U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives fees and invites volunteers to participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 25

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
Published Sept. 23, 2021
Join us Saturday, September 25 in celebrating National Public Lands Day! 
We will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide. The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities such as group picnic shelters. Other agencies and partners that manage recreation areas located on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to comply with this waiver of day use fees in the areas they manage.

Join us Saturday, September 25 in celebrating National Public Lands Day! We will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide. The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities such as group picnic shelters. Other agencies and partners that manage recreation areas located on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to comply with this waiver of day use fees in the areas they manage.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 25.

The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities such as group picnic shelters. Other agencies and partners that manage recreation areas located on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to comply with this waiver of day use fees in the areas they manage.

In addition, USACE welcomes volunteers to continue the annual tradition of public service by participating in NPLD events, which will be held both virtually and in-person where possible and with COVID-19 safety precautions in place.

Thousands of volunteers are expected to support the more than 60 USACE projects participating in this year’s National Public Lands Day, the largest annual volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind. Last year 2,400 volunteers served 8,300 hours on USACE-managed lands, removing 16,000 pounds of trash, cleaning 369 miles of roadways and shoreline, maintaining 44 miles of trails, improving 76 acres of habitat, and engaging 65 partner organizations.

USACE has been involved with National Public Lands Day since its inception in 1994 and has consistently been one of the event’s largest providers of sites and volunteers. USACE manages more than 400 lake and river projects in 43 states. With 90 percent of these projects located within 50 miles of metropolitan areas, USACE sites provide a wide range of safe and affordable outdoor recreation opportunities close to home.

For more information on National Public Lands Day or to find events near you, visit http://www.publiclandsday.org/ or call your local USACE lake or river project office. For more information on USACE recreation opportunities visit www.CorpsLakes.us.

 

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Contact
Doug Garman
202-761-1807
doug.m.garman@usace.army.mil

Release no. 21-044