Protect Outdoor Recreation

PROTECT. OUTDOOR. RECREATION.

Yamaha is pledging up to $500,000 in 2019 to help ensure access to public land for outdoor recreation.

PROTECT.

Neglect during the Government shutdowns put us at risk of losing access to our public lands and recreation.

610 MILLION

Acres of U.S. Public Lands

Access requires constant vigilance and respect; the need never ends. Our public lands are at risk. Whether it’s a lack of public resources, abuse and neglect of lands, or conflicts of interest, our outdoor access and recreation is threatened. The outdoors are there for us all, but we have to work harder to maintain and protect them.

FUNDING ISSUES THREATENING PUBLIC LANDS THIS YEAR:

$11.6 BILLION

USFS Maintenance Backlog Prior to Shutdown

$13 MILLION

Uncollected Entrance Fees During Shutdown

$4.1 MILLION

Lost in Outdoor Tourism During Shutdown

OUTDOOR.

The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative supports projects that ensure everyone’s ability to enjoy the outdoors.

330 MILLION

Outdoor Enthusiasts in the U.S.

The ability to recreate outdoors depends on responsible, sustainable, and safe access to land. The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative is the powersports industry’s leading advocate of outdoor recreation, supporting projects that promote, protect and improve access to land for the 330 Million outdoor adventurers in the U.S.

RECREATION.

In today’s digitally driven world, we crave the outdoors and a breath of fresh air now more than ever.

11 HOURS A DAY

Time Americans Spend in Front of a Screen

For more than 10 YEARS, Yamaha has provided essential resources to those working to protect, maintain and improve access to land for outdoor recreation in their communities. To date, this effort has resulted in nearly $4 MILLION toward more than 300 PROJECTS across the nation benefitting thousands of adventurers.