News Blip: Montana’s Office of Outdoor Recreation In High Gear
Whitefish native Rachel VandeVoort is the new Director of Montana’s Office of Outdoor Recreation; she's been so for only about one month. Not wasting any time, she’s dedicating the next chapter of her outdoor-centric career toward maintaining the booming outdoor recreation industry in the state. She is also an avid outdoorswoman since she was a child, so this job suits her perfectly.
Flathead Beacon writer Tristan Scott relays in his article: "According to the OIA’s most recent figures, outdoor recreation is now the largest sector of Montana’s economy, generating over $7 billion per year in consumer spending and supporting over 70,000 jobs that pay more than $2 billion worth of wages. Those figures don’t even account for indirect economic effects, such as the thousands of startups and small businesses that choose to locate here because of the state’s outdoor recreation opportunities." State parks across the U.S. are experiencing record attendance, including throughout Montana.
Check out the full article at Flathead Beacon right here.
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