WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrated today’s announcement by Arizona State Parks & Trails to establish a full-time program administrator for the Arizona Office of Outdoor Recreation. Arizona’s office—the 24th of its kind nationwide—will help bolster the Grand Canyon State’s efforts to utilize outdoor recreation as a tool for quality of life, public…
Pittsburgh, PA – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), in collaboration with the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Pennsylvania Office of Outdoor Recreation, hosted its inaugural National Leadership Forum on Rural Development through Outdoor Recreation. The event brought together 70 national leaders in economic development, outdoor recreation, and conservation…
Passage of the EXPLORE Act will Provide More Americans Access to Their Public Lands Washington, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) in advance of National Public Lands Day (NPLD) released the following statement from ORR President, Jessica Wahl Turner: “This National Public Lands Day it’s inspiring to see the ongoing commitment of our nation’s resource…
Washington, D.C. – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomes the release of a new report from the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce providing recommendations for regional economic development through outdoor recreation. The report is an outcome of President Biden’s executive order in April 2022 that directed the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Commerce…
Washington, D.C. – Today, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) hosted a critical virtual briefing (recording available here), gathering industry leaders to discuss the impacts of U.S. trade policy on the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation economy. This event comes as trade uncertainties pose increasing challenges to one of the most vital sectors of the American economy, which…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Office of Outdoor Recreation are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership to establish the first Maryland Outdoor Equity Grant Fund and the program’s pilot round of grants. This initiative marks a significant step towards fostering inclusivity and expanding access…
Washington, D.C. — Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) President Jessica Wahl Turner issued the following statement celebrating the 60th anniversary of one of the country’s most successful conservation and recreation programs: “When legislation to create the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was signed into law 60 years ago, it was unimaginable the extent to which this program would…
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is proud to award five rural communities – from New England and the mid-Atlantic to Appalachia and Alaska – with implementation grants to help grow their local economies and make them more resilient through outdoor recreation. The 2024 awardees are: Beverly, Ohio; Claremont, New Hampshire; Giles County, Virginia; Haines, Alaska; and…
Washington, D.C., – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cassandra L. Elrod as its new Program and Administrative Director. Elrod brings a wealth of experience in the outdoor recreation industry, legal expertise, and a deep passion for sustainability and outdoor recreation policy to the ORR team. “We are incredibly…
PITTSBURGH, PA – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), in collaboration with the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship and the Pennsylvania Office of Outdoor Recreation, is proud to announce its upcoming National Leadership Forum on Rural Development through Outdoor Recreation with the support of the Richard King Mellon Foundation. This invite-only event will take place on…