ORR President Jessica Turner Testifies Before Congress on One-Year Anniversary of Landmark EXPLORE Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) President Jessica Turner testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, during an oversight hearing titled “EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act.” The hearing marked the one-year anniversary of the EXPLORE Act—the first comprehensive outdoor recreation legislative…

ORR Welcomes New Secretarial Order Expanding Access to Hunting and Fishing

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WASHINGTON – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomed the announcement of U.S. Department of the Interior Secretarial Order No. 3447 to expand high-quality hunting and fishing opportunities while ensuring responsible stewardship of the nation’s wildlife and natural resources. “ORR applauds Secretary Burgum for issuing this Secretarial Order designed to increase access to hunting and fishing on America’s…

ORR Marks One-Year Anniversary of the EXPLORE Act, Highlighting Progress and Opportunity on Access, Innovation, and Implementation of Landmark Outdoor Recreation Legislation

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One year after the EXPLORE Act was signed into law, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is celebrating meaningful progress toward modernizing outdoor recreation access, strengthening local economies, and advancing coordinated management across America’s public lands and waters. Passed by Congress with unanimous bipartisan support in 2024, the EXPLORE Act is the first-ever outdoor recreation–specific legislative package in U.S. history and…

New Economic Report Shows Outdoor Recreation on Federal Public Lands and Waters as a Valuable Asset on America’s ‘Balance Sheet’

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Analysis Reveals Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands and Waters Pumps an Average of $351 Million into the Economy Every Day WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 7, 2025) – Outdoor recreation on federal public lands and waters is fueling America’s economy, according to a new report released today by Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR). Outdoor Recreation on Federal Public…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Applauds New Bipartisan Senate Stewardship Caucus

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation businesses, today applauded the formation of the Senate Stewardship Caucus led by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.). The caucus is a new bipartisan effort dedicated to protecting and expanding access to public lands and waters, recovering wildlife, and restoring habitat. Additional inaugural members…