Investments in outdoor recreation provide a strategic and scalable way to drive multi-faceted benefits for our economy, environment, and health. We need to channel more outdoor investments into under-resourced communities facing environmental justice issues, health disparities, and climate impacts.
Read MoreA new partnership between Quantified Ventures and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service National Partnerships Office is advancing business, governance, and financing strategies for high-potential outdoor recreation and land management initiatives in and around national forests. REI Co-op’s commitment of matching support in 2023 unlocked Forest Service partnership funding for a suite of five projects in the first year of the partnership.
Read MoreWe have an opportunity to shift the conversation and to tell the full story of how a local trail or campground is an economic driver and a community asset. We also have the ability to better align our efforts to develop the outdoor recreation economy and keep the benefits of economic development local.
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