Local high tech executives advocate for public lands, outdoor recreation Chronicle Tuesday, May 22, 2018 As discussions heat up over land use issues both locally and nationally, a panel of area high tech industry executives met in Bozeman on Thursday to discuss the importance of outdoor access, recreation and public lands to their businesses. Hosted by advocacy group Business for Montana’s Outdoors, the public meeting amounted to a celebration of the positive impacts the outdoors has on an industry typically more associated with cubicles than cutthroat trout. Read more
Recreational Immunity Statute Stands Good News Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Good news for the operation of facilities used by the public for outdoor recreation. A Washington court has unanimously found in favor of Pierce County in the Lockner vs. Pierce County case regarding whether Pierce County was covered by the state’s recreational immunity statute when a cyclist was injured on the Foothills Trails. View the opinion Read more
Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account Bureau of Economic Analysis Tuesday, April 24, 2018 BEA has developed its first statistics showing how outdoor pursuits like snowboarding, biking and boating ripple through the U.S. economy. These prototype statistics published Feb. 14, 2018, mark a milestone in BEA's work to measure the size and growth of the outdoor recreation economy. Read more
New Economic Data for all 435 Congressional Districts New Economic Data for all 435 Congressional Districts Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) today released congressional-level Outdoor Recreation Economy reports for all 435 congressional districts. These reports are the first of their kind that captures the power of a vast, multi-billion dollar economic engine in our local communities and across the nation. From Alabama’s 1st Congressional District to Wyoming’s At-large District, these reports show that from rural towns to the most densely populated cities, outdoor recreation is a vital economic force that not only creates billions in spending and millions of good-paying American jobs, but also creates healthier communities, healthier economies and healthier people. Read more
Tell us what you want to fund! Tell us what you want to fund! Washington State Parks Foundation Saturday, April 7, 2018 We have proposals from 10 parks and we need your help selecting grantees via this online poll. Map of park locations at bottom of poll. Read more