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Interior cites lower gas prices, expanded recreational access and plans to reconstitute hunting and shooting access council
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The Department of the Interior said this week that post–Labor Day park visits increased and gas prices hit their lowest point in about five years; it also announced plans to reconstitute a hunting-and-shooting access council to broaden recreational sports access and wildlife partnerships.
This week’s episode of Inside Interior said the Department of the Interior reported increased park visitation after Labor Day and “the lowest gas prices in half a decade.” The program framed the lower prices as putting “more money back in your wallet.”
The department said it has worked over the summer to expand recreational access and to lower energy costs. It announced plans to reconstitute a Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation and Access Council, which the department described as aimed at expanding access to recreational shooting sports and strengthening wildlife partnerships across federal, state and local governments while honoring America’s hunting heritage.
The department did not provide a timeline or funding details for the council reconstitution during the episode. The host did not specify the data source for the gas-price comparison or the park-visitation figures; both were presented as department statements.
