Outdoor Alliance
Outdoor Alliance is the only organization in the U.S. that unites the voices of outdoor enthusiasts to conserve public lands. We help ensure those lands are managed in a way that embraces the human-powered experience.
- URGENT: The Senate will vote next week on a resolution that would put the Boundary Waters at risk for mining. For paddlers, anglers, hikers, and hunters, the Boundary Waters represents clean water and world-class recreation. Mining here would cause permanent damage, and we must stop it!
- Last month, our VP Policy and Government Affairs testified in front of Congress about the implementation of the EXPLORE Act. EXPLORE was the culmination of years of work from Outdoor Alliance, our member orgs, and the wider outdoor community to expand outdoor recreation on America’s public lands.
- Help fund maintenance for parks and public lands! Over the last five years, The Legacy Restoration Fund has helped restore recreation assets that are important to the outdoor community. Despite considerable progress made, land management agencies still face a maintenance backlog of $41 billion.
- Outdoor Alliance Washington met with elected officials in Olympia last week to advocate for public lands and outdoor recreation. Meetings focused on protecting funding for state land managers and supporting continued collaboration between state agencies and Tribal Nations.
- The Boundary Waters is no place for a copper mine! Congress is moving to overturn a 20-year mining ban using the Congressional Review Act, a maneuver that has never been used before to target a mineral withdrawal. The Senate is expected to vote soon, and they need to hear from you now!
- The Boundary Waters, America’s most visited Wilderness is under serious threat. Earlier this month, Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) proposed using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn protections for the Boundary Waters. This would clear the way for a toxic copper mine in its headwaters.
- What's on the horizon for our nation's public lands in 2026? The effects of massive layoffs at National Parks and the Forest Service will become increasingly visible, Congress could pass funding for public land maintenance, and public land sell off threats are far from over...
- Today marks 25 years of the Roadless Rule! The Roadless Rule protects 45 million acres of our country's National Forests. When it was established in 2001, the Roadless Rule was the most commented on administrative rule ever at the time, and it has remained popular ever since.
- One year ago, the EXPLORE Act was signed into law. This momentous win was made possible by advocacy from the outdoor recreation community, and years of work from conservation and recreation organizations, and hundreds of other partners.
- The Trump administration is pursuing a dangerous new offshore drilling plan that will open vast stretches of U.S. coastlines up to new oil and gas drilling. Offshore drilling harms the environment, communities, and access to outdoor recreation, while also worsening the effects of climate change.
- What’s ahead for public lands in 2026? Leaders in outdoor policy and conservation share their predictions for the year ahead in a new publication, RE:PUBLIC.
- ACTION ALERT: The administration is proposing changes to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, which would be devastating to clean air water, wildlife and habitat, and streams and rivers across the U.S.
- Clean water is essential to everyone in America, and our friends at American Whitewater have made it super easy to let the administration know that we don’t want to to see our country's clean water resources degraded.
- In 2025, we worked together to keep public lands in public hands. From layoffs at National Parks and other land management agencies, to proposals to sell off millions of acres of public lands, to the rollback of the Roadless Rule, there have been no shortage of threats to the places we love.
- This morning, lawmakers in the Senate voted to advance a number of bills that would protect America’s public lands and waters. These protections include the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, and the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act.
- This week, the House will vote on the SPEED Act, a bill that would fundamentally alter the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock law that ensures federal decisions are informed by science, transparent to the public, and accountable when they go wrong.
- Over the last fifteen years, outdoor recreation visits have steadily increased on America’s public lands. Over the same time period, real funding for recreation has decreased at the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service.
- Congressman @rephuffman.bsky.social has been a leading advocate for California’s public lands and waters both in Congress and in his role as Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee.
- Access Fund’s battle for Oak Flat has gone on for decades. A proposed land sale would put cultural sites, rock climbing, and a fragile ecosystem at risk. Learn more about the fight for Oak Flat, and how you can support efforts by @accessfund.bsky.social to protect it.
- Outdoor Alliance is partnering with Astral Designs through Dec 8th! Our VP of Communications and Strategy, Tania Lown-Hecht recently sat down with Astral to share how Outdoor Alliance has been leading the charge to protect public lands by harnessing the power of the outdoor recreation community.
- It’s Giving Tuesday! Double your support for the places you ride, hike, camp, ski, and climb. Outdoor Alliance’s work protecting America’s public lands and waters has never been more important—and we’re gearing up for what’s on the horizon in 2026.
- Looking for a way to give back to public lands year-round? There’s a number of ways you can do more to protect public lands, and one of those is to become a dues-paying member at one of the nine member organizations here at Outdoor Alliance!
- This dangerous new offshore drilling plan would open up vast stretches of U.S. coastlines, putting clean water, communities, and outdoor recreation at risk. If you’ve never signed a Surfrider action before, NOW IS THE TIME!
- Outdoor Alliance’s CEO, Adam Cramer, testified in front of Congress this week on behalf of hikers, paddlers, mountain bikers, skiers, climbers, and the millions of Americans who enjoy outdoor recreation on our country's public lands and waters.
