St. Louis – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26.
The waiver does not apply to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities such as group picnic shelters. Other agencies and partners that manage recreation areas located on USACE lands are encouraged, but not required, to comply with this waiver of day use fees in the areas they manage.
In addition, volunteers who participate in one of USACE’s National Public Lands Day activities will be issued a fee-free coupon if the volunteer site is participating in the coupon program. Volunteers should check with their local USACE project for more information. For more information on the fee-free day and coupons visit http://www.publiclandsday.org/highlights/fee-free-day-and-coupons.
Thousands of volunteers are expected to support the more than 90 USACE projects participating in this year’s National Public Lands Day, the largest annual volunteer hands-on restoration activity of its kind.
Volunteers at St. Louis District sites will take part in trail maintenance; invasive species removal; painting; installing bat boxes; and river, shoreline and roadways clean-up during NPLD activities on Sept. 26 at the following locations:
Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Trail maintenance, invasive species removal, litter pickup.
Contact: Chris Garcia, (314) 581-9057
christopher.d.garcia@usace.army.mil
Carlyle Lake
Join the Carlyle Lake B3 2k, 5k, 10k or Half-Marathon.
Contact: Kim Hammel, (618) 594-2484
kim.hammel@usace.army.mil
Rend Lake
Litter pickup along shoreline and roadways.
Contact: Rend Lake Project Office, (618) 724-2493
Mark Twain Lake
NPLD scavenger hunt.
Contact: M.W. Boudreaux Visitor Center, (573) 565-2112
Wappapello Lake
Litter removal along designated roadways, painting railways in beach areas and installing bat boxes in campgrounds.
Contact: Andrew Jefferson
(573) 222-8562
andrew.jefferson@usace.army.mil
To locate NPLD events near you, visit http://www.publiclandsday.org/ or call your local USACE lake or river office. For more information on USACE recreation opportunities visit www.CorpsLakes.us.