Washington, D.C. — The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) welcomes the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation as its latest member, signaling a significant step forward in promoting outdoor recreation and bolstering the outdoor economy in the Bay State. This announcement follows the hiring of Paul Jahnige as the Commonwealth’s first Director of Outdoor Recreation in 2023, as…
Washington, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced a new partnership with the University of Arkansas’ Outdoor Products and Services Program, housed within the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation at the Sam M. Walton College of Business. ORR recently established new membership categories — “Education Member ” and “Preferred Academic Partner” — designed…
Washington, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the foremost coalition of outdoor recreation associations representing the $862 billion outdoor recreation economy, is proud to announce the promotion of Chris Perkins to the role of Vice President of Programs. This advancement reflects Chris’s outstanding contributions to ORR’s members, mission and goals and his exceptional work supporting…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the recipients of grant funding to help rural communities grow their local economies and make them more resilient through outdoor recreation. These grants are made possible through funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and help ensure that ORR can continue its charge to provide support, information,…
Washington, D.C. (August 8, 2022) – The Together Outdoors (TO) Coalition, an initiative committed to advancing equity and inclusion in all aspects of the outdoor recreation experience, is excited to announce a new grant program designed to support organizations on the front lines of the effort to build a more accessible, welcoming outdoor ecosystem. This…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released economic data for 2020 on outdoor recreation’s powerful and positive economic impact on the U.S. economy today. These new numbers show outdoor recreation generates $689 billion in economic output and creates 4.3 million jobs. The report, a snapshot in time of a challenging and uncertain year, includes national…
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) provided the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the infrastructure package, with $100 million in outdoor recreation infrastructure support included, among other programs vital to the outdoor recreation economy, sending it to President Biden’s desk.