Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy
Request Info
woman-camping

Get Involved with OREI

How to Get Involved

If you’re interested in being a part of OSU’s Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative, there are several ways you—individually or as an organization—can play a role in building the future of workforce development and continuing education for the outdoor recreation economy.

You can join us as either an Innovation Partner to shape how we educate the outdoor economy workforce or as part of the Advisory Network to provide feedback to the initiative and programs we develop.

Get Involved

30

Organizations
Representatives from over 30 organizations and companies attended our recent retreat in Bend, Oregon.
bkg

Innovation Partners

Innovation Partners are part of a small cohort of organizations piloting and evaluating the two workforce development programs ready for launch in Spring 2020.  

These partner organizations and their designated point person support the initiative by helping to build a roadmap to new and better jobs in the industry. They will also be in a position to test, evaluate and shape how we educate the outdoor economy workforce.

OREI Companies Logos

REI, LOGE, The National Park Service and The Corps Network are some of our Innovation Partners in this initiative.

Advisory Network

Members of the Advisory Network support OSU in its efforts to provide effective trainings to the industry. Members are advocates for and promoters of the Outdoor Recreation Economy Initiative, utilizing their network to broaden the reach and relevance of our work.

The network will provide strategic feedback and ongoing guidance to curriculum and program development with Innovation Partners, ensuring industry-wide relevancy and segment-specific responsiveness.

Our Advisory Network includes representatives from the following organizations:

Adventure Not War 
The Avarna Group 
Bare, LLC
Bend Outdoor Worx
Brown Folks Fishing
The Corps Network
Columbia Sportswear
evo
Governor’s Office
Greening Youth Foundation
The Joy Trip Project
KEEN
LOGE Camps
National Park Service
Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation		 Oregon Outdoor Alliance
OUT There Adventures
Outdoor Asian
Outdoor Policy Outfit
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
Pacific Northwest Ski Areas Association
REI Co-op
Ruffwear
She Moves Mountains
Songlines Communications
State of Oregon
Travel Oregon
USDA Forest Service
Wallowa Resources
The Wilderness Society
people
$16.4 BILLION
in Oregon consumer spending
money%20(1)
$5.1 BILLION
in wages
+28%25
$749 MILLION
in state and local tax
revenue
icon02
175,000
in Oregon jobs
Design_02

Discover What's Out There for You

About OREI

The outdoor industry is a powerhouse of meaningful job creation and a driving force of Oregon’s economy, creating a unique quality of life in rural and urban areas and attracting new businesses and professional talent to our communities.
Learn More

Workforce Training

Oregon State University has a proven track record of building custom and non-credit workforce trainings, from self-paced learning opportunities to online continuing education classes, and is uniquely positioned to do this work for the outdoor recreation economy.
Learn More

Career Pathways

There are many job opportunities in the outdoor recreation economy for those with the right skills and experience. We are currently building a database of job openings along with various pathways to help you build out your credentials and get to work.
Learn More
OREI

Who We Are

OREI was created to join forces with private and public partners to strategically address a critical need for workforce development identified in Oregon and beyond.

Learn more about the OREI team.

Get Involved

Take the first step to get involved with accelerating the growth of this rapidly expanding industry.

Contact us

We’d love to hear from you! Let us know if you have any questions or comments about the initiative!
541-737-4197
Email Us
© Oregon State University | All Rights Reserved