Scaling a mountain, trekking through the woods on a mountain bike or surfing towering waves in the Pacific Ocean are accomplished by humans of all identities and abilities. Yet most mainstream media ...

Twenty years ago, Five Rivers MetroParks – and its many community partners – endeavored to promote the region’s wealth of outdoor recreation assets and stake a claim that the Dayton region is the ...

For rural America in decline—those small towns of shuttered factories, sawmills, and schools—outdoor recreation is the new hope. Smokestack-chasing is out, the public is told. A diversified economy ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s outdoor recreation scene is set for a major upgrade as the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation awards more than $20 million to 31 projects statewide. The funding, provided ...

(TNS) — About half of the United States’ $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy is at risk from wildfire and flooding, Megan Lawson, an economist at Headwaters Economics, told a gathering in ...

Editor's note: This article was published in Grand Traverse Scene magazine's Summer I 2024 issue. Pick up a free copy at area hotels, visitor's centers, chambers of commerce or at the Record-Eagle ...

Alex Honnold often feels like an ambassador for Las Vegas and its outdoor recreation scene; the world- famous free soloist rock climber often advocates for Vegas’ “incredible” access to the wilderness ...

You can't imagine staring at a plastic screen for your entire career. In fact, you dream of a job where you can blaze trails outdoors and share your spirit of adventure with others. The world needs ...

When it comes to outdoor recreation, Maine is the dream for many people looking for pristine environments to ski, sail, hike and more. Spread across the state, the industry contributed $3.3 billion to ...

The coalition-building started a dozen years ago: conservationists, ranchers and outdoor recreationists, from hunters and snowmobilers to bikers and hikers. They all had different preferences for ...