Audio Outdoorist: Support for Federal Investments in national, state, and local parks
Ranking 5th in the nation, Maine's outdoor industry generates 3.3% of the state's economy. With numbers like that, Senator Angus King has a...
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Dig deep into the issues facing outdoor brands and retailers, from domestic vs. international manufacturing to brick-and-mortar vs. online commerce. Conversations with CEOs, VPs, supply chai...
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20 of 64 episodesAudio Outdoorist: 2021 International Shipping Crisis
This is the second in our series about international trade and trade policy. In this episode, our director of government affairs Rich Harper...
CONGRESSMAN JOE NEGUSE
Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2nd) speaks with OIA's Director of Policy, Rich Harper, to discuss his recently introduced Civilian Climate Corps...
Audio Outdoorist: A Conversation with the OIA Trade Advisory Council
Hear from OIA's Director of Policy, Rich Harper, and members of the OIA Trade Advisory Council (OIATAC) as they discuss the council's import...
Climate Klatch Episode 2 — REI Impact Standards
In the second episode of our new series that's all about climate action, Amy Horton, OIA senior director of sustainable business innovation,...
Climate Klatch — Episode 1
In the first episode of our new series that's all about climate action, Amy Horton, OIA senior director of sustainable business innovation,...
VIRTUAL DISCUSSION: THE 2020 ELECTION AND BEYOND
The 2020 election will be one of the most consequential contests for the outdoor recreation economy . Following enactment of the Great Ameri...
Campfire Conversation: Climate Action After a Pandemic
Can companies in the outdoor industry afford to lean into climate action in the midst and immediate aftermath of a pandemic? That's the ques...
Campfire Conversation
Four specialty retail shop owners across the country and an expert in consumer trends and retail strategy gather around the fire to discuss...
Campfire Conversation:
Outdoor industry businesses and employees have been overwhelmed by the impacts of the COVID-19 situation for months now, trying to stay safe...
Campfire Conversation
Leaders of four outdoor industry advocacy organizations — each representing different but overlapping stakeholder groups — gather around the...
Campfire Conversation
Amid COVID-19, states across the country implemented stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, all with different closure rules and requirem...
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market — Day 3
In this short episode, we look back on the highlights of Day 2 at OR and preview a few of the can't miss events on Day 3 at Summer Market. Y...
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2019—Day 2
In this short episode, we look back on the highlights of Day 1 at OR and preview a few of the can't miss events on Day 2 at Summer Market. Y...
Sustainability Series: How NEMO and Showers Pass are Making Sustainability a Priority
You've got sustainability questions; we've got answers. Wherever you are on your journey to sustainability, we're here to help. In 2019, we...
OIA's First Big Win of 2019: LWCF Permanent Reauthorization
Last week, in an overwhelming display of bipartisan support, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Natural Resources Management Act...
The Lame Duck, Part 2
In the past two weeks, America has experienced what can only be described as whiplash as Congressional leadership, the Senate, House and Pre...
The Lame Duck, Part 1
When the calendar turns over to January 2019, we'll welcome many new faces on Capital Hill. Likewise, we'll say goodbye to any legislative m...
The Many Faces of LWCF | Biking PGH to DC
This episode is the third in a series about the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), America's premier federal program that reinvests of...
ORWM 18: Night 2
Saturday is Day 3 of Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, and it will feature the third of our OIA lunch sessions. Hear from OIA's new State and...