In our latest YouTube video, Neil sits down with the Outdoor Alliance to learn more about the EXPLORE Act and what it means for bikepackers, the strategies they use to engage with policymakers, and more. Watch it here…

Outdoor Alliance is the only organization in the U.S. that unites the voices of outdoor enthusiasts to conserve public lands. They are a nonprofit coalition that consists of a number of advocacy groups, including American Whitewater, American Canoe Association, Access Fund, International Mountain Bicycling Association, Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Mountaineers, the American Alpine Club, the Mazamas, the Colorado Mountain Club, and the Surfrider Foundation.

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  • Sage and Saddles bikepacking route, Gunnison Colorado

Last month, Outdoor Alliance reached out with some exciting news that the House passed the EXPLORE Act, a first-of-its-kind recreation policy package that will improve outdoor recreation on public lands and waters. To summarize, some highlights from the policy include identifying and creating more long-distance bike trails, safeguarding wilderness climbing, improving recreational permitting for outfitters and guides, and funding parks and green spaces in neighborhoods that need it most.

There’s a lot to dig into and interpret, so we decided it would be useful to sit down with Outdoor Alliance to learn more about the EXPLORE Act and what it means for bikepackers. In Neil’s latest YouTube video, he discusses all that and more with Tania Lown-Hecht, vice president of communications & strategy, and Louis Geltman, vice president of policy & government relations. Watch it below:

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