Landscape Conservation
Outdoor Alliance works to conserve landscapes that provide important outdoor experiences. You can explore our successful efforts to protect public lands, or take action to protect more land and water.
Keeping Public Lands Public
In the U.S., public lands belong to all of us—not just the wealthy or well-connected. America does it differently. That’s rare, and it’s worth defending. Selling off public lands or restricting access threatens an essential American right.Outdoor Alliance has worked for ten years to keep public lands and waters public, and to prevent public lands from being transferred, privatized, or sold off.
Protecting Public Lands and Waters
Outdoor Alliance works to conserve landscapes that provide important outdoor experiences. We are currently advocating for a number of vetted, popular public land protection bills. These bills would protect millions of acres of public lands and more than 6,000 river miles across California, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Maine, and Arizona.
National Monuments
For 117 years, U.S. Presidents have used their power under the Antiquities Act to designate national monuments that protect cultural, historic, and scientific resources on our public lands and waters. America’s National Monuments are home to abundant outdoor recreation, including 4805 climbing routes on 841 different climbing areas, 2872 hiking miles, 980 biking miles, 81 backcountry ski miles, and 324 paddling miles. The outdoor recreation community is a key voice in supporting new national monuments, and ensuring that outdoor recreation access and experiences are embraced in any new designation.
Forest Planning
Forest Planning creates the blueprint for how each National Forest is managed. Outdoor Alliance is engaged on Forest Planning efforts across several National Forests, working to protect these places and human-powered outdoor recreation experiences. Forest Planning is the headwaters for new protective designations like Wilderness, Wild & Scenic rivers, and potentially National Recreation Areas.