Public spaces are creating jobs and economic benefits to communities throughout the country

Today the Obama Administration released the 2011 America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) Progress Report.  15 federal agencies outlined their combined conservation and recreation successes.  Successes include creation of jobs, new trail designations, the creation of urban campgrounds, and investments in large landscapes such as the Everglades. The report elucidates efforts made under the AGO initiative to…