Advocacy

Outdoor recreation is an economic powerhouse in the United States, each year generating $788 billion* in consumer spending and 5.2 million jobs. As a business, you are the industry’s voice – learn more and be heard.

Advocacy

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Review the full national and state-level data in the 2019 BEA report

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A Force For Policy

Outdoor and Snowsports Industries Tell Congress It Is Time for Climate Action

Trade Alert: U.S.,China Reach “Phase One” Trade Deal

#16! New Hampshire Announces the Newest Office of Outdoor Recreation

California leaves us in suspense

OIA Joins Coalition Efforts Urging President Trump to Postpone Tariff Increases

Trade War With China Escalates, Further Increasing Tariffs on Outdoor Gear

California OREC in Reach

Trump administration releases new information on next round of China tariffs

USTR Announces Final Product List for New Round of Punitive China Tariffs

Tariffs Hurt American Outdoor Businesses, And How!

President Trump Escalates Trade War With China

Webinar: The US-China Trade War: How Your Company Can Secure Relief From Punitive Tariffs Imposed On Products Sourced From China

Virginia Governor Creates Newest OREC

Wisconsin Governor Creates Newest OREC

A truce in the US-China trade war

NEW DATA: Trade War Has Already Cost America’s Outdoor Industry Over $1.1 Billion and Added Tariffs Will Cost $1.5 Billion Every Month

Testimony of Richard W. Harper, Jr., Manager of International Trade, Outdoor Industry Association on $300 billion Annex to Section 301

TIME TO STOP SHORTCHANGING OUR PUBLIC LANDS AND FULLY FUND LWCF TO THE RIGHTFUL TUNE OF $900 MILLION PER YEAR

OIA Local Recreation Alert: Nevada: OREC's Lucky 13

REPORT: OUTDOOR RECREATION STATE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

OIA TRADE ALERT: Add Your Company to Letter Opposing More Tariffs

Webinar: The US-China trade war: how additional tariffs on imports from China could impact your business and how you can respond

OIA Trade Alert: President Proposes Fourth Round of Tariffs

OIA Trade Alert: Higher Costs on Outdoor Products Will Come Today

OIA Trade Alert: President Threatens Tariff Increase

California’s Recreation Rallying Call

$40 Million in Import Taxes Just Got the Boot

Webinar: State and Federal Investments in the Outdoors

Biggest Public Lands Legislation in a Decade Signed Into Law

Trade Alert: U.S. Extends Trade Talks With China

Recreation Alert: Once-in-a-Decade Public Lands Package on Verge of Becoming Law

Recreation Alert: Support the Land and Water Conservation Fund Today

OIA Responds to Shutdown Reprieve

Webinar: Intelligent Supply Chain Strategies for Navigating the U.S.-China Trade War

Webinar: Intelligent Supply Chain Strategies for Navigating the U.S.-China Trade War

Wyoming Doubles Down On Its Outdoor Recreation Economy

Is This Four Corners Town The Next Moab?

Podcast: Jimmy Chin on "Free Solo" and #VoteTheOutdoors

Public Lands Trailblazers: Peter Lantz and Anders Haglund

Join the Public Lands Day Social Media Movement

FAQ: Final Bureau of Economic Analysis Report On Outdoor Recreation Released

A Who’s Who of Public Land and Water Policymakers, Movers, Shakers and Breakers

President Trump Moves Forward With $200 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs

California Continues to Move Toward a New Economy Powered by Clean Energy

Outdoor industry products facing $200 billion in tariffs

Webinar: How Additional Tariffs on Imports From China Could Impact Your Business

Podcast: Two Great Parks, One Common Thread. Part 2

Podcast: Two Great Parks, One Common Thread. Part 1

Podcast: Cailin O'Brien-Feeney Selected to Head Oregon's Office of Outdoor Recreation

Public Lands: Our Industry, Our Issue, Our Fight. What Are (and What Aren’t) Public Lands?