Outdoor Recreation benefits our health and boosts local and national economies – check out the $862 billion industry that generates 4.5 million American jobs, 3% of all employment in the U.S.! #OutdoorRecreation #RecreationEconomy 🙌🏼

This is almost as bad as when the Obamacare site crashed on launch day 😫 #LoveIsBlindLIVE

Don’t forget that entrance fees to national parks are waived on April 22 to kick off National Park Week. Which parks will you visit this year? Images from FATIMA'S GREAT OUTDOORS written by Ambreen Tariq and illustrated by Stevie Lewis.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌱

For our next #OAKWeek panel, Ambreen Tariq is moderating for an array of guests who will be talking about closing the nature gap. Follow along on this thread for gems from the conversation:

An absolute honor!

So honored and grateful!

So proud and grateful!

Today we read Fatima’s Great Outdoors. One of our learners with the same name could not contain her excitement. Another learner recreated the cover using #looseparts Peggles . Thank you Ambreen Tariq for this wonderful story. #RepresentationMatters #earlyyears Kokila

What an honor! Truly thank you 🙏🏾

“Institutionalizing FICOR will …help agencies better collaborate around important issues like how to welcome more people outdoors, including diverse and underrepresented communities.”

“Sustainable development of recreation economies near parks, forest and BLM lands is critical to supporting their conservation needs, and needs of small and mid size businesses who form the backbone of these communities.”

“This common sense package of bills… are wins for Republicans, Democrats, businesses and the American people, including future generations of outdoor lovers who also deserve to benefit from the #outdoors.”

You can hear her full testimony starting at about 36 mins in: naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/event…

We're collecting postcards for the OAK postcard campaign until Oct. 15, to be delivered to representatives on Capitol Hill in late October! Join us in advocating to your representatives by filling one out and sending a scan/photo to us at [email protected]!

So grateful for your support and the opportunity to represent our shared goals for an outdoors for all!

And that’s why I am passionate about making the outdoors part of everyone’s American Dream! Thank you Outdoors Alliance for Kids, I am so proud to be a member!

BREAKING: Outdoor recreation drives $1.1 TRILLION in economic output, supports 5 million American jobs, and employs 3.2% of all US employees. Check out the latest data on the performance of our sector! bit.ly/3RdUGdr

ORR Senior Program Director Ambreen Tariq was at SXSW last week on a panel called "Building an Outdoors Where All Can Thrive"—hear what she has to say about the urgency of connecting all Americans to the outdoors.