Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Hosts EXPLORE Act Implementation Briefing with Federal Agency and Congressional Leaders

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The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) convened senior federal officials, bipartisan congressional leaders, and outdoor recreation stakeholders from across the country for a national webinar marking one year since the enactment of the EXPLORE Act—historic legislation designed to modernize outdoor recreation management and expand access to America’s public lands and waters.  The webinar, “EXPLORE Act: One-Year Anniversary,” brought together…

ORR President Jessica Turner Testifies Before Congress on One-Year Anniversary of Landmark EXPLORE Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) President Jessica Turner testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, during an oversight hearing titled “EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act.” The hearing marked the one-year anniversary of the EXPLORE Act—the first comprehensive outdoor recreation legislative…

ORR Marks One-Year Anniversary of the EXPLORE Act, Highlighting Progress and Opportunity on Access, Innovation, and Implementation of Landmark Outdoor Recreation Legislation

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One year after the EXPLORE Act was signed into law, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is celebrating meaningful progress toward modernizing outdoor recreation access, strengthening local economies, and advancing coordinated management across America’s public lands and waters. Passed by Congress with unanimous bipartisan support in 2024, the EXPLORE Act is the first-ever outdoor recreation–specific legislative package in U.S. history and…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Hosts Inaugural Technology & Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation associations, convened top business executives, policymakers, and technology leaders yesterday for the first-ever Outdoor Recreation Technology & Innovation Summit at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Helix Center for Innovation in Washington, D.C. The packed to capacity event highlighted how technological innovations and public-private partnerships can strengthen…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable to Host Outdoor Recreation Technology and Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation associations, announced it will host the inaugural Outdoor Recreation Technology and Innovation Summit, taking place on September 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  This first-of-its-kind convening will bring together top outdoor recreation businesses, policymakers, agency and Congressional officials and technology leaders to spotlight state-of-the-art innovations…

Secretarial Order Signed to Implement the EXPLORE Act

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The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation organizations, applauds Secretary Burgum and the Department of the Interior for taking action to elevate the implementation of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, which passed with bipartisan and unanimous support in Congress late last year and was signed into…

Outdoor Recreation Industry Celebrates Signing of the EXPLORE Act into Law

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The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrates President Biden signing into law, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act this weekend, a groundbreaking bipartisan achievement that cements the outdoor recreation industry as a cornerstone of America’s economy and quality of life.    Jessica Wahl Turner, President of Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR): “The EXPLORE Act will…

Entire Outdoor Recreation Industry Celebrates the Monumental Passage of the EXPLORE Act

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First-Ever Outdoor Recreation Package will Supercharge the $1.2 Trillion Outdoor Recreation Economy and Support all Americans   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrates the U.S. Senate’s historic passage of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a groundbreaking bipartisan achievement that cements the outdoor recreation industry as a cornerstone of America’s…

Over 310 Outdoor Recreation Businesses and Organizations Call on Congress to Pass the Bipartisan EXPLORE Act Before Year End

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Washington, D.C. — Spearheaded by Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), 312 businesses and organizations across the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation economy, called on Congress in a letter today to pass the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act before the end of the year. The bipartisan EXPLORE Act, which has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives…