(LARAMIE, Wyo.)  Sept. 25, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is working with Laramie-area partners to host multiple, local volunteer events on National and Wyoming Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Billed as the largest single-day volunteer effort for America’s public lands, the day highlights the importance of public lands nationally and in Wyoming, as well as acknowledging the multiple uses of public lands.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Forest Service has partnered with a variety of groups, including the University of Wyoming (UW), to accomplish multiple projects with varying levels of experience and labor required. One of the projects will be on National Forest and will include trail maintenance on the Pole Mountain unit. Additional projects will occur at the Wyoming Territorial Prison and on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Roger Canyon.

Registration for events is available in advance online or day of the event.

Volunteers can check in starting at 8 a.m. at the Washington Park Bandshell on Sheridan Street for donuts, coffee, and a short briefing on each project from the partner organizations involved.

Lunch, materials, tools, gloves, and instructions will be provided for all projects. Once volunteers select their project they will depart to their sites. Transportation will be available for University of Wyoming students through the UW Outdoor Program.

Volunteers will be working outdoors. Plan to wear closed toe shoes and bring a backpack suitable to carry your lunch and personal items, extra layer in case of inclement weather, water bottle (2 liters recommended), and work gloves (optional, will be provided as well). 

For questions about volunteer registration, visit uwyo.edu/slce or contact slce@uwyo.edu.

Partners for the Laramie area projects include: University of Wyoming Service, Leadership, and Community Engagement (SLCE) Office, UW Outdoor Program, Laramie Bikenet, Trail FAIRIES, SE Wyoming Climbing Coalition, Common Outdoor Ground, USDA Forest Service, Wyoming Conservation Corps, SE Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Collaborative, and Wyoming State Parks