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

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…

ORR Champions Bipartisan Approach to Keeping Public Lands Public and Out of Budget Reconciliation

Washington, D.C. – “Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation businesses and organizations, commends the bipartisan leadership in both the House and Senate and its over 50 national members that helped keep out a proposal to selloff millions of acres of public lands from the budget reconciliation process. “From the beginning,…

Secretarial Order Signed to Implement the EXPLORE Act

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 Roundtable Lauds U.S. Senate Resolution Recognizing the Vital Role of Outdoor Recreation to the Nation’s Economy

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauds the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing a resolution designating June 2025 as Great Outdoors Month, reaffirming the critical contributions of outdoor recreation to the American economy, health, and quality of life.  “Great Outdoors Month is a celebration of the places, people, and policies that make outdoor recreation possible for…

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Applauds Formation of Bipartisan House Public Lands Caucus

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations representing the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy, applauds the formation of the newly established bipartisan Public Lands Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced the launch…

Outdoor Recreation Industry Applauds Introduction of the America the Beautiful Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) celebrated the bipartisan introduction of the America the Beautiful Act by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Angus King (I-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Mark Warner (D-VA). The legislation reauthorizes and strengthens the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF), originally established through the Great…

ORR Leads National Coalition of Outdoor Recreation Businesses and Organizations in Launching ’25 in 2025’ Campaign

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), along with the Confluence of States and over 110 leading outdoor recreation organizations from across the United States, launched the ‘25 in 2025’ campaign with a challenge to states to create the 25th office of outdoor recreation in this calendar year, following 24 other states who have created such offices since 2013.…