Great Outdoors Month, 2017

Proclamation 9619 of May 31, 2017

Great Outdoors Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

With June comes the summer sun, longer days, and warmer
weather--the perfect opportunity to enjoy the great
outdoors. During Great Outdoors Month, we encourage all
Americans to experience the beauty and adventure of our
Nation's lakes, mountains, and forests, and even of
their own backyards.

Each of our States and territories provides endless
opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. Americans
can go fishing in Eleven Mile State Park in Colorado,
camp on the bluffs of Perrot State Park in Wisconsin,
and bike along the Sable River in Ludington State Park
in Michigan. These lands and waters are also home to
cultural and historic sites that inspire our love of
country and serve as important touchstones for who we
are as Americans.

Whether your great outdoors means a community park, a
state reservoir, a national forest, or a backyard
campout, we must cherish our outdoor spaces and work to
preserve them for generations. This is why, as
President, I am working to bring leaders throughout the
country together to improve the management of our
vitally important public lands, especially through
public-private partnerships to help clear the backlog
of deferred maintenance.

I urge all Americans to set aside time during the month
of June to visit our great outdoors and experience
America's natural and cultural history. This month in
particular, we celebrate our Nation's remarkable
natural heritage and express our gratitude to those who
help preserve our natural habitat for generations of
Americans to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as Great
Outdoors Month. I urge all Americans to explore the
great outdoors while acting as stewards of our lands
and waters.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.