Great Outdoors Month, 2015

President Obama proclaimed June 2015 as Great Outdoors Month, encouraging Americans to explore natural spaces and highlighting conservation efforts including the Every Kid in a Park initiative for fourth graders and calling for full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 31823

Key directives

proclaim June 2015 as Great Outdoors Month
urge all Americans to explore the great outdoors
uphold legacy of conserving lands and waters

Timeline

Immediate

June 2015 designated as Great Outdoors Month

Near term (90d)

Every Kid in a Park initiative providing free admission to National Parks and federal lands/waters for fourth graders and families

Long term

Land and Water Conservation Fund protection of public lands
climate change resilience efforts
conservation of 260+ million acres of public lands and waters

Risks & tensions

Climate change mentioned as threat but no specific policy action in this proclamation
Call for 'full and permanent funding' of Land and Water Conservation Fund is hortatory, not a binding directive with mechanism