by Katie 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.
by Katie 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.
by Katie 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.
by Katie Ross | Aug 16, 2018 | Cultural Tourism, National Parks
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 announcement for a management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and for lands previously...
by Katie Ross | Apr 3, 2018 | National Parks, Recreation economy
Estimated visitor numbers equivalent to 90 percent of U.S. population The Center for Western Priorities (CWP) released a report last week estimating that the Western states receive more than 290 million visitors each year; that’s more than the amount of people who...
by Katie Ross | Jan 30, 2018 | National Parks, Recreation economy
Bill to fund conservation program gains large co-sponsorship A bipartisan bill (H.R. 502) to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has gained 219 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives (just over half of its total members), since it...
