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# What is National Public Lands Day?
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/national_public_lands_day_2409100735/
- Published: 2010-09-24T20:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:19:45.000Z
- Description: Federal agencies list recreation-related jobs, internships and volunteer openings through Recreation.gov and Serve.gov, and the Take Pride in America initiative organizes volunteers to protect parks. National Public Lands Day takes place September 25, 2010.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, #vivvo-import

Several agencies have links to recreation-related employment, student employment, internships, and other paid and non-paid opportunities. To access a listing of some of these agencies, please visit [Recreation.gov's web page on recreation-related employment](http://www.recreation.gov/marketing.do?goto=/FAQs/faqrecjobs.html&ref=foodconsumer.org).

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities specifically, you may wish to search the [Serve.gov](http://www.serve.gov/?ref=foodconsumer.org) website directly. This website helps individuals find service opportunities that match their interests and talents in their hometowns, across the country or around the world. 

You may also wish to view information on the [Take Pride in America Initiative](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=7244&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org), which encourages federal, state and local public and private partnerships, and volunteer service organizations to protect public parks, recreation areas, and cultural resources. 

**Additional Resources:**

- [Green Jobs](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=8664&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [Get a Job with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=5923&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [The FWS's Law Enforcement](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=6187&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [Refuge Law Enforcement](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=6180&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [The FWS's Student Employment Programs](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=5732&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [The FWS's Volunteer Opportunities](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=5733&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [Internship and Fellowship Opportunities in Science](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=7496&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [Volunteering with Federal Agencies](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=7591&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [Public Service and Volunteerism](http://answers.usa.gov/cgi-bin/gsa%5Fict.cfg/php/enduser/std%5Fadp.php?p%5Ffaqid=5945&p%5Fsid=N%5F%5Fu5Sak&p%5Flva=6027&ref=foodconsumer.org)
- [National Public Lands Day (NPLD)](http://www.publiclandsday.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org) \- will take place on September 25, 2010\.

by usa.gov team