SDG 08: Decent Work and Economic Growth

How to boost local economic, health and conservation outcomes through outdoor recreation

Oct 3, 2022

Andrew Davis on mountain bike riding Baileys Trail System in Chauncey, Ohio: Outdoor recreation can boost small town economies.

Outdoor recreation can boost small town economies. Image: Joel Prince

Seth Brown

Vice President, Quantified Ventures

Jonas Epstein

Conservation Finance Project Specialist, United States Forest Service

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Economic, health, environmental and social impacts of the Baileys Trail System in Southeast Ohio.

Economic, health, environmental and social impacts of the Baileys Trail System in Southeast Ohio. Image: Quantified Ventures and the United States Forest Service

Two mountain bike riders travel along the Baileys Trail System.

Two mountain bike riders travel along the Baileys Trail System. Image: Joel Prince

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