Outdoor Recreation Workforce Consortium Releases New Policy Recommendations to Strengthen America’s 5.2 Million-Strong Outdoor Workforce

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“Building a Thriving Workforce for America” charts a path for policymakers to support career pathways across the outdoor recreation economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 16— Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) today released new outdoor workforce policy recommendations for state and federal policymakers to support and strengthen the 5.2 million Americans whose jobs are powered by outdoor…

Consortium Brings Together Outdoor Recreation Industry and Higher Education Leaders to Address Ongoing Workforce Opportunities

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Today the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and the West Virginia University Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative (WVU OEDC) announced the National Outdoor Recreation Workforce Consortium (“Consortium”) to unite private-sector outdoor recreation business interests with leading 2- and 4-year institutions providing career and technical education for the outdoor recreation workforce. The Consortium, comprised of representatives…