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Missoula Parks and Recreation Press Release 406-721-PARK www.missoulaparks.org For immediate release: September 11, 2009 through September 26, 2009 Contact: Jason Pignanelli, Outdoor Recreation Specialist Missoula Parks and Recreation 552-6271 [EMAIL REDACTED] www.missoulaparks.org Media Fast Facts: What: National Public Lands Day and Kaboom! Play Day Join Missoula Parks and Recreation for a national day of service to public lands. Volunteer for the morning at Silver's Lagoon and enjoy a free barbeque lunch. Kaboom! Play Day features children's nature activities at the Lagoon. When: Saturday, September 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: McCormick Park, 600 Cregg Lane. At Silver's Lagoon adjacent to Currents Aquatics Center. Why: To work on trail construction, pond restoration and tree planting at Silver’s Lagoon in McCormick Park. How: Call 552-6271 or 721-PARK to volunteer, or just come to McCormick Park on September 26. For more information: Missoula Parks and Recreation, 721-PARK, www.missoulaparks.org Local volunteers sought to pitch on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 26 Kaboom! Play Day for Kids also planned. Silver’s Lagoon in McCormick Park will be renovated as Missoulians join the largest annual coast-to- coast, single-day volunteer effort to improve America’s public lands. Local volunteers will roll up their sleeves and devote their day to trail construction, pond restoration and tree planting at Silver’s Lagoon in McCormick Park as part of the 16th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, September 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be treated to a free barbeque lunch at 1 p.m. In addition, Parks and Recreation is hosting a Kaboom! Network Play Day for children ages 5 and up at Silver’s Lagoon. Play Day activities include interpretive hikes, aquatic insect studies and fishing education from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Younger children are welcome to attend the Kaboom! Play Day with an adult. At more than 2,000 sites in all 50 states, National Public Lands Day volunteers will clean parks, lakes, streams and beaches, build trails and bridges, remove invasive species and plant native trees and ---PAGE BREAK--- vegetation. Many of this year’s events will focus on water and its importance in healthy ecosystems. At Silver’s Lagoon, volunteers will help build more fishing access sites and restore bank vegetation to create better fish habitat. National Public Lands Day is a great opportunity for people of all ages to get outside, work alongside their neighbors, and help to improve their community. “I’d encourage everyone with a couple of free hours to stop by,” said Outdoor Recreation Specialist Jason Pignanelli, who’s organizing the NPLD event at McCormick Park. “This is the third year we’ve hosted a National Public Lands Day event, and we’re excited to build off of our previous success.” For more information, contact Missoula Parks and Recreation at 721-PARK or www.missoulaparks.org To volunteer, phone Jason Pignanelli at 552-6271 or email him at [EMAIL REDACTED]. For a list of NPLD sites, activities, contacts, and downloadable photos from past events visit www.publiclandsday.org. (end)