Outdoor industry gives state's economy a boost during pandemic
Nick Lowrey South Dakota News Watch South Dakotaâs billion-dollar outdoor recreation economy boomed in 2020, providing a much-needed economic boost while giving hope to wildlife management agencies that they can reverse a long-term decline in the number of licensed hunters and anglers. As movie theaters closed, concerts were canceled, stores shut down and other indoor activities were curtailed by efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, tens of thousands of South Dakotans turned to the outdoors in 2020. State park visitation reached near-record levels; online birding groups sa...
Source: rapidcityjournal.com
