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'''Every Kid in a Park''' is an initiative in the ] by ] in 2015 to encourage children to visit ] and public lands and waters. ] in the country receive free admission to National Parks.
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}}'''Every Kid Outdoors''' is a program run by the ] in which ]rs in the country receive free admission to National Parks, federal land, and water recreation areas. The program was created by ] in 2015 as Every Kid in a Park. It was renewed annually until 2019 when it was renewed for 7 years under the Every Kid Outdoors Act within the ] and lead to the program's name change.


==Overview== ==Overview==
On 19 February 2015, President Obama announced the initiative.<ref name="McGrady 2015">{{cite web | last=McGrady | first=Vanessa | title=President's 'Every Kid In A Park' Initiative Offers Free Access To Fourth Graders And Their Families | website=Forbes | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessamcgrady/2015/02/19/presidents-every-kid-in-a-park-initiative-offers-free-access-to-fourth-graders-and-their-families/ | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> The initiative will begin in the fall of 2015, which occurs around the same time as the one hundredth anniversary of the ] in 2016.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Washington Post 2015">{{cite web | title=Obama launches ‘Every Kid in a Park’ initiative | website=Washington Post | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/19/obama-launches-every-kid-in-a-park-initiative/ | accessdate=21 February 2015|last=Eilperin|first=Juliet}}</ref><ref name="Ostfeld 2015"/> The National Park Service will give all fourth graders in the country and their families an annual pass for free admission.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015">{{cite web | title=Obama to give free parks admission to fourth graders | website=USA TODAY | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/19/obama-free-national-park-admission/23640451/ | accessdate=21 February 2015|last=Korte|first=Gregory}}</ref> Areas of admission include national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife refuges.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Tuttle 2015">{{cite web | last=Tuttle | first=Brad | title=Millions of Families Will Soon Get Free Admission at National Parks | website=Time | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://time.com/money/3714933/national-parks-free-admission-families/ | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> Around the time of the announcement of the initiative, annual passes to national parks generally costed $80.<ref name="NationalParkServicePassesPrice">{{cite web | url=http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm | title=The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series | publisher=] | accessdate=21 February 2015|website=nps.gov|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221024750/http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm|archivedate=21 February 2015|dead-url=false}}</ref><!-- Here are some extra references to this fact: <ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Monitor 2015"/><ref name="McGrady 2015"/><ref name="Marshall 2015"/>--> Under the Every Kid Outdoors program, the National Park Service gives all United States students in the fourth grade and their families access to an annual pass for free admission.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015">{{cite web | title=Obama to give free parks admission to fourth graders | website=USA TODAY | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/19/obama-free-national-park-admission/23640451/ | access-date=21 February 2015|last=Korte|first=Gregory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Every Kid Outdoors rules |url=https://everykidoutdoors.gov/rules.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=everykidoutdoors.gov}}</ref> Areas of admission include national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife refuges.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Tuttle 2015">{{cite web |last=Tuttle |first=Brad |date=February 19, 2015 |title=Millions of Families Will Soon Get Free Admission at National Parks |url=https://money.com/national-parks-free-admission-families/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825180504/https://money.com/national-parks-free-admission-families/ |archive-date=August 25, 2020 |access-date=21 February 2015 |website=]}}</ref> As of 2025, participating federal organizations included; ], ], ], National Park Service, ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Every Kid Outdoors |url=https://everykidoutdoors.gov/about.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=everykidoutdoors.gov}}</ref> Around the time of the announcement of the original initiative, an annual pass to national parks would normally cost $80.<ref name="NationalParkServicePassesPrice">{{cite web | url=http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm | title=The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series | publisher=] | access-date=21 February 2015|website=nps.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221024750/http://www.nps.gov/findapark/passes.htm|archive-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>


== History ==
Cost coverage for the free passes will come from the National Park Service's $20 million budget for youth engagement programs.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Monitor 2015"/><ref name="Tribune 2015">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Fourth-graders and families to get free access to national parks | website=Chicago Tribune | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-fourthgraders-and-families-to-get-free-access-to-national-parks-20150219-story.html | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> The ] and National Park Service will provide transportation grants and educational materials to schools, with a focus on schools that have greater need.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015"/><ref name="Washington Post 2015"/><ref name="Monitor 2015"/> Such transportation grants are part of the National Park Foundation's "Ticket to Ride" program.<ref name="Washington Post 2015"/><ref name="Ostfeld 2015">{{cite web | last=Ostfeld | first=Jackie | title=President Obama to Get Every Kid in a Park | website=The Huffington Post | date=20 February 2015 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackie-ostfeld/this-land-is-our-land-pre_b_6721834.html | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> Resources will also be provided to facilitate the location of nearby parks and supporting youth programs.<ref name="Washington Post 2015"/><ref name="Monitor 2015"/>
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On February 19, 2015, President Obama announced the initiative.<ref name="McGrady 2015">{{cite web | last=McGrady | first=Vanessa | title=President's 'Every Kid In A Park' Initiative Offers Free Access To Fourth Graders And Their Families | website=Forbes | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessamcgrady/2015/02/19/presidents-every-kid-in-a-park-initiative-offers-free-access-to-fourth-graders-and-their-families/ | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> The initiative was launched in the fall of 2015 to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of the ].<ref name="USA TODAY 2015" /><ref name="Washington Post 2015">{{cite news | title=Obama launches 'Every Kid in a Park' initiative | newspaper=Washington Post | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/19/obama-launches-every-kid-in-a-park-initiative/ | access-date=21 February 2015|last=Eilperin|first=Juliet}}</ref><ref name="Ostfeld 2015" />


Fourth-graders were specifically chosen for "logistical, educational and instructional reasons", according to a White House official.<ref name="Marshall 2015">{{cite web | last=Marshall | first=Serena | title=Why 4th Graders Were Picked For Free National Park Admission | website=ABC News | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-picked-4th-graders-free-national-park/story?id=29080465 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> The National Park Service as well as other public agencies already have fourth grade programs in place.<ref name="Marshall 2015" /> Furthermore, many states within the United States teach state history during fourth grade, so National Park programs are relevant to the grade.<ref name="Marshall 2015" /> Other reasons included ease in coordination of trips by a student's one teacher (rather than multiple teachers, as present in higher grades) and the idea of youth building early connections with nature.<ref name="Marshall 2015" />
⚫ Criticism of the initiative includes concern over a possible increase in National Parks' reliance on Congress.<ref name="Monitor 2015">{{cite web | last=Maza | first=Cristina | title=Fourth-graders can visit national parks for free. Will it lure kids outside? | website=The Christian Science Monitor | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0219/Fourth-graders-can-visit-national-parks-for-free.-Will-it-lure-kids-outside | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>


Fourth-graders were specifically chosen for “logistical, educational and instructional reasons", according to a White House official.<ref name="Marshall 2015">{{cite web | last=Marshall | first=Serena | title=Why 4th Graders Were Picked For Free National Park Admission | website=ABC News | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-picked-4th-graders-free-national-park/story?id=29080465 | accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> The National Park Service as well as other public agencies already have fourth grade programs in place.<ref name="Marshall 2015"/> Furthermore, many states within the United States teach state history during fourth grade, so National Park programs are relevant to the grade.<ref name="Marshall 2015"/> Other reasons include ease in coordination of trips by a student's one teacher (rather than multiple teachers, as present in higher grades) and the idea of youth building early connections with nature.<ref name="Marshall 2015"/> Cost coverage for the free passes originally came from the National Park Service's $20-million budget for youth engagement programs.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015" /><ref name="Monitor 2015" /><ref name="Tribune 2015">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Fourth-graders and families to get free access to national parks | website=Chicago Tribune | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-fourthgraders-and-families-to-get-free-access-to-national-parks-20150219-story.html | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> The ] and National Park Service will provided transportation grants and educational materials to schools, with a focus on schools that have greater need.<ref name="USA TODAY 2015" /><ref name="Washington Post 2015" /><ref name="Monitor 2015" /> Such transportation grants are part of the National Park Foundation's "Ticket to Ride" program.<ref name="Washington Post 2015" /><ref name="Ostfeld 2015">{{cite web | last=Ostfeld | first=Jackie | title=President Obama to Get Every Kid in a Park | website=The Huffington Post | date=20 February 2015 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackie-ostfeld/this-land-is-our-land-pre_b_6721834.html | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Resources were also provided to facilitate the location of nearby parks and supporting youth programs.<ref name="Washington Post 2015" /><ref name="Monitor 2015" />

⚫ Criticism of the initiative included concern over a possible increase in National Parks' reliance on ].<ref name="Monitor 2015">{{cite web | last=Maza | first=Cristina | title=Fourth-graders can visit national parks for free. Will it lure kids outside? | website=The Christian Science Monitor | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0219/Fourth-graders-can-visit-national-parks-for-free.-Will-it-lure-kids-outside | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Another concern of the initiative was its cost, but one source from '']'' projected that only $2.3 million in revenue would be lost.<ref name="Washington Post 2015 by Philip Bump">{{cite news | title=How much money could President Obama's 'Every Kid in a Park' program cost? | newspaper=Washington Post | date=23 April 2015 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/04/23/how-much-money-could-president-obamas-every-kid-in-a-park-program-cost/ | access-date=6 May 2015|first=Philip|last=Bump}}</ref>

The Every Kid in a Park original website everykidinapark.gov was designed and developed by ].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://18f.gsa.gov/dashboard/project/ekip-api/|title = Every Kid in a Park|website = 18F|publisher = ]|access-date = 2016-05-01}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-03 |title=18F: Digital service delivery {{!}} How to design a government site for kids |url=https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/09/03/every-kid-in-a-park/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=18f.gsa.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Every Kid in a Park website everykidinapark.org was designed and developed by ].<ref name="The White House">{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/21/fact-sheet-every-kid-park-day-action-white-house-announces-commitments|title= FACT SHEET: On Every Kid In a Park Day of Action, White House Announces Commitments to Getting Nearly Half a Million Kids Outside|date=April 21, 2016|via=]|work=]|access-date=September 14, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2018, there was concern by park advocacy groups that the program would be ended by then ] ] who criticized the program's cost. That June, the program was ultimately renewed for another year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-15 |title=After fears of discontinuation, national outdoor education program Every Kid in a Park will be renewed |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/after-fears-of-discontinuation-national-every-kid-in-a-park-outdoor-education-program-will-be-renewed/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The ], signed in March 2019, included the Every Kid Outdoors Act, which authorized the program for an additional 7 years. In September 2019, the program changed its name to Every Kid Outdoors to match the name of the act.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-12 |title=Heinrich, Alexander Every Kid Outdoors Act Signed Into Law {{!}} U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico |url=https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/heinrich-alexander-every-kid-outdoors-act-signed-into-law |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.heinrich.senate.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Every Kid Outdoors Program Provides Fourth Grade Students with Free Entrance to Public Lands - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/every-kid-outdoors-program-provides-fourth-grade-students-with-free-entrance-to-public-lands.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The program was renewed again in the EXPLORE (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences) Act, when signed into law in early 2025. Within the act, Every Kid Outdoors Act was extended until 2031.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EXPLORE Act Signed into Law |url=https://www.newsdakota.com/2025/01/09/explore-act-signed-into-law/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=News Dakota |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Boozman, Heinrich Secure Final Passage of Bipartisan Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act |url=https://www.boozman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/12/boozman-heinrich-secure-final-passage-of-bipartisan-every-kid-outdoors-extension-act |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=U.S. Senator John Boozman |language=en}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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⚫ *{{cite web | title=FACT SHEET: Launching the Every Kid in a Park Initiative and Designating New National Monuments | website=The White House | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/node/322676 | accessdate=21 February 2015}}
==Bibliography==
⚫ *{{cite web | title=Let’s Get Every Kid in a Park | website=The White House | date=19 February 2015 | url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/19/let-s-get-every-kid-park | accessdate=21 February 2015}}
⚫ *{{cite web | title=FACT SHEET: Launching the Every Kid in a Park Initiative and Designating New National Monuments | website=The White House | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/19/fact-sheet-launching-every-kid-park-initiative-and-designating-new-natio | access-date=4 March 2021}}
⚫ *{{cite web | title=Let's Get Every Kid in a Park | date=19 February 2015 | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/02/19/let-s-get-every-kid-park | via=] | work=] | access-date=21 February 2015}}


==External links== ==External links==
*{{Official website|https://everykidoutdoors.gov}}
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Every Kid Outdoors
OwnerNational Park Service
Created byBarack Obama
RegistrationNone
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-01)

Every Kid Outdoors is a program run by the United States National Park Service in which fourth graders in the country receive free admission to National Parks, federal land, and water recreation areas. The program was created by Barack Obama in 2015 as Every Kid in a Park. It was renewed annually until 2019 when it was renewed for 7 years under the Every Kid Outdoors Act within the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act and lead to the program's name change.

Overview

Under the Every Kid Outdoors program, the National Park Service gives all United States students in the fourth grade and their families access to an annual pass for free admission. Areas of admission include national parks, forests, monuments, and wildlife refuges. As of 2025, participating federal organizations included; Bureau of Land Management, United States Bureau of Reclamation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Around the time of the announcement of the original initiative, an annual pass to national parks would normally cost $80.

History

Original program logo

On February 19, 2015, President Obama announced the initiative. The initiative was launched in the fall of 2015 to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service.

Fourth-graders were specifically chosen for "logistical, educational and instructional reasons", according to a White House official. The National Park Service as well as other public agencies already have fourth grade programs in place. Furthermore, many states within the United States teach state history during fourth grade, so National Park programs are relevant to the grade. Other reasons included ease in coordination of trips by a student's one teacher (rather than multiple teachers, as present in higher grades) and the idea of youth building early connections with nature.

Cost coverage for the free passes originally came from the National Park Service's $20-million budget for youth engagement programs. The National Park Foundation and National Park Service will provided transportation grants and educational materials to schools, with a focus on schools that have greater need. Such transportation grants are part of the National Park Foundation's "Ticket to Ride" program. Resources were also provided to facilitate the location of nearby parks and supporting youth programs.

Criticism of the initiative included concern over a possible increase in National Parks' reliance on Congress. Another concern of the initiative was its cost, but one source from The Washington Post projected that only $2.3 million in revenue would be lost.

The Every Kid in a Park original website everykidinapark.gov was designed and developed by 18F.

The Every Kid in a Park website everykidinapark.org was designed and developed by Sub Rosa.

In 2018, there was concern by park advocacy groups that the program would be ended by then United States Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke who criticized the program's cost. That June, the program was ultimately renewed for another year. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed in March 2019, included the Every Kid Outdoors Act, which authorized the program for an additional 7 years. In September 2019, the program changed its name to Every Kid Outdoors to match the name of the act.

The program was renewed again in the EXPLORE (Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences) Act, when signed into law in early 2025. Within the act, Every Kid Outdoors Act was extended until 2031.

See also

References

  1. ^ Korte, Gregory (19 February 2015). "Obama to give free parks admission to fourth graders". USA TODAY. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. "Every Kid Outdoors rules". everykidoutdoors.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. Tuttle, Brad (February 19, 2015). "Millions of Families Will Soon Get Free Admission at National Parks". Money.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. "About Every Kid Outdoors". everykidoutdoors.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. "The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series". nps.gov. The United States National Park Service. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. McGrady, Vanessa (19 February 2015). "President's 'Every Kid In A Park' Initiative Offers Free Access To Fourth Graders And Their Families". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ Eilperin, Juliet (19 February 2015). "Obama launches 'Every Kid in a Park' initiative". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  8. ^ Ostfeld, Jackie (20 February 2015). "President Obama to Get Every Kid in a Park". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  9. ^ Marshall, Serena (19 February 2015). "Why 4th Graders Were Picked For Free National Park Admission". ABC News. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. ^ Maza, Cristina (19 February 2015). "Fourth-graders can visit national parks for free. Will it lure kids outside?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. "Fourth-graders and families to get free access to national parks". Chicago Tribune. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. Bump, Philip (23 April 2015). "How much money could President Obama's 'Every Kid in a Park' program cost?". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  13. "Every Kid in a Park". 18F. General Services Administration. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  14. "18F: Digital service delivery | How to design a government site for kids". 18f.gsa.gov. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  15. "FACT SHEET: On Every Kid In a Park Day of Action, White House Announces Commitments to Getting Nearly Half a Million Kids Outside". whitehouse.gov. April 21, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016 – via National Archives.
  16. "After fears of discontinuation, national outdoor education program Every Kid in a Park will be renewed". The Seattle Times. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  17. "Heinrich, Alexander Every Kid Outdoors Act Signed Into Law | U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico". www.heinrich.senate.gov. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  18. "Every Kid Outdoors Program Provides Fourth Grade Students with Free Entrance to Public Lands - Office of Communications (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  19. "EXPLORE Act Signed into Law". News Dakota. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  20. "Boozman, Heinrich Secure Final Passage of Bipartisan Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act". U.S. Senator John Boozman. Retrieved 2025-01-14.

Bibliography

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