Obama declares June to be Great Outdoors Month

(June 4, 2012) -- It is officially Great Outdoors Month from sea to shining sea after President Obama signed a proclamation and 48 governors took steps to mirror this proclamation, said Derrick Crandall, president of the American Recreation Coalition. He noted the proclamation covers numerous “hot button" issues, such as America’s Great Outdoors initiative, the Let’s Move Outside campaign, and the National Travel and Tourism Strategy.