Tag: Great American Outdoors Act

April 11, 2022

Climate committee recognizes ecosystem importance

At a recent meeting of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, committee members expressed the importance of federal investments in ecosystem conservation and restoration in order to advance...

February 18, 2022

Senate subcommittee examined Outdoors Act implementation

Upon reviewing the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act at a Feb. 9 meeting, members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Parks expressed concerns such as providing safe,...

December 31, 2020

Year in Review: An important year for wildlife policy

The past year was a significant one for wildlife policy. Here are some of the issues that were particularly important for wildlife and TWS priorities. Reconsidering “habitat” The U.S. Fish...

November 19, 2020

Great American Outdoors Act implementation begins — slowly

Implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act is off to a rocky start, with the administration missing a deadline to submit to Congress a list of funding for projects to...

July 22, 2020

Great American Outdoors Act heads to president’s desk

The House of Representatives has passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which would fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide money for federal maintenance of recreational infrastructure such...