President Obama Invests in Connecting Children with Nature

President Obama’s fiscal 2010 budget proposal at the Department of Interior contains an historic $50 million in new investments to connect children and families to the great outdoors. The budget targets $30 million for educating young hunters and anglers, as well as $20 million in new funding for Youth Careers in Nature. This DOI initiative, dubbed the 21st Century Youth Conservation Corps, will bolster environmental education, recreation, and service programs throughout the Department, and engage thousands of youth in the outdoors. Kevin Coyle, Vice President for Education and Training at the National Wildlife Federation, said: “President Obama’s budget makes a bold and necessary investment to connect today’s children with the great outdoors...Fly Rod + Reel