THEOUTDOORRECREATIONECONOMY1OUTDOORRECREATIONISAPOWERFULECONOMICENGINEOutdoorrecreationisamongournationslargesteconomicsectors,representingthelifebloodofthousandsofAmericancommunitiesandprovidinglivelihoodsformillionsofAmericanworkers.THEOUTDOORRECREATIONECONOMYGENERATES:7.6MILLIONAMERICANJOBS$887BILLIONINCONSUMERSPENDINGANNUALLY$65.3BILLIONINFEDERALTAXREVENUE$59.2BILLIONINSTATEANDLOCALTAXREVENUE2OUTDOORRECREATIONMAKESAMERICASTRONGERAmerica’slandandwaterunderpintheAmericanspirit.Investmentsinoutdoorrecreationonpubliclandsandwatersearncompoundingreturnsintheformofhealthiercommunities,healthiereconomiesandhealthierpeople.Morethan100yearsago,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltforesawthecrossroadsatwhichwenowstand.Hesaid,“Thenationbehaveswellifittreatsthenaturalresourcesasassetsthatitmustturnovertothenextgenerationincrease