Congratulations to the Pikes Peak region for receiving a Grant for the Ring the Peak Trail Project TrailsandOpenSpacesCoalition.org In December of 2016, the Trails and Open Space Coalition received a Great
The Outdoor Industry Is About to Become a Serious Political Force President Obama signed a bill that would finally measure the size of the industry—and lobbyists can’t wait to flex
Taking account of this overlooked industry could lift the U.S.’s GDP By Rachel Koning Beals, Dec 6, 2016 (A scene from 2012 near Boulder, Colorado.) The U.S. economy could be
U.S. SENATE APPROVES REC ACT Posted by SGB Media, November 29, 2016 The U.S. Senate passed the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact (REC) Act November 28, moving the bill to President
FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING RISES OVER 80% IN 10 YEARS November 18, 2016 By Eric Dinger According to recent data published by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, female license buyers
BLM Gets Locals More Involved in Public Land Management December 1, 2016 By Kristyn Brady (Image courtesy of Eric Petlock) By updating a decades-old rule, the agency is injecting more
Sally Jewell on the Future of the Department of the Interior By Chris Keyes, Outsideonline.com During her four-year tenure as Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, a former oil-industry engineer
Congress Passes Bill To Improve Trail Maintenance and Preservation By Andrew Hogan, KGWN Washington, D.C. – Congress sent a bill this week to President Obama that would improve access to
The U.S. House of Representatives on November 14 passed the Outdoor REC Act, a bill that would direct the federal government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to “assess and analyze the
Recreation’s Economic Contributions (REC) Act (S. 2219/ H.R. 4665) The REC Act ensures that the outdoor recreation economy, including outdoor industry jobs and our economic impact, are measured
