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Volunteers Invited to Join in Clean-Up Activities at Shasta Lake on Saturday, September 24, in Celebration of National Public Lands Day

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer, 916 978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
Sheri Harral, 530-276-2030 , sharral@usbr.gov

For Release: September 20, 2011

The Bureau of Reclamation's Northern California Area Office, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service's Shasta-Trinity National Forest, will host a clean-up event at Shasta Lake's Fisherman's Point Day Use Area and the Shasta Dam area on Saturday, September 24, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in celebration of National Public Lands Day. The public, organizations and local businesses are invited to participate.

On-site registration and check-in will begin at 8 a.m. at the Shasta Dam Visitor Center, 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, Calif. After the clean-up, a barbecue lunch will be provided. Each volunteer will receive a tee shirt, a certificate of appreciation and a free pass to enjoy a day at their favorite public land site.

To register for the event, please contact Sheri Harral, Reclamation, at 530-276-2030 or sharral@usbr.gov, or Mariah Hagstrom, U.S. Forest Service, at 530-242-5532 or mhagstrom@fs.fed.us.

Now in its 18th year, National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance public lands. More than 180,000 volunteers will participate at some 2,000 public lands sites across the nation to complete a projected $15 million in improvements. For additional information on NPLD, please visit http://www.publiclandsday.org.

This year, NPLD is focusing on the connections between outdoor recreation and health. With the growing concern about childhood obesity and children's lack of time spent enjoying nature, NPLD is a perfect opportunity for families to get outdoors and experience what our public lands have to offer. As part of this effort, NPLD is supporting the Department of the Interior's Let's Move Outside! and Youth in the Great Outdoors initiatives. To learn more about these initiatives, please visit www.letsmove.gov/lets-move-outside and youthgo.gov.

Please visit www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao for additional information on Reclamation's Northern California Area Office. For additional information on the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, please visit www.fs.fed.us/r5/.

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