot springs, to camping, hiking and horseback riding.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
More than 75 people showed up for a sunny day of work at the Tumalo Historic Canal Trailhead in the Cline Buttes Recreation Area near Redmond, Oregon, to help the Prineville District BLM put some finishing touches on the new trailhead.
Volunteers built trail, moved rock, constructed split rail fence and put some overall polish at this new site designed for hikers and equestrian riders. We couldn't have done the work without our partners at the Oregon Military Department, Oregon Equestrian Trails, REI, and Oregon State Parks!
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteer projects at the Stewart Pond area of the wetlands included trail maintenance and removing non-native plant species to promote access to the site, as well as habitat restoration for wetlands species. This work built on recent efforts by the BLM and other members of the Rivers to Ridges Partnership to restore this portion of the wetlands.
The West Eugene Wetlands encompass over 3,000 acres of wet prairies and oak upland habitat that were historically common in our area, but are rare today. This unique landscape provides for an abundance of native flora and fauna including the western meadowlark, Oregon’s state bird, and Lane County’s highest known diversity of dragonflies and damselflies. The wetlands also provide habitat for a number of rare plants including Kincaid’s lupine and the Willamette Valley Daisy.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteers from the Vale area and BLM staff helped to clean up and improve the Owyhee River Corridor. Volunteers covered up graffiti, picked up trash and mounted birdhouses at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area. The Owyhee River area is a heavily used recreation area for everything from water activities like river rafting, fishing visiting hot springs, to camping, hiking and horseback riding.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
NPLD events took place all across Oregon and Washington. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out to help improve our nation's public lands!
Volunteer projects at the Stewart Pond area of the wetlands included trail maintenance and removing non-native plant species to promote access to the site, as well as habitat restoration for wetlands species. This work built on recent efforts by the BLM and other members of the Rivers to Ridges Partnership to restore this portion of the wetlands.
The West Eugene Wetlands encompass over 3,000 acres of wet prairies and oak upland habitat that were historically common in our area, but are rare today. This unique landscape provides for an abundance of native flora and fauna including the western meadowlark, Oregon’s state bird, and Lane County’s highest known diversity of dragonflies and damselflies. The wetlands also provide habitat for a number of rare plants including Kincaid’s lupine and the Willamette Valley Daisy.
Photo by BLM Oregon/ Washington.
A wise old man was on his daily walk along the beach. At a distance he noticed a little boy reaching down to pick something up and throwing it into the ocean, then tirelessly repeating it over and over again.
The old man curiously moved closer to find out what he was up to. The boy was picking up starfish left stranded by the ebbing tide, and tossing them back into the water, one by one, as if trying to save them all from dying and also from the hungry seagulls.
Convinced of the futility of the task the boy had taken upon himself, the old man went up to him and said, "Son, hundreds of starfish dry up on this beach everyday. What you're doing simply won't make a difference."
Clearly hearing what the old man had said, the little boy bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it as far as he could, back into the water. Then he looked at the old man, smiled and politely said,
"Well, it made a difference to that one!"
i'll never forget the day i heard this story at an anti-war rally, back in 2006.....
more shots in my blog...