Photo: Terray Sylvester

That’s why the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) matters. It invests in parks, cultural gathering spaces, and recreational areas in communities that have long been underserved.

Thanks to Tribal leadership—and your advocacy—Congress permanently established ORLP and expanded eligibility to Tribes, Tribal organizations, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Now, we need to get this over the finish line.

Thank Congress for permanently establishing ORLP—and urge them to fully fund the program so that Tribal nations and Indigenous communities receive access to these long-awaited resources.

Every park created through ORLP represents something powerful: community healing, cultural resilience, and a future guided by Indigenous sovereignty and connection to land.

Let’s ensure this historic progress delivers what it intended to by expanding access to the outdoors for everyone.

With gratitude,  

Ken Lucero, PhD 

Senior Director, Tribal and Indigenous Lands Program 

Trust for Public Land

How strongly do you support expanding park access and ensuring Native peoples benefit from conservation funding?