[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36129-36130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13358]


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                Proclamation 9456 of May 31, 2016

                
Great Outdoors Month, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, Americans draw inspiration from the 
                landscapes and outdoor spaces that surround us and 
                connect us with our heritage and with one another. 
                People have lived off of these lands and waters 
                throughout history, and today, they continue to enrich 
                our national experience. In June, we celebrate 
                America's natural and cultural treasures and rich 
                bounty of resources, and we recommit to upholding our 
                responsibility, as those who came before us did, to 
                ensure they are sustained for those who will inherit 
                them.

                From dense forests and vast deserts to lakes and rivers 
                teeming with wildlife, our National Parks and other 
                public spaces belong to all of us. That is why I have 
                sought to protect places that are culturally and 
                historically significant and that reflect the story of 
                all our people. My Administration has also worked hard 
                to ensure that everyone has the chance to easily visit 
                and enjoy these spectacular areas. All Americans can 
                explore the parks and monuments we share as our 
                birthright, including through the ``Find Your Park'' 
                campaign, which my Administration established to help 
                connect people from all walks of life with new outdoor 
                destinations and experiences. We also established the 
                ``Every Kid in a Park'' initiative, offering free 
                access to our National Parks and other public lands and 
                waters for an entire year to fourth grade students and 
                their families. And by increasing funding for the 21st 
                Century Conservation Service Corps, we are striving to 
                give more Americans hands-on opportunities to restore, 
                enhance, and give back to the outdoor spaces that have 
                given us so much.

                Our experiences in nature remind us how fragile our 
                ecosystems can be and of our obligation to protect 
                them. That is why I am proud to have set aside more 
                than 265 million acres of public lands and waters--more 
                than any President in our history--and why my 
                Administration has taken unprecedented action to tackle 
                climate change. The planet and its natural beauty are 
                changing as rising temperatures fuel the melting of 
                glaciers and the increasing intensity of extreme 
                weather events, including longer wildfire seasons and 
                deeper droughts, and as seas rise, coastal communities 
                face greater threats from flooding and eroding 
                shorelines. It is within our power to address the peril 
                of climate change, and we must act before it is too 
                late.

                During Great Outdoors Month, let us enjoy our Nation's 
                natural bounty, whether in reflective solitude or in 
                the energizing company of friends and family. As we 
                rediscover the beauty of the outdoors--in our own 
                backyards, along distant trails, or in the shadows of 
                towering mountains--let us rededicate ourselves to 
                preserving nature's splendor for future generations.

                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 2016 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 
                thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2016-13358
Filed 6-2-16; 11:15 am]
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