Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Releases New Trail Map to Guide Rural Development Through Outdoor Recreation

Today, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) released the Trail Map for Rural Development in America, a resource designed to guide federal, state, local, Tribal, and philanthropic leaders in harnessing the power of outdoor recreation to strengthen rural economies, improve community resilience, and enhance quality of life. The Trail Map’s five sections—Education, Community Vision, Financing and Implementation,…

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,…

ORR Opposes Large-Scale Sale of America’s Public Lands in Senate Budget Reconciliation

WASHINGTON – Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) issued the following statement on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s reconciliation proposal that would mandate the sale of America’s public lands and threaten access to outdoor recreation:  “ORR has long worked with the administration, Republicans, and Democrats on the bipartisan objectives of improving access and infrastructure for…

Public Lands Sell Off is Removed from House Budget Reconciliation

Washington, D.C. — Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), representing the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy made up of over 110,000 businesses, issued the following statement on the successful removal of a provision in budget reconciliation that would have sold off hundreds of thousands of acres of America’s public lands and waters.  In a letter sent earlier…

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…