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Interior announces Veterans Day recreation events on public lands
The Interior Department announced veteran-led outdoor events for the week surrounding Veterans Day, alongside an online collection of recreation opportunities for veterans, service members and military families.
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The Interior Department announced veteran-led outdoor events for the week surrounding Veterans Day, alongside an online collection of recreation opportunities for veterans, service members and military families.
The activities include war memorial and birding walks in Washington, a wildlife walk and visitor center program at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, a canyon hike near Moab, Utah, and a hatchery tour and riverside hike in California, according to the Nov. 5 announcement.
Interior said the featured sites include accessible boardwalks and paved routes, as well as indoor alternatives and facility tours that do not depend on weather or terrain. The announcement does not give individual event start times.
Separately, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists free admission Nov. 11 at refuges and other service lands that normally charge an entrance fee. Its notice says the waiver does not cover concessionaire or permit fees for some activities, including hunting, fishing and special tours.
What we know / what we don't
What we know
- The Interior Department announced veteran-led outdoor events for the week surrounding Veterans Day, alongside an online collection of recreation opportunities for veterans, service members and military families.
What we don't know
- Individual event start times were not independently confirmed. The Nov. 11 fee waiver excludes some concessionaire and permit fees.
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