Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a volunteer project on Lookout Mountain and waive entrance fees to Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 26.
Participants may join staff at 8:30 a.m. at Cravens House for a volunteer trail project at Lookout Mountain on the Mountain Beautiful Trail. All tools, supplies, and gloves will be provided by the park, along with lunch. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own water bottle. This project is scheduled to end by 1 p.m. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Will Sunderland at 752-5213 x 137 or william_sunderland@nps.gov if planning to attend.
National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy, and all 408 national parks will offer free entrance on Sept. 26. More than 185,000 volunteers are expected to help restore lands at approximately 2,200 sites used for recreation, education, exercise, and connecting with nature. For more information on how to participate, please visit http://www.publiclandsday.org.
For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706.866-9241, or Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 821-7786, or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/chch.