Media and Press Releases
We work on policy, access, and conservation issues related to outdoor recreation. If you’re interested in connecting with Outdoor Alliance staff or policy expert, please contact:
Tania Lown-Hecht, Vice President of Communications & Strategy
202-780-9650 | tania@outdooralliance.org
Public lands are foundational to our national identity and to a $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy that supports 5 million jobs nationwide.
20 grasstops outdoor recreation leaders from across the country will receive six months of advocacy and recreation policy training, in order to champion conservation priorities.
Amidst meetings with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, there was a flurry of outreach to legislators from the outdoor community — including more than 100,000 letters to lawmakers from Outdoor Alliance.
Press Release: Outdoor Recreation Organizations and Businesses Call on Congress to Fund Recreation on America’s Public Lands.
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.
Outdoor recreation experts call for continued protection of outdoor recreation from leasing impacts, while members of Congress push for indiscriminate oil and gas leasing.
Over the last week, at the direction of the new administration, the Forest Service, BLM, and National Park Service have laid off over 5,000 people.
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.
Growing outdoor recreation economy is threatened by lack of proper funding, infrastructure improvements on public lands
For the human-powered outdoor recreation community, the connection between climate change and our experiences outdoors is not abstract.