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Sierra Club Statement on Interior Department $450M Commitment to Local Parks

The Department of Interior announced that over the next five years the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program will provide $450 million in grants to communities to create or improve local parks.

Interior Department Grants 54 Communities $255M for Local Parks

The Department of the Interior announced today $254.68 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program.

Senate Introduces Legislation to Protect Family Outdoor Access Program

Senators Martin Heinrich and John Boozman today introduced the Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act. The Every Kid Outdoors program, which began in 2015, grants all fourth graders free access to federal public lands, waters, and shores.

Outdoors Alliance for Kids Launches Every Kid Outdoors Month of Advocacy

Beginning September, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK) is launching its Every Kid Outdoors Month of Action. From September 3 to October 5, OAK members are organizing a range of events and actions to spread awareness and advocate for the Every Kid Outdoors program.

Interior Department Grants 10 Communities $47M Funding for Outdoor Rec Projects

The Department of the Interior announced today $46.7 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program.

Sierra Club Celebrates Four-Year Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act

The bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act passed in 2020 to great effect over the four years since, supporting thousands of jobs, contributing an average of $1.9 billion to the economy, and funding 326 infrastructure projects across the U.S. and its territories.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Youth Activists, Green Group Representatives Advocate for Youth Nature Access

On Tuesday, May 21, a group of youth environmental advocates and representatives from dozens of green, equity, healthcare and youth organizations will join agency officials from the White House Council on Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Interior, and U.S. Department of Agriculture to discuss ways to transform youth access to nature.

Sierra Club Encourages Applications to the 2,000 New American Climate Corps Positions

The White House today announced new developments relating to the American Climate Corps, including 2,000 new positions, new career-building opportunities, and three new state-based climate corps programs.

House Passes Outdoor Recreation Package EXPLORE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress voted to pass the bipartisan House Outdoor Recreation package, Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. The package, co-sponsored by Reps. Bruce Westerman and Raúl Grijalva, expands or supports efforts to expand outdoor access.

Highlights from the EXPLORE Act include:

Interior Department Grants 14 Communities Funding for Outdoor Rec Projects

The Department of the Interior announced yesterday $58.3 million in grants to communities through the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program.

Sierra Club Celebrates DOI’s $195 Million to Protect and Improve National Parks

The Department of the Interior announced funding for dozens of projects across the country to address climate restoration and resilience in National Parks. The $195 million investment will restore ecosystems, provide climate protection for cultural resources, improve visitor safety, invest in volunteer and youth programs, invest in conservation jobs, and much more.

MEMO: House EXPLORE Act has Great Potential for Outdoor Accessibility

The recently introduced House Outdoor Recreation package, Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Bruce Westerman and Raúl Grijalva, is a bipartisan win for outdoor access. The House will engage in markups for the bill tomorrow.