This is the central hub for all Public Lands Alliance (PLA) forms, where we collect submissions for our major events and programs, including but not limited to the Partnership Awards, Find Your Wild 2025, and the PLA Convention and Tradeshow.
The Find Your Wild event program provides a platform and system of support and administration for National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) affiliated nonprofit partners to utilize to get people moving in nature, nationally and locally.
Participating organizations are charged with hosting free events that provide opportunity for participants to visit and get active on the refuge. Those with particiapting friends groups who are eligble for fundrasing will also motivate participants to donate and help support their refuges to generate important funding to support the NWRS and its nonprofit partners through fundraising. Find Your Wild is administered by Public Lands Alliance (PLA), an official 501(c)3 partner of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN FIND YOUR WILD
Please review the Rules and Regulations before submitting an application. This application starts with an eligibility form. Once you are determined to be eligible, a full application will become available. The full application must be submitted by August 1st, 2025, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Notification of acceptance will be issued via email.
U.S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE EVENTS
A participating Find Your Wild refuge-run event is organized by a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) or field station without a nonprofit partner. While these events are not eligible for a donation component, they must still submit an application.
NONPROFITS EVENTS
A participating Find Your Wild nonprofit comprises of one nonprofit organization and its affiliated NWRS field station(s). For this application to be complete, each nonprofit must have a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Liaison/Project Leader complete the sign-off/acknowledgment. You can grant direct access to this application for your U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partner to complete the acknowledgment portion by clicking the "Manage Collaborators" button.
Nonprofit partners must meet the criteria listed in the Rules and Regulations documentation and participate in a mandatory online orientation meeting.
QUESTIONS
For more information on Find Your Wild and the application, please review the Rules and Regulations:
For questions, clarifications, or more information, please email info@americaswildliferefuges.org