<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19.600000381469727px">Sharing info on Public Lands Day!</span></span></font></div><div>Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.</div><div>Botanist, US Fish & Wildlife Service</div><div>Chair, PCA-Medicinal Plant Working Group</div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19.600000381469727px"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19.600000381469727px">National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19.600000381469727px">NPLD 2014 will take place on Saturday, September 27.</span></span></font></div><div><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0)">WHY IS NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY IMPORTANT?</span><br></div><div><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:19.600000381469727px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none;clear:left;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(http://www.publiclandsday.org/sites/default/themes/npld/images/green-bullet-small.png);background-repeat:no-repeat"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">NPLD educates Americans about the environment and natural resources, and the need for shared stewardship of these valued, irreplaceable lands;</font></span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(http://www.publiclandsday.org/sites/default/themes/npld/images/green-bullet-small.png);background-repeat:no-repeat"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">NPLD builds partnerships between the public sector and the local community based upon mutual interests in the enhancement and restoration of America's public lands; and</font></span></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 8px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:url(http://www.publiclandsday.org/sites/default/themes/npld/images/green-bullet-small.png);background-repeat:no-repeat"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">NPLD improves public lands for outdoor recreation, with volunteers assisting land managers in hands-on work.</font></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">FIND A SITE: </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites">http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites</a></font></div><div><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Participating in NPLD is a great way to get the recommended 60 minutes of daily activity, while you lend a hand for public lands.</span><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><a href="http://www.publiclandsday.org/resources/lets-move-initiative/lets-move-outside" style="color:rgb(78,158,167);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Learn more about Let’s Move Outside</a><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">and how NPLD is involved in the national movement.</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">REGISTER A SITE: </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="line-height:19.600000381469727px"><a href="http://www.publiclandsday.org/register-site">http://www.publiclandsday.org/register-site</a></span></font></div><div><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:inherit;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">Almost everything you need to plan your volunteer event can be found on this website, from the registration to the volunteer thank you certificates.  If you still have questions, the NPLD staff is happy to answer them.  Email us at</span><a href="mailto:npld@neefusa.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(78,158,167);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">npld@neefusa.org</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:19.600000381469727px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">MORE INFO: </font></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.publiclandsday.org/">http://www.publiclandsday.org/</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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