Gratitude:
To advocates who have worked tirelessly to fully and permanently authorize and fund the Land and Water Conservation Act.
Thank you.
To the agencies and organizations who have spoken up for the need to fund the maintenance backlog on our public lands.
Thank you.
To the members of Congress – Democrats and Republicans – who worked together and led the charge to pass this landmark legislation.
To the Trump Administration for making the Great American Outdoors Act a priority.
Thank you.
Because of you — all of you — we can hunt more, fish more and play more. We can build stronger communities. We can lay the groundwork for a better conservation legacy. We can start fixing the backlog of maintenance issues impairing our public lands. We can make rivers and streams will be cleaner. We can make habitat healthier. We can leave this world a little better than we found it.