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from California Natural Resources Agency

Nearly $18 Million in Grant Funding Also Announced to Connect More Communities to Nature

Overlooking the central city from the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, state and local leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate a new plan that will increase access to the outdoors for all Californians, regardless of who they are or where they live.

Called the “Outdoors for All Strategy,” the plan serves as a blueprint for how the state California Natural Resources Agency and communities will build a movement and further momentum on work already underway — while partnering with key communities across the state to track progress and support future actions that get more people outside and provide outdoor experiences. More specifically, the Outdoors for All Strategy lifts up six key priorities:

• Establishes spaces for people and nature to thrive by creating and maintaining more high-quality outdoor spaces of all shapes and sizes, especially in park-limited places;
• Fosters belonging in the outdoors through policies and programs that build a welcoming and inclusive culture;
• Connects people and the outdoors by improving information and transportation;
• Co-creates with communities through frequent and meaningful tribal consultation and community engagement, with attention to underserved communities;
• Builds equitable career pathways and a representative workforce by improving opportunities for all Californians to enter and sustain outdoor recreation, natural resources and restoration professions;
• Aligns funding to achieve Outdoors for All in partnership with federal, state and non-governmental entities.

Read more  Newsom Administration, Natural Resources Agency Launch Historic Plan to Increase Outdoor Access in California