Washington, D.C. — The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomed the unanimous passage of a U.S. Senate resolution designating June 2024 as Great Outdoors Month®. The resolution celebrates the significant contributions of outdoor recreation to the nation’s economy, health, and quality of life. Jessica Wahl Turner, President of ORR, expressed her enthusiasm for the recognition and…
ORR commissions comprehensive study of federal spending on outdoor recreation, associated trends, and issues that impact future funding needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) released a pivotal report, “Recreation Funding in America: Current Results and Future Insights.” The comprehensive study conducted by Southwick Associates, Inc. on behalf of ORR aggregates and…
Denver, CO – On Friday, May 31, at the Denver Art Museum, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) Senior Program Director and Together Outdoors Coalition Lead Ambreen Tariq will be speaking on a panel at the Outside Festival’s Summit featuring outdoor industry leaders and innovators. ORR is a sponsor of the Summit and ORR’s Senior Vice President…
Together Outdoors announces Share-the-Air initiative at Tuckahoe State Park WASHINGTON – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable is kicking off Great Outdoors Month® by joining the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Office of Outdoor Recreation at Tuckahoe State Park in hosting a full day of family-friendly programs. Visitors will take part in activities such as guided walks,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) presented its 2024 Legends Awards, as well as Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Industry Awards, at ORR’s first-ever National Outdoor Recreation Executive Forum held in Washington, D.C., last week. This event brought together an unprecedented number of government agency officials, bipartisan Members of Congress, Governors, CEOs, and other…
Two states have signed the Confluence Accords in a bipartisan effort to support outdoor recreation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outdoor recreation leaders from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania committed to advance the principles contained in the Outdoor Recreation Industry Confluence Accords, on behalf of their governors, at a signing on May 7, 2024, at the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s…
Governor Burgum announces 22nd Office in the country two days after attendance at ORR Executive Forum WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 9, 2024– Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauded the announcement of North Dakota’s new Office of Outdoor Recreation, created today through executive order by Governor Doug Burgum at an event at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park.…
U.S. Secretary Deb Haaland, Gov. Doug Burgum, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, John Podesta, Among Others, Joined Bipartisan Gathering Bringing Industry CEOs and Leaders Together to Discuss the Future of Outdoor Recreation WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2024) – The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) hosted the first-ever National Outdoor Recreation Executive Forum in the nation’s capital yesterday. The forum…
Awardees Span the Nation Geographically and By Outdoor Recreation Activity Washington, D.C. – May 02, 2024 –Together Outdoors, an initiative of Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, announced the awardees of its Inclusive Micro-Grant Program grants totaling $70,000. This grant program is aimed at bolstering capacity for small and rural grassroots organizations that are key to creating a…
Washington D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) thanks the Biden-Harris Administration for launching Conservation.gov. The website is a new public information hub built through an interagency partnership between the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, for…