Photo by Rebecca Stumpf The Sierra Club is a founding and steering committee member of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids. Each September, a new class of fourth graders gets the chance to lead the way outdoors. Through the National Park Service’s Every Kid Outdoors program, U.S. fourth graders, including home-school equivalents, can get a free…
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…
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…
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,…
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 CONTACT: Billy Berler, billy.berler@sierraclub.org Outdoors Alliance for Kids Launches New “One Million Kids Outdoors” Initiative to Connect More Children with Nature WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Outdoors Alliance for Kids, a national partnership of more than 100 organizations and businesses, is excited to introduce the…
In May 2026, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released their Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill, renamed as the BUILD America 250 Act. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization process takes place every 5 years and dictates funding for transportation infrastructure, including federal highways, bridges, and public transit, as well as infrastructure for walking and biking. This…
Below is a copy of the testimony submitted by the Outdoors Alliance For Kids (OAK) to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, during a hearing in April 2026 on the implementation of the EXPLORE Act: On behalf of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), a national strategic partnership of more than…
Photo courtesy of ReFlo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026 CONTACT: Ginny Roscamp, ginny.roscamp@sierraclub.org View as webpage Outdoors Alliance for Kids Celebrates Introduction of Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outdoors Alliance for Kids coalition members applaud Sen. Martin Heinrich from New Mexico for introducing legislation that would improve youth connections to…
Photo caption: Rohan Jyothinagaram with American Heart Association, Robert Scott with Sierra Club, Jessie Traxler with OAK, and Jahir Morris with The Wilderness Society led meetings with Members of Congress in February 2026 to advocate for the Outdoors Alliance for Kids and the coalition’s priority bills in Congress. By: Jessie Traxler, Outdoors Alliance for Kids…
Below is a copy of the testimony submitted by the Outdoors Alliance For Kids (OAK) to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands, during a hearing in January 2026 on the implementation of the EXPLORE Act: On behalf of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), a national strategic partnership of more than 120 organizations…