Media and Press Releases
We work on policy, access, and conservation issues related to outdoor recreation. If you’re interested in connecting with Outdoor Alliance staff or policy expert, please contact:
Tania Lown-Hecht, Vice President of Communications & Strategy
202-780-9650 | tania@outdooralliance.org
Outdoor recreation experts call for continued protection of outdoor recreation from leasing impacts, while members of Congress push for indiscriminate oil and gas leasing.
Over the last week, at the direction of the new administration, the Forest Service, BLM, and National Park Service have laid off over 5,000 people.
A legislation package 10 years in the making, the EXPLORE Act will create more bike trails, safeguard wilderness climbing, improve recreational permitting, fund parks and green spaces.
Growing outdoor recreation economy is threatened by lack of proper funding, infrastructure improvements on public lands
This week, Katie Hawkins, California Program Director at Outdoor Alliance, was named among 205 people selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program.
More than 75 people representing ‘conservation powered by outdoor recreation’ will advocate on Capitol Hill next week in favor of the EXPLORE Act, among other conservation priorities.
Outdoor Recreation Organizations, Businesses Call on Congress to Sufficiently Fund Recreation on Public Lands.
REI, Patagonia laud Outdoor Alliance’s work unifying different types of human-powered outdoor sports to protect public land.
Press release: new coalition is established to speak with one voice on behalf of the outdoor recreation community.
Led by Outdoor Alliance, 120 outdoor recreation organizations and businesses are calling on U.S. lawmakers and the Trump Administration to reverse staffing cuts at land management agencies.