Comment on Outdoor trade show on verge of leaving Utah after 2 decades

Outdoor trade show on verge of leaving Utah after 2 decades

Outdoor industry leaders delivered an ultimatum to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday. Herbert balked. As a result, a lucrative trade show staged in Utah for two decades is one step closer to leaving. Leaders of the 1,200-member Outdoor Industry Association and executives from The North Face, REI and Patagonia told Herbert in a conference call that Utah must change its stance on public lands or the industry would move its lucrative Outdoor Retailer trade show from Salt Lake City. Specifically, they said Herbert must abandon state and national efforts to gut the Antiquities Act, claw back Bear Ears National Monument and transfer federal lands to the state. “We were hopeful he would see this as a crossroads moment and he would take the opportunity to stand up and say it’s time to embrace outdoor recreation,” said Amy Roberts, chief of Boulder-based OIA.

 

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