Becky Leinweber

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Outdoor Industry Association Releases 2024 Outdoor Participation Trends Report: What You Need To Know

Breaking News: Outdoor Industry Association Dissolves 30-year Partnership with Outdoor Retailer Trade Show

Colorado Springs Seeks Input on E -Bike Survey- Here are some things you should know!

2024 Best Performing Cities Index Report

2024 State of the Rockies Report

New Data Released; Economic Value of Outdoor Recreation

Access to low-cost e-bikes for Colorado Springs residents

News Release: OPPI Gives Update on Progress

$10,000 Allocated to Local Trails Through PPORA Stewardship Fund

PPORA Receives Additional Funding for Recreation and Conservation Planning

North Slope Recreation Area Open for the Season – Changes to Access Coming

News Release: PPORA Awarded $150K for Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative

RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS! $862 Billion Outdoor Recreation Economy

White House Establishes Council on Recreation

Outdoor Retailer Show Noteworthy Trends

Addressing the Concerns on Gold Camp and Old Stage Roads

Addressing Transportation Changes-

America’s Outdoor Recreation Act

Local Land Managers Remind you to Recreate Responsibly this Summer

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act is off to the Senate!

PIKES PEAK APEX ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ARAVAIPA RUNNING

Conor Hall Named as New Outdoor Recreation Industry Office Director

PPORA Executive Director Recognized as a Colorado Springs CEO in Business Journal

Announcing New Partners and Updates

Colorado Springs Rank’s 113 for Cities with Most Campsites

PPORA Launches Core Value Statements!

PPORA Supports Colorado Springs Ballot Initiative 2C: Trails, Open Spaces and Parks (TOPS) Extension & Increase

$20,000 Allocated to Local Trails through the PPORA Stewardship Fund

PPORA Selected as Colorado Outdoor Regional Partner!

New Report Elevates the Importance of Outdoor Recreation to Local Economies

Respect in the Outdoors Campaign

Sen. Bennet Joins PPORA for a Recreation Roundtable

Land Manager Press Release

Pikes Peak APEX and Athletic Brewing Company Partnership

New Poll Shows Surge in Concern about Nature and Continued Bipartisan Support for Conservation Among Colorado Voters

Your Comments on Public Shooting Needed!

Exciting Fountain Creek Watershed Project

What Toll Did 2020 Take on the Colorado Outdoors?

Public Commentary: Jones Park Master Plan Survey

Colorado’s 2020 Hunting Season Uncertainties

USDA Forest Service Announces Key Changes to NEPA Procedures

The True Value of the Outdoor Industry

New Mountain Bike Trail: Palisade Plunge

The Pikes Peak Apex

Inspire the kids to get outdoors this summer with these activities

The Great American Outdoors Act Passes the Senate! Now on to the House…

Outdoor Opportunities Emerge Amid Pandemic

Getting Out and Giving Back How Local Outdoor Enthusiasts are Making a Difference

Colorado Outdoor Industry COVID-19 Impact Report

Wins, challenges and Colorado’s national role in the growing clout of outdoor recreation

Listen to PPORA Exec. Director’s Interview with Hiking Bob Falcone!

COILS 2019 Recap

The Cities That Will Be the Next Dream Outdoor Hubs

SURVEY: ANGLERS WOULD PAY MORE TO ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Colorado Springs passes ordinance to require bear-proof trash cans or alternatives for some residents west of I-25

Colorado Brings The Outdoor Industry to Unexpected Places

New BEA report shows outdoor recreation grew by 3.9% in 2017, announces new state data

THE MOST POWERFUL “SELF-CARE” HABIT IS JUST GETTING OUTSIDE

NGA Launches Outdoor Recreation Learning Network To Promote Economic Growth Through The Outdoor Industry

Haaland, Curtis Lead SOAR Act in the House

Heinrich, Capito Introduce Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act

Ring the Peak–the Complete the Ring Project

SENATE HOLDS A RECREATION HEARING

Tariffs Less Worrisome For Some, Not Others

Find the Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Old Colorado City

Get a Tax Break for Riding Your Bike: New Bill Would Add Commuter Deduction

Trump signs major public lands, conservation bill into law

Recreation Counties Attract New Residents and Higher Incomes

Director of Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office is stepping down

Montrose wants a piece of Colorado’s $62.5 billion outdoor recreation economy with new 150-acre business campus

Economic impact of outdoor recreation has ballooned in Colorado in a short period

With outdoor recreation tourism booming, towns pick up the tab for squeezed US Forest Service

Interior Secretary Zinke signs science deal with Colorado School of Mines

Hikers: Stop Hating on Hunters

Guide Introduction to USDA Forest Service Recreation Special Uses

Why “Wilder” Nature Is Better for Your Health

NEW LEGISLATION SEEKS TO IMPROVE PERMITTING SYSTEM

CVB changes name, updates logo

Towns Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Forest Service Staff

How the “outdoor voter” has emerged as a potentially potent political force in Colorado

Western business owners throw support behind reauthorizing Land and Water Conservation Fund

Unlocking The West’s Inaccessible Public Lands Off Limits, But Within Reach

VF CORPORATION CHOOSES COLORADO AS ITS NEW GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS

Colorado Senators support public lands in bipartisan letter to US Senate

Colorado Springs No. 1 most desirable place to live, survey shows

Interim U.S. Forest Service chief says she will make it ‘easier for all kinds of businesses to work with and on the forest’

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: WHY THE FUTURE OF THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON WATER

OIA RELEASES FIRST-EVER CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD AS PART OF NEW ‘VOTE THE OUTDOORS’ CAMPAIGN

Writing Prescriptions to Play Outdoors

New study reveals a whole new list of health benefits from spending time outdoors

Steve Schallenkamp: Charting the growth and popularity of trail running

New photography policy at popular Springs site, permit required

PUBLIC LANDS: OUR INDUSTRY, OUR ISSUE, OUR FIGHT. WHAT ARE (AND WHAT AREN’T) PUBLIC LANDS?

COLORADO’S WESTERN SLOPE IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT MOVES

It’s risky out there! That’s why PSU’s Outing Club can no longer go outside

Zinke Establishes Position of Senior National Advisor for Recreation

El Pomar invests $1 million to support cycling in Colorado Springs

Quarry owner pitches new bike park

CPW accepts check for $29 million grant from U.S. Department of the Interior

Wildfire Suppression: Change in Funding on the Horizon

Study: Inactivity Rates Among Low-Income Households Near Historic Levels

Think Before You Boycott: Guns, Public Land, and Vista Outdoor

BENTONVILLE: WHERE BIKES BOOST THE BOTTOM LINE

Press Release: Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage

Fixing the wildfire funding problem starts with prevention

New Government Data Supports Growing Outdoor Recreation Sector

Voice Your Support: Future Generations Act – Senate Bill 143

New Poll Finds Colorado Voters Increasingly See Themselves As Conservationists

The Forest Service is Burning

Proposed revisions to NEPA, Comments Requested by Feb. 2

Study finds Great Outdoors Colorado gives state $507 million economic boost

Mild winter, low snowpack can put a damper on outdoor recreation; Ute Pass Trail closure extended

Why wildfires have gotten worse — and what we can do about it

Why the National Park advisory board imploded

Opportunity for Guides and Outfitters

Zinke’s World View

RV Sales Boom Is Fueled By Millennials As They Overturn Stereotypes And Enjoy The Itinerant Life

You’ve Made 2017 an Amazing Year!

Secretary Zinke announces Creation of the “Made in America” Recreation Advisory Committee

Rep. Lamborn Places National Monuments and Brown’s Canyon in Jeopardy

Are We Loving Colorado’s Wild Places to Death?

Outdoor Recreation Is Big Business

Long-dreamed Pikes Peak trail set for construction

Secretary Zinke signs Secretarial Order to Support Sportsmen & Enhance Wildlife Conservation

With 11 fatalities on Colorado’s fourteeners this season, “it’s time to do something”

Wed. Night Chill Ride: New Trails are here!

New phase of recreation in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek watershed taking shape

Colorado Springs chamber launches recruiting site for local employers

OUTDOOR FOUNDATION RESEARCH REPORTS

With trails and outdoor events, Fremont Adventure Recreation grows, plans to continue

Interior to Recommend Shrinking National Monuments

Western Officials Support Possible BLM, Federal Agency Relocation To Denver

Don’t take our Public Lands for Granted

IMBA SUPPORTS BIPARTISAN BILL TO IMPROVE TRAIL ACCESS ON PUBLIC LAND

Living (Dangerously) in an Era of Megafires | Paul Hessburg | TEDxBend

How A Surge in Visitors Is Overwhelming America’s National Parks

Outdoor Industry Association and Outdoor Alliance Commend Congress on the Introduction of the Recreation Not Red-Tape Act

Take 5: QuietKat e-bike owner Jake Roach talks e-bike laws in Colorado

Zinke: ‘Public-Private Partnerships’ Vital To Parks

Pay To Hike? It’s Under Consideration At Popular High Country Trail

Editorial: Outdoor show brings golden opportunity to Front Range

Web Extra: Outdoor Trade Shows Confirms Move To Denver

How Colorado Lured the Biggest Trade Show in the Outdoor Industry

Denver has landed the coveted Outdoor Retailer summer and winter trade shows, sources confirm

Camping permits will be required near Maroon Bells, Conundrum Hot Springs in 2018

Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy

In their own words: National Park Service explains impacts of crippling cuts in President Trump’s proposed budget

Emerald Expositions Acquires Snow Show from SnowSports Industries America

State of the Outdoors Recording

GARDNER, TIPTON URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PROTECT CANYONS OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Royal Gorge Camping offers new way to enjoy scenery, create memories

Denver one of three finalists for massive Outdoor Retailer trade shows

City released findings of ‘Bike Master Plan Report’

New El Paso County commissioner has grand vision for Pikes Peak

The changing face of camping: record numbers of minorities hit the trails

Trump budget proposes big changes in Forest Service, Interior spending

Cost of Fire Operations

What’s the Outdoor Industry’s Role in Healthcare Reform?

Keeping lands public is good business

Day One: Secretary Zinke Signs Orders to Expand Access to Public Lands

Off-highway recreation big business in Colorado

Peterson blazes serendipitous trail

Mountains Matter to Millennials – White Paper

GOV. HICKENLOOPER, SEN. BENNET & SEN. GARDNER INVITE ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST ICONIC CONVENTIONS TO COLORADO

Trade group to focus on the great outdoors

The Outdoor Industry and Republicans Are Going to War Over America’s National Parks. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Grow A Bigger Pie

DIRECTOR UPDATES – FEBRUARY 2017

Major outdoor retailer event to consider moving out of Utah

Weekend camping resets body clock

Bennet, Gardner propose fixes to public lands issues in Colorado

A Q&A With Colorado’s Top Outdoorist

Hickenlooper promises $100M to make Colorado “the best state for biking”

Why Urban Parks Are Essential Infrastructure

Colorado Outdoor Recreation director: Efforts paying off for Fremont County

Trail Talk: Colorado Springs residents dubbed ‘ultra-users’ of parks, trails

Gypsum mulls move into mountain biking realm

Forest Service proposes a “cultural shift” for more access to public lands

Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres

Meet One of America’s Richest (and forward thinking) Mountain Bikers

Palisade Plunge Trail receives $90K grant

BREAKING: President Obama Signs REC Act Into Law

Congratulations to the Pikes Peak region for receiving a Grant for the Ring the Peak Trail Project

The Outdoor Industry Is About to Become a Serious Political Force

Taking account of this overlooked industry could lift the U.S.’s GDP

U.S. Senate Approves Outdoor REC Act

FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING RISES OVER 80% IN 10 YEARS

BLM Gets Locals More Involved in Public Land Management

Sally Jewell on the Future of the Department of the Interior

Congress Passes Bill To Improve Trail Maintenance and Preservation

U.S. House Passes Outdoor REC Act

Recreation’s Economic Contributions (REC) Act (S. 2219/ H.R. 4665)

Study Finds Bicycling and Walking Activity Contributes $1.6B to State’s Economy

Is YOUR Organization Counted?

BEST IN OUTDOOR RECREATION COME TOGETHER IN COLORADO

CVB’s Annual Celebration Event

Plan COS: Leading the Way to Our Future

Survey strongly supports notion of the outdoors being a key player in Colorado’s economy

Hickenlooper: Colorado’s Ring the Peak trail ‘will be an international destination’

Rep. Jared Polis on why the REC Act matters

Grand Junction zipline builder’s newest creation is one-of-a-kind aerial adventure over cliff-lined Seven Falls

Colorado Springs woman’s dream of a bicycle resort being realized

TOPS stands as a two-decade success

Trail work to protect rare trout is underway near Colorado Springs

Why does the outdoor recreation community ignore horseback riders?

Colorado Tourism Sets All-Time Records

GOP Platform Proposes to Get Rid of National Parks

Congressmen Introduce Bill to Allow Mountain Bikers in Wilderness Areas

GOP Platform Proposes To Get Rid Of National Parks And National Forests

PUBLIC LANDS: Have you been paying attention?

Gardner’s Outdoor Recreation Bill Approved by Commerce Committee

US Dpt. of Interior Reports 20MM More Visits in Fiscal 2015

Pres. Obama visits NP with a focus on Orec

USFS Cuts Back Red Tape for Groups Getting Outdoors

Forest Service Makes it Easier for Visitors to Enjoy National Forests and Grasslands

UPDATE: House Committee Passes Public Land Transfer Legislation

Colorado emerging as a national leader in developing a recreational-based economy

Get Outdoors Day Recap

Attend Public Input Sessions for the Tourism Roadmap

Colorado’s Public Lands Day Bill Recognizes the Value of the Outdoors

Pikes Peak Region’s heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship

Best Season Ahead of Us

Announcement from Secretary Jewell

Outdoor Recreation Industry Group Created

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