{"id":43045,"date":"2024-10-21T15:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=43045"},"modified":"2024-11-06T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:04:10","slug":"inaugural-maryland-outdoor-recreation-summit-held-at-rocky-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/10\/21\/inaugural-maryland-outdoor-recreation-summit-held-at-rocky-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Maryland Outdoor Recreation Summit Held at Rocky Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_43047\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43047\" class=\"wp-image-43047 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Two people smile at the top of a rock face they have just climbed\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Climbers-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Torey Vayer, Maryland Department of Natural Resources.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland hosted its first-ever Outdoor Recreation Summit in October, bringing together hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts for three days of networking and learning at Rocky Gap State Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attendees included academics, park rangers, business owners, students, and nonprofit leaders. The summit provided a chance for professionals to connect and to discuss important topics, such as fostering inclusivity in the outdoor industry and ensuring accessibility through adaptive recreation. During presentations and panel discussions, attendees learned how to conduct business on state lands, how to create economic opportunity related to unique outdoor recreation experiences, how to implement sustainable best practices, how to plan trails, and more.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VgC8BCNqKP4?si=iNF49ka3hYAeMTjI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43050\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43050\" class=\"wp-image-43050 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"A group gathered around a camp fire by Lake Habeeb\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/20-PXL_20241010_002442103-2048x1543.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group from the summit gathered around a camp fire by Lake Habeeb during a networking event Oct. 9. Photo by Rachael Pacella.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOutdoor recreation touches on so many realms of Marylander&#8217;s lives, whether it&#8217;s health and exercise, connecting with nature, socializing and building community, or supporting local economies,\u201d said Sandi Olek, director of the state\u2019s Office of Outdoor Recreation. \u201cIt was really exciting to bring many different outdoor recreation enthusiasts together to share knowledge, build partnerships, and just have fun!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the event, attendees joined excursions and activities such as kayaking on Lake Habeeb, painting \u201cen plein air\u201d at Rocky Gap, and mountain biking the Great Allegheny Passage. Other outdoor activities included campfires, birding expeditions, rock climbing, and disc golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland\u2019s 2017 Maryland Outdoor Recreation Economic Commission Report recommended creating this summit, which the Office of Outdoor Recreation plans to host annually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planning is underway for the 2025 Maryland Outdoor Recreation Summit. <a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-43057\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"A person looks through a monocular.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/birding-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The event will take place in Central Maryland next October. Organizers want to change locations year-to-year in order to showcase Maryland\u2019s varied and beautiful landscapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is the beginning of true outdoor recreation community-building in Maryland and I&#8217;m so inspired by the momentum,\u201d Olek said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland hosted its first-ever Outdoor Recreation Summit in October, bringing together hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts for three days of networking and learning at Rocky Gap State Park.\u00a0 Attendees included academics, park rangers, business owners, students, and nonprofit leaders. The summit provided a chance for professionals to connect and to discuss important topics, such as fostering<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2024\/10\/21\/inaugural-maryland-outdoor-recreation-summit-held-at-rocky-gap\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":254,"featured_media":43047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,3171,11,4998,3172,12],"tags":[3932,5268,5000],"class_list":["post-43045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appnews","category-boating","category-fisheries","category-hiking","category-hunting","category-parks","tag-maryland-outdoor-recreational-economic-commission","tag-office-of-outdoor-recreation","tag-outdoor-recreation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43045"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43342,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43045\/revisions\/43342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}