Outdoor Alliance rallies 120 businesses, brands, local organizations to address public land staffing reductions

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.

NewsOutdoor AllianceMarch 14, 2025Press Release, appropriations, Forest Service, National Park ServiceComment

The Next Generation of Public Lands Advocates: Outdoor Alliance’s Grasstops Collective

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.

NewsNicole BrownMarch 12, 2025Advocacy, grasstops networkComment

Outdoor Allies: Traci Berry

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.

News, outdoor alliesNicole BrownMarch 11, 2025outdoor allies, Advocacy, mountain bikingComment

Public Lands Staffing Crisis Worsens as More Layoffs Threatened

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.

News, Action AlertTania Lown-HechtMarch 6, 2025agency layoffs, public land heist, public landComment

Help Shape The Future of Northwest Forests

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.

NewsBetsy RobbleeMarch 6, 2025Washington, Forest Planning, ClimateComment