The second annual Lopez Island celebration of National Public Lands Day is at Watmough Bay, Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stewardship projects to improve the land, outdoor games, hands-on environmental education stations and interpretive walks and talks are planned.

National Public Lands Day is the largest single-day volunteer event for public lands in the nation. NPLD began in 1994 and has become a yearly tradition after much success in preserving and protecting America’s natural heritage.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities. Land maintenance projects are planned near Watmough, such as invasive weed removal and beach cleanup. Activities at Watmough include: tide-pooling and marine ecology education stations, and interpretive walks and talks.

Organizer Sara Waugh says, “Building on last year’s success, we are excited to engage the community again in National Public Lands Day – a day of fun, education, and stewardship of these highly valued and irreplaceable public lands on Lopez.”

Event sponsors are the Bureau of Land Management, the San Juan County Land Bank, Kwiaht, Islanders for a National Conservation Area, Lopez Community Trails Network, Lopez Island Conservation Corps and Whispers of Nature Herbs. Contact Sara at 468-3754 with any questions about the day.