COLORADO SPRINGS — Governor Jared Polis just launched the first-ever Colorado Outdoors Strategy.
“It's important to make sure that we have a vision for conservation and outdoor recreation, climate resilience, agriculture, really make sure we can deploy and use and protect our outdoors in a way where it benefits us and generations to come,” said Polis
The Outdoors Strategy is considered more than a document and instead a needed resource.
“Here in Colorado, the outdoors isn't just something we enjoy on the weekends. It is who we are. It's our brand, our identity, so important to our economy, sometimes our therapy,” said Colorado’s Director of Outdoor Recreation Industry, Connor Hall.
The strategy is linked online to data and resources to put ideas into action.
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) has created a five year $50 million funding source to support local and regional outdoors advocates implement ideas and programs.
“That is a huge dollar amount, and that's for the next five years, so that the things that these local communities, including Pikes Peak Region, have envisioned can actually happen,” said Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance Executive Director Becky Leinweber.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will oversee the strategy in support of local and regional groups.
Click here to see the strategyand resource links.
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