Asheville, NC - January 17, 2019 - On December 20th, the 2018 Farm Bill became law, reauthorizing several expenditures in the preceding Farm Bill of 2014. Included in the bill is the continuation of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP), which encourages ...read more
As photos and stories of trash and waste piling up in national parks circulate, the American Alpine Club reached out with an open letter detailing another adverse affect of the government shutdown. Here is the full letter, penned by Phill Powers, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. In fall 2019, REI is opening its first experience center in North Conway, New Hampshire. The 25,000-square-foot store will offer expansive gear rentals, high-end ...read more
Because the U.S. Senate failed to move forward on a critical public lands legislation package, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and a number of other programs will remain in limbo. Frustration in the delay came from both sides of the aisle and leaders promised to ...read more
Companies like Patagonia, REI, KEEN, and others who have taken positions on social, environmental, and political issues might be poised to see more shoppers who align with their stances, according to a new survey by The NPD Group. The “Holiday Purchase Intentions Survey” also ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Look for the hashtag #LeaveLessOR during Outdoor Retailer Winter Market. Boulder-based EcoVessel is launching an initiative to reduce single-use plastic at the ...read more
“I’m so glad you could meet me in my jail,” Sarah Uhl says, leaning in for a hug. The one-room brick building she welcomes me into has been her art studio for the past year. But, once upon a time, it was the place Carbondale, Colorado, locked up its public troublemakers. Leaning ...read more
Outdoor Industry Association is asking for a favor. But not a favor that solely benefits the association—one that could positively impact everyone who enjoys the outdoors. On Monday, expect to see a flurry of #VoteTheOutdoors posts on social media from outdoorists, brands, and ...read more
After only one full day of mourning the Land and Water Conservation Fund's expiration, hope is restored in the program's future. Today, Sen. Maria Cantwell's (D-Washington) legislation to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the LWCF passed through both Senate and House ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com It's October and Congress didn't reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which means the 50-year conservation legacy has expired. This is a major blow ...read more
After 50 years of funding recreation projects across the country, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has expired because Congress did not reauthorize it before Sunday. “We are extremely disappointed that Congress is letting one of the most popular and bipartisan programs which ...read more
More than 280 outdoor-focused businesses have joined The Conservation Alliance and Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) in sending a letter asking Congress to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, expiring on Sunday. And to ensure their ...read more
First of all, admission to all national parks is $0. That's right. It's free to enter on Saturday, whether you're going to Yosemite National Park or Acadia National Park. This year is the 25th anniversary of National Public Lands Day as well as the 50th anniversary of the ...read more
We all know that the outdoor recreation is an economic powerhouse. And on Thursday, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recognized that too. A final report shows that it accounts for 2.2 percent ($412 billion) of the 2016 U.S. Gross Domestic Product. The final report ...read more
Should Congress approve President Donald Trump's nomination, Raymond David Vela would be the first Latino superintendent of the National Park Service. Vela, a 28-year career veteran of the NPS, is the current chief of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park and the John D. ...read more
A half-century-old preservation program that has funded city parks and playgrounds, mountain bike and hiking trails, rock climbing areas, and other public land projects is set to expire at the end of September. That is, unless Congress reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation ...read more
Maybe you’ve seen the photos on social media or maybe you’ve taken one yourself while smiling inside the KEEN Call to Action phone booth, still holding a yellow telephone to your ear after you’ve left a message urging your senator in Washington D.C. to support public lands. The ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Snowsports Industries America is seeking speakers and industry experts for Industry + Intelligence events slated for October and November, and at the Outdoor ...read more
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is the kind of guy who will stand up in front of a room of outdoor industry professionals, realize he’s overdressed, pause to take off his tie, and then keep speaking as if nothing happened. Before he was governor, before he and three friends ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Heartbreaking news: A D.C. couple who was biking around the globe was killed in an attack in Tajikistan on Sunday. The two 29-year-olds—Jay Austin and Lauren ...read more
Elevator Pitches are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors. Ride the elevator with Andrew Bydlon, one of the filmmakers of the 7 Generations film. The 7 Generations film aims to bring awareness to two ...read more
As the title sponsor and education provider of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2018 trade show, Outdoor Industry Association offered lunch-and-learn panels each day of the show. The topics varied, but were all informed by OIA’s three pillar focus areas: policy, participation, ...read more
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and author Timothy Egan spent years covering the West—past and present—as a correspondent for The New York Times. His books have covered everything from the origins of the U.S. Forest Service to exploration of the Pacific Northwest to ...read more
If Outdoor Retailer Summer Market's event lineup was any indication, the outdoor industry is putting diversity issues front and center. From a lack of ethnic diversity in leadership positions and brand marketing to cultural appropriation of native designs and symbols, our ...read more