Every Kid in a Park Pass Gives Fourth Graders Free Access to America's Natural Wonders
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Las Cruces, N.M. -- Calling all fourth graders to America’s public lands! Last year, to help engage and create the next generation of public land visitors, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated in the Every Kid in a Park program in partnership with other federal land management agencies. It was a big success and is continuing in its second year! The program’s goal is a broad one: to provide an opportunity for each and every fourth grade student across the country to experience their federal public lands and waters in person.
If you are in the fourth grade (or home-school/free choice equivalent and 9 to 11 years old), you can participate in a fun online activity (www.everykidinapark.gov) and receive a voucher for a free fourth-grade pass. Print out the pass and take it with you to national parks, forests, monuments, and historic sites across the United States for free entrance admission. The pass is good for your entire fourth grade year – from September 1 through August 31. Come to the BLM office in Las Cruces located at, 1800 Marquess Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005, if you want to exchange your paper pass for a hard-plastic, keepsake version!
By introducing fourth graders to public lands in their backyards and beyond at an early age, the innovative Every Kid in a Park program delivers a nationwide call to action to build the next generation of outdoor stewards of America’s spectacular and diverse federal lands and waters. Connecting the nation’s youth to the great outdoors is even more important at a time when 80 percent of American families live in cities. A goal of this annual program is to inspire successive generations to become responsible stewards of our nation’s natural and cultural heritage.
There are many places in the BLM Las Cruces District where you can use this annual pass, like Dripping Springs Natural Area, Aguirre Spring Campground (day use only), and La Cueva east of Las Cruces, the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site northwest of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Contact the Las Cruces District Office at 575-525-4300 for more information or Eileen Davis, BLM Volunteer, Education and Outreach Coordinator at 575-525-4306 or edavis@blm.gov for questions about the Every Kid in a Park program.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.