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Push For An Office of Outdoor Recreation In New Mexico
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through NMPolitics.net's website.
Further development of the outdoor economy is likely to be a component of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's strategy. A significant step in growing a state’s economy through outdoor recreation would be the establishment of a state office of outdoor recreation to organize collaborators and market outdoor recreation tourism. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has also made clear that she is willing to tackle on all fronts the challenges of low wages, poverty and a renewed commitment to improving educational outcomes in the state.
NM online publication writers Nate Cote & Roger Beck relay in their article: "According to the experts, the outdoor economy will continue to be a leading economic growth sector in the future. Public land agencies are having a noticeable challenge keeping up with changing needs and interests in the area of outdoor recreation. National parks and monuments are often overcrowded with people demanding new areas in which to participate in outdoor activities. The addition of areas to recreate in New Mexico may be but one of the solutions to the overcrowding and demand on the U.S. National Parks Service, Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management recreation areas." Regardless of the issue, it will be important for several state offices and our legislature to work together to plan and implement a healthy outdoor economy for New Mexico. Both of New Mexico’s newest national monuments, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and the Rio Grande Del Norte, have seen significant increases in tourism and a boost to the local and state economies as outdoor economic boosters.
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