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Over the weekend, the administration rolled back several Biden-era environmental regulations and briefly included in a fact sheet plans to strip protections from nearly a million acres of national monuments.

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. 

What happens when you take passionate outdoor leaders and train them to be expert advocates? A new force for public lands protection. A reflection on the first year of Outdoor Alliance’s Grasstops Cohort.

Traci Berry is the Northwoods Trails Coordinator. She is a lover of the outdoors and all things adventure. She is also a part of Outdoor Alliance’s Grasstops Collective, a leadership and advocacy program that trains leaders in the outdoor community to build relationships with policymakers and advocate for conservation priorities. 

After mass layoffs at the Forest Service, Park Service, and BLM, some positions are being restored—but not nearly enough. With deeper cuts threatened, the outdoors are at stake.

The Forest Service is amending the Northwest Forest Plan to meet these modern challenges head on. Learn more about the Plan and how the agency proposes to update it.

Outdoor recreation experts call for continued protection of outdoor recreation from leasing impacts, while members of Congress push for indiscriminate oil and gas leasing.

Following years of decline in staffing, the new administration is implementing immediate staffing cuts, which will hurt outdoor recreation access and experiences.

Utah’s lawsuit to dispose of public lands and Wyoming’s recent state resolution to claim all public lands won’t be the last attempts to take over public lands.

Alongside Outdoor Alliance member org, Access Fund, we joined Climb Smart to celebrate their 29th year with an event in Joshua Tree, featuring stewardship, education, and advocacy.

This week, the House passed Fix Our Forests, a wildfire package that puts public lands and outdoor recreation at risk.

Outdoor Alliance staff at the White House for monument proclamation signing, plus our work to expand outdoor access in California in the coming years.

Our policy team predicts some of the biggest issues for 2025, including potential government shutdowns, reauthorizing the Legacy Restoration Fund, and conflicts over public lands.

The end of the last Congress and the final days of Biden administration saw important conservation and public lands efforts crossing the finish line, including a disaster relief bill, the EXPLORE Act, and historic action to protect our coasts.

Outdoor Alliance’s Vice President for Policy & Government Relations selected to serve on federal advisory committee for the BLM’s Public Lands Rule.

The recently-passed House rules include a provision that would make it easier to transfer or sell off public lands.

A look back on ten years of conservation powered by outdoor recreation alongside Outdoor Alliance member organization, Winter Wildlands Alliance.

Today, President Biden announced the designation of two national monuments in California, Chuckwalla National Monument and Sáttítla National Monument.