[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 32425-32426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13155]


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                Proclamation 9135 of May 30, 2014

                
Great Outdoors Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On windswept coastlines, in lush forests, and atop 
                striking mountain peaks, Americans take in sights that 
                have inspired generations. Our natural landscapes 
                provide refuge for those seeking solitude. They attract 
                tourism, create jobs, and honor our history and 
                cultural heritage. They are family campgrounds, arenas 
                for recreation, and backdrops for countless adventures. 
                During Great Outdoors Month, we celebrate the rugged 
                beauty that echoes the independence at the heart of the 
                American spirit, and we rededicate ourselves to 
                protecting these open spaces for tomorrow's explorers, 
                athletes, and lovers of nature.

                America's conservation legacy is rooted not only in its 
                forward-thinking leaders like Presidents Thomas 
                Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt--but 
                also in all the Americans who did their part to 
                safeguard a small slice of the land they love. It falls 
                to each of us to advance their legacy in our time. That 
                is why I have permanently protected more than 3 million 
                acres of public land--including 11 new National 
                Monuments established through the Antiquities Act and 
                new wilderness areas in nine States across the 
                country--and designated more than a thousand miles of 
                wild and scenic rivers. In my first term, I was proud 
                to launch the America's Great Outdoors Initiative, 
                which increases access to public lands and empowers 
                Americans to better care for the parks, waterways, and 
                natural treasures in their own communities.

                My Administration remains committed to developing the 
                next generation of environmental stewards. We created 
                the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, which 
                provides quality jobs, career pathways, and service 
                opportunities for young people and veterans. We are 
                working to bring public lands into the classroom and to 
                extend educational opportunities to millions of 
                children. And through First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's 
                Move Outside! initiative, we are encouraging children 
                to get active while getting to know the great outdoors.

                This month, as we enjoy the natural splendor of our 
                Nation, let us stay true to a uniquely American idea--
                that each of us has an equal stake in the land around 
                us, and an equal responsibility to protect it. 
                Together, let us ensure our children and grandchildren 
                will be able to look upon our lands with the same sense 
                of wonder as all the generations that came before.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim June 2014 as Great 
                Outdoors Month. I urge all Americans to explore the 
                great outdoors and to uphold our Nation's legacy of 
                conserving our lands and waters.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-13155
Filed 6-3-14; 11:15 am]
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