During his 1986 State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan asked
all Americans to share in the responsibility of protecting our public lands
by lending their skills, resources and volunteer labor. During 1989 to 1993,
Take Pride in America successfully engaged individuals nationwide in efforts
to preserve and protect our natural resources and open spaces, generating
more than 12 million hours among individuals and groups in volunteer
service.
In 2003, Secretary of Interior Gale Norton re-launched this program to
encourage more Americans to demonstrate their citizen stewardship by
volunteering to improve our parks, refuges, recreation areas and culture and
historical sites. Through Take Pride in America, the USA Freedom Corps can
offer individuals across the country more and better ways to engage in
volunteer projects that will make an important difference for our public
lands.
For more information on Take Pride in America, visit
www.takepride.gov.
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