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Our National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Rhonda Winter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:17:28 +0000

Filmmaker Ken Burns’ most recent PBS documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, is a stunning and utterly engrossing tribute not only to our country’s many awe-inspiring natural landscapes, but also to our nation’s fundamental democratic principles. Burns interviews scores of ordinary people, from park rangers and activists to journalists and historians, as they trace the origins of our greatest collectively-owned resources, and share their unique personal experiences in the vast beauty of our national parks.

“When we look at the parks and we look at the United States and we examine the whole idea of democracy, I think that the park experience is an exploration of the idea of freedom.”

-Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger

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The 2009 Great American Cleanup Starts Today

Sonya — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:53:01 +0000

Are you looking for a community, environmental project for your family? Keep America Beautiful is launching its 2009 Great American Cleanup today with its campaign “Green Starts Here”.

The Great American Cleanup begins today with a national launch event in Waveland, Miss., which will help restore a hurricane-ravaged town along the Gulf Coast. It will continue through May 31 with additional national events being held in New York City on Earth Day and Nashville on May 14.

Millions of volunteers will work to rid streets, waterways and public spaces of litter and illegal dumpsites. Communities will green up parks, schoolyards and other public spaces and hold recycling drives and educational events.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service

Rhonda Winter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:15:30 +0000

President-elect Barack Obama is asking every person in the United States to help transform Martin Luther King Day, January 19th, into a national day of community service. Obama is encouraging all of us to act locally to improve our own neighborhoods, to promote mutual responsibility, and to also make an ongoing commitment to help those in need.

Pat and James shovel mulch for the Latona Community Garden in San Francisco.

Green Options » national

Our National Parks: America’s Best Idea

“When we look at the parks and we look at the United States and we examine the whole idea of democracy, I think that the park experience is an exploration of the idea of freedom.”

The 2009 Great American Cleanup Starts Today

Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service

Click here for more information on how to serve on MLK Day in your own neighborhood.