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Coalitions & InitiativesNew Outdoor Resources Review Group Meets
Coalitions & Initiatives | News Releases
Posted on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:55.
A diverse collection of recreation and conservation leaders gathered on Capitol Hill for the initial meeting of the new Outdoor Resources Review Group (ORRG), which was hosted by Honorary Co-Chairs Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Organized by Henry Diamond and Pat Noonan, long-time recreation and conservation leaders, the 17-member body will assess changes in recreation, recreation resources and recreation needs and formulate recommendations for the new Administration and the next Congress on whether a third national recreation commission is warranted and what issues would be most timely and productive to be addressed by the commission.
The work of ORRG will be funded by three foundations long associated with conservation and recreation issues, according to Henry Diamond: foundations linked to the Mellon, Packard and Rockefeller families. Staff work for the group will be led by Resources for the Future Senior Fellow Margaret Walls. The group plans three to four additional meetings in 2008 and early 2009. Partnership Announces Initiative to Connect New Americans to Public Lands
Volunteerism | Coalitions & Initiatives | News Releases
Posted on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 14:07.
This Land Is Your Land was unveiled on July 7, 2008 at a special naturalization ceremony in Ellis Island’s Great Hall where 20 new citizens from 15 countries took the Oath of Allegiance within sight of the Statue of Liberty. Cokie Roberts, broadcast journalist and member of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, led the event and encouraged the new Americans to vote and to volunteer on public lands. She specifically challenged them to volunteer 100 hours to earn the President’s Volunteer Service Award during their first year of citizenship. Alison Young, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of USA Freedom Corps (USAFC), asked the new citizens to answer the President’s 2002 national Call to Service that created USAFC. “It is our hope that through this new partnership, USA Freedom Corps can create an eagerness among new Americans to engage in volunteer opportunities in the great outdoors and to enjoy the grandeur of our National Parks,” said Young. Coalitions & Initiatives
Coalitions & Initiatives
Posted on Thu, 03/17/2005 - 13:10.
COALITIONS AND INITIATIVES ARC works with various coalitions and initiatives to coordinate recreation activities and activism. These groups are key to preserving and bettering recreation resources throughout the country. Click on the links above or below to read more about the important work these groups do.
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