President Trump Walks Back His Singular Conservation Victory in Budget Request to Congress

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By Jackie Ostfeld, Outdoors Alliance for Kids Chair and Co-Founder During his first term in office, President Trump signed into law a significant conservation bill. A widely celebrated bipartisan victory, the Great American Outdoors Act ensured funding for both conservation and maintenance projects on our national parks and public lands. Now, with the release of…

President’s budget guts LWCF and other critical programs that get kids outdoors

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration’s official budget request for fiscal year 2026, released Friday, includes devastating cuts to multiple programs that are critical to nationwide conservation efforts and efforts to get children, youth, and families outdoors. Among the targeted programs are the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which funds conservation and recreation projects…