Outdoor industry seeks to create an Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation

Members of Oregon's outdoor industry are pushing a new bill in Salem that would create a state Office of Outdoor Recreation.The office would be charged with building and promoting Oregon's outdoor industry, which contributes as estimated $12 billion to the state economy."How do you grow Portland's outdoor economy? That's the goal," said Adam Baylor, who does stewardship and advocacy for the nonprofit climbing group Mazamas. "Can we grow from $12 billion to $24 billion?"Baylor said other states&h