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OUTDOOR RECREATION

Grants Recreation Economy for Rural Communities

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Ten communities will be partners in the inaugural round of Recreation Economy for Rural Communities planning assistance:
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  • Grants, New Mexico, will work to increase the number of residents and visitors enjoying its forests and natural lands, build new trail connections, boost downtown amenities, and increase recreation-related economic opportunities.
Community Action Plan created:
Grants RERC Community Action Plan_03.15.21
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Grants RERC Appendices
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Outdoor Recreation Asset Atlas Project. NM MainStreet and NMORD collaborative to help communities document recreational opportunities, infrastructure needs, and capacity to support outdoor recreation development.
Outdoor Recreation Atlas Report
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Recreation Economy for Rural Communities is a new planning assistance program to help communities develop strategies and an action plan to revitalize their Main Streets through outdoor recreation.
Outdoor activities are increasingly popular across the United States. Communities can take advantage of this trend to revitalize Main Streets. By conserving forests and other natural lands and making them available for outdoor recreation, small towns can boost air quality and water quality and focus development downtown. Promoting outdoor recreation can also create jobs and offer new opportunities for people to connect with the natural world. 
Activities that can foster environmentally friendly community development and Main Street revitalization through conservation and sustainable use of public or private forests or other natural resources include:
  • Ensuring local residents, including young people, have connections and opportunities related to nearby outdoor assets to foster community pride, good stewardship, and local economic benefits.
  • Developing or expanding trail networks to attract overnight visitors and new businesses and foster use by local residents.
  • Developing in-town amenities, such as broadband service; housing; or shops, restaurants, or breweries, to serve residents and attract new visitors and residents with an interest in nearby outdoor assets.
  • Marketing Main Street as a gateway to nearby natural lands to capture and amplify outdoor recreation dollars.
  • Developing a community consensus on the management of outdoor assets to reduce potential conflicts and ensure sustainable use of resources.

Adventure Gallup & Beyond

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For over 20 years, the COG has been leading to develop adventure tourism as an economic driver and participates with Adventure Gallup & Beyond in this endeavor.

Here is the 10-year Economic Impact Study that COG did to showcase the impacts:
AGB Adventure Tourism 10-year Impact Study
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NM OUTDOOR RECREATION DIVISION

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Outdoor Recreation Division Publishes Cradle-to-Career Strategy for New Mexico Outdoor Industry.   Document outlines funding resources and strategies to develop access to the outdoors and outdoor recreation careers within the state.
NM ORD Cradle-to-Career Report
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CONTACT US
Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments
106 West Aztec Avenue
Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: (505) 722-4327
Fax: (505) 722-9211
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  • Home
  • Programs
    • Economic Development >
      • Opportunity Zones
      • P.O.W.E.R Grant
      • Outdoor Recreation
    • Transportation >
      • RTPO Meetings
      • Important Documents
    • Local Governments Services >
      • 2025 Legislative Session
      • Projecteering
    • Water >
      • RWC Meetings
      • Rural Water Summit
      • Important Documents
      • Region 6 Water Plan
      • NGWSP
  • Regional Data
    • Interactive Maps
    • Resource Library
  • About
    • Staff
    • Board >
      • Annual Luncheon
    • Procurement
    • Employment Opportunites
    • Financial Reports
    • COG Mural Project
  • Book Us
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