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Outdoor Community Bands Together to Support National Forest Planning

2010-02-26 / Mark Menlove

A coalition of national and regional outdoor groups, including Outdoor Alliance, Outdoor Industry Association, Appalachian Mountain Club, the Mountaineers and the Colorado Mountai...

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Outdoor Alliance and Partners Praise New Obama Budget for Huge Investments in Protecting Public Lands and Waters

2010-02-02 / Mark Singleton

A broad coalition of conservation and recreation organizations, including Outdoor Alliance and The Trust for Public Land, today applauded a budget request by President Barack Obama thatsignificantly increases funding for outdoor recreation and strategi...

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Outdoor Alliance Releases Short Film on Climate Protection

2009-10-20 / Forrest McCarthy

It’s really rather simple – human-powered outdoor pursuits need a healthy climate.  If the climate is out of balance, then our favorite ways to enjoy the outdoors can go from being degraded to actually disappearing.  Using a new approach (remember our 5 minute mini thesis on...

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Outdoor Alliance and Outdoor Industry Association Comment on Colorado Roadless Rule

2009-10-02 / Thomas O'Keefe

Outdoor Alliance and and Outdoor Indsutry Association joined in filing comments on a revised draft of the Colorado Roadless Rule developed by the state of Colorado. A draft rule was published in the Federal Register in July 2008. During the past year Colorado has listened to stakeholders in...

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Outdoor Alliance Joins Call For Full Funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund

2009-09-30 / Thomas O'Keefe

The House Natural Resources Committee, the committee with jurisdiction over public lands, held a hearing today on a bill that would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (HR...

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Senate should join House, keep climate bill on right path

2009-08-03 / Mark Menlove

Bravo Congress!

The passage of the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill is a historic, bold step in the right direction in terms of embracing innovative and sustained business practices. 

Hailed globally as a "sea of change in U.S. policy on climate" this legislation will reshape...

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Governor Ritter Responds to the Colorado Outdoor Community Letter on Colorado Roadless Areas!

2009-07-27 / Thomas O'Keefe

Governor Ritter responded to a letter from more than 40 Colorado-based human-powered user groups and companies about Colorado’s 4 million acres of roadless areas.  The Governor’s let...

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Outdoor Alliance Submits Testimony to Senate Energy Committee on Mining Reform

2009-07-16 / Jason Keith

Yesterday Access Fund’s Brady Robinson made the outdoor community’s case for modernizing hardrock mining policy – clean-up the thousands of abandon...

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Colorado Roadless Rule Development Takes a Step in the Right Direction

2009-07-15 / Tom O'Keefe

This week, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced that the state is proposing revisions to the draft Colorado roadless petition and will seek additional public comment and re...

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Outdoor Community Requests Colorado Governor's Intervention in Roadless Rule-Making Process

2009-06-22 / Thomas O'Keefe

More than 40 Colorado organizations and businesses sign letter supporting significant revisions to draft Colorado roadless rule, stress economic importance of backcountry   
 
DENVER – A broad coalition of human-powered outdoors recreation groups and businesses today a...

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Administration Takes Action to Safeguard Roadless Areas

2009-05-28 / Thomas O'Keefe

Directive issued today defers backcountry management decisions to the secretary of Agriculture, helps conserve important fish and wildlife habitat and sustain outdoor traditions

Joint Statement of  Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Outdoor Alliance, Outdoor Industry Associat...

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Take Action: Restore Protections of the Clean Water Act

2009-05-06 / Paul Sanford

Since 2007, the Outdoor Alliance has been working hard to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA), important legislation that would help protect the rivers and lakes were OA members recreate -- and get their drinking water. This year, OA is joining with a broad spectrum of individuals and org...

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Outdoor Alliance provides testimony on funding needs for agencies managing public lands

2009-04-28 / Greg Miller

Today Gregory Miller, President of the American Hiking Society and Vice Chairman of the Outdoor Alliance delivered testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies with budget recommendations for the Forest Servi...

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Outdoor Community Urges Responsible Backcountry Management

2009-03-31 / Thomas O'Keefe

WASHINGTON – A consortium of prominent outdoor-oriented groups has united in support of responsible management of inventoried roadless areas with a goal of sustaining the high-quality sporting and recreational opportunities provided by America’s backcountry. The Theodore Roosevelt Conser...

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Outdoor Alliance Works with Congressman Inslee to Share Perspectives on Climate Change

2009-03-25 / Forrest McCarthy

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee held a hearing this morning regarding climate protection legislation adaptation policy. Outdoor Industry Association and Outdoor Alliance wrote to Congressman Jay Inslee who shared our perspectives with the committee...

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Outdoor Alliance Provides Testimony to Senate Committee on Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change

2009-03-17 / Forrest McCarthy

Outoor Alliance provided testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as part of an oversight hearing on Energy Development on Public Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf.

In our testimony we provided the following perspectives:

1) The need for thoughtful developmen...

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Congress Fires-Up the FLAME Act

2009-03-10 / Adam Cramer

Today both the House and Senate took decisive, bi-partisan action to get a handle on the cost of suppressing catastrophic wildfires by introducing the FLAME Act (Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act, H.R. 1404).  The human-powered outdoor recreation community applauds this cr...

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Outdoor Alliance Testfies Before House Committee on Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change

2009-03-03 / Forrest McCarthy

Earlier today Outdoor Alliance testified before the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on the subject of the Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change.

In our testimony we provided the following perspectives:

1) Federal lan...

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Outdoor Alliance Testifies on the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009

2009-02-26 / Jason Keith

In late February the Outdoor Alliance submitted testimony to the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee for a legislative hearing on the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009 (H.R. 699).


In our testimony we provided specific recommendations for meaningful mining...

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