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OAK is a national strategic partnership of more than 100 businesses and nonprofit organizations from diverse sectors with a common interest in connecting children, youth and families with the outdoors.

Our members are brought together by the belief that the wellness of current and future generations, the health of our planet and communities and the economy of the future depend on humans having a personal, direct and life-long relationship with nature and the outdoors.
Although families have the leading role in connecting children with the outdoors, there is also a need for decision-makers to ensure that children, youth and families have the access, opportunities, skills and encouragement to connect with the great outdoors.

NATURALLY, WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER.

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One Million Kids Outdoors Initiative Reaches 50,000 Kids

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July, 29, 2026   Media Contact: Billy Berler, billy.berler@sierraclub.org   View as webpage   One Million Kids Outdoors Initiative Reaches 50,000 Kids More than 150 organizations have joined the nationwide effort to get one million kids outdoors by summer 2027   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just over one month after its launch, the…

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Travel Management Letter

July 22, 2026   USDA 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0003    We, the undersigned members and partners of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), write to share our views on the Department’s implementation of Executive Order (EO) 14408 entitled “Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands.” This EO directs the…

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OAK Youth Access Recommendations (EXPLORE Act Implementation)

  July 13, 2026   Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation FICOR Youth Working Group Sent to: BIA, BLM, NPS, USFWS & BOR, USFS, NOAA   Re: Connecting children, youth, and families to federally-managed public lands, waters, and shores. Recommendations from the Outdoors Alliance for Kids.   Dear FICOR Principles and FICOR Youth Working Group,…

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