Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation

The FICOR has representatives from eight agencies (appointed by the agency head):

• Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Bureau of Land Management
• Bureau of Reclamation
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Park Service
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Forest Service

The FICOR works collaboratively across agencies and boundaries, including with State, Tribal, Territorial, and local governments, and other outdoor recreation partners to facilitate collaborative management of outdoor recreation and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities.

Council Goals

Coordination and Partnership Building

• Facilitate coordination of recreation programs and management policies among the participating FICOR agencies.
• Build partnerships between the participating FICOR agencies and State, Tribal, Territorial, and local government entities to promote outdoor recreation, facilitate collaborative management of outdoor recreation, and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities on Federal lands and waters.

Coordinate Access

• Improve access to Federal recreational lands and waters.
• Coordinate response by Federal land and water management agencies to emerging trends and impacts to Federal recreational lands and waters.

Coordinate Technology, Information, and Research

• Manage emerging technologies on Federal recreational lands and waters.
• Coordinate on recreation-related information and communications.
• Coordinate research activities and quantify the economic impacts of recreation.

Key Resources

EXPLORE Act text (congress.gov) (Public Law 118-234)
An Act to improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes. (Sec. 113 establishes the FICOR.)

FICOR MOU [PDF, 6 pages]
Learn more about the establishment of the FICOR and its goals for improved interagency coordination on outdoor recreation.