Jessica Turner
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Outdoor recreation contributes over $1.2 Trillion to the U.S. economy
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced new economic data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis…
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ORR names new board members
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the appointment of three esteemed individuals to its Board of Directors: Charles W. Galbraith, Co-Chair of…
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ORR names new senior VP
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the appointment of Whitney Potter Schwartz as Senior Vice President of Communications & Operations.…
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EXPLORE Act introduced in U.S. House
The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. This first-ever…
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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable names VP of programs
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the foremost coalition of outdoor recreation associations representing the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, recently announced…
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Outdoor recreation leaders back bill to bolster rural communities
Leading outdoor recreation organizations are fully supporting Senator Michael Bennet and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury’s newly-introduced Rural Outdoor Investment (ROI) Act.…
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Pennsylvania becomes largest outdoor recreation state to establish office
Pennsylvania’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation was recently created as Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Pennsylvania’s single largest investment…
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ORR launches Outdoor Workforce Hub
The Outdoor Recreational Roundtable (ORR) recently announced the launch of a new Outdoor Workforce Hub, developed with support from The…
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ORR celebrates industry action during Great Outdoors Month
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) – along with federal, state, private and nonprofit partners across the country – has been celebrating…
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Government data reports outdoor recreation industry generates record numbers
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released economic data for 2021 showing the outdoor recreation…
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White House announces revival of Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation
The Biden Administration announced last week the re-establishment of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR), an interagency effort that will…
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ORR releases report on outdoor recreation career opportunities
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) released a new report on career opportunities in the $689 billion outdoor recreation sector, to help industry…
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U.S. Senate passes Outdoor Recreation Act as industry highlights economic contributions
The outdoor recreation industry celebrates the physical, mental, and economic health contributions the $689 billion outdoor recreation industry has made…
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ORR applauds 2022 Omnibus provisions
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) recently celebrated two provisions key to bolstering the outdoor recreation industry in the recently passed FY…
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ORR releases 2021 industry report
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), of which the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) is a founding member, released this week…
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Outdoor Recreation Industry applauds new Senate bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) introduced the Rural Outdoor Investment (ROI) Act,…
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Virginia Governor announces funding for outdoor recreation office
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam proposed last week a two-year budget that will include nearly $245 million for outdoor recreation and Virginia’s world-renowned…
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ORR partners with Oregon State for research, education resources
Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) has joined other leading recreation organizations as the newest member…
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Bipartisan outdoor recreation bill is introduced
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking…
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Legislators reintroduce Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable recently threw its support behind Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Blake Moore’s (R-UT) reintroduced Recreation Not…
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