Out of Bounds – E263 – The Importance of the Outdoor Alliance

Hello, hello, hello and welcome back to a brand-new episode of The Out Of Bounds podcast, right here on The Out of Collective Network. This week on the program we sit-down with Adam Cramer, the CEO of Outdoor Alliance. In this interview we’ll hear not only from Adam talking to Adam, we’re also joined by Betsy Robblee from The Mountaineers, and Kent McNeill from IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association). Adam Cramer and the Outdoor Alliance brings together The Mountaineers, IMBA and 8 other member organizations that share similar passion in advocacy for environmental protection. The overriding philosophy is to gather these likeminded organizations under one flag to maximize their combined impact on bigger picture issues to have a massive effect on national policy.
We get an inside look at how the joint policy shop that each group participates in comes together as a force multiplier for impactful change. Jaber also brings up comparisons to POW and their social advocacy strategy in comparison to what Outdoor Alliance is doing. The panel gets into the complicated process of policy, amplifying the narrative, and the often painfully slow pace of change and action.
This is an important episode that illustrates the power, importance, and struggles that working together for a common goal bring to such an existential threat as climate change. Listen now to learn more about The Outdoor Alliance. As always do not forget you can also find this interview and so much more on our YouTube channel, so be sure to like and subscribe.