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OUR PARTNERS: IBO partners with

Uniting a diverse network of business voices, our

educational, nonprofit and governmental

organization advocates, educates and supports

organizations that support important research

research and policy to secure the business

projects focused on the economic value of

advantage Idaho’s outdoors and public lands

public land and outdoor spaces, issues facing

represent.
water and air quality, public land policy and

the correlation between health and outdoor

While scenic trails, rivers, parks, lakes and

access.
mountains are our playground, the total economic

value of our outdoors remains largely unmeasured

Some of our partners include the State

and undervalued in Idaho. More data helps us

Outdoor Business Alliance Network (SOBAN)

plan, grow, and properly fund the outdoors as a

and the Idaho Climate Economy Impact

dynamic and vital part of our Idaho economy.

Assessment (ICEIA).

63% Federal public

land in Idaho:
of Idaho's land mass

is public, making our

state the 4th largest

32 million
public lands holders

in the nation acres

SOBAN: Inspiring the Future Outdoor Recreation Economy

Key findings from the 2021 BEA

Outdoor Recreation Results: U.S. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BEA

OUTDOOR RECREATION RESULTS: The BEA

of Idaho's Gross Domestic

recently released important new statistics from

2.9% Product comes from outdoor

2021 that measure the outdoor recreation

recreation economy for the nation.

jobs in Idaho come from

This data provides a legitimizing factor and a

32,478 the outdoor recreation

powerful advocacy tool at both the state and

industry
national levels. Numbers make it easier for

policymakers to fathom the economic potential of

jobs outdoor recreation

4.5 million supports in the nation, up .2M

the outdoor recreation industry across the nation

from 2020 and in their own districts or states. The analysis

tool also allows us to compare year-over-year

growth in every category of Idaho's recreation

For more information, visit www.idahobo.org economy.