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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.

Today, after nearly a decade of work from the outdoor community, the EXPLORE Act passed through Congress and is on its way to the President’s desk to become law.

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. 

Congress is expected to vote on disaster supplemental funding that would help address damages to public lands and waters from Hurricane Helene and other recent natural disasters.

Securing more funding for outdoor recreation, building a new generation of outdoor advocates, and protecting more public lands, plus more big wins for outdoor recreation this year.

New legislation in the Senate would extend the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) to address continued maintenance needs for parks and public lands.

The Mountaineers joined Outdoor Alliance in Washington, D.C. to celebrate ten years of conservation powered by outdoor recreation and to advocate for some of our biggest policy priorities to end the year, like passing the EXPLORE Act and advancing the Wild Olympics bill.

Natural disasters have profound consequences for public lands and waters and must be included in federal disaster funding.

Growing outdoor recreation economy is threatened by lack of proper funding, infrastructure improvements on public lands 

Why the path to progress is making outdoors priorities bipartisan priorities.

The Forest Service has announced it will suspend seasonal hiring because of a budget shortfall, a decision that will affect 193 million acres of National Forest land.

Last month, Outdoor Alliance gathered its first cohort of the Grasstops Collective in Washington D.C. We held more than 80 meetings on the Hill, advocating for end of the year policy priorities, including passing the EXPLORE Act.