What will happen with recreation, national parks during a shutdown?

As Congress approaches the end of the fiscal year without a bipartisan agreement to fund the government, the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable is warning of the significant and lasting damage a shutdown would have on America’s $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy, its 5 million strong workforce, and the hundreds of thousands of businesses and rural communities that rely on access and certainty.

“The administration and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle must do everything in their power to avoid a government shutdown,” said Jessica Turner, president of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable.

“Shutdowns — and even the threat of them — harm the outdoor recreation economy, close off public lands and waters, and inflict financial hardship and uncertainty on businesses, workers, and local communi