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The America's Great Outdoors initiative was launched by President Obama to develop a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda through local, grassroots efforts rather than policies dictated from Washington. It aims to engage communities and citizens to identify lasting conservation solutions that protect natural heritage in a non-partisan way. The initiative also seeks to streamline inefficient policies and make the federal government a better partner to states, tribes and local communities to support locally-driven outdoor initiatives.
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- 1. © 2010-2012 americasgreatoutdoors.gov Home America’s Great Outdoors: A Promise to Future Americans President Obama launched the America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative to develop a 21st Century conservation and recreation agenda. AGO takes as its premise that lasting conservation solutions should rise from the American people – that the protection of our natural heritage is a non-partisan objective shared by all Americans. AGO recognizes that many of the best ideas come from outside of Washington. Instead of dictating policies, this initiative turns to communities for local, grassroots conservation initiatives. Instead of growing bureaucracy, it calls for reworking inefficient policies and making the Federal Government a better partner with states, tribes, and local communities. The report below is the result of this work.