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Busan Youth Volunteer Corps Conducts Joint Volunteering for Wildfire Prevention and Environmental Cleanup at Geumjeongsan National Park

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it held the “2025 Busan Youth Volunteer Corps Joint Volunteer Activity” on the afternoon of November 8 in the Geumjeongsan area.

The Busan Youth Volunteer Corps is organized and operated annually by the city to promote “joint volunteering,” which encourages cooperation and exchange among young people rather than individual volunteer work.

The event was held under the slogan “Geumjeongsan Protected by Youth, A National Park Created with Citizens,” and aimed to encourage youth to take the initiative in practicing environmental protection alongside citizens.

About 50 youth volunteers participated in this joint activity, which included various citizen-engagement programs such as a wildfire prevention campaign, plogging (picking up litter while jogging), and a youth promotion booth.

During the [Wildfire Prevention Campaign], volunteers put up banners at the main entrances and along key trails of Geumjeongsan, and carried out a campaign urging visitors to refrain from smoking and to take their waste back with them.

In the [Plogging] program, volunteers collected trash and plastic waste along the Geumjeongsan trails and around the Geumjeongsanseong Fortress area.

At the [Youth Promotion Booth] set up in the plaza at the entrance of Geumjeongsan, volunteers informed visitors about the significance of Geumjeongsan’s designation as a national park, while also hosting activities such as environmental protection quizzes and social media certification events.

Through this activity, participants shared awareness of the ecological value and need for conservation of Geumjeongsan, Busan’s first national park. Many family visitors also joined on-site, contributing to the spirit of “Youth Leading Environmental Conservation.”

Members of the youth volunteer corps said, “We are proud to have directly contributed to protecting Busan’s natural environment,” and added, “We hope to continue regular volunteer activities for environmental protection.”

Kim Gwi-ok, Director General of the Youth Industry-Academia Bureau, remarked, “This volunteer activity was a meaningful opportunity to share the significance of Geumjeongsan’s designation as Busan’s first national park with citizens. The city will continue to support and expand opportunities for young people to take the lead in protecting the region’s nature and environment.”