The Take Pride In America Initiative is a national campaign to encourage Federal, state, and local public and private partnerships and volunteer service to protect public parks, recreation areas, and cultural resources. Its primary focus will be to encourage citizen stewards to dedicate time and service to help protect and restore resources and facilities in their area.

• Take Pride In America Web Page
• Fact Sheet (230KB PDF)
• Questions & Answers (147KB PDF)
• BLM Participates in Wonderful Outdoor World

News Articles

• 'Take Pride:' Boy Scout Troop 46, BLM honored for volunteer work in teleconference (from the News Review, 46KB PDF)
• Volunteer Hutchins receives high honor (from the Mail Tribune)
• JHS student environmentalists honored (from The Jupiter Courier, 118KB PDF)
• Jerome couple exemplifies American's volunteer service (from Idaho Statesman, 642KB PDF)
• Neal White wins 2003 Making a Difference National Volunteer Award (from The Jupiter Courier, 98KB PDF)
• BLM awards Erda mustang trainers for 'making a difference' (from the Tooele Transcript Bulletin)

News Releases/Photos

• 3/4/04 - Volunteers Receive National Recognition for Their Work on Public Lands
• 6/27/03 - BLM Volunteers Recognized by Interior Secretary Gale Norton
• 6/26/03 - Six Coloradoans Will Receive Presidential Award: Interior Secretary Norton Will Name Head of TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA in Denver on June 27
• 5/1/03 - Utah BLM Volunteers Ray and Juanita Huber Recognized by "Take Pride in America" Program
• 4/28/03 - Outstanding BLM Volunteers and Employee Selected to Win 2003 National Volunteer Awards for "Making a Difference"
• 4/28/03 - Secretary of the Interior Recognizes Local BLM Volunteer (Idaho)
• 4/17/03 - BLM Director Kathleen Clarke Presents "Take Pride in America" Award (Idaho)
• 4/17/03 - Idaho’s Kempthorne, Arizona’s Napolitano Lead Take Pride in America’s Council of Governors
• 4/16/03 - Interior Secretary Norton Launches National Volunteer Program To Restore and Improve America's Public Lands
• BLM Volunteers Ray and Juanita Huber Recognized by "Take Pride in America" Programs (PDF)
• BLM Volunteer John Corcoran III of Roswell, New Mexico Recognized by "Take Pride in America" Programs (PDF)
• BLM Volunteer Patricia Biggs of Yuma, Arizona Recognized by "Take Pride in America" Programs (PDF)