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AOA State Recreation Priorities 2021

AOA works to ensure adequate funding and access are in place to support the growing role of outdoor recreation, and to reduce or...

Equity, Future Anchorage Mayor, Climate Change Headline Upcoming AOA Conversations

Join AOA tomorrow for a candid conversation about winter recreation when our Lunch and Learn guests are "On the Land" podcast creator and...

Stand up, Speak up for outdoor recreation measures

Let Your Voice Be Heard! Check out dates and details of these issues Alaska Outdoor Alliance is tracking. SCORP. The Statewide...

AOA 2020 Wins Fuel Momentum Heading into New Year

The pandemic that dominated headlines in 2020 shined a spotlight on the value of public lands for physical and mental well being and...

New Federal Data Shows Alaska's Outdoor Recreation Sector Grew 4% Between 2018 and 2019

An analyst with US Bureau of Economic Analysis shared the latest data about the economic impact of outdoor recreation at the state and...

Turnagain Pass Plowing Initiative Gains Momentum

Calling all motorized and non-motorized winter recreationists who use Turnagain Pass and our fellow Alaskans who travel the Seward...

How to Confluence

The 5th Annual Confluence: Summit on the Outdoor Economy joins will be more accessible this year thanks to Zoom. The event, Oct. 27 - 29,...

June Featured Big Wins for Alaska Outdoors; Senators, Cities Vote to Fund Projects that Create Jobs

Alaska Senators and Assemblies in Juneau and Anchorage #votetheoutdoors

Dunleavy Proclaims June Great Outdoors Month in Alaska

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has declared June Great Outdoors Month in Alaska. In a proclamation signed today, Dunleavy said the designation offers...

Covid-19 Jobs Package Aims to Put Alaskans Back to Work

The proposal seeks to fund jobs on outdoor recreation infrastructure and restoration projects throughout the state; streamline hiring and...

Alaska Bike Companies Adapt and Keep Rolling

We checked in with bike companies around the state as shelter in place orders began to take effect. Here's what we found. Alaska’s bike...