Outdoor Alliance unites the voices of paddlers, mountain bikers, hikers, climbers, surfers, and backcountry skiers to conserve America’s public lands and protect human-powered outdoor experiences.
Protecting Places
Protected public lands and waters are at the heart of great outdoor experiences. Outdoor Alliance works to conserve landscapes that provide important outdoor experiences and ensure sustainable access to human-powered recreation.
Outdoor Policy
Outdoor Alliance works to protect and promote sustainable, equitable access for outdoor recreation through advocating for new legislation, collaboration with land managers, and protections for public lands and waters. Along with promoting improved legislation, we defend critical conservation policy and the public process to ensure all Americans have a say over their public lands and waters.
Climate Policy
Climate change has a significant effect on public lands and waters. Addressing climate change means ensuring a future with clean air and water, protected land, renewable energy, and economic growth. Outdoor Alliance and its member groups work closely to make public lands and waters a part of climate solutions.
Funding Public Lands
Adequate funding is one of the biggest obstacles to protecting public land, and it’s a problem that doesn’t get nearly enough attention. Outdoor Alliance works to ensure that Congress allocates enough funding for the outdoors and that programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Great American Outdoors Act support outdoor experiences.
40 Million
acres of land protected
$5.1 billion
in funding for lands and waters
100k+
outdoor enthusiasts empowered to advocate for the outdoors
$814K
to outdoor recreation advocacy organizations
284
formal statements on policy issues
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Ask Lawmakers to Reverse Staffing Cuts at Parks & Public Lands
Massive staffing cuts at the Forest Service, National Parks, and other land management agencies are threatening outdoor recreation. Essential workers are being laid off just as millions of people head outside for spring and summer.
Thank Lawmakers for Passing the EXPLORE Act
Thank lawmakers for passing a first-of-its-kind outdoor recreation package to protect climbing, expand mountain biking, and enhance outdoor recreation on America’s public lands and waters.
Keep Public Lands In Public Hands
A new bill introduced in Congress, the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, will protect America’s public lands by requiring congressional approval for large-scale transfers, sell-offs, or disposal of public lands and waters. The bipartisan bill needs the support of other House lawmakers and the Senate.
Protect the Outdoors with a Gift to Outdoor Alliance
The outdoors bring us together. With mounting pressures on public lands, from extreme weather to record visitation to funding shortages, your voice and your support are more important than ever. Donate today to conserve land and protect outdoor experiences for everyone.
Outdoor Alliance has published its 2024 annual report. The report speaks to efforts made throughout last year in helping secure major conservation wins, including the protection of millions of acres of land and water.