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

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. Image: Quantified Ventures and the United States Forest Service

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

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