Governors and their outdoor recreation staff are constantly exploring strategies to leverage their unique natural, cultural and historical resources to improve access to and help promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of outdoor recreation.
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NGA Resources
State Initiatives for Small Business Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic Economic Crisis
This memo summarizes a variety of types of state small business initiatives launched or expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. (View/Download) Key Takeaways The state small business initiatives ...
NGA OUTDOOR RECREATION LEARNING NETWORK
Helping governors and their outdoor recreation staff explore strategies to leverage their unique natural, cultural and historical resources to improve access to and help promote economic, social and environmental benefits ...
Source Water Protection for Safe Drinking and Recreation: State Partnerships and Funding Opportunities with USDA
Communities in every state depend on clean water for drinking and for outdoor recreation but state and local budgets normally used for water quality protection have been hard hit by ...
Strategies to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness During COVID-19
As governors continue efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and reopen the economy, the psychological toll of the pandemic remains a critical challenge. This resource provides a review of ...
Governors Hail Passage of Great American Outdoors Act
Governors applaud the passage of S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act. This bipartisan legislation will help states to meet their outdoor recreation needs by providing stability and certainty in ...
Growing outdoor recreation helps our kids and our economies
Originally Published in The Hill. By Gary Herbert and Gretchen WhitmerGetting outside didn’t use to have much competition – we would play until the streetlights turned on, and household chores ...
Outdoor Recreation Webinar on Economy Industry Data
The outdoor recreation industry contributes $427.2 billion to US GDP annually and its share is continuing to grow. Individually, for some states, the outdoor recreation industry can account for up ...
5 New States Commit to Outdoor Recreation Principles
Signatories to Confluence Accords Reach an Historic 13 Outdoor recreation leaders from Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico and Virginia committed to advance the principles contained in the Outdoor Recreation Industry ...
Outdoor Recreation Learning Network Summit And Confluence Accords Signing Ceremony – Photos
Photos from the Outdoor Recreation Learning Network Summit and Confluence Accords Signing Ceremony. Outdoor recreation leaders from five states participated in the ceremonial signing of the Confluence Accords in Utah ...
