Next Saturday is National Public Lands Day—which, on Kaua’i, means good things for Koke’e State Park.Local organizations, including Koke’e Natural History Museum and Koke’e Leaseholders Association, will team with state parks officials in observing the importance of irreplaceable public land.
Next Saturday is National Public Lands Day—which, on Kaua’i, means good things
for Koke’e State Park.Local organizations, including Koke’e Natural
History Museum and Koke’e Leaseholders Association, will team with state parks
officials in observing the importance of irreplaceable public land. They will
remove weeds threatening to overrun a meadow, clean a restroom, freshen the
paint on buildings and restore native vegetation at Kalalau Lookout.
Koke’e
State Park is among 250 sites nationwide that are expected to draw 50,000
volunteer workers for National Public Lands Day. Clearly, this army has a love
of the land. But if they tire while demonstrating that love, they can get a
second wind from the words of Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt: “It is
through efforts like this and the support of all Americans that we show how
much we really appreciate and value the recreational opportunities they
provide.”
