Our series on Outdoor Allies profiles outdoor advocates and their approaches to protecting public lands. Today, Cailin O'Brien Feeney, State and Local Policy Manager at Outdoor Industry Association, shares his secret sauce for making state offices of outdoor recreation the most popular policy idea of the last year.
Read MoreOn November 7, more than 20 organizations, representing hundreds of thousands of Americans, sent a letter to President Trump with one clear message: Protect our National Monuments. Read the full text of the letter below.
Read MoreThis week, the full House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2936, the “Resilient Federal Forests Act,” introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR). Under the guise of addressing fire, the bill proposes a number of deeply problematic provisions, including removing all required environmental analysis and public process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from the development of forest plans, the management blueprints for national forests, which last 15 to 20 years, or more.
Read MoreRaising money is a great way to make sure that organizations working around the clock to protect public lands have the resources they need to do their work. Here are our top five tips for how to raise money for a cause you care about.
Read MoreThe National Park Service announced yesterday that it is considering an increase in entrance fees to $70 at 17 of its most popular parks — in some cases tripling the cost. We strongly believe that entrance fees should never be set at levels where people are priced out of enjoying their public lands.
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