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Park Day 2024
ORGANIZATION: American Battlefield Trust
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This annual event brings history enthusiasts together in an effort to help keep our nation’s heritage not only preserved but pristine. Since 1996, the American Battlefield Trust has sponsored Park Day, an annual hands-on preservation event to help Civil War, Revolutionary War, & War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites take on maintenance projects large and small. Activities are chosen by each participating site to meet their own particular needs and can range from raking leaves and hauling trash to painting signs and building trails.
Find Park Day volunteer opportunities nationwide! Join volunteers for Park Day 2024 events across the nation: https://www.battlefields.org/parkday.Don't hesitate to reach out to us! Please get in touch with us at parkday@battlefields.org.
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About American Battlefield Trust
Location:
1156 15th Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, US
Mission Statement
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters.
Description
The American Battlefield Trust's mission is to preserve America's endangered Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefields. To date, it has preserved nearly 60,000 acres of hallowed ground in 25 states. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public of the wars' history and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it. Each year the Trust saves thousands of acres of hallowed ground where soldiers fought and died during the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War. Once we save the land it will be preserved in perpetuity because we put easements on all property we save, and generally we turn the land over to a responsible long-term steward such as the National Park Service. We also work to protect battlefield land that is saved, but may be threatened by nearby development pressures such as a big box store or casino that would be detrimental to hallowed nature of the battlefield.
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Multiple locations Washington, DC 20005
DATE POSTED
March 18, 2024
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REQUIREMENTS
- One to two hours.