Ever wondered how you can do more for public lands but you aren’t sure where to start? Outdoor Alliance’s Outdoor Allies series explores how other outdoor adventurers got their start in advocacy work and their advice for how you can harness your passion for the outdoors into advocacy for the land and water you love. Gabe Vasquez serves as a city councilor in Las Cruces, New Mexico, home to the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks National Monument, and is the deputy state director for The Wilderness Society and founder of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project. He is also Outdoor Alliance’s newest board member.
Read MoreOur series on Outdoor Allies profiles rad outdoor advocates and their approaches to protecting public lands. Jen Taylor is Brand Manager and Creative Director at Mountain Khakis, and a certified badass on the trail and in the world of advocacy. Here, Jen shares her philosophy of being rooted and fearless in both her advocacy work and her outdoor pursuits.
Read MoreOur 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 MoreOur series on Outdoor Allies profiles rad outdoor advocates and their approaches to protecting public lands. Today we’re hearing from Jess Wahl, Government Affairs Manager at Outdoor Industry Association and one of the most influential people in the outdoor recreation policy world.
Read MoreIn this installment of our Outdoor Allies Series, Lindsey Elliott, co-founder of Wylder Goods, spills her secrets on what she wishes more executives knew about advocacy and how her company is a game changer for women and the outdoors.
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