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”It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.”

The Rocky Mountain Conservancy announced a busy October slate, headlined by a handful of special events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Isabella Bird’s visit to the Estes Valley. Bird is famous in the area for being the first white woman to scale Longs Peak and for documenting all her travels in her 1879 book, […]

New research led by Penn State’s Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management shows that 20% of Americans began regularly participating in outdoor recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 13% of Americans stopped.

Suzie and Allen Martin’s gift will amplify the impact of their existing philanthropic commitments Suzie and Allen Martin at Banff National Park in 2019. The Martins recently moved forward with a gift to early activate a professorship in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, which will strengthen and accelerate research related to the U.S. National Park System. Image: Courtesy of Suzie Martin Newly activated professorship will accelerate research at U.S. national parks Tom Joudrey March 23...

New multinational project will support hospitality, sustainable tourism, and land and fisheries management The town of Ilulissat in western Greenland Image: Nathan Reigner Building sustainability and hospitality in Greenland December 02, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has joined a new education partnership between organizations and universities in Greenland and the U.S. will work to build vocational education programs that support sustainable tourism, hospitality, and land and fisher...