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The SOAR Act Needs Your Voice This Week
On Thursday, December 2nd, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a a hearing on nine recreation bil…
COA Submits Written Testimony to the House on the 2021 SOAR Act
This week, the Coalition for Outdoor Access (COA) submitted written testimony to the House Natural Resources Committ…
USFS COVID Recreation Guidance
The US Forest Service has published guidance for use of forest service land and recreation operations during COVID-1…
Calling All Outfitters and Guides Operating on Forest Service Land!
Do you guide and work on US Forest Service trails? Have you felt the impact of the USFS trail maintenance backlog wh…
Senate Committee Hearing on the SOAR Act
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on the Simplifying Outdoor Access for R…
House Subcommittee Hearing on the SOAR Act
On Sept. 19, 2019, the Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR Act), H.R. 3879, and the Recreation Not Red T…
Brief History of the SOAR Act
By Paul Sanford, The Wilderness Society
The Coalition for Outdoor Access’ highest policy priority is passage of the …
History of the Coalition For Outdoor Access
Difficulties in obtaining outfitter-guide permits on National Forests have restricted many outdoor organizations fro…
MISSION
The mission of the Coalition for Outdoor Access (COA) is to increase access to public lands for guided outdoor recreation and education activities.