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Proc 10221ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10221

Great Outdoors Month, 2021

President Biden proclaims June 2021 as Great Outdoors Month, encouraging Americans to explore outdoor spaces while highlighting his administration's climate and conservation priorities, including the America the Beautiful initiative to conserve 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030 and implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 30133

Impact dates

  1. America the Beautiful initiative to conserve at least 30 percent of lands and waters

  2. Great Outdoors Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim June 2021 as Great Outdoors Month
  • Urge Americans to explore the outdoors

Timeline

Immediate

  • June 2021 designated as Great Outdoors Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • America the Beautiful 30x30 conservation goal by 2030
  • Great American Outdoors Act implementation
  • Clean energy infrastructure investments

Risks & tensions

  • Climate policy framing in ceremonial document may blur line between commemoration and policy advocacy
  • Vague on enforcement mechanisms for 30x30 goal
  • No specific agency directives or funding mechanisms in proclamation itself
Proclamation 10221: Great Outdoors Month, 2021 · Executive Orders