President Obama has launched a national dialogue about conservation and reconnecting Americans with the outdoors. On November 15th, 2010, we will report back to the President on what we have learned from you, with recommendations for a 21st century conservation agenda.
Twitter hashtag #usagoLearn about America's Great Outdoors
- About the America's Great Outdoors initiative
- About the America's Great Outdoors online conversation
- Watch the America's Great Outdoors conference
- Read President Obama's conference remarks
- Presidential Memo: A 21st Century Strategy for America's Great Outdoors
- Submit your ideas & join the conversation
- Read highlighted comments
- Watch the America's Great Outdoors video
- Bangor, Maine: September 2
- Fort Pierre, South Dakota: September 1
- Chicago, Illinois: August 31
- Nashville, Tennessee: August 27
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Orlando, Florida: August 26
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- Organizers' Toolkit
Photos and Public Comments from Previous Listening Sessions
- St. Louis, Missouri/Southern Illinois: August 20
- Concord, New Hampshire: August 9
- Poughkeepsie, New York: August 6
- Hyde Park, New York: August 5
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: August 4
- Salt Lake City, Utah: August 3
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: July 27
- San Francisco, California: July 23
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: July 17
- Denver & Grand Junction, Colorado: July 16
- Asheville, North Carolina: July 15
- Grand Island, Nebraska: July 12
- Los Angeles, California: July 8
- Seattle, Washington: July 1
- Charleston, South Carolina: June 28
- Annapolis, Maryland: June 25
- Bozeman, Helena, & Missoula, Montana: June 2
- Washington, D.C., April 16
Community-generated AGO Listening Sessions at which Administration Officials Participated
- New York, NY: June 20, 2010 – hosted by Outdoor Nation
- UC Davis, CA: July 7, 2010 – hosted by Representative Thompson
- San Gabriel Mountains, CA: July 7, 2010 – hosted by The Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and a coalition of other organizations