VETERANS DAY FEE-FREE AT LAKE MEAD AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS

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National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release

For Immediate Release: Nov. 4, 2009
Release No.: 2009-56
Contact: Andrew S. Muñoz, 702-293-8691

VETERANS DAY FEE-FREE AT LAKE MEAD AND OTHER SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC LANDS

LAS VEGAS – Lake Mead National Recreation Area along with all public
recreation lands managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation will be
fee-free on Veterans Day, Wednesday Nov. 11 in honor of America's service
men and women.

"The Department of the Interior is honored to offer this fee-free day to
thank our nation’s service men and women,” said Secretary of the Interior
Ken Salazar. "The sacrifices and achievements of the brave men and women of
our armed forces can never be understated," said Salazar.

Las Vegas serves as a unique gateway to public lands. Within a half-day's
drive from Las Vegas there are six national parks, including Grand Canyon,
Zion and Death Valley; two national recreation areas - Lake Mead, and
Spring Mountains; two national conservation areas - Red Rock Canyon, and
Sloan Canyon; four national wildlife refuges - Ash Meadows, Desert,
Pahranagat, and Moapa Valley; 24 wilderness areas, and 2 wilderness study
areas.

The Department of Agriculture also is waiving entrance fees at national
forests.

Visit http://www.snap.gov for more about Southern Nevada public lands.

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