FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OR120-13-18
September 17, 2013
Contact: Megan Harper (541) 751-4353
Volunteers Sought for Clean Up at New River
Bandon, Ore. – Anyone interested in helping spruce up the New River Area of Critical
Environmental Concern is invited to participate in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)
annual National Public Lands Day volunteer event on Saturday, September 28.
Volunteers who have canoes or kayaks are invited to bring them to the event and float a portion
of New River, cleaning trash from the river banks and beach. Other volunteers will help remove
noxious weeds, stack wood to be burned in the fall and plant dune flower and grass seeds.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. BLM staff will be on hand to assist volunteers, as well as
provide all safety equipment and tools. Volunteers should wear outdoor work clothes and bring
sunscreen, work gloves and water. In appreciation, volunteers will receive a free T-shirt, hat and
a coupon to return for a “fee free” day any time in the next year at any fee site managed by the
National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, or BLM.
New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern is located 8.6 miles south of Bandon off of
Highway 101. For additional information on the event, contact Kip Wright at the BLM, 541-7560100. Please visit www.publiclandsday.com for additional information about National Public
Lands Day.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National
System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million
acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and
productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on
public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In
addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.
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