The Future of America’s Public Lands and the Outdoor Recreation Economy

A discussion on the implications of the Great American Outdoors Act

Date

July 29, 2020

Time

3:00–4:00 p.m. ET

Participants

Senator Maria Cantwell and Margaret A. Walls

Event Series

RFF Live

Event Details

Congress recently passed the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA)—a landmark piece of legislation that could be a boon to both conservation and the economy. The GAOA permanently authorizes $900 million per year in spending on conservation efforts and creates a new $9.5-billion fund for deferred maintenance projects in national parks and on other federal lands.

Resources for the Future (RFF) is pleased to have hosted a key cosponsor of the GAOA, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), for a virtual RFF Live event on Wednesday, July 29. This webinar included a conversation on the implications of the bipartisan bill and the future of public lands and the outdoor recreation economy in the United States.

Speakers

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Margaret Walls, Resources for the Future (moderator)
Richard G. Newell, Resources for the Future (introductory remarks)

Event Video

Topics

Public and Private Lands

Participants

Senator Maria Cantwell

(D-WA)

Margaret A. Walls

Senior Fellow; Director, Climate Risks and Resilience Program

Margaret Walls is a senior fellow at RFF. Her current research focuses on issues related to resilience and adaptation to extreme events, ecosystem services, and conservation, parks and public lands.