About this Report The report was developed by Doug Arbogast, Rural Tourism Specialist West Virginia University Extension Service, with support from the Extension Foundation, Regional Rural Development Centers, and the members of the National Extension • Aaron Wilcher, University of California Cooperative Extension • Alec Dompka, University of California Cooperative Extension • Ami Choi, University of Minnesota Tourism Center • Ann Savage, North Carolina State University Extension • Betsy Newman, Western Rural Development Center • Charlie French, University of New Hampshire Extension • Doug Arbogast, West Virginia University (co-chair) • Guinevere Nelson, Colorado State University Extension • Gwynn Stewart, The Ohio State University • Hailey Sorg, University of Wyoming Extension • Holly George, University of California Cooperative Extension (emeritus) • Jada Lindblom, University of New Hampshire Extension Outdoor Recreation Working Group (NEORWG). NEORWG Steering Committee members include:
• Jake Powell, Utah State University (co-chair) • John Green, Southern Rural Development Center
• Kristen Devlin, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development • Stephan Goetz, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development • Xinyi Qian, University of Minnesota Tourism Center • Zuzana Bednarik, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Federal Liaisons:
• Sarah Rocker, USDA NIFA • Terry McDermott, USDA RD • Toby Bloom, USFS
Suggested citation: Arbogast, D., Goetz, S. Devlin, K., (2024). Land-Grant University Capacity to Support Recreation Economies Across U.S. Regions. National Extension Tourism and Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
This work is supported by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. NTAE-SC-2023-2343 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA). The Regional Rural Development Centers, which are funded by U.S. Congress through USDA NIFA’s annual appropriations process, also contributed to this work. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Extension Foundation, or other funders. Cover photo by: Nick Morales.
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