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ST. GEORGE — This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort, and events are being held across Southern Utah for the community to help clean up public lands.
The event, which takes place Sept. 22, focuses on restoring lands through picking up trash, removing graffiti and clearing invasive plants. The National Park Service is also hosting a fee-free day, offering free admission at every national park and volunteers will receive a pass to enter a park for free at a later date as well.
This year is also the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
National Public Lands Day is held across the U.S., and many of the Southern Utah national parks and Bureau of Land Management areas are participating by holding events.
The event includes Zion National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Bears Ears National Monument, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Vermillion Cliffs, Kanab, and the Trumbull and Nampaweap trailheads.