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Why a 10-Year Vision for Alaska’s Outdoors Must Be Built Together
" Get Your Goose On! - Alaska Style " by USFWS Mountain Prairie is licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Co ‑creating a regenerative outdoors: A...
Jun 92 min read


Why We Need You at Confluence
As Alaska navigates big shifts in federal policy, funding priorities, and climate realities, it’s never been more important to come...
May 151 min read


Announcing the Theme for Confluence 2025: Co-Creating a Regenerative Future for Alaska’s Outdoors
This year marks the 10th Annual Confluence Summit, and with it, a bold and necessary theme: Co-creating a 10-Year Vision for a...
May 141 min read


More than Infrastructure, Access to the Outdoors Is Our Future
Comments prepared for the 2025 Alaska Trails Annual Conference Alaska’s trails are not a luxury. They are essential infrastructure. They...
Apr 252 min read


Navigating Federal Turbulence @ Confluence in Kodiak this Fall
Federal land management is facing unprecedented challenges—funding freezes, staff layoffs, and DEI rollbacks are straining the outdoor...
Apr 101 min read


AOA Seeks Partners for 2025 Great Outdoors Month Campaign
Grant funding freezes and and federal staffing cuts are endangering the operational capabilities to manage and steward federal public...
Apr 15 min read


Denali Commission Partners with EPA for Rural Recreation
Recognizing that outdoor recreation is a large and growing sector of the economy nationwide, the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities...
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Valentine's Day is big day for public comment on BLM recreation lands EIS and management plan revision
Draft EIS on status of 28 million acres of public lands. From now through Feb. 14, the Bureau of Land Management is accepting public...
Feb 8, 20242 min read


Alaska Among Top States in US Outdoor Recreation Economy
For the sixth consecutive year that the US Bureau of Economic Analysis has released national and state level data, Alaska’s outdoor...
Dec 5, 20234 min read


Explore Regenerative Economic Themes Across Borders at Confluence Summit in Fairbanks
Regenerative economic development is the theme again at this year's 8th Annual Confluence Summit on the Outdoor Economy, Sept. 26 - 28,...
May 5, 20232 min read


AK's Outdoor Economy Enjoys Brisk Post-Pandemic Recovery
Alaska’s outdoor recreation economy is a bright spot in Alaska’s overall economic health. Before the pandemic and as recovery continues,...
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Public Comment Opens on State's 5-Year Outdoor Recreation Priorities
The public comment period opens today on the draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for 2023 – 2027. The SCORP,...
Nov 1, 20221 min read


Lunch & Learns Offer Funding Intel, Economic Impact Trends
AOA has scheduled three Lunch and Learns to share info about outdoor recreation infrastructure funding opportunities and the new federal...
Oct 25, 20221 min read


Look Who's Coming To Confluence #7
The regenerative economies theme has attracted a lot of interest and new faces to the 7th Annual Confluence: Summit on the Outdoor...
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Congressional Candidates Share Outdoor Perspectives
Alaska Public Media's Lisa Keller interviews Nick Begich and Mary Peltola both of whom are seeking to fill the big shoes of Don Young,...
Aug 6, 20221 min read


Top 8 Reasons You Should Get to Confluence
1 Networking. Meet the people you need to thrive. State, federal and tribal public land managers, culture, tourism and economic...
Aug 6, 20222 min read


SUP? Answering the 5Ws of Confluence
WHAT is the post-covid climate for Indigenous tourism and small businesses in general? How can partners in the Yukon and Alaska work...
Aug 1, 20222 min read


Workforce Development Report Highlights Career Opportunities in Outdoor Industry
New reports unveiled by the national Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and Oregon State University Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy...
Jul 28, 20221 min read


Alaska wins with America’s Outdoor Recreation Act
Published in Anchorage Daily News, July 18, 2022 by Lee Hart and Lisa Aangeenbrug Outdoor recreation is a cornerstone of Alaska’s economy...
Jul 26, 20223 min read


Confluence Venue Lends Itself to Transboundary Dialogue
AOA welcomes Canadian counterparts to this year's Confluence Summit in Haines, Sept. 7 - 9. With Haines in easy reach of the Canadian...
Jul 7, 20221 min read
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