National Public Lands Day

							                National Park Service                       Glen Canyon National               691 Scenic View Dr.
                U.S. Department of the Interior             Recreation Area                    PO Box 1507
                                                                                               Page, AZ 86040-1507
                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                September 14, 2006    06-25                                                    CONTACT: Kevin Schneider
                                                                                               928-608-6208


Glen Canyon News Release

         Local Volunteers Pitch In to Celebrate National Public Lands Day
                    Glen Canyon Entrance Fees also to be Waived

    Page, AZ – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will be celebrating National Public
    Lands Day this year by offering free entry into the park on Saturday, September 30. In
    addition, volunteers are invited to help remove graffiti from the Glen Canyon Dam
    Overlook in Page on Saturday, September 23 from 8- 11 am.

    National Public Lands Day is the largest annual coast- to- coast, single- day volunteer
    restoration effort for America’s public lands. Volunteers from around the nation will be
    pitching in to help accomplish much needed work on public lands. Now in its 13th year,
    National Public Lands Day gives Americans a chance to give back to the very lands they
    use to hike, bike, boat, swim, explore, picnic, or just plain relax.

    Glen Canyon entrance fees will be waived on Saturday, September 30. Free entrance
    passes issued that day will be valid for seven days. Camping and boating fees will still
    apply.

    Local volunteers from the Page area are invited to roll up their sleeves and devote their
    time to help remove graffiti at the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook. Individuals interested
    in volunteering should plan on meeting at the Glen Canyon Dam Overlook at 8:00 am
    on Saturday, September 23. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing and boots and
    bring work gloves if possible. As a thank- you for their effort, volunteers will receive a
    coupon to use as a free entry pass into any national park area across the America. For
    more information, contact the National Park Service at 928- 608- 6200.

    National Public Lands Day is sponsored by Toyota and is supported by the National
    Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and
    Wildlife Service, and USDA Forest Service. For more information on National Public
    Lands Day, visit www.publiclandsday.org.

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