Back in 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture published Natural Amenities Drive Rural Population Change by David A. McGranahan of the Food and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service. His thesis is that where natural resources like timber, coal, farmland and the like were once the main attraction for people, more recently aesthetic attributes have been attracting people to different […]
To do their thing, explorers first learn everything they can from those that have come before. Several years ago the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) delivered some results from their explorations that gave us more to know about Crater Lake, located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, the deepest lake in the United States. A lake once believed to […]
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) conducted an outdoor consumer segmentation study in 2014 to meet the following objectives: Understand how the general U.S. population defines ‘outdoor’ and how they engage in outdoor activities Quantify the outdoor consumer market in terms of size and spend Identify distinct segments of outdoor consumers in the marketplace OIA recently […]
Outdoor recreationists contribute a lot to keeping fish and wildlife populations healthy. Special Federal excise taxes on sporting firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing equipment, electric boat motors, and taxes on motorboat fuel all contribute to fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects across the U.S. “These funds are the cornerstone of state-based efforts that are critical to the […]
Save Money at Federal Lands With fees rising at most of the National Parks and more people traveling this summer due to lower gasoline prices, it’s time to get your Federal Recreational Lands Pass to save a lot of money on park entrance fees and other costs. There are five agencies that participate so you […]
Pele’s Hair has been appearing in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . . .