Army Corps of Engineers supports new “Every Kid in a Park” recreation initiative

Published Sept. 4, 2015

Louisville, Kentucky --  (September 4, 2015) – President Obama, with the supporting Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation – including  the Corps of Engineers --  just announced the start of a new initiative to give every child in the United States the chance to explore and learn about America’s great outdoors. The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission for a full year to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide.

 -- Cooperating regional Louisville District sites are: Kentucky – Nolin, Barren, Green, Rough, Buckhorn, Carr Creek, Cave Run, and Taylorsville reservoirs; Indiana – Monroe, Cecil M. Hardin, Cagles Mill, and Patoka reservoirs; Ohio – Caesar Creek Lake

 -- The Corps managed Kentucky boat ramps at Barren River, Carr Creek, Green River, Nolin River, and Rough River Lakes; the only beach area available to the pass is the Quarry Road Beach at Barren River.  The pass does not cover expanded amenity fees such as for camping or picnic shelters.

 Fourth graders can visit the “Get Your Pass” section of the Every Kid in a Park website at www.everykidinapark.gov  and complete a fun educational activity to obtain and print a personalized voucher for unlimited use at federal lands and waters for one year. Passes are valid from Sept. 1, 2015 through Aug. 31, 2016. The paper voucher can be exchanged for a more durable interagency annual fourth grade pass at certain federal sites. In the Louisville District these sites include the following Lake projects:

 The Every Kid in a Park website also provides information on tips for trip planning and how parents and educators can get involved. A primary goal of the Every Kid in a Park initiative is to bridge the growing disconnect between the next generation and the great outdoors, and to inspire children to become future stewards of our nation’s natural and historic treasures.

 “With a majority of Army Corps of Engineers’ recreation areas located within 50 miles of metropolitan centers, our sites offer thousands of fourth graders, their families and educators easy access to many different types of recreational experiences,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 The Army Corps of Engineers is the nation’s largest federal provider of outdoor and water-based recreation, managing more than 400 lake and river projects in 43 states. To find the Army Corps of Engineers’ recreation site near you, visit www.CorpsLakes.us.                                                                                                              

For more on Every Kid in a Park follow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/everykidinapark  or @EveryKidinaPark

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Every-Kid-in-a-Park/1433456993647993

Instagram: https://instagram.com/everykidinapark/YouTubeChannel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NsvUGYCA93hlCfXxCwVlw


Contact
Carol Labashosky
carol.j.labashosky@usace.army.mil

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Army Corps of Engineers supports new “Every Kid in a Park” recreation initiative

Published Sept. 4, 2015

Louisville, Kentucky --  (September 4, 2015) – President Obama, with the supporting Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation – including  the Corps of Engineers --  just announced the start of a new initiative to give every child in the United States the chance to explore and learn about America’s great outdoors. The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission for a full year to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide.

 -- Cooperating regional Louisville District sites are: Kentucky – Nolin, Barren, Green, Rough, Buckhorn, Carr Creek, Cave Run, and Taylorsville reservoirs; Indiana – Monroe, Cecil M. Hardin, Cagles Mill, and Patoka reservoirs; Ohio – Caesar Creek Lake

 -- The Corps managed Kentucky boat ramps at Barren River, Carr Creek, Green River, Nolin River, and Rough River Lakes; the only beach area available to the pass is the Quarry Road Beach at Barren River.  The pass does not cover expanded amenity fees such as for camping or picnic shelters.

 Fourth graders can visit the “Get Your Pass” section of the Every Kid in a Park website at www.everykidinapark.gov  and complete a fun educational activity to obtain and print a personalized voucher for unlimited use at federal lands and waters for one year. Passes are valid from Sept. 1, 2015 through Aug. 31, 2016. The paper voucher can be exchanged for a more durable interagency annual fourth grade pass at certain federal sites. In the Louisville District these sites include the following Lake projects:

 The Every Kid in a Park website also provides information on tips for trip planning and how parents and educators can get involved. A primary goal of the Every Kid in a Park initiative is to bridge the growing disconnect between the next generation and the great outdoors, and to inspire children to become future stewards of our nation’s natural and historic treasures.

 “With a majority of Army Corps of Engineers’ recreation areas located within 50 miles of metropolitan centers, our sites offer thousands of fourth graders, their families and educators easy access to many different types of recreational experiences,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 The Army Corps of Engineers is the nation’s largest federal provider of outdoor and water-based recreation, managing more than 400 lake and river projects in 43 states. To find the Army Corps of Engineers’ recreation site near you, visit www.CorpsLakes.us.                                                                                                              

For more on Every Kid in a Park follow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/everykidinapark  or @EveryKidinaPark

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Every-Kid-in-a-Park/1433456993647993

Instagram: https://instagram.com/everykidinapark/YouTubeChannel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8NsvUGYCA93hlCfXxCwVlw


Contact
Carol Labashosky
carol.j.labashosky@usace.army.mil

Release no. 15-011