Governors nationwide agree on the power of the outdoors. 

In celebration of Great Outdoors Month and the ’25 in 2025′ campaign to create the 25th office of outdoor recreation nationwide, we invited governors from around the nation in states with offices of outdoor recreation to share personally about what the outdoors means to them and their state’s economies. The videos below reflect the bipartisan importance of the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy to healthy people, connected communities, and thriving urban and rural economies.

Governor Katie Hobbs

Arizona

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Arkansas

Governor Ned Lamont

Connecticut

Governor Jared Polis

Colorado

Governor Janet Mills

Maine

Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan

Governor Wes Moore

Maryland

Governor Josh Shapiro

Pennsylvania

Governor Spencer Cox

Utah

Governor Bob Ferguson

Washington

Governor Tony Evers

Wisconsin

Governor Mark Gordon

Wyoming

To submit a video from your state’s Governor to be featured, email orr@recreationroundtable.org.