Outdoor recreation advocates are calling for increased state funding to expand access to the outdoors for underserved youth and families in Colorado. The current Outdoor Equity Grants program, which distributes lottery funds to nonprofits and businesses engaging underrepresented communities, faces a funding shortfall despite high demand. Advocates argue that investing in outdoor access brings numerous benefits, including improved health, social connections, and a boost to conservation efforts and the state's economy.
As Colorado lawmakers head back to the Capitol, outdoor recreation advocates are calling for a boost in state funds to increase access to the outdoors for underserved youth and families.“There are a lot of barriers to accessing the outdoors. I think a lot of it deals with cost, transportation, accessibility and even historical exclusions,” said Jason Swann, the conservation finance director for the Trust for Public Land’s Intermountain West program.
“It’s a $17 billion industry.”Swann sees increasing outdoor access for more Coloradans, especially youth, as a means to inject more money into the state’s economy – and better protect our natural spaces.“My hope is that it would inspire the next generation of conservation and recreation workforce,” he said. “These are the next stewards of our lands, of our waters.
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