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Proc 8988ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8988

Great Outdoors Month, 2013

President Obama proclaimed June 2013 as Great Outdoors Month, celebrating America's natural heritage and urging Americans to explore outdoor spaces. The proclamation references existing initiatives including the America's Great Outdoors Initiative, Let's Move Outside!, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, but creates no new programs or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 33955

Impact dates

  1. Great Outdoors Month ends

  2. Great Outdoors Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim June 2013 as Great Outdoors Month
  • Urge all Americans to explore the great outdoors
  • Urge Americans to uphold legacy of conserving lands and waters

Timeline

Immediate

  • June 2013 designated as Great Outdoors Month

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • No binding obligations created; purely hortatory language ('I urge')
  • Vague reference to 'five new National Monuments' designated earlier in 2013 without specifics
Proclamation 8988: Great Outdoors Month, 2013 · Executive Orders