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Governor Shapiro highlights growth in Pennsylvania's outdoor recreation economy

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Education Daily Wire Sep 23, 2025

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Governor Josh Shapiro is scheduled to appear with leaders from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR), as well as business executives from REI and Aliner, to discuss recent developments in Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation sector. The event will take place at REI Mechanicsburg on September 10, 2025.

The Shapiro Administration has focused on expanding the state’s outdoor recreation economy by launching the Office of Outdoor Recreation in 2023 and creating the Pennsylvania Outdoor Business Alliance in 2024. According to officials, these initiatives have contributed to significant growth, making Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation industry one of the largest nationally. The sector now contributes $19 billion annually to the state economy and supports over 168,000 jobs.

Participants at the event will include Governor Josh Shapiro; Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR; Nathan Reigner, Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Outdoor Recreation; Silas Chamberlin, Interim Executive Director of the Outdoor Business Alliance of PA; Mary Beth Laughton, President & CEO of REI; Brett Randall, President & CEO of Aliner; and Rebecca Sheetz, Store Manager at REI Mechanicsburg.

"Governor Shapiro launched the Office of Outdoor Recreation in 2023 and established the Pennsylvania Outdoor Business Alliance in 2024, demonstrating the importance of PA's outdoor recreation economy to communities across the Commonwealth. Since then, Pennsylvania's outdoor recreation industry has grown into one of the largest in the country, adding $19 billion annually to Pennsylvania's economy while supporting over 168,000 jobs."

The event will be livestreamed at pacast.com/live/gov and governor.pa.gov/live/. Members of the press interested in attending are required to RSVP with their team members’ names and phone numbers.

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