National Parks Archives - Public Land Solutions

Access to more public land—not less—will help communities grow after the pandemic

by Krystyna Dillard-Crawford | Jan 21, 2021 | Economy, National Parks, Recreation Economy

National monuments continue to contribute significantly to Utah’s economy and plans are already being made to get outside as much as possible in 2021. Communities are preparing for a deluge of visitors to local public lands and national parks. And many local outdoor...

The Great American Outdoors Act Will Be A Win For Local Outdoor Recreation Economies

by Jeff Thrope | Jul 2, 2020 | National Parks, Recreation Economy, Uncategorized

On June 19th, with a 73-25 margin, the United States Senate passed a bi-partisan piece of legislation called the Great American Outdoors Act. It would fund billions of dollars in national park project backlogs and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund....

National park visitors contributing billions to U.S. economy

by Katherine Ross | May 24, 2019 | Economy, National Parks

According to a Department of the Interior (DOI) press release sent out Thursday, visitors to national parks contributed $40 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 329,000 jobs in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and recreation.

Land and Water Conservation Fund close to permanent reauthorization

by Katherine Ross | Feb 13, 2019 | National Parks, PCI, Recreation Economy

On Tuesday, February 12 the Senate voted 98-2 to pass what some are calling the biggest conservation legislation in a decade, ensuring protections for millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of rivers.

Shutdown damage still being measured

by Katherine Ross | Jan 31, 2019 | National Parks, Recreation Economy

As various federal agencies and businesses begin to assess the damage caused by the longest government shutdown in our nation’s history, impacts on public lands and the people who depend on them are coming to the forefront.

Comment period opens for management plans at downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments

by Katherine Ross | Aug 16, 2018 | Cultural Tourism, National Parks

Comment period opens for management plans at downsized Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments Lands cut from Grand Staircase National Monument part of a separate draft plan On August 15, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a notice...