PLANETARIUM AND NATIONAL PARKS IS ASKING YOU TO GET OUT. IF YOU’RE A FAN OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS, TOMORROW WILL BE A GREAT DAY TO VISIT A NATIONAL PARK. NOW, THIS IS IN HONOR OF A GREAT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS DAY. THEY WILL BE WAIVING THE ENTRY FEE TO THE PARKS IS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DESCRIBES THE LEGISLATION AS THE SINGLE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN PU
National Parks celebrate landmark ‘Great Outdoors Act’
On Monday, entry will be free to all National Parks in New Mexico
Five years ago, during his first term as president, Donald J. Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. This landmark bipartisan legislation funded repairs to critical infrastructure and improved access to national parks, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools. To celebrate, Monday, Aug. 4 will be “Great American Outdoors Day” nationwide, with people urged to “get out” and enjoy national parks without paying entry fees.New Mexico has 15 national parks and monuments: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Carlsbad cavern National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Petroglyph National Monument, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Valles Caldara National Preserve and White Sands National Park.GAOA established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, which authorizes up to $1.6 billion per year from fiscal year 2021 through 2025 for long-term improvements to public land infrastructure and BIE-funded schools. Since 2021, GAOA’s Legacy Restoration Fund has funded 396 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and multiple U.S. territories. More information on the Great American Outdoors Act is online at doi.gov/gaoa.
Five years ago, during his first term as president, Donald J. Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law.
This landmark bipartisan legislation funded repairs to critical infrastructure and improved access to national parks, wildlife refuges, recreation areas, and Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools.
To celebrate, Monday, Aug. 4 will be “Great American Outdoors Day” nationwide, with people urged to “get out” and enjoy national parks without paying entry fees.
New Mexico has 15 national parks and monuments: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Capulin Volcano National Monument, Carlsbad cavern National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument, El Morro National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Petroglyph National Monument, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Valles Caldara National Preserve and White Sands National Park.
GAOA established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, which authorizes up to $1.6 billion per year from fiscal year 2021 through 2025 for long-term improvements to public land infrastructure and BIE-funded schools. Since 2021, GAOA’s Legacy Restoration Fund has funded 396 projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and multiple U.S. territories.
More information on the Great American Outdoors Act is online at doi.gov/gaoa.
