National Public Lands Day Fence Removal at Petrified Forest National Park

Together with Friends of Petrified Forest and the National Park Service, we’ll remove an internal fence to help the free migration of wildlife such as pronghorn.

Previous volunteer efforts have removed over 13 miles of barbed wire and mesh on the 50,000 acres of the Paulsell Ranch that the park has purchased and leased since 2011.

Event Details

WHAT: National Public Lands Day Fence Removal at Petrified Forest National Park

WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE: Meet at the Painted Desert Visitor Center parking lot (exit 311 off Interstate 40) at 9 a.m.

WHO: Any and all volunteers are welcome! Note that the work can be strenuous and involves walking over uneven terrain for over a mile in some cases.

RSVP: Please RVSP to Kevin Dahl at kdahl@npca.org and Brad Traver at brad_traver@nps.gov.

OTHER INFO:

Bring sun protection, sturdy shoes, a water bottle and work gloves if you have some you like.

The park will provide tools (including gloves if needed), transportation, water for refilling bottles and lunch.

Volunteers will return to the parking lot by 4 p.m.

We hope you will join us as we give back to Petrified Forest National Park.

See you there!