Conservation Funding - Conservation Field Notes with Steven Rinella

Outdoor recreation has a substantial and positive impact on the U.S. economy. We must support federal conservation programs that help bolster the broader economy and encourage outdoor sports and recreation on public and private lands. •Outdoor recreation has a substantial positive impact on the U.S. economy, with figures of $120.7 billion in product sales and $524.8 billion in trip and travel related spending.

•Congress is considering damaging cuts to critical conservation programs that will not only affect hunting and fishing opportunities, but could have a detrimental effect on the outdoor recreation economy as whole.

•Investments in our natural resources comprise a mere 1.26 percent of the federal budget, and current cuts under consideration are disproportionately weighted on conservation and recreation.