Outdoor Recreation Equals Conservation: Debunking The Myth
This is part of Mountain Journal’s ongoing series, “Enough,” that explores the intersection between humans, development, and still-wild Nature and the role of limits in …
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Study: Climate change poses an existential threat to outdoor recreation
Covid-19 has brought legions of new enthusiasts to the outdoors, but climate change threatens to send them right back inside. That’s a key takeaway from …
The Disturbing Bro-ification of Outdoor Recreation
If what I see on Instagram is any indication fly fishing should be added to this list. Bro-ification describes the disconnect between how outdoor recreation …
American West Discovers How to Make Money on the Outdoors
Forget fracking. The American West has discovered how to make money on the outdoors. The outdoor boom comes as jobs in extraction decline. Nationwide employment …
Montana outdoor recreation industry responsible for $7.1B in revenue
Outdoor recreation in Montana generates $7.1 billion in consumer spending, a staggering number that exceeds the value of all the state’s agricultural crops and poultry …
The outdoor recreation industry generated $374 billion in 2016
The outdoor-recreation industry accounted for an estimated 2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product last year — with $374 billion in economic activity — …