Study: Oregon's State Parks Injected $1b Into Economy

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A study by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has found that visitors to the state's parks contributed more than $1 billion to the economy and supported 16,000 jobs in 2016. The report released this week measures how communities near state parks benefit from that presence. Employees earned a combined salary of $550 million and helped welcome more than 54 million visitors.

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