TAKE ACTION

Your actions can help restore Outdoor School funding

GOVERNOR: Urge Governor Kotek to include full Outdoor School funding (4% of lottery revenue) in her recommended budget for 2027. Getting the funding number correct in the Governor’s recommended budget will help pave the way for a more successful outcome.‍‍

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LEGISLATIVE SPONSORS: If your legislators were co-sponsors, please contact them and thank them for their support! In your thank you, please request their help to ask the Governor to include full funding in her recommended budget.

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SHARE YOUR STORY: Share your story of Outdoor School, including how Outdoor School funding cuts are affecting you, your family, and your community.We are partnering with Oregon State University Extension Service Outdoor School to collect stories from Outdoor School champions like you. Your story will help us educate decision-makers about the benefits of Outdoor School and what funding cuts mean to students and families.

CAMP STORIES: Share how Outdoor School funding cuts are impacting your ability to participate in your favorite camp. Oregon camps are vital to providing inspiring natural locations for tens of thousands of Oregon students to attend Outdoor School. Friends of Outdoor School and camps throughout Oregon are working together to communicate the impacts of state Outdoor School budget cuts on camps.