Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Representatives Meet with Governors

The newly formed Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) has been making progress on its commitment to work collaboratively with state leaders to make outdoor recreation a priority across the country. The group called for governors in all 50 states to establish an Outdoor Recreation (OREC) Office. Two weeks ago they met with several governors who were attending the National Governors Association Winter Meeting to discuss the economic importance of outdoor recreation to states’ economies. ORR representatives highlighted how OREC offices play a critical role in working with local communities to improve infrastructure, coordinate recreation efforts statewide and promote the benefits of engaging in outdoor recreation. To date, OREC offices have been established in eight states: Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

ORR met with Governors Matthew Mead (R-WY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Gary Herbert (R-UT) to tout the importance of OREC offices to facilitate greater public participation in outdoor recreation and generate strong local economic activity. Each governor was honored for his contribution to the great outdoors and was presented with a commemorative challenge coin.

ORR was formed in February 2018 with the merger of the Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable, a coalition of America’s leading outdoor recreation trade associations, and the American Recreation Coalition, an organization of recreation interests.