Youth

Volunteer

In Fiscal Year 2009, Reclamation carried on the tradition of engaging youth through volunteer activities that expose young people to the great outdoors while improving natural resources. Youth service projects contributed to the 43,002 total volunteer hours calculated. Valuable youth volunteer activities on Reclamation lands and waters included a Boy Scout Eagle Scout project and a large-scale clean up during a National Public Lands Day event along the 52-mile San Diego River watershed. The volunteers assisted in removal of 42,100 pounds (21.05 tons) of trash and debris, collection of discarded automobile tires, car batteries, aluminum cans, bottles, and assorted scrap metal in support of California's recycling initiative.

If your organization is interested in a volunteer activity on Reclamation lands or waters, please contact Cathy Hulick at chulick@usbr.gov.