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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Contact: Ginny Roscamp, ginny.roscamp@sierraclub.org Outdoors Alliance for Kids applauds introduction of PLAY Act to help create more parks, playgrounds in U.S. Bill introduced by Reps. Williams, Bacon would establish task force making it easier for local governments and schools to access funds for outdoor recreation…
Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned members and partners of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), write to collectively express our concern over the funding cuts and mass layoffs at AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a critical program that connects our country’s youth to the outdoors through the creation of jobs in conservation, disaster relief, and…
We, the Steering Committee members of OAK listed below, write to collectively share a proposal for the Transportation Reauthorization Act to protect and enhance investment in transportation infrastructure through the following programs. Include the Transit to Trails Act in the bill. Legislation introduced in the 118th Congress would have created a program that would support…
OAK Celebrates Passage of Senate Outdoor Recreation Package Day, Date, 2024 Contact: Ian Brickey, ian.brickey@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today passed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a bipartisan outdoor recreation package. The legislation would improve accessibility options outdoors, improve or create new outdoor recreation facilities, and introduce more generations…
by Jackie Ostfeld, Outdoors Alliance for Kids founder & chair In the midst of another divisive election year, the outdoors continues to be a unifying bright star. The benefits our kids experience from spending time in nature are many. Students who learn outdoors see improvement to academic performance. Children living in greener neighborhoods have more…
WASHINGTON, DC – Dozens of organizations signed onto a letter in support of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a bipartisan outdoor recreation package which contains key provisions that would improve accessibility in recreational opportunities on public lands. EXPLORE has passed in the House and is waiting for action from the Senate.…
Dear Members of Congress: We, the undersigned members and partners of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), and the supporters of OAK’s mission, write to collectively urge support for the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act which contains key provisions that would improve recreational opportunities and facilitate greater access to public lands. OAK…