Admission to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, as well as Washington state parks, will be free Saturday as part of National Public Lands Day.
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The fee holiday is in recognition of the 22nd anniversary of National Public Lands Day – the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
At Claytor Lake State Park in Dublin, a trails clean-up activity will be held noon to 3 p.m. Meet in front of Howe House Visitor Center at noon for dispersal throughout the park. Federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and businesses participate in the annual day of caring for public lands. State parks in Oregon that charge day use fees will charge those fees on Saturday. “National Public Lands Day reminds us that we are the caretakers of our public lands, and it is our responsibility to preserve these resources for generations to come”.
On national forests, grasslands and prairies, almost 110,000 volunteers and service members contributed 4.6 million hours on critical projects past year.
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If you can’t make it, the National Park Service’s next free day comes on November. 11, Veterans Day. Since the first NPLD, the event has grown by leaps and bounds.
