{"id":377770,"date":"2026-08-21T19:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377770\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:56:08","slug":"lee-county-parks-recreation-to-host-national-public-lands-day-volunteer-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377770\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County Parks &#038; Recreation to host National Public Lands Day volunteer events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 26, Lee County Parks &amp; Recreation will host a series of free, family-friendly volunteer workdays at preserves throughout the county.<\/p>\n<p>The events begin at 9 a.m. and offer opportunities to give back to local public lands while enjoying the outdoors. Space is limited at each site and advance registration is required. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/NPLD26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up by Sept. 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers are required to wear closed-toe shoes and long pants and are encouraged to bring work gloves, sun protection and drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer projects will take place at:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Lakes Park\u00a0(7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers): Removal of non-native invasive vegetation. Volunteers are encouraged to bring loppers or hand saws. No motorized equipment. Limited to 15 participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Moody River Preserve\u00a0(866 Moody Road, North Fort Myers): Fence removal and removal of non-native invasive vegetation. Volunteers are encouraged to bring leather work gloves, hammers and loppers or handsaws. No motorized equipment. Limited to 20 participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Oak Hammock Preserve\u00a0(2200 Carter Lane, Alva): Removal of non-native invasive vegetation. Volunteers are encouraged to bring loppers or hand saws. No motorized equipment. Limited to 20 participants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0  Wild Turkey Strand Preserve\u00a0(11901 Rod &amp; Gun Club Road, Fort Myers): Beautification efforts in the public use area. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/National-Public-Lands-Day-graphic-358x300.jpeg\"  alt=\"article image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteers should wear clothing suitable for painting. Limited to 20 participants.<\/p>\n<p>National Public Lands Day is the nation\u2019s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, promoting environmental stewardship and encouraging communities to connect with nature.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the National Public Lands Day events, email\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecoralbreeze.com\/news\/community-news\/2026\/08\/21\/lee-county-parks-recreation-to-host-national-public-lands-day-volunteer-events\/mailto:Conservation2020@leegov.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Conservation2020@leegov.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In celebration of National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 26, Lee County Parks &amp; Recreation will host a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377771,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-377770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}