Nebraska Bird Partnership

Please join senior representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and other Federal agencies for a public listening session on conservation, recreation, and reconnecting people to the outdoors.

The session will be held Monday, July 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Grand Island.

This past April, at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors, President Obama signed a memorandum establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation agenda worthy of the 21st century and to reconnect Americans with our great outdoors.  The President understands that protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and reconnecting people to the outdoors must happen at the local level. 

Please join senior representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and other Federal agencies for a public listening session on conservation, recreation, and reconnecting people to the outdoors.

The session will be held Monday, July 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Grand Island.

This past April, at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors, President Obama signed a memorandum establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation agenda worthy of the 21st century and to reconnect Americans with our great outdoors.  The President understands that protecting and restoring the lands and waters that we love and reconnecting people to the outdoors must happen at the local level.

Therefore, President Obama directed the principal leaders of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to travel across the country to listen and learn from people directly involved in finding grassroots solutions to conserving our lands and waters and reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.  The President indicated that the sessions should engage the full range of interested groups, including tribal leaders, farmers and ranchers, sportsmen, community park groups, foresters, youth groups, businesspeople, educators, State and local governments, and recreation and conservation groups.

The July 12th public listening session and discussion is an opportunity for leaders of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to hear from you and other voices in Nebraska about solutions for building a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda and for reconnecting people with the outdoors.  Please join us.  Here are the details.

Listening Session and Discussion Information:

When:  Monday, July 12th, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Where:  Quality Inn and Conference Center
             7838 HWY 281 (just south of the I-80 Grand Island/Hastings exit)
             Grand Island, NE

Who:  Senior Washington, D.C. and local leadership from U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies will be present to hear your thoughts and to participate in a conversation with you about America’s Great Outdoors.

Register: This event is free and open to the public.  For planning purposes it would be helpful if you would pre-register by Thursday July 8 by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   with your name, the name of the organization with which you are affiliated, if any, and your telephone number.  Please let us know if you have any special needs.  We will make every effort to accommodate everyone.

In the event you are unable to participate in person, please submit your comments and stories via the America’s Great Outdoors website at http://www.doi.gov/americasgreatoutdoors/.

If you have questions, please contact Joanna Pope at (402) 437-4123 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .