n amendment from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), currently under consideration in Congress, would strip protections from all of these areas unless Congress acts to protect them in one year.

Tania Lown-HechtJanuary 27, 2015outdoor recreation economy, Conservation ToolsComment

Let's Not Make it Harder to Protect Public Lands

Tania Lown-HechtJanuary 21, 2015legislationComment

Are we afraid of the outdoors?

A recent op-ed in the L.A. Times proposed a new reason why Americans don’t spend as much time outdoors as they once did: fear.

Tania Lown-HechtJanuary 5, 2015My OutdoorsComment

Public Lands Should Not Be a Piggy Bank for Congress

Tania Lown-HechtDecember 16, 2014legislation, CaliforniaComment

Trip Report: Outdoor Alliance Advocacy Summit 2014

Last week, Outdoor Alliance hosted its first Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC for 24 trailblazers in outdoor recreation from around the west.