The House Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment Appropriations approved Thursday a Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that slashes funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) by 80 percent from FY 2011 le
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Specialty Sports Venture Buys Assets of O2GearShop.com
Specialty Sports Venture, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. has acquired the assets of Outdoor Outlet, LLC, a Wisconsin-based company that owns and operates O2GearShop.com, a rapidly growing online retailer of outdoor/snowsports goods and eq
Mammut Acquires Snowpulse
Mammut has acquired 100% ownership of Snowpulse, a fellow Swiss company that makes one of Europe's leading air bags for surviving avalanches. Founders and former owners of Snowpulse SA, Yan Berchten, CEO, and Pierre Yves Guernier, CTO, will become em
Deckers Outdoor Completes Acquisition of Sanuk
Deckers Outdoor Corporation completed July 1 its previously announced acquisition of the Sanuk brand, which includes certain assets and liabilities of Sanuk U.S.A. LLC and of C. & C. Partners, LTD…
IOC Adds Three More Snowsports to 2014 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee's decision Monday to add slopestyle skiing, slopestyle snowboarding and snowboarding parallel slalom to the Olympic Winter Games in 2014 brings to nine the total of new medal events/genders added by the IOC this ye
University of Georgia Licensing New Anti-microbial Technology
A University of Georgia researcher has invented a new technology that can inexpensively render natural and synthetic athletic apparel permanently germ-free. The technology can be applied during the manufacturing process or at home, and it doesn’t co
Mobile Payments to More than Double in 2011
Juniper Research estimated that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, up from $240 billion this year. The forecast represents th
Whole Foods Market to Sell Beyond Coastal
Beyond Coastal, which launched its line of sun care products in the outdoor specialty channel, announced that its full line of will now be available in Whole Foods Market stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region…
Teko Socks Moves to Bozeman
Teko Socks is moving its U.S. operations from Boulder, CO to Bozeman, MT as part of a partnership with the Hyalite Outdoor Group…
Western Governors’ Push Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Industry Association and REI praised the launch of “Get Out West,” an initiative announced by the Western Governors' Association at its annual meeting June 30. The initiative was championed by new WGA Chair and Washington State Gov. Chr
Sony Partners with State Parks to Promote HD Editing Products
America's State Parks and Sony Creative Software, a leading developer of award-winning and easy-to-use video and audio editing applications, are partnering to promote nationwide park visits and outdoor recreation…
Minnesota Shuts Down State Parks Due to Budget Impasse
Thousands of people began canceling their Fourth of July plans for camping trips in Minnesota today after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closed down the state parks. DNR closed down the state park system at midnight Thursday as part o
Amazon Sends California Affiliates Termination Notices
Amazon.com on Thursday notified an estimated 10,000 affiliates in California that it was ending its relationship with them because Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that requires them and other out-of-state, online only retailers to begin paying sal
Mariette Acquires 21 Percent Stake in Coalision
Bermard Mariette, president and CEO of Coalision, has acquired a 21 percent stake in the Montreal apparel company through his Pelican fund. A former president of Quiksilver, Mariette took the helm at Coalision in 2009 to direct growth of its Lolë, Orage,
REI’s $100K Grant to Help Adubon Reach Urban Communities
Renewed funding from The REI Foundation will enable the National Audubon Society to reach four underserved urban communities with its hands-on nature experiences. Audubon will use a $100,000 grant from the foundation to reach rappers in New York City, tra
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