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Outdoor recreation leaders urge $200,000 study to map economic impact and guide investments
Summary
Nick Bennett (Vermont Mountain Bike Association) and Kelly Alt (Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance) told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that Vermont's outdoor recreation sector is large but lagging peers, and urged funding for a $200,000 targeted economic-impact study and support for a BOBA entrepreneur program.
Outdoor recreation stakeholders told the House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on April 1 that Vermont's outdoor economy remains large but is growing more slowly than peer states and would benefit from a targeted economic‑impact study to guide investment priorities.
"For the record, I'm Nick Bennett. I'm the executive director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association and I am the chair of the Vermont Trails and Greenways Council," Bennett said before summarizing recent Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data. He told the committee that outdoor recreation contributed about $2.16 billion to Vermont's GDP in 2023 and was updated to about $2.18 billion in 2024, but that the sector lost roughly 300 jobs in the most recent…
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