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Washington • President Donald Trump on Wednesday proclaimed June to be Outdoor Recreation Month, praising state and community parks, state reservoirs and even backyards, but not mentioning national parks as his predecessors routinely did.

Trump's proclamation, one of several issued Wednesday, focused mainly on state parks, singling out ones in Colorado, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as generic outdoor spaces.

"With June comes the summer sun, longer days and warmer weather ­— the perfect opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors," Trump said in the declaration. "During Great Outdoors Month, we encourage all Americans to experience the beauty and adventure of our nation's lakes, mountains, and forests, and even of their own backyards."

The White House under every modern president declares certain months, weeks or days to honor specific things or ideas ­— June is also National Oceans Month and National Homeownership Month — but Wednesday's declaration about Outdoor Recreation Month surprised some in the environmental community because Trump skipped any reference to the hundreds of national parks and monuments.

Trump has ordered a review of all national monuments named since Jan. 1, 1996, with the possible aim of rescinding or shrinking them; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has until early June to recommend possible changes to the 1.35 million acre Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, which then-President Barack Obama named less than a month before leaving office.

"While a proclamation doesn't carry much weight in the scheme of things, it does provide a window into the administration's priorities," said Kate Kelly, a former senior adviser to Obama's interior secretary, Sally Jewell, and now public lands director at the Center for American Progress.

"The fact that it completely omits national parks — and includes only a passing reference to public lands — is pretty telling," Kelly continued. "The action is definitely in line with the administration's actions to undermine public lands, including gutting the budgets for national parks and land-management agencies, as well as the attack on national monuments. I think the bottom line is that national parks and public lands are still looking for a champion in the Trump Administration — and coming up short."

The White House pushed back, noting that the declaration clearly praises all outdoor areas and celebrates their importance.

"All parks are included in this proclamation that celebrates our country's beautiful natural heritage," said Helen Ferre, director of White House Media Relations.

Obama, in his 2016 Outdoor Recreation Month declaration, mentioned the National Park Service's efforts to get kids into parks and his actions to preserve treasured landscapes and waters.

"From dense forests and vast deserts to lakes and rivers teeming with wildlife, our National Parks and other public spaces belong to all of us," Obama wrote. "That is why I have sought to protect places that are culturally and historically significant and that reflect the story of all our people."

In 2007, President George W. Bush noted his administration requested the "highest increase ever" to the budget for national park operations.

Trump's proclamation did note that public lands provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and "are also home to cultural and historic sites that inspire our love of country and serve as important touchstones for who we are as Americans."

"Whether your great outdoors means a community park, a state reservoir, a national forest, or a backyard campout, we must cherish our outdoor spaces and work to preserve them for generations," the proclamation said. "This is why, as President, I am working to bring leaders throughout the country together to improve the management of our vitally important public lands, especially through public-private partnerships to help clear the backlog of deferred maintenance."

The National Park Service has an estimated $12 billion in overdue maintenance.

Ani Kame'enui, director of legislation and policy for the National Parks Conservation Association, said she was pleased that Trump was urging Americans to get out and enjoy the outdoors and continuing the tradition of honoring outdoor recreation in the month of June.

"Many of those outdoors are protected by our national parks, which last year welcome over 330 million visitors," Kame'enui said. "Clearly our national parks are some of our favorite places for getting outside and experiencing the natural and cultural heritage that the president mentioned in the proclamation."