Bella Thorne kicks off the Find Your Park movement held at Madison Square Park in New York City on Thursday afternoon (April 2).

The 17-year-old actress joined National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for the event which is the the first stop on a national tour, offering a multi-sensory experience in honor of the National Park Service and the incredible places they preserve and protect.

Find Your Park is a new movement which invites the public to see that a national park is more than just a place — it can be a feeling, a state of mind, or a sense of American pride.

“I found my park practically in my backyard – at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area with my sister,” Bella shared in a statement. “I hope that through Find Your Park, people my age will rediscover the national parks and be inspired to volunteer and truly understand the importance of preservation.”

FYI: Bella is wearing Nike pants and shoes.

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