May 17, 2024 9:30 a.m.

This week Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican of Mississippi and a group of colleagues applauded the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan resolution to empower young people and their families to get outdoors and promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 18th as National Kids to Parks Day.

A release said, started in 2011 with the National Park Trust, the fourteenth annual Kids to Parks Day kicks off a summer-long series of events at local, state, and national parks. The Senate passed the resolution by unanimous consent late Tuesday.

Wyden said, “At the heart of Oregon are its natural treasures that have long been explored and enjoyed by the families in our state”. Wyden said, “National Kids to Parks Day is an annual tradition for Oregon families and our bipartisan resolution honors this generational connection of young people enjoying the great outdoors and preserving open spaces”.