Companies and Organizations Providing Outdoor Recreation

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Companies and OrganizationsProviding Outdoor
Recreation
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Who Owns the Land?

• Companies often own large acreage of timberland
• Private membership clubs
• Private non-profit agency
• Private individual or family

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Resources for Recreation

• Land areas for outdoor activities
• Lake, river and other water resources
• Special geographic oriented resources
• Historically culturally significant areas

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Commercial Outdoor Recreation Areas

• Campgrounds
• Ski areas
• Resorts
• Hunting fishing areas
• Adventure orientated areas for backpacking and
  climbing
• Areas for nature tourism, adventure travel and
  ecotourism

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Commercial Campgrounds

• Kampgrounds of America (KOA)
• Yogi Bears Jellystone Park
• Rv Parks and Campgrounds
• Good Sam club
• Passport America
• Camp Club USA

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Downhill Skiing

• Since 1996 skiing has taken a decline and
  snowboarding has increased greatly
• States with ski areas
• New York has most number of ski areas
• Michigan next most. Then,
• Wisconsin and then,
• Pennsylvania

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Vacation Resorts

• A good amount of resort land is managed for
  recreation purposes
• Popular activities include
• Water sports, especially swimming
• Fishing
• Boating
• Golf
• Waterskiing

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Outfitters Guide Services

• Hunting and fishing, sometimes on special areas
  stocked for guaranteed success
• River float trips
• Canoe and kayak trips
• Wilderness horseback trips
• Back country airplane trips
• Adventure excursions

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Outdoor Pursuits

• Activities that are human powered
• Outdoor adventure activities have increased 57
  since 1994 (National Survey on recreation the
  environment, 2002)
• Mountain biking has increased since early 1990s
• Canoe liveries provide numerous experiences to
  people in the Midwest

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Rock Climbing

• Exum Guides in the Tetons founded in 1926.
• Paul Petzoldt
• Cofounder of Exum Guides
• Founder of National Outdoor Leadership School
  (NOLS)
• Founder of wilderness Education Association

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Commercial Clubs

• Campgrounds and RV parks
• Boating and Yacht clubs
• Hunting and Shooting Clubs
• Sailing groups
• Off road vehicles and truck areas

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Water Oriented Activities

• Beaches
• Deep sea fishing
• Nature photography
• Scuba diving and snorkeling
• Water skiing

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Thrill Seeking Activities

• Ballooning
• Hang gliding
• Sky diving
• Par-a-sailing
• Wind surfing

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Noncommercial Public Land

• Private land owners own about 78 of forest land
  in US
• Private land owners are closing lands for public
  use
• State law to protect land owners from law suits

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Private Lands for Public Recreation

• Users may take better care of land if there is a
  sense of welcome
• Tax advantages by providing easements and other
  accommodations
• It is a neighborly thing to do

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Private Nonprofit Groups

• Public benefit Semi-public groups include
  Outward bound, Appalachian Trail club
• Mutual benefit exclusive and limited to special
  interest groups
• Selective membership a more exclusive group
  often with wealth and promotes special interests
  such as sports and hunting

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Nonprofit Semipublic Groups

• Youth organizations
• Youth camps
• Conservation groups
• Nature conservancy groups
• Ark support organizations
• Advocacy groups
• Sierra Club - Audubon Club
• National Wildlife Federation