UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
All Year – 2024
Help us launch the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Business Alliance! Sign up to be a member in 2024 and membership is free.
February 12 - March 8
Wyoming State Legislature in session. WYORBA’s highest priority: passage of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust – providing much needed dollars to local communities for planning, maintenance and construction of outdoor recreation infrastructure. SUCCESS! IT PASSED!
April 18 – 19, 2024
Casper – Best Western Hotel and Conference Center
Second annual Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Summit. This conference provides a space for the outdoor recreation industry to come together to discuss issues, celebrate, learn from successes and challenges, and work cooperatively to build Wyoming outdoor recreation in a responsible and sustainable way. (Registration limited.)
Stand alone third day of OR conference. This day is dedicated to building capacity and knowledge for Wyoming Search and Rescue (SAR) teams.
April 20, 2024
Casper – Best Western Hotel and Conference Center
Outdoor Recreation Industry News
WyoFile, March 7, 2024:
Gov. Gordon signs outdoor recreation funding bill into law
Law creates board that will award money from state’s outdoor recreation and tourism trust fund to infrastructure and access projects. The program is intended to give the state more say in the growth and impacts of the burgeoning outdoor industry…READ MORE
Rocket-Miner, Jan. 18, 2014:
ORV trails could boost economy in Sweetwater County
An economic boom could lift Sweetwater County up if a project proposal turns into a reality. MarkTesoro, president of Southwest Wyoming Off-Road Trails (SWOT), spoke to Sweetwater County commissioners about connecting the communities with a series of motorized trails during their regular board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16. READ MORE
WyoFile, Jan 18, 2024:
Want more campsites and trails? Keep an eye on Senate File 40 during the legislative session.
The draft legislation will have bearing on the outdoor recreation industry’s growth and impacts…READ MORE
Cowboy State Daily, Feb. 13, 2024:
Wyoming Outdoor Rec Fund Gets $6M Every Two Years, But No Way To Manage It
The Legislature is considering ways to pay out $6 million in grants for outdoor recreation and tourism. A Senate bill to do that failed by 3 votes Monday. Now it’s up to the House…READ MORE
Casper Star Tribune, Dec. 5, 2023:
Wyoming’s outdoor recreation economy zooms into high gear
Wyoming’s outdoor recreation is a sector to be reckoned with. New numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) show the outdoor recreation industry is comfortably outpacing the state’s overall economic growth…READ MORE
Cowboy State Daily, Dec. 2, 2023:
Wyoming’s Outdoor Recreation Can Become An Economic Powerhouse
Outdoor recreation accounts for about 4% of Wyoming’s gross domestic product and has contributed $2 billion to Wyoming’s economy in 2022 and is set to grow. Nationwide, outdoor rec revenues top $1 trillion…READ MORE
WYORBA membership is free for 2024. We need your voice and want to hear from you!