Events Archive - Western National Parks Association

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Event Series Patio Talk

Patio Talk

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Meet at the Pine Springs Visitor Center Patio at 10 am for a 20-30 minute ranger talk. Meet at the Pine Springs Visitor Center Patio An entrance fee of $10 per person (16 years of age and older) is required; entrance fees/passes permit 1-7 consecutive days of use in this national park. Holders of the Annual, Senior, Military, […]

Event Series Guided Hikes on the Islands

Guided Hikes on the Islands

Channel Islands National Park

On days that the concessionaire boats run to the islands, guided hikes may be offered by national park rangers,  volunteers, or concessionaire naturalists. If they are not available to lead hikes, self-guided interpretive trail booklets are available. Guided hike locations, distances, and departure times will be announced after your arrival on the island during the […]

Free

Bandelier to Host Wilderness Project Day

Bandelier National Monument 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM, United States

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Bandelier will be hosting a Wilderness Project Day on Saturday, September 23rd to celebrate National Public Lands Day and to recognize September as National Wilderness Month. Park staff and volunteers will meet at Bandelier’s Cottonwood Day Use Area at 8:00 am. They will spend the day replacing and/or installing new signs that welcome […]

Free

National Public Lands Day 2023 at Big Thicket

Big Thicket National Preserve 6102 FM 420, Kountze, TX, United States

KOUNTZE, Texas – Big Thicket National Preserve is excited to announce three volunteer events taking place on the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event, National Public Lands Day, on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Volunteers can help rangers take care of Big Thicket ahead of our busy fall season at one of three events: Native Plant Garden Revitalization […]

Free
Event Series Patio Talk

Patio Talk

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Meet at the Pine Springs Visitor Center Patio at 10 am for a 20-30 minute ranger talk. Meet at the Pine Springs Visitor Center Patio An entrance fee of $10 per person (16 […]

Event Series Guided Hikes on the Islands

Guided Hikes on the Islands

Channel Islands National Park

On days that the concessionaire boats run to the islands, guided hikes may be offered by national park rangers,  volunteers, or concessionaire naturalists. If they are not available to lead hikes, self-guided interpretive trail booklets are available. Guided hike locations, distances, and departure times will be announced after your arrival on the island during the […]

Free

In-Person Film | Touring the Southwest’s Grand Circle 12 PM

The National Parks Store 12880 N Vistoso Village Dr, Tucson, AZ, United States

Celebrate National Public Lands Day on September 23 by taking the Grand Circle Road Trip! From deep canyons to ancient Indigenous dwellings, majestic mountains to exciting river trips, this film […]

In-Person Film | Touring the Southwest’s Grand Circle 2 PM

The National Parks Store 12880 N Vistoso Village Dr, Tucson, AZ, United States

Celebrate National Public Lands Day on September 23 by taking the Grand Circle Road Trip! From deep canyons to ancient Indigenous dwellings, majestic mountains to exciting river trips, this film […]