The OAK Plan
The strategic plan of the Outdoor Action Committee, dedicated to improving our Missouri outdoors.
Vision
Missouri is the leading state in outdoor participation, outdoor education, outdoor access, and natural resource protection
Values
1. The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
2. The privilege to engage in legal and ethical outdoor activities
3. Outdoor experiences are essential to mental, physical, and spiritual health
4. Engaged stewardship is vital to Missouri’s outdoors.
5. Outdoor goals will be achieved by citizen action investment, and partnerships.
6. Youth are our passion and essential to Missouri’s outdoor future.
7. Missouri outdoors requires fish, forests, wildlife, soil, water, air, nature, natural communities and outdoors recreation being healthy, productive and sustainable
Mission
To be the catalyst for coordinated efforts among agencies, organizations, and citizens to fulfill the vision for Missouri’s outdoors
Goals
Educational Goal: To ensure that Missouri implements a coordinated and comprehensive outdoor education effort that incorporates the values and benefits of an outdoor lifestyle and ethic for Missourians of every age
Conservation Goal: To ensure the conservation of sustainable Missouri landscapes and for enhanced outdoor participation and access
Funding Goal: To ensure sufficient public and private funding for outdoor participation, outdoor access, and natural resource protection