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Protecting the outdoors starts with you. Lawmakers want to hear from you and we’ve made it easy to share your voice. Help make the next big conservation success story happen by speaking up for public lands and waters today. Take action on our current action alerts here.
Protect Public Lands with Proper Funding
Massive budget cuts put the outdoors and recreation experiences at risk, meaning limited funding for everything from local rangers to trail work to managing volunteers to coordinating public input.
Keep Public Lands in Public Hands
The Public Lands in Public Hands Act, will protect America’s public lands by requiring congressional approval for large-scale transfers, sell-offs, or disposal of public lands and waters. The bipartisan bill needs the support of other House lawmakers and the Senate.
Thank Lawmakers for Not Selling off Public Lands
Secretary of the USDA Brooke Collins recently announced that the agency's plans to roll back the Roadless Rule, putting backcountry recreation at risk of inappropriate development like road building, logging, or extraction.
Ask Lawmakers to Reverse Staffing Cuts at Parks & Public Lands
Massive staffing cuts at the Forest Service, National Parks, and other land management agencies are threatening outdoor recreation. Essential workers are being laid off just as millions of people head outside for spring and summer.
Wildfire Bill Could Harm Outdoor Recreation
The House recently passed the Fix Our Forests Act, which takes steps to address the risk of wildfire, but it includes provisions that would undermine landscapes, and outdoor recreation. Ask your Senators to make changes to the final bill.
Support the BLM’s Public Lands Rule
The BLM’s recent Public Lands Rule offers new ways to manage and protect 245 million acres of public lands, home to spectacular outdoor recreation opportunities. It will help the BLM address the stress of climate change, increasing visitation, and energy development. Tell lawmakers you support the rule!
Uphold Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms
Oil and gas leasing has regularly been in conflict with outdoor recreation experiences. The BLM released new oil and gas leasing reforms to better protect outdoor recreation. Unfortunately, some lawmakers are already targeting the reforms. Take action and tell lawmakers to uphold the reforms and protect the outdoors.
Reform Mining to Protect Public Lands
The Mining Law of 1872 continues to govern hardrock mining across most of the U.S., giving mining a pass to the front of the line and often causing direct conflicts with outdoor recreation and conservation priorities.
Defend Clean Water
From paddlers to surfers, clean water is profoundly important for recreation. However, some members of Congress are setting out to overturn a critical clean water ruling that helps protect clean water for the country.