Tuesday, October 13, 2009

National Public Lands Day with the Grand Canyon Trust

According to the Environmental Education Foundation, 150,000 volunteers worked at over 2,000 locations and in every state and in many U.S. territories during this year's National Public Lands Day. The Grand Canyon Trust hosted 11 of these amazing volunteers on the west side fo the Kaibab Plateau for a Mule Deer Habitat Restoration Project. We spent a full day trimming Cliffrose and hand seeding pounds of natives back into the Earth. It was a gorgeous Saturday filled with great energy!




There was music and laughter and lots of wonderful Kaibab rap songs shared around a campfire. I must note the beginning of a new tradition, "Star Track, GCT Style!" Curious? Sign up on one of our exciting trips to find out how you can show off your special talents with a fun and charismatic group. Carrie King and Andi Rogers from Arizona Game and Fish led the way with great conversations and meaningful presence throughout the weekend showing how importnat parntering agencies are for effective management and good work.


Thanks again to all of you wonderful volunteers and land stewards. The weekend was a great success and we look forward to another fantastic celebration of our public lands next year and of course, everyday until then.

For more information on the Grand Canyon Trust, various ways to get involved, and any new events taking place, please visit our website. Also, to see more exciting photos from the weekend or any of our past trips as well, visit our flickr account today. We look forward to working with you agian!

Cheers!

Lauren and Kate