Outdoor Recreation Leaders Back Bill to Bolster Rural Communities, Outdoor Rec. Economy

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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…

ORR Announces New Senior Program Director, Ambreen Tariq

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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…

ORR Partners with the University of Denver to Develop Outdoor Recreation Industry Leaders

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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…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Launches Innovative New Resources for Growing the Outdoor Workforce of the Future

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new Outdoor Workforce Hub, developed with support from The VF Foundation. The launch follows a year spent gathering perspectives from ORR members, outdoor industry leaders and community partners to identify opportunities for the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, and the 4.5 million professionals…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and Members in Action During Great Outdoors Month®

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Senate Unanimously Proclaims June Great Outdoors Month® Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) – along with federal, state, private and nonprofit partners across the country – is celebrating Great Outdoors Month®(GOM) this June. Great Outdoors Month® is a national recognition of outdoor recreation on America’s treasured lands and waters, with thousands of events across the country hosting…

America’s Outdoor Recreation Package Gaining Momentum

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is celebrating one more win for the $862 billion outdoor recreation industry with the passage of America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA), the first ever package specific to the outdoor recreation industry, by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “We are so thrilled AORA continues to move forward in Congress, showcasing…

ORR Members Attend and Speak at White House Conservation in Action Summit, Touting Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Wins

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) members participated in today’s White House Conservation in Action Summit held at the U.S. Department of the Interior to highlight the importance of conservation to recreation by bringing together a panel of industry leaders as part of the day’s events. Today’s event highlighted the myriad Biden Administration conservation-related efforts like the…