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CONTEXT: ALASKA'S OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY
Nationally: Sleeping giant of the US economy
459Billion to US GDP
Alaska: Outdoor Recreation = 3.6% of GDP
surpassed only by Montana, Vermont and Hawaii
OR jobs increasing: T 18.4% in AK in 2021
third highest rate of growth in the nation
6/10 Alaskans live here because of outdoor rec
Trails are good investments : for every $1
spent on public open space, a $5.31 ROI
2015 Economic Study in the
Mat-Su
CONTEXT: GROWTH POST-COVID
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Outdoor Recreation on the rise pre-COVI D
2020 was the greatest single year increase ina
Outdoor Recreation nationally
Trail use doubled during the pandemic
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increased 50% from 2019 to 2022
Most analysis shows this growth to be "sticky"
as in these new patterns of use are here to stay
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Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly
City of Palmer
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Anchorage Assembly
City of Nenana
City of Seward
Girdwood Board of Supervisors
Alaska Travel Industry Association (ATIA)A. m
Explore Fairbanks
Mat-Su Convention & Visitors Bureau 7f
Visit Anchorage
Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District
Fa,'`anks_
PLANNING - Alaska Long Trail Coalition and
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PLANNING - Alaska Long Trail Workbook
www.alaska-traiIs.org/workbook-draft
Regional Chapters
Kenai, Anchorage, Mat-Su,
IDenali and Fairbanks
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