Reason Magazine
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In rural Appalachia , structural forces have left much of the region behind as economic and political power shifts to the Sun Belt .
Hiking, skiing, critter-watching, hunting, and generally exploring one's no-wifi backyard can grow local economies.
The Biden Administration relaunched an outdoor recreation council and promised to expand the industry to "help people thrive across rural America ".
In rural Pennsylvania , the town of Kane has seen a renaissance based on outdoor recreation and boomerangs.
The plan for the future is to make Kane a hub for arts and culture, aided by state grants and other initiatives.
Getting locals engaged starts at an early age, and the town hosts Kare for Kane every May , a mass volunteer effort.
Pennsylvania takes months longer to get cross-agency approval for outdoor recreation projects.
State-owned lands deprive townships and municipalities of the tax revenue to fund infrastructure upgrades.
Rural places, after all, can be a destination as much as cities.
Rural areas can attract tech workers or keep young people when the internet is shoddy and access to health care an hour 's drive away.
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