The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) commitment to invest $9 million in bolstering recreation staffing at the field and state levels through funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. This vital allocation will result in the creation of 30 new BLM outdoor recreation positions across the nation, enabling the…
Washington, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the foremost coalition of outdoor recreation associations representing the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, is proud to announce the promotion of Chris Perkins to the role of Vice President of Programs. This advancement reflects Chris’s outstanding contributions to ORR’s members, mission and goals and his exceptional work supporting…
Video launches just after National Public Lands Day on 09/23 and amplifies ORR’s Workforce Hub Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) launched a new public service announcement (PSA) video today, promoting careers in the outdoor recreation industry. The video is part of an ongoing effort by ORR to support employers, educators, and those interested in joining the $862 billion…
Bills are important step to getting a first-ever recreation package across the finish line Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s Senior Director, Ambreen Tariq, testified in support of two key outdoor recreation bills in the House Committee on Natural Resources today – the Improving Outdoor Recreation Coordination Act (H.R. 3107) and the Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act (H.R.…
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) “Blueprint for 21st Century Outdoor Recreation” released today and intended to guide the land agency as it ramps up programs, infrastructure, partnerships and more to meet the growing demand of outdoor recreation. The BLM manages approximately 245 million acres of public land and water…
PA Becomes Largest Outdoor Recreation State to Establish Office Outdoor Recreation Roundtable applauded the announcement of Pennsylvania’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation, created as Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Pennsylvania’s single largest investment in parks and forests in decades to the tune of $112 million in the FY23-24 budget. ORR President, Jessica Turner, attended…
Leading outdoor recreation organizations are fully supporting Senator Michael Bennet and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury’s newly-introduced Rural Outdoor Investment (ROI) Act. This bill provides much-needed support for rural communities seeking to build and plan for recreation economies. If passed, the ROI Act’s funding could not come at a better time. Outdoor recreation participation sky-rocketed during the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the recipients of grant funding to help rural communities grow their local economies and make them more resilient through outdoor recreation. These grants are made possible through funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and help ensure that ORR can continue its charge to provide support, information,…
Ambreen Brings Experience, Passion & Success to ORR as an Author, Attorney, and Advocate Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations who collectively represent the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, is pleased to announce Ambreen Tariq as Senior Program Director. Ambreen will work strategically to build upon and expand ORR’s key programmatic…
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition representing the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, is proud to announce the University of Denver’s Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) program as a new Preferred Academic Partner with the intention of training and developing more leaders in the outdoor recreation industry. “This is a really…