ORR’s Statement on Launch of Conservation.gov and The American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas

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…

EDA Competitive Recreation Funding Hub

In 2021, ORR worked to ensure funding for outdoor recreation as part of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) American Rescue Plan funding. This effort was rewarded when EDA announced $750 million in funding for Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation projects, helping grow the recreation economy nationwide. $510 million of this funding was distributed in the…